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Postby iomarti » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:18 pm

I know this post is gonna frustrate the hell out of everyone who doesn't live by the sea, but here is my dilemma.... (woe is me).

I have 2 hours of surf time, which will commence directly after I finish writing this message.

Do I....

a) walk out of the door and surf on the beach that is a 59second walk away, but looks really choppy and blown out...

b) begin a 15 minute walk to another beach which is more sheltered and will boast cleaner surf...

??


Answers on a postcard. If you can guess which option I chose, you win a prize. :wink:
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Postby Dec » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:28 pm

Wait...let me guess...B?

Why don't you use that clever invention..hmm..what's it's name?...hmm..a "car"!!

:lol: Which did you go for?
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Postby Laguna » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:29 pm

I would have chosen B
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Postby Laguna » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:34 pm

59 second walk from the beach and in Newquay now that is quality! I envy you :D
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Postby IdRatherBeSurfing » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:36 pm

id say B. i HATE blown out messes
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Postby bluesnowcone » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:37 pm

15 min walk, or a 10 muinet slow jog, blown out stuff is horrible
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:38 pm

hmmm being a lazy ass myself hmmm .. is this kinda " against the babysitter clock ?! " .. cause i'd normally go for the 15 minute walk i reckon but if you really do only have an hour or so and 30-45 mins will be taken up having a wander then i'd go for blown out fun for an hour+ :D

lol.. gutted .. 59seconds away from mother natures water park .. gutted but bless ya :D
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Postby kitesurfer » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:40 pm

I would if it were me i would choose option A. I would walk down to the beach set up my kite and kitesurf till the sunsets and not worry about driving anywhere!

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Postby Dr Rev » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:45 pm

I would choose option A, but i'm lazy at the moment....
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:54 pm

hmmm being a lazy ass myself hmmm .. is this kinda " against the babysitter clock ?! " .. cause i'd normally go for the 15 minute walk i reckon but if you really do only have an hour or so and 30-45 mins will be taken up having a wander then i'd go for blown out fun for an hour+ :D

lol.. gutted .. 59seconds away from mother natures water park .. gutted but bless ya :D
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:55 pm

oops double posting :roll:
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Postby Stone Fox » Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:57 pm

I reckon you went for B
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Postby el_timmo » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:29 pm

if I only had 2 hours of surf time, I might probably for for A because
1. I am lazy, so walking 15 minutes is as good as walking for an hour
2. 15 minutes each way means it's really 1 1/2 hours' surfing time... not really enough anyway!
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Postby Driftingalong » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:30 pm

I'd go with B myself.
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:33 pm

im gonna throw in a wildcard and say you went for " C" .. walked into town headed for the best pie shop on earth then mooched around the corner to the little Headz shop ..nice people for a chat ..and then wandered down to the harbour to blag a free chuffchuff trawler ride :D

do i win , do i win !!
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:35 pm

lol.. i think you may have stumbled accross a good " post game " for us all to play when things are a bit quiet ...

we'll call it the " Did i ... " thread :wink:
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Postby Phil » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:37 pm

id go b

ive had so much uni stuff to sort out this week ive missed most of the surf, gonna get up at 4am tommorow and head to saunton though hopfully catch the last of the swell before it drops off and goes flat for a month
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Postby Adrenaline Fueled » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:33 pm

I'd go B myself; To me, an hour of quality surf is worth 3 hours of frustrating non-surf... That's how I see it... THough I do admit, I'm tempted to go along with the 'C' option too :D
Actually, I'll stick with B. What prize do we win if we're right? :lol:
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Postby iomarti » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:54 pm

Well.... without further ado, the winners of the 'what did I do surf competition' are....

*******S Boy.....and.....El Timmo*******

Congratulations...!

I am so ridiculously lazy at walking so I chose to amble to the blown out surf.

Special award also goes to Cheezee and Kitesurfer, but Cheezee changed his mind and thought I'd be getting myself a free boat ride (actually I have one in lieu but I'm saving it for a later date) and Kitesurfer was actually just thinking about Kitesurfing :? :)

Prizes - mmm... any suggestions?! :D
I'm sure with everyone's help I'll be able to give you both suitable rewards that can be delivered via an internet forum :? :D
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Postby CheeZee » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:19 pm

lmao ... congratulations to our two winners and enjoy whatever you ask for!... and possibly receive :shock: :lol:

still lmao ...

:D

( hope you had fun in the white water darhlin :wink: 8) )
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