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Topic Title: good ole days Topic Summary: Created On: 04/25/2020 09:12 AM |
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04/25/2020 09:12 AM
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remember when surf forecast said knee high and it was actually breaking? Not on shoreline
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04/27/2020 11:26 AM
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Exactly! You could teach a grom or take the log out to keep sane. Now it has to be 4 ft to start breaking it seems.
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04/28/2020 04:58 AM
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Well, back in the "Real" Good Ole Days, , , , there were no forecasts. IF there was surf yesterday, there probably would be some today.
I'd wake up about 5am, go outside to see if you could hear any surf, go to the street and scoop up some dust/sand and throw it up to see which way the wind was blowing. If all was well, grab the board and make the walk to the beach (while dodging cars on A1A). ------------------------- Dora Hates You |
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04/28/2020 05:18 AM
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Past hurricanes, sea level rise, or the dredging and beach replenishment. All are factors as I can visibly notice the beaches have change last 30+ years.
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04/28/2020 09:50 AM
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"Well, back in the "Real" Good Ole Days, , , , there were no forecasts"
That and no leashes kept the crowds down. You actually had to get out of bed and know what you were looking at and you had to swim a lot. There were no lazy ass surfers back then, sitting back waiting for someone to tell them the surf was good. |
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04/28/2020 11:24 AM
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Past hurricanes, sea level rise, or the dredging and beach replenishment. All are factors as I can visibly notice the beaches have change last 30+ years. I agree. Id even say in just the last 15 years they have changed big time. Edited: 04/28/2020 at 11:25 AM by Cuz |
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04/28/2020 02:56 PM
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Things will never ever be the same. Move forward in time or die. PROGress
------------------------- "I remember South Africa in the late 70's, sleeping on the beach at J-bay, smoking ganja with the blacks. On weekends we'd go to the pub in East London to drink beer and fight with the Afrikaners. They liked to fight, I liked to fight. It was a good time" |
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04/28/2020 05:27 PM
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these ARE the good ole days. nod to Carly
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04/28/2020 06:14 PM
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Things will never ever be the same. Move forward in time or die. PROGress alot of the point breaks I surf seem to be the same |
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04/30/2020 03:34 PM
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Today was a good ole day, water was moving, wind was correct and vibe was awesome. That secret sandbar was great till lightning showed up
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05/01/2020 08:50 AM
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yes I do and that was the good ol days. I think GREG posted a very concise and accurate reason why that seems not to be the case these days.
from GREG on the SANDBARS thread:
The shitty sand that is pumped and dumped from inland or Canaveral shoals is not the same as the natural sand that was on the beach 20 years ago. When the ACOE dumped the sand, they put it in at a steeper angle which led to the sand being 'scalped' out by the first swell that hit it after being dumped. It then settled about 80-100 yards out and sits there with a deep trough in between, leading to outside closeouts, a lot of shorepound, plus a dangerous steep dropoff a few yards off the beach and littoral currents that can drown unsuspecting swimmers. Not to forget the silt from the tiny particulates in the dumped material that gets stirred up with each swell and can lead to more shark bites.
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05/04/2020 06:37 AM
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Back in the good ole days we had Jeanetta Jones oh yeah!
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05/04/2020 07:34 AM
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Maybe it's because in the good old days the forecast said knee high and it wasn't ankle high getting reported as knee high.
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