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Not happy Jan..

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Created by DavidJohn > 9 months ago, 22 Oct 2014
DavidJohn
VIC, 17408 posts
22 Oct 2014 4:43PM
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Cobra
9106 posts
22 Oct 2014 2:12PM
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WOW loved it up to the fark you.
but then i thought is the pipe masters an invitational.if it is, that is harsh on the locals.

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
22 Oct 2014 4:39PM
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The locals are scary looking. Friendly but don't cross them. I saw a guys car that had the front window pouched through I have no idea what type of power that would take, i even almost would have said it impossible with out breaking something like a hand. Needless to say the booger never dropped in or back chatted again, or surfed the Norths shore for that matter

100% Keep the Country Country i say

Macaha
QLD, 21869 posts
22 Oct 2014 7:07PM
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No ****,true

Legion
WA, 2222 posts
22 Oct 2014 5:23PM
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The amusing part about this clip is Eddie himself is a white Jewish guy from Philadelphia.

beerdead
NSW, 433 posts
22 Oct 2014 9:58PM
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This guy would find an excuse to be antisocial anywhere.

TOAD
NSW, 305 posts
23 Oct 2014 7:13AM
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damo666
ACT, 160 posts
23 Oct 2014 9:25AM
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beerdead said..
This guy would find an excuse to be antisocial anywhere.



This.

Just spent a week on the North Shore and the locals are the nicest and most respectful people around (both in and out of the water).
At places like Pipe they are more than happy to share waves if you do, and it shows up places like Snapper for the zoo that it really is!

I'd say Rothman is irrelevant for 99% of the locals - he's a delusional old man who is the head of a small band of thugs, but seems to think he runs the whole island....



beerdead
NSW, 433 posts
23 Oct 2014 10:25PM
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Yes, and everywhere has them unfortunately. Group dynamics. There are individuals that fill the role of all personality types in most groups.
Rothman is an antisocial personality disorder that has been glorified by the media, which colours the perception of everyone else within his community.

Most people every where are reasonable. It's the 1%ers that spoil it for every one else.

thomas11
VIC, 160 posts
24 Oct 2014 5:28PM
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Hahahaha what an absolute flog.
Just another local with an ego thinking he owns the joint.
Bitter old man wanting free handouts for the locals.

surferstu
1011 posts
24 Oct 2014 3:02PM
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thomas11 said..
Hahahaha what an absolute flog.
Just another local with an ego thinking he owns the joint.
Bitter old man wanting free handouts for the locals.

Hahahaha you go over there and tell him how wrong he is then and see how many teeth you have left

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
24 Oct 2014 3:28PM
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surferstu said..

thomas11 said..
Hahahaha what an absolute flog.
Just another local with an ego thinking he owns the joint.
Bitter old man wanting free handouts for the locals.


Hahahaha you go over there and tell him how wrong he is then and see how many teeth you have left


A point if you have never been, the North Shore is mostly private properties that restrict access to beaches. A few of the bigger spots have car parks but they are not massive. Often you have to park and then walk a fare distance to surf still, whilst the rich outsiders buy up the houses on the water. Also the main road is kinda a two lane highway that heads both directions and if you get a grid lock its just stop and wait.

I can well see how the locals get an attitude to outsiders but having said that they were very very friendly, they looked scary and from people i meet and talked to it was a violent place 20 years back with clashes between locals and new comers common.

The only agro i saw was in Waikiki a paddle boarder accidentally got dumped near two German boogers and they let fly. Real tough of these two to go off at a girl and they were soon told to calm their farm. I will say i actually enjoyed the rest of that surf as i now had a target for my 9' NSP each wave.

Actually some of the best locals i found were the Paddle boarders. They would always sit or kneel between sets, and often never competed for waves with the surfers. The bigger day i watched Pipe i would have said one local kid was getting nearly 60 % of all the waves, but he did tend to miss the really big sets. They seemed to be for more patient locals.

Out of the surf I did find one shop that had a A4 sign on the counter, Local or Military receive 15% discount standard.. But most business were so excited to serve it was embarrassing. What a place but i can see it would be mental when the ASP train hits town



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