I am a wife of a surfer and the mother of a surfer and yesterday when my husband said he was going to check the surf and might go out for a quick one my heart stopped and I wanted to scream dont go!!! But I didnt An hour later, the sound of his car in the drive way was one of the sweetest sounds I have heard in along time. I get you guys love the water. The waves, everything about the ocean I see surfers 6 days a week I am married to a shaper but please please please try and see it from our point of view. We love you just as much and whats happening is just to close to home

I tried, but couldn't stop myself.

I know I know.
But don't you guys lie and tell me you didn't secretly chuckle.

I just coughed my coffee through my nose, timing was perfect!

subasurf said...

I know I know.
But don't you guys lie and tell me you didn't secretly chuckle.

The pic is funny, I'll give you that, but not funny in the context of this thread.

It's alright I reckon Black Wavewidow can look after herself, just don't introduce yourself as Suba if you ever go in to order a board

I hear what you say.

I'm a mad ocean lover surf, swim, fish, and kite. My daughter is slowly realising what the fuss is all about and loves her nippers on a sunday and is demanding someone take her surfing.
My wife and her mother is not an ocean person at all. Waves frighten her and the thought of sharks eating her only child wakes her in the middle of the night.

However whilst there is little to console anxiety you have to look at this realistically. There is little chance of being taken by a shark, in fact you have more chance of a car crash, house fire, or an assault killing your loved ones.

There are inherent risks with everything we do. Being taken by a shark happens, but is very very unlikely.

stuk said...

After 30 years of surfing I dont know whether to look at it from the point of view that if it hasnt happened now, chances are slim it will happen. Or is it that my odds are shortening having got away with it for so long.

Same

newguy said...

I wonder if the Jaws movies have played a role in all this. Sharks aren't the blood thirsty predators the movies paint them out to be.

Nah they are mellow, cuddly creatures that often swim up and share a wave with you like a friendly dolphin does.
As for Jaws.... I'm still a bit freaked out from gremlins to be perfectly honest.

^^^
...Or feed them after midnight

Aw look who's having a sook again.

See, I even refrained from commenting about one day experiencing kissing your wife and kids.

Christ, sb is full of downers. When did surfing and the Internet become such serious business?

no you didn't and you don't seem to be learning. The majority of the people that use this forum grew up without the anonymity of the internet. As you can see I don't hide behind avatars or usernames, what you see and read is me. I express my opinion and don't usually get into slinging crap or making smart arse comments or pissing people off. This is probably because I don't do it in reality and can't see why it's different on here, Perth is a small place and even though this seems anonymous it probably isn't, please don't make anymore references to my wife and kids, you'll understand when you evolve from the man child phase.

Well done, you have managed to turn a tragic event and a heartfelt post into another **** slinging match..


Pull ya heads in

subasurf said...

See, I even refrained from commenting about one day experiencing kissing your wife and kids.

Christ, sb is full of downers. When did surfing and the Internet become such serious business?

When people die d1ckhead

PaddlePig said...

I mean, we are allowed our opinion, I've expressed mine on some heated things recently. You can't take criticisms too seriously and we need tolerance because there are things all over the world that offend us.

Well said and if you cant handle others opinions than maybe the Internet forums aren't your style