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by Poorboy
Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:03 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Day in a Life
Replies: 10
Views: 7688

hey don't get me wrong thats not a typical day by any means it was just the day in question happened to be a shitty one. Normally my day is bloody tops with a little work a surf a little more work and maybe another surf and some driving so sorry my other day bored ya but then you probably work 9 to ...
by Poorboy
Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:48 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Day in a Life
Replies: 10
Views: 7688

You'd have to wear a watch to know what time ya did things so as I don't wear one here is yesterdays program wake up take cousin to Airport to go to Japan breakfast at the airport bacon & eggs courtesy of cousin drive home check internet surf cams check email answer emails watch some of the quiky pr...
by Poorboy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:30 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Your current skill level
Replies: 64
Views: 14845

You know what i'm not sure if i even care but lately I have surfed West Oz and most of the East Coast of Oz. And I surf a range of boards from a 6'2" Bonzer through to a 6'10" Semi Gun and i'm not afraid to surf anything up to about 8ft even though while i'm out there I often wonder when i'll give u...
by Poorboy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:17 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: ten good reasons to live in sydney
Replies: 49
Views: 11908

1. There's heaps of places to drink 2. There's heaps of places to eat 3. There's heaps of Surf Shops 4. There's heaps of Skate Spots 5. There's heaps of Backpackers 6. There's heaps to do when there's no swell see points 1 -4 7. There's heaps of nice girls... Everywhere 8. There's heaps of nice girl...
by Poorboy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:11 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Depression (In boards)
Replies: 7
Views: 2396

Your sharp wit and integrity amuse me much big Ric
I'd say your spot on though mistreatment of your board often leads to depression :evil:
by Poorboy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:03 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Are Mini mals a curse to surfing?
Replies: 71
Views: 24350

once again its the big issues round the traps isn't it but some waves are just better when surfed with a mal and any old bloke that uses his age to justify his board length needs a good ear bashing just come to snapper there's plenty of mals, mini mals and old blokes in the line up not that its a cl...
by Poorboy
Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:04 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Al Merrick has cancer?
Replies: 8
Views: 3769

most glassing is outsourced these days and there are less and less good glassers around. The thing is everyone wants to be a shaper no one wants to learn the otherside of the business anymore its a shame cause glassing boards is an art in itself and the craft of a quality glass job is being unlearn...
by Poorboy
Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:21 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Al Merrick has cancer?
Replies: 8
Views: 3769

Yep as far as I know Michael Rommelse (i think thats how to spell it) has been pumping out Merricks in this country for awhile and yeah I've had a few that fell apart within 3 months kinda destroyed the idea of what a merrick should have been in my eyes. I've still got my first one cause I'd always ...
by Poorboy
Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:11 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: goldy
Replies: 15
Views: 4590

Its like this there are plenty of spots around the goldy ya just gotta know when where and how...
Stoked ya wanna come up here but have ya seen the crowds?
:twisted:
by Poorboy
Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:08 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Tim Bailey
Replies: 31
Views: 9678

I don't know but Tim always shows up in Thredbo when its about to puke and he's always good humoured when the local crew give him shit about being vertically challenged. I once had a mate "Brother Earl" lets call him who had his hair cut the same as Tim one season and wore his glasses in a very simi...
by Poorboy
Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:16 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Poorboy Beach Party at the Quiky Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 6107

Johnno In my world surf comes first before drinking most days... And yeah the forecast is starting to look bloody good i'm off to snapper today to check it out again one of the crew said he surfed Kirra yesterday so it will be interesting to see how the sand moves this week. Greenmount had a good se...
by Poorboy
Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:03 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Petition against the surfcam on the Fairy Bower
Replies: 109
Views: 29556

Lets just say i work from home when i've got office work to do and the first thing i do every morning is check the cams i live 30 mins from the beach so by getting uo and checking the cams I can still make it for the early or if like snapper has been all week the after lunch surf before everyone fin...
by Poorboy
Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:23 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Petition against the surfcam on the Fairy Bower
Replies: 109
Views: 29556

While your at it you might as well tell coastalwatch to get rid of every camera on the goldie. Imagine if there was no cam at Snapper no one would know its good...
:twisted:
by Poorboy
Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:25 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Snapper Today....
Replies: 3
Views: 2286

Snapper Today....

Not to rub it in boys but had a really good session out at snapper this arvo from about 1pm onwards. Luke Munro, Dean Morrison and Jay Phillips were amongst a bunch of standout crew. Still got my fair share of waves and i'm hating the fact that tomorrow is a work day away from the point but i'll be ...
by Poorboy
Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Poorboy Beach Party at the Quiky Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 6107

At the end of the day crew we will be there to watch the circus and have a good time. Plus as much as Quiky likes to think they own the beach over the next month they don't and last time i looked it was still a free country. I've been to most of the WCT events in this part of the world for at least ...
by Poorboy
Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:46 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Misfit Boards
Replies: 10
Views: 3636

I didn't mean they were dodgy but computer shapes are computer shapes its a debate about shaping rather than the quality of the board i know where the boards get glassed and finished and that part of the process certainly isn't dodgy at all.
:twisted:
by Poorboy
Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:49 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Poorboy Beach Party at the Quiky Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 6107

Hey poorboy, you want to stick your finger at the coporateS ? dont you sell you own clothes under a poorboy brand ?? Is this party not just a subtle marketing tool for your products ? Hey Shish yeah we do but if you took the time to look at what Poorboy is all about then you would see we are not li...
by Poorboy
Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:47 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Poorboy Beach Party at the Quiky Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 6107

yep you got it ric ambush marketing is a ploy used by one and all who don't have the budget to advertise in the regular forms I have always been the master of it with several different companies i have worked for in the past and i'm expecting it will go down a treat at the Quiky Pro. Any of you that...