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by el gringo rattis
Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: What is the next word after "frothing"?
Replies: 63
Views: 18442

root and rooting and rooter and rooted... mate, whats it like? "aawwww its faaarken rrrrrroooooting son!" "see that bazz just rrrrrroooot down that reeeeef!! ha yeeew. you bloody rooter" how was that one mate? "massively rooted hey" gonna get wet? "yeah mate. definently gettin rooted. theres a few r...
by el gringo rattis
Wed May 14, 2008 10:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Flat Spell + Darkness = :(
Replies: 24
Views: 6561

indo :D
by el gringo rattis
Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:02 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: just another medical assessment for Indo.....
Replies: 8
Views: 3459

the only side effects for lariam is wacky dreams for about 1 in 1000
by el gringo rattis
Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:00 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: just another medical assessment for Indo.....
Replies: 8
Views: 3459

i just got my indo medicals sorted yesterday...... i was due to get my hep A booster so i got that ($70).... so now i think im covered for about 20 years..... the doc mentioned typhoid but didnt seem to think a shot was required.... i am going to be in indo for 4.5 months... and in malaria prone are...
by el gringo rattis
Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:19 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: reef booties
Replies: 10
Views: 4138

been to bali once a few years ago.... so not overly qualified to answer..... but, i have a pair of o'neil split toes. They are ok. I dont like wearing booties. The only prob with them was the velcro strap around the back (above the heel) was bloody useless and when i copped a few waves on the head w...
by el gringo rattis
Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: BALI in July 08, how crowded will it be...? OR Nias....?
Replies: 8
Views: 3896

even came with a chord booklet. shit yeah.
by el gringo rattis
Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: BALI in July 08, how crowded will it be...? OR Nias....?
Replies: 8
Views: 3896

Re: BALI in July 08, how crowded will it be...?

salty wrote: You'd be surprised how many ppl travel to Indo solo... meeting new ppl is part of the fun
shit ay. im going for 4.5 months and i thought i'd go nuts from isolation. i even bought a ukulele to help with the loneliness :lol:
by el gringo rattis
Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Bukit Bali waves
Replies: 31
Views: 10340

cheers ric v, surfin turf and bc.....

if i dont get maimed on a nice big coral head in over 4 months in Indo..... something went wrong :D :P
by el gringo rattis
Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Bukit Bali waves
Replies: 31
Views: 10340

http://www.baliwaves.com/Content.aspx?Page=Text&Section=Locations on the topic of indo..... does anyone know where i can get a good surfing first aid kit??? Ive heard about one called NaturalFooted but their website doesnt seem to work..... anyone know where i can pick one up? or am i better putting...
by el gringo rattis
Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Changing face of "green" (pics)
Replies: 17
Views: 5841

Re: Changing face of "green" (pics)

wanto wrote:
Butts wrote:5.
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agreed
by el gringo rattis
Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:58 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Bali boards
Replies: 59
Views: 16772

im going in june... all over indo solo for 4 and a bit months.... tickets are booked :D been to bali once before in the wet season and still scored ulu's about 4ft and clean. I was a fair bit smaller then (about 3 years ago) and rode a 5'10" at ulu's which at the time seemed good... nowadays i'm abo...
by el gringo rattis
Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:41 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Any suggestion for choosing a deck grip?
Replies: 59
Views: 18973

now im not here to bag tail pads but was recently forced to ride a board without one over the last coulpe of weeks and **** meeeeee once you're used to it its the shit. usually i cant even do a turn without one but after one little surf, the feeling was just too **** good to go back. deck sinks a b...
by el gringo rattis
Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:38 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Any suggestion for choosing a deck grip?
Replies: 59
Views: 18973

I used to always go creatures but every single one of them pulled up and I stuck them all down properly and last summer I had a sea ulcer on my knee all season so I'm never going for them again. I've currently gone back to my old hate, palmers and have found they have really lifted there game. So f...
by el gringo rattis
Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Coriolis effect.
Replies: 61
Views: 15740

this stuffs good for refreshing my memory.... Ekman currents or spirals are linked to coriolis.... basically... wind blows on the surface... in the southern hemi.... surface waters are displaced to the left of the dominant wind direction (average 45 degrees to the left over a distance)... surface wa...
by el gringo rattis
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Coriolis effect.
Replies: 61
Views: 15740

and to do with the speed at which the earth is rotating.... a point on the globe at the equator and a point on the globe closer to the pole both do a full rotation in approx. 24 hrs....... but at the equator a greater distance has been travelled... therefore the velocity at the equator is greatest.....
by el gringo rattis
Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:22 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: The Coriolis effect.
Replies: 61
Views: 15740

try forget about north, south, east and west and just think about left and right till you get your head around it..... in the northern hemisphere... displacement is to the right in the southern hemisphere... displacement is to the left intersting fact #1: the summer northerly winds blowing down our ...
by el gringo rattis
Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:59 pm
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: Ocean Current Circulations.
Replies: 5
Views: 2994

hey willie just finished my marine sci degree and one thing i learnt over those tough three years ( 8) ) is that you should be able to find shitloads of info from peer reviewed journal articles on the net.... what uni do you go to? you should have a password to a whole swag of electronic databases t...
by el gringo rattis
Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Wheels
Replies: 95
Views: 21870

greatest car ever made= the TOYOTA HIACE! :D if your lucky you can find one with 4wd I can find the name of a special insulating paint aswell... paint it on the roof and its like an esky in the middle of summer while everyones boards are melting.... and you can sleep in it... and if you have a girl....