My wife has put her foot down saying its me or your toys, she is sick of moving my stuff out of the way so she can get her car out. So I thought I better keep her around for a few more years so she can look after the three young rugrats while I go surfing. Dilema is what to get rid of. I,ve got the 18ft downwinder, the 11'6 x 30 wide beginner board which I still like taking the young one's on, the 10ft 29 wide perfect for big surf and the 8'11 quad (definetly keeping the quad). I'm figuring I'll have to get rid of two boards to keep the peace, problem is which two?
Step 1. Build some overhead racks so the gear is out of the way. It makes it easier to use as well.
Step 2. Point out that vigorous exercise is one of the most effective treatments for chronic depression so she should be happy that you are taking steps to ensure your continued health and well-being (and by extention the health and happiness of your family).
Step 3. If applicable, point out that your only vice is relatively cheap (compared golf, harleys, ho's etc), extremely healthy, allows for quality time with the kids, and that you could be drinking smoking and gambling and rooting your time away. You are a paragon of virtuous manhood that she should be happy to have around.
Step 4. Give her some loving and hit the rising tide.
Hey Clarky. Sounds like you may need to park the 18 F...er at the local surf club, if youve got a contact. As for the other 3 give one to a mate for a while and/or get the girl invovled. Man i can not get my wif interested, we clog the beachhut with 4 sailboards/sails 1 sup (soon to be 2 )1 fish 3 s/boards, 2 l/boards including( 1 Mact piece of crap).Kids luve em BUT ihear ya they take some room
Some good ideas there, but the double garage is already racked to the max. Having the short boards, mals, surfskis and all the kids boards also makes it pretty hard to keep everything. I think she also keeps looking at my boards thinking I could buy a new handbag or boots with the money from selling that board. I keep telling her because they are all self made boards selling one would be like selling one of the kids. I think I'll just list them in the sell and whatever goes first so be it.
How's things going up north, I,ve been paddling with the tweedcoast outriggers but not for the last year as I prefer to jump on the stand up board. Might do a couple of races this year if the surf is crap and the vibe is good at the club ( haven't got the patience for all the backstabbing that comes with it) if your down this neck of the woods let us know and we'll catch up.
Hey Clarky, Wind = waves has been poor for the last couple of months, i think we have had one sess lately, worth talking about. Gotta pick up new sup in the next coupler weeks hopefully, from down your way ! Otherwise will be down dec/jan for a month. look out boogers at TOS
Hey Swanie my wife saw your comment and made me reply, that I couldn't get any hotter than what i've already got, and with $750 she can get some botox injections.
There's a bit of that head slapping going on at the moment. I'll put up a photo soon, as soon as I suss out my mobile phone camera, because some low life swipped my camera at movie world.
