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Geez mate I thought country living was supposed to be good for the soul?

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 6:35 pm

Nick Carroll wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:19 pm

Everyone's lives are epic.

Not really, in fact, hardly at all.
Unless you count lives of "quiet desperation" epic.
Most people are boring as batshit, and quite stupid.

You’ve spent too much time in Lennox mate.
At the same time you say

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 4:38 pm

My brain is not wired up like that at all, and I am curious about the problem of "other minds" so I would appreciated his detailed exposition on the matter.

Ha ha.
Though I suspect I have unleashed the kraken.

If everyones lives are epic, no-ones lives are.

it's a patently absurd statement.

Ernest Shackleton had an epic life, the accountant who had 2.2 kids and lived a suburban life did not.

One of the foundations of Australian Character is the Myth of the rugged eccentric explorer who goes where few have been……except the aborigines for thousands of years…….and dies a miserable death in the desert. Epic failures like the Anzacs, like Ned Kelly, like Eureka.

If you don’t think everybody has an epic life, you are not paying attention.

Correct

Especially Beanpole. Have you ever really listened to his stories Steve? Why, they would keep Sir Ernest on the edge of his dogsled.
South Pole, pffft, you want adventure, try finding a park in Bondi on the weekend Ernie.

no comment

foamy wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:11 pm

If you don’t think everybody has an epic life, you are not paying attention.

maybe too much attention

offshore1 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:21 am

Especially Beanpole. Have you ever really listened to his stories Steve? Why, they would keep Sir Ernest on the edge of his dogsled.
South Pole, pffft, you want adventure, try finding a park in Bondi on the weekend Ernie.

My life is quite epic enough for me thanks Offie.

Steve, you will be pleased to know that the 2 chaps who have produced a remastered 4K version of Morning of the Earth are planning to remaster another iconic surf film.

Matt Warshaw reports
“I spent part of this morning talking to Daily and Misch, who are also here in New Smyrna, and can report back that they are ready to harpoon the great white whale of surf film restoration projects—yes, the original Free Ride.”

That is great news.

I always thought the soundtrack was the problem with FreeRide. From memory it had commercial music.

offshore1 wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 21, 2021 3:21 am

Especially Beanpole. Have you ever really listened to his stories Steve? Why, they would keep Sir Ernest on the edge of his dogsled.
South Pole, pffft, you want adventure, try finding a park in Bondi on the weekend Ernie.

Yes I know offy, deceptively simple, but like a zen koan pluming the great depths of what it is to be human.

I've been wondering why the Shelly beach ballina cam on surfline always looks like the conditions are clean even when I know they're not for the last week at least.
Seems that they're using an old pre-recorded loop over and over again instead of just saying the cam is down.
Fuck that company sucks.

buddy wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:11 am

Fuck that company sucks.

Yep, horrible fucking clunky out of date website with what appears to be zero interest in improving their product.

buddy wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:11 am

I've been wondering why the Shelly beach ballina cam on surfline always looks like the conditions are clean even when I know they're not for the last week at least.
Seems that they're using an old pre-recorded loop over and over again instead of just saying the cam is down.
Fuck that company sucks.

Been doing the same at Dicky Beach up here.

Well it is a dicky camera.