|
stupid/crazy people
It's been raining in SoCal for 2 days now, with up to 4" in some areas. This is the first serious rain in well over 6 months. The boy and I took the p-car (obligatory 911 content) out for a little exercise today, carefully running up PCH to check out the surf. We hit PHC at Sunset and much to my surprise, there were 10 guys actually out. Now it wasn't so much the lousy conditions (sure, there was swell but totally hacked and stormy), but these guys are going to be sick as dogs in a day or two. All the storm drains go to the ocean, and in particular this area of Santa Monica bay is nasty...it fails bacteria screening even when the weather is *good*. The usual rule is wait 3 days after a rain storm...dilution is the solution to pollution.
It does remind me of an amusing anecdote. Back when I was 16 there was a particularly stiff swell that hit San Diego. I saw some video on tv and got stoked. My mom said, "no way". I said, "oh, I"m just going down to watch." When I got there, it was too good to pass up. I slapped on a set of Churchills and went out body surfing at the OB jetty, 6-9'. When I came in there was a reported from the newspaper who asked me how it was. Like an idiot, I told him and gave him my name. Lo and behold, the next days paper had an article on the large surf with a quote from me. busted. I learned a valuable lesson...never give your real name.
|