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HELP!! surf lesson and my dad dont mix

Postby CloudBreak » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:17 pm

Hi All!

should be going for a surf lesson at scarborough :) but my dad isnt convinced :( is there anything i could say to him to try and convince him into it. needed desperatly as itching to surf!! :lol:
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Postby pat42 » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:22 pm

Tell him if he lets you go surfing, you'll stop smoking crack :wink:
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Postby CloudBreak » Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:35 pm

pat42 wrote:Tell him if he lets you go surfing, you'll stop smoking crack :wink:


GOOD ONE!!
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Postby JQ » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:14 pm

Make a bet with him.... tell him he should come and try it... if he likes it, he has to pay for all surf lessons until you need them no more... and if he doens't like it... well, he won't not like it!!! :wink:
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Postby CloudBreak » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:32 pm

JQ wrote:Make a bet with him.... tell him he should come and try it... if he likes it, he has to pay for all surf lessons until you need them no more... and if he doens't like it... well, he won't not like it!!! :wink:


he too old and he hates cold water soo..........IM BU99ERED :(
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Postby teighto » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:49 pm

Tell him there is a wet tshirt comp going on !!!!!
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Postby PapaW » Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:59 pm

Strike a deal, comprimise! I'm sure there is somthign that he wants you to do in the house etc...
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Postby CloudBreak » Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:04 pm

no i dont really think there is and im only 13 by the way so i am pretty BU99ERED :( :(
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Postby pat42 » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:29 pm

Well...........there's nothing else you can do, but run away from home.

It's your only option 8)
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Postby teighto » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:42 pm

take a sleeping bag and sleep on the beech :):) you will be ready for any waves that come then :):)
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Postby GowerCharger » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:39 pm

what objections does he have to it exactly?

if its safety then most surf schools are right on top of that, having learners drown is not good for their business.

If he thinks youll drop out and turn into a surf bum, then he's probably right, but if you dont surf youll probably only drop out anyway and turn into some other kind of bum, at least surf bums are fit and healthy.

i dunno what other kind of objections he could have apart from not being bothered to take you to the beach in which case you'll have to just arrange it some other way.
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Postby surf patrol » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:18 am

GowerCharger wrote:if its safety then most surf schools are right on top of that

Perhaps you should be using this as a reason to let you go - tell him that you need to know about surfing safely, rips and other water dangers which is all stuff they will teach you on the day.
Surely your Dad will not have a problem with looking after his own child!!
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Postby CloudBreak » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:30 am

i think hes against it just because we'll have to drive like 40mins just to get there and we have no time left n stuff like that. oh and he's complaining about the fact there might be no waves. but there always is at scarbourogh and i've proved it to him with magic sea weed............




........but there is still hope........




........me and my mum have hatched a plan........
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Postby Patrick__69 » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:38 am

Ah yes the lazy I dont feel like driving dad syndrome. I have to convince my dad to drive me 4 hours to look at a surfboard. 40 mins by car, any estimates on how long that would take on bike???
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Postby pault » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:00 pm

I love the tatics, if dad says no use mum to convince him lol
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Postby CloudBreak » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:56 pm

pault wrote:I love the tatics, if dad says no use mum to convince him lol


always works!!
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Postby JQ » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:40 pm

40 mins!!! Thats nothing!!! I have to get a plane or a long train ride if I were to surf...

Tell your dad to read this post: 'You lazy git... go and take your son/daughter to the beach!! Support him/her in something that he/she likes! you never know, he/she might become a pro, and they live a better life than even the best of bankers!! Even if he/she doesn't, at least he/she will know that he/she has the support of their dad in life.

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Postby Tyler » Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:22 pm

Why dont u ditch your Dad, and get an older girlfriend with a CAR! lol!
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Postby CloudBreak » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:22 am

i think im making progress :) , i think we are going on monday the 28th :) which is fine with me because i think theres gonna be a 5ft onshore break :D which would be fine but the sea temp is around 16'c which is freeezzzzzzzziiiinnnnnngggggg :shock:
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Postby CloudBreak » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:24 am

by the way JQ im male.
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