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Sessions / Re: Recording Sessions w/ a GoPro

« on: February 06, 2015, 11:26:23 AM »

thx yet again beasho, our cheerful charger!

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Gear Talk / Re: Need advice on SUP board for surfing samll waves

« on: February 06, 2015, 11:16:16 AM »

i still say you should surf the jimmy lewis for a while, then check back in for advice, based on that experience

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SUP General / Re: My just released book

« on: February 06, 2015, 11:14:51 AM »

nice to see you having fun with the book, hm--hell of an accomplishment, can only have been a serious struggle to produce, at times--to be past the struggle, enjoying banter with your readers, has to be rewarding--i plan to read it while travelling next week.

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Gear Talk / Re: Silverfish Glasses

« on: February 06, 2015, 07:51:56 AM »

do they stay on over the falls?
or during a work zone beating?

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SUP General / Re: My just released book

« on: February 06, 2015, 05:23:42 AM »

jfk used to sneak into the nyc building i grew up in. he had a long-running affair with a woman who was married to the us ambassador to cuba at the time. i think he appointed the guy so he'd know when to hit the wife.
i was 3 and 4 years old then so recall little but my father grumbling about the black cars out front, and that the elevator was locked down. he found out that it was jfk after the fact. had he known it was about jfk, he would have made a stink. he was not a fan of the kennedy's, to say the least.
doormen, mostly irish in those days, kept things tightly under wraps.

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Sessions / Re: Recording Sessions w/ a GoPro

« on: February 05, 2015, 11:49:57 AM »

the beash and creek show--prime time! ha

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Sessions / Re: Magic Evening, Magic board

« on: February 05, 2015, 11:45:12 AM »

best luck stoneaxe--hope health and board lust happen for you.

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Gear Talk / Re: Need advice on SUP board for surfing samll waves

« on: February 05, 2015, 09:03:06 AM »

go for it--but not in CT--no waves til you get to watch hill RI

if you are stable and ok on your jimmy lewis, that shd be fine til you start to get the hang of things

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 03:05:56 PM »

maybe he'd create a big traffic jam nearby his favorite break, and then chopper in to his son's sup lesson?

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 12:17:18 PM »

funnier would be to see christie on the beach--i mean, other than in the 4 million dollar ad he promoted himself and family with!

sorry, no more politics!

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 12:14:30 PM »

i had to laugh--the bird watchers are cheap--was speaking with one near my house in CT (4 osprey nests out front) and she pulled a half-eaten tuna sandwich out of her pocket.

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 11:09:23 AM »

we'll have to disagree that uncle bob's one day fishing trip is the lynchpin issue for the whole trip.

when uncle bob dies, will the family tradition of going to sea girt cease?

what about the people who aren't going to sea girt because they don't like the boat noise, congestion and pollution?

what about the bird watchers who go elsewhere because of the proliferation of boats and their effects on bird populations.

what about the kayakers who, after being swamped by more and more power boats, go elsewhere?

what about the homeowners who sell out because their view and their beachfront has become crowded with powerboaters.

NJ loses plenty of tourism because of the hordes of idiots in big ugly plastic boats.

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SUP General / Re: 10 Biggest Surf Spots

« on: February 04, 2015, 09:56:41 AM »

check the sup guy pulling out of a beast at jaws at 4:27

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 09:10:26 AM »

indirect costs are by definition all those costs which are tough to put a dollar figure on, that are incurred via a specific activity--your example of damage to fisheries is but one of many that are incurred by power boaters--and the small special taxes paid by boaters dont nearly cover any of these costs

and i challenge that boaters are responsible for much of the NJ tourism revenues--there are relatively few boaters, charterers, etc compared to other visitors of the state

what are some of the indirect benefits provided by power boaters to the state of NJ? benefits to all of us who pay the indirect costs associated with the power boating activities of the few?

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Random / Re: Beach Access Victory

« on: February 04, 2015, 06:32:05 AM »

i like the 100 foot concept, tho it's too late to dream of implementation in most populated coastlines.

what i like most is that it prevents people from building in range of serious storm damage, and then expecting gov't subsidy for cleanup and ongoing insurance costs. It annoy the shit outta me to see these oceanfront homes, wiped out by Sandy, being rebuilt with significant subsidy, right smack in the same storm path as with Sandy! So we can pay again when it happens again, which it will.

I figure if you're a big enough big shot to be on the water, the risk should be all yours (or your private insurers') if your property is damaged.

I know in CT the law is that waterfront is public up to the highest tide mark, and the state provides access points. This allows people to walk the shoreline anywhere, accessing by state-owned access points, and accessing via moored/anchored boats.

I'll throw this out to the wolves: power boats should be taxed heavily. The indirect costs to all of us are significant, and boaters pay nil for this.