Surfing Waves

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:37 am**

Saturday evening, low tide at Croyde, cross offshore, and head high

It was, to be honest, a bit steeper take off than I like, and the crowds were a bit too thick :shock:

But I was happy to have made the paddle out, and was resting in the line-up before committing to any waves.
Suddenly, everyone starts moving forward with a certain urgency - BIG set coming in :shock:

So I paddle at this double overhead monster, and try and duck it... but it closes out bang smack on the line up

Then I had the scariest hold down Ive ever had, and got tossed about like a rag doll in a tumble drier, then had to paddle up to the surface to get some much needed air :shock:

Then I did that thing you do after getting wiped out before you've even stood up - looked around wondering who'd seen me make such a twat of myself. But to my horror/relief I saw all the guys that had 30seconds ago been next to me in the line-up doing exactly the same thing - spitting seawater, breathing hard, wondering where they were, and who was watching... This monster wave had caught almost the whole line-up inside :oops:

Anyone else get caught?

:roll:

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:54 pm**

Ahhh, the old 'sneaker set!'

Had a few of those down in cornwall a week or so ago!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:24 pm**

so you got some waves then sinista

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:13 am**

Gotta love them at Ceriad cause their wedges and so fast that you don't notice it till its on top of you...

Mucho bottom hit-o

Posted: **Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:47 pm**

" gutted " .. wasnt there and i missed the new shop opening in Barnstaple

... fleshin ended up with lil'man in Wookey hole looking at caves :shock:

..cool but not what i had planned for the weekend .
Plans changed due to me and lil'man both having a tantrum in the morning and neither of us giving in to the other meant that by the time we were friends again it was too late to head for the water ..." gutted " ... but amusing :wink:

ahh well , i missed a big hold down ..damn .. i love it when a monster sneaks up and says boo !! my buddy has said that hes sure im not trying to learn to surf just hunting the biggest scare i can get ... sometimes i think hes right :twisted:

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:04 pm**

I got munched a few times in Woolacombe on Saturday! Altho, was my first session on my new fish so I blame not being use to the board :wink:

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:14 pm**

Hey moncho

" not surf related but ya made me smile ! ...
" would i be right in saying that your lil' piccy is the girl in the simpsons that leads bart astray ?!!..gonna have to watch out for you huh?! ...

:wink:

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:27 pm**

Well spotted cheez... :twisted:

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:34 pm**

hehehe... " why thankya maam :wink:

..class episode , one of my favs !!

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:53 pm**

I think you'll find it's Jessica Lovejoy the priest's daughter to be precise!!

The simpsons rock!!

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:09 pm**

simpsons or futurama???

Posted: **Wed Sep 28, 2005 3:13 pm**

Simpsons without a doubt.

Futurama is good, but the Simpsons is groundbreaking and works on so many levels:

Halloween Episode - King Kong Parody:

BURNS: Ah Miss Bouvier, you'll make a welcome change from these hardened sailors
SAILORS: Grrr, Aaaargh
BURNS: What do you think Smithers?
SMITHERS: Well sir, I think women and Seamen don't mix...
BURNS: We all know what you think!!

See, many levels!!

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:54 am**

hahahaha
my favourite one is dr. nick riviera... he's immense

"the knee bone's connected to the something,
the something's connected to the red thing,
the red thing's connected to my wristwatch... uh oh"

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:31 am**

obviously being a major Simpsons fan but i dont know , these days im more and more leaning towards Futurama .. " Bender is king and one of my sarcastic hero's :lol:

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:39 pm**

I still have to go with the Simpsons.

Futurama is ace, but would it have been possible without the Simpsons?

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:05 pm**

simpsons used to love it .......but know just like cheezee gotta say futurama :lol:

bender is the king :twisted:

....and i can never find time to watch simpsons its changed channels and when i do its always re runs and has too many breaks

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:09 pm**

i agree with kmac and cheezee,

seen most of the simpsons episodes now and the new ones arent as good. Futurama all the way....zoidberg has to be my favourite

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:11 pm**

I agree the Simpsons is re-run too much, but with such classic lines as:

"Murphy, you are a elf, uncontrollably I think and a we nun yoho rehijo"

You can't go wrong!!

10 points to anyone who tells me which episode that was from!!

Posted: **Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:13 pm**

the one where homer has a sordid affair with a hot woman from his plant... and writes a dumping speech on his hand but then sweats it off... ahahaha that one had me in total stitches!

that'll be ten points thank you :wink:

Posted: **Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:49 am**

...hey all

lol.. damn " ! .. if our world ever needs saving from intergallactic pub quizers .." then Sinista and moncho are up first :lol:

" i've a feeling there maybe a " Simpsons V Futurama thread coming up soon ..." so you can kiss my shiny metal ass "

:twisted:

Surfing Waves

Who else got wiped out by THAT set on saturday at Croyde?

Who else got wiped out by THAT set on saturday at Croyde?