"The local community in Teahupo’o lost their houses, their cars, some lost everything."
Yeah, you saw those Code Red big-wave histrionics at Teahupoo yesterday, hot sun pouring onto the broad brown backs of myriad maniacs being towed into giant holes?
Today was a little different, a low pressure system off the south-west of Tahiti bringing the worst rains in almost twenty years, although not global warming related according to a Meteo-France scientist (“It is not climate change related, we have entered the winter season.”)
With those wild rains came flash flooding down there at Teahupoo where houses are built atop rock walls along the ocean. If you’ve been to the end of the road you’ll know it ain’t Malibu, just family owned homesteads, brick, sometimes clapboard houses divvied up into little rooms for paying guests.
And the results have been catastrophic.
Sending my love and hoping the best for everyone at Teahupoo,” wrote two-time world champ John John Florence. “It’s one my favorite places in the world and very special to the surfing community. They had some serious flash flooding and there is a lot of damage. There is a link to donate in my story.”
Unlike most beachfront places in the world, if you go to Teahupoo you’ll be treated like a king, or queen, and y’won’t be screwed for every last damn dollar. Good people.
(Hello to Mammy and Pappy Tevas!)
“The local community in Teahupo’o lost their houses, their cars, some lost everything,” writes local Hina Moon. “We need your help to buy water, food or anything to help our village.”
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This is true. However, Clean up efforts and rebuilding will all be in vein as this is perfect timing for the French government to come in and rebuilt the place into an Olympic village with all the modern luxuries of fast wifi, coffee shops, high performance centres, e-scooters etc.
NonJohn thinks JohnJohn should organize the use of all Tahiti jet skis and spray the floodwaters away
Get Kanoa and Tattie there with their trowels and wosl can make endless(mindless) content. Otherwise introduce a carbon tax, it’s done wonders in Oz.
Jacko baker is available to plant a few shrubs on behalf of the WSL
“want some fresh Hawaiian Punch?”
before, during, or after the holidays?
re: the ol sayin ‘need a match? yeah, John’s face, my butt…
Recently, researchers calculated that the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apa spewed a staggering 50 million tons (45 million metric tons) of water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, in addition to enormous quantities of ash and volcanic gases. This massive vapor injection increased the amount of moisture in the global stratosphere by about 5%, and could trigger a cycle of stratospheric cooling and surface heating — and these effects may persist for months to come, according to a new study.
that’s some serious climate change. sorry. man had no hand in it. thank jeebus…
It’s his dads fault
He is not as rich as you think.
He can’t solve the world’s problems.
He passed on a message and that was kind enough .
Its kind of like Elon or a Saudi prince asking us to donate tho. Heart’s in the right place but a questionable tone.
I think a lot of wealthy people follow his Instagram, maybe some rich wannabe will cough up some money to feel cool. I Don’t think JJF thinks that your average surfer is going to donate. He has a lot of eyes on him , why not share the attention to help someone else
must go down! Local meterologist for Meteo-France Thierry Dupont told the fish wrap
it’s not climate change related.
consider sendin $ directly to Mr Dupont ’cause he’ll be fired for speakin against “sea” change.
The Crooner…he’s happier when singing X-mas songs.
Don’t feel bad Miss See! 3 pack of saw blades is now $60.00! Dealing with a young adult with mental health.. fuck me JJF! Fuck Me! No life hack for me at the moment. These guys might have to pay for wax? Boards? Wetsuits!? Underwear!? He probably pays for his food.. His Leica.. and his film’r.. His wife ticket to tag along? Nah she is a right off to most likely thru his business. Who knows? What I do know the average working guy is getting hammered. No disrespect JJF and I mean that. I don’t have it to give. As far as the British guy all tattooed up lying in Tahiti while pregnant wife and kid back home worrying! Man up and pay your bills you should be ashamed asking for hand outs. Very few can put their dream in front of a young family with out some sorta of consequences or major backing and sound like you don’t have that so. And I promise you will never get the time back with them. Can’t get it back.. Fuck Me been there and that road can get really bumpy.
Seeing the cars out there reminded me of…
but. but. but…no leash?
This is like Billabong pandering to the general public to financially support Lyndie in the immediate aftermath.
Well, after Billabong got in front of the story with a diagnosis lie.
Which led to paying off the Dallas Coroner to delay toxicology while the brand figured out how to rebrand the dead athlete into their legacy collection.
Wasn’t it Billabong that blamed Dengue on Portugal? Ministry of Tourism wasn’t having it.
Why was Billabong so involved in “breaking” the stories revision history?
Billabong reported severe dyhydration and a hospital visit for IV, which no hospital reported.
Why Billabong. Who did you send to Portugal to get Andy under control?
ah Puerto Rico ..??
The amount of Merch that Florence Marine X sells to David Lee Scales should cover the cleanup costs.
Cancel the surf ranch pro and send the entire CT, WSL office staff, and commentary team down there to clean up the mess. Beats removing a weed from a dune.
Erik Logan just doesn’t have the vision to foresee just how momentus such a move would be for the WSL brand. He could run with it all the way to the Olympics.
Kanoa could re-plant the entire Teahupo’o coastline with the skills he’s learned from past tours.
I spent the rent money on GoFundMe, can someone start a GoFundMe for me?
No disrespect here to JJF but he could probably cover the clean-up and foot Tom’s hospital stay just from contest winnings alone… then Nathan could cover the balance? Hell in the end they’d probably make $$$ off of it… Win. Win.
Kinda absurd to think that he has enough money to take care of every problem that happens to someone else.
No. Not EVERY problem…just Tom’s $30k Hospital bill and say a couple hundred k for the clean-up. But remember, Nate’s chipping in too and we’ll tap into Ivan’s salary if necessary. Florence bros for the win!
In a round about way it mimics what’s happening in Paris.
Go nature, go the French people!!!!!
Fuckkkk Elo and his support of the French government to raise the retirement age!
The wsl are going have plant a shit load of twigs next contest to save the local environment over there next contest?
ah , just for the record…..WSL /France are not on good relations…..that’s why there is no comp in Hossegor, even though they have the $’s for a CT…..Portugal is now the WSL’s partner because the govt there spends lotsa money and love Elo!
Somehow the Tom Lowe story and this one are tied together. I can smell it. BAAAAAAAD spirits. He was supposed to be left as a sacrifice on the reef. Now look what happened.
I mean… it’s just basic science.
Psuedoscience!
Wrong—the trans community is clearly behind this.
the Transylvanians are makin a comeback. all hail Frankensteen…!
Fact: Transylvania was founded by ancient Ylvanians who transitioned
carbon 12 or cesium 137 dating
Yeah those damn Libtards.
I mean… Chopes is CLEARLY A LEFTY.
Rich and famous world champs who’ve been to (taken advantage of ?) a place heaps, asking poor normal Joe’s who’ve never been there (and unlikely to ever go to), to donate to something they could stump up for more themselves is a bloody cheek.
On ya bike Florie, and ya fuckin’ brother…
Like to see the Florence brothers offering to match funds raised or percentage of..
well cough it up JJFLO….you rich and get to go anytime you want how you want.
At least the Florence brothers are doing something. Maybe they’re appealing to surfers that frequent there.