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Yep it's looking pretty good at the moment for a Saturday arvo session. Been a great year so far for Westernport Bay and Flinders. Pretty good thing too as the ocean beaches are experiencing record amounts of pollution. I bit the bullet and went to Gunnamatta a couple of weeks ago as the swell was t...

piss on them... You know most people are going to laugh at that idea, but its not so stupid. Sorry no idea what the cause is, maybe circulation related (do you smoke or have high cholesterol levels?) Go and see a G.P. snakes Good advice I'd go see a GP as well. Urine, like menstrual blood, is actua...

I never have bothered with this one, I always go straight past it on the way down the golf course road to Big Left. But I got the day off on Friday (my boss was feeling generous) so I pulled into the carpark, had a look, and decided to have a go. It's not that bad a spot really, I was surprised that...

Here's another interesting thing to ponder as well, not surfing related, but relevant.

What do Ferrari and HSV have in common? They both make more money out of selling clothing and souvenirs than they do selling cars.

Without wanting to start a philosophical debate my take on boogers and long boarders is this. Both forms of surfcraft are very easy to get the feeling quickly. By that I mean they are easy to learn because it's easy to catch waves. Note that I do not think they are easy to master. It's like playing ...

I work in IT and we've seen many jobs go to India. Unlike clothes manufacturing however, the quality is not equal to Australian, it's about a 100 times worse, it's keeping me in a job repairing it all. I think eventually that people will come to realise that you do get what you pay for. The problem ...

I like to sit and watching people after a session use those skim board things running into the wave washing back from the beach before heading home.

Some of them get great height if they hit an incoming wave at the right moment. Never tried it myself but looks like a lot of fun.

Squid wrote:exactly, snakes.

who fricken cares what gets you off

Yeah would have to agree as well. So long as you're having fun and it feels good then do it.

2/3. thats a springsuit down that way. :) It does get cold. Although most people I know don't go for the 4x3 as they get too hot in them. One guy described it as feeling car sick. I find that the 2x3 suit combined with boots, and a rashy underneath keeps me pretty warm out there and we've had some ...

There were some really good deals going recently. Last seasons Rip Curl 2x3 wetties were going for under $200 and they are probably a lot cheaper now as well. I picked one up myself and it's been really good. Peninsula Surf Centre had a couple of good deals, probably worth giving them a call, and Tr...

Sharing is caring. I have only once had an arument with some arogant idiot and that was at Gunnamatta. He was bitching and whinging about drop-ins, min-mals and so on. I pointed out that he was currently surfing on one of the most popular breaks in Victoria. Mentioned that plenty of surf comps get h...

I bought a pair for this winter and can't see myself ever getting rid of them now. Lot of reefs around Western Port so they come in handy for that, but I like the extra grip you get as well. Not to mention that my feet stay a lot warmer now as well. The toe catching is a pain in the arse but you get...

I often wondered if it would be feasible to situate one offshore. Plenty of wind gets blown across the oceans (pretty consistently too) and there may be less issues with impacts to birds as well if it is out far enough and away from migratory paths.... Power could come back to land via an undergroun...

Hope for a breakthrough on nuclear fusion. Although highly unlikely, this one would answer all our needs, safely with no toxic by-products, forever. Yep nuclear fusion is the way to go. It's been in the news a bit lately, very interesting stuff as there is now a big global consortium including Amer...

Seriously do you understand the difference between communism and socialism at all???

You should really be asking, am I not a capitalist.

Even allowing for any bias, the "cost" of environmental impacts for Nuclear are an order of magnitude less than coal - and this was undertaken in 1991 - so you would imagine the difference is even greater now with the prospect of global warming. Absolutely. Nuclear power is going to produce less em...

Knobwrench? Here's a cut down version of the nuclear energy cycle: a) Mine uranium b) Transport it to an enriching plant c) Enrich the uranium d) Transport it to the nuclear power plant e) Use it f) Take it out of the plant g) Bury it somewhere under the ground h) Wait 250,000 years or more for it t...

Just read this in todays Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/labor-unions-unite-against-nuclear-power/2006/05/23/1148150255512.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 It's not enough that we have a sewer outfall destroying Gunnamatta and Rye on the East Coast but now some dumbass think-tank has come ...