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by tootr
Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:12 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Multi-boarders? who are ya?
Replies: 74
Views: 19588

i'm riding a wide variety of stuff - with the disclaimer that i'm pushing 43 with a dodgy shoulder, back, knees etc and want speed and drive rather than cutting edge slidy knee destroying manuverability in order of surf size; 9.2 ronnie goddard longboard with chines/concaves/chrome exhaust 6.2 dain ...
by tootr
Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Moving to Tassie
Replies: 26
Views: 7999

take some banjo lessons !
by tootr
Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:42 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Sharemarket and Global Meltdown. How has it effected you?
Replies: 165
Views: 39038

yes it will affect ALL OF US - not just the bankers and brokers main change will be a concentration of banking power worldwide, much harder to come by credit and a moderation of the prices people will not only be willing, but ABLE, to pay for assets. Assets in this case being stocks, bonds, property...
by tootr
Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:29 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Summer shapes ???
Replies: 60
Views: 15122

any one out there tried a ronnie goddard bumble bee??

fondled one at the log shack in coffs - looks the shizz for summer stuff

basically a modernised fish but with roundtail, quad fin and some wild concaves
by tootr
Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: whats your favourite noise in the surf?
Replies: 43
Views: 12393

i like it when watching a guy 200 metres down the beach paddle his guts out for a wave, misses it, and u hear a distant cry;

"fffaaaaarrrrrrrkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk"
by tootr
Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:15 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Realsurf Spring BBQ (beers, bullshit & barrels)
Replies: 394
Views: 76332

will salty be giving a waxing workshop?
by tootr
Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:12 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: How do you know when you have made it as a realsurfer?
Replies: 31
Views: 8811

when the IT admin guy blocks the site from you work computer?
by tootr
Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:32 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: what boards havent you ridden ???
Replies: 33
Views: 9825

Ride as as many as you can, Cause each one will put you on a different area of a wave. (Yes you can ride the same board over and over and know exactly where your going), But I ride a different board most days and have to adjust to the board/wave conditions. I believe this to be surfing...... Becaus...
by tootr
Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:41 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: what boards havent you ridden ???
Replies: 33
Views: 9825

two things caught my eye there tootr ... lawn mowing financed surfboards of course ... and ... mumbles ... I was riding HB cut loose's from age 16 and stuck with russell when he left HB, before he headed north ... great bloke, great boards ... hell of a good shaper ... hell of a good surfer ... was...
by tootr
Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: what boards havent you ridden ???
Replies: 33
Views: 9825

surfed many dozen thrusters off all the names - so lets go for something harder to obtain here in Oz, i'd love to have a crack on one of col (newc) smith (RIP) clinker channel singles, and a malcolm campbell bonzer, and a rich pavel speed dialler, and a skip frye keel, and for the ankle snappers any...
by tootr
Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:56 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: NSW State Government Trying to lock access to our surf spot
Replies: 22
Views: 7134

signed not that I'll ever surf it - (my choice of venue when leaving sydney ain't the gong), but what makes me beyond irate/livid etc. is f##%%@ politicians telling us how to live, and even worse, F%#^#^ NSW labour pollies and their 'mates'. ARRRGGGHHHHHHHHH F(*#&(&$# C&*#&$ the lot of 'em rant over
by tootr
Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:57 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Why so much HATE towards bodyboarders?
Replies: 128
Views: 34682

NC - do we have your brother to thank for that one? Bastard made it look too easy.[/quote]

where's the fabulon??
by tootr
Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:12 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Why so much HATE towards bodyboarders?
Replies: 128
Views: 34682

It's not hate, it's pity :wink: Seriously, all due props to that minority of lidders that do the extreme stuff, but the overwhelmingly majority that surf in packs, flap around and get in the way, snake, play that ghey doof doof music really loudly in the carpark, do that stupid dropknee shite, and o...
by tootr
Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:13 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: RCJ's ugly shipsterns wipeout
Replies: 43
Views: 14720

offshore1 wrote:you sure that's not dolorite?
it's pistonite !
by tootr
Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Saturday at Northside spot (pics)
Replies: 34
Views: 9525

i was there too!

third on the left, black steamer, white board, shitty scowl on face!
by tootr
Sat May 10, 2008 6:43 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Steamer Sizing Question
Replies: 14
Views: 4630

Steamer Sizing Question

howsit, Been wearing Rip Curl size large for the last 20 or so years, but having bought the E Bomb last year I have two (constructive!) criticisms - and no I don't weigh much more!@) 1 - the cut seems to have been made slimmer such that its super tight around shoulders/chest/arms, such that the bene...
by tootr
Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Kookocracy II (an unstoppable runaway or can it be halted?)
Replies: 90
Views: 22659

back in the late 70's was it MR or Rabbit that said they wanted surfing to become as big as tennis and golf???

nearly there!!
by tootr
Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:28 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: shark fatality @ Ballina
Replies: 68
Views: 21149

poor kid - and family years ago on holidays the family stayed at ballina..(it was that long ago my board was a 5'10" morningstar single fin) on a big swell there was a novelty fun 1-2' righthander on a little bank in front of the missingham bridge... anyone surf it in more recent times (if the bank ...