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That's it mate, just stare straight ahead and pretend that nothing's happening - there's no place like home, there's no place like home - and click your booties together.

And what about when you cop a huge fcukin' fin chop or nose-right-through-your-brand-new-Dahlberg-or-whatever? It ain't cheap to get a board fixed (unless you DIY). A mate just got his board back a couple of weeks ago, paddled out and *BANG* you could see daylight through it. The offender's not offe...

It's a nice idea having the elders of a break keep an eye out and give the odd bit of well meant advice, but when you've elders that bash and attempt to drown kooks who do the wrong thing... And as I mentioned in a previous post, this particular guy works as a paid lifeguard at Maroubra. Actually, h...

The next local that drops in on me and then comes to Marrickville for some Vietnamese, I'm gonna say, "Oi, that's my Pho!"

I grew up surfing Longy and North Narra in the 70s. As Nick said, it was pretty hardcore back then (anyone remember Spider?). I thought it had all moved on a fair bit until, a couple of years ago, I witnessed the most brutal attack I've seen at, you guessed it, North Bra. Some hapless beginner dropp...

Hey Otway1949, Probably be about 6 or 8 of us. We're all on shortboards and have been surfing since we were kids. We don't bust airs, or anything, but can certainly handle ourselves. We'd much prefer to stay away from the madding crowd and just hang out and have a few cold beers after a day's surfin...

If you guys are set to go there, like we were the first time, you'll have fun but learn that that's not Indonesia . My only regret was spending my first trip in Bali and not exploring other Islands. Coops, I was looking for some info on a trip to Bali when I stumbled across this thread. I'm plannin...

Correct me if I've misread you, but are you saying that only a believer in god can have a set of morals? I only ask because hasn't this been the argument of the catholic church regarding their opposition to public schools introducing ethics classes? Apparently only christians have a handle on right...

Religion is what sets the moral compass of those who believe. They don't (insert sin) because it's against God, because God told them not to. I tend not to, say, kill, because I don't believe it's my right to deprive another person of their life. Also, I wouldn't like to have it done to me. If a bel...

My wife was brought up a Free Presbyterian. At nine years of age, her father would question, not IF she believed in Jesus, but how much. If she didn't believe enough then, if she should die in her sleep, she would go to hell, the Old Testament hell. She would lie awake all night worrying that she di...

Funny how trouble follows Koby. He never starts it, mind you, he's just a poor kid from the Bra.