Turbohot

Post your picture with those marigolds on. Let's see what a hippy windsurfer in action looks like.

Matteeboy

Windsurfing is even colder!!

dpb

Nearly always out on my own, so pics difficult


but will see what winter brings

Turbohot

Matt, what I know about windsurfing is that it's a very difficult thing to do.

A Londoner banker mate of ours does it for a hobby, and is bleddy good at it. As you know, North Wales has a few places where you can enjoy watersports, so he often brought his gear when he visited us; before permanently moving to Bangkok with his job. Once we took him to Bala Lake for his activity where Mr. Turbohot also had a go at windsurfing. He tried his best but every time he fell on his @rse in water, looking high up at the sail bit. One of the funniest moments of Mr. T in 'mission impossible' action. He tried and tried and tried, but couldn't windsurf for his life! Couldn't get the hang of it at all. We still laugh about it when we look back sometimes.

Turbohot

Ok. It will be nice to see you in action in your pics.

Matteeboy

it can be a cruel sport - my Dad was very good at it and a big reason we moved to Daymer Bay was for windsurfing. However he got VERY close to killing himself in the early days (hypothermia, ten minutes from death...!). I couldn't drive at the time so sticking a surfboard under my arm was a lot easier than carrying all the clobber. Learned to basics (water-starting, beach starts, basic gybes, footstrap stuff) but that was it -some of the really good guys are amazing.

A good instructor really helps but us blokes are often too stubborn to get one! I had surf coaching not long ago (having surfed for 25 years) and it was very handy - got more planned soon.

I do like that area of Wales too!

dpb

Rhosneigr gets all best wind And waves it seems !

Turbohot

Yes, that's a very good spot for windsurfing.

hodgy0_2

I have sailed a few epic days at Rhosneigr back in the day - swells the size of houses

and in fact was one of the coldest days windsurfing I have ever experienced was at Llandadrig, over the back of Anglesey - it took me 30 mins to get my Wetsuit off, and that was in early April

I was just back from Maui though, so a bit of a contrast

Matteeboy

We got back from mid Summer NZ to February ice when we returned from travelling - one surf in shorts, two days later, fully suited up with boots, gloves, etc and STILL froze! Most unpleasant.

I remember surfing a remote spot in a terrible wetsuit years ago - also took over half an hour to remove the suit - I was genuinely so frustrated, I very nearly cried!

hodgy0_2

I was crying, I was soo cold and frustrated, my fingers felt like bananas

Turbohot

You guys are seriously tough to be surfing and windsurfing in freezing conditions. "Hats off" moment.

Turbohot

Forgot to mention, not just guys, but hats off to Matt's good lady as well. She's hard as nails to have done that Santa surfing event. I wouldn't even get out of my duvet these days unless I have to, which I have to.

Matteeboy

The surfing itself is okay, it's the waiting between heats that's the killer!

TBH wetsuit kit is very good these days which helps a huge amount.

hodgy0_2

agreed Wetsuits are fantastic these days, so flexible

in fact I replaced my aging C-Skin with new O'Neill wetsuit this summer (Ann's Cottage)

dpb

Maybe thinner and more flexible but i always go through the knees on the rocks where we go

My gull was stronger than my present prolimit

Matteeboy

Xcels are great.
Just been in; with only rather curious seals for company; spooky!

Turbohot

Happy Christmas Eve, you all! Have fun today, and look forward to tomorrow.

joz8968

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joz8968

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Turbohot

Hey, Joz. Your friend Andrew showed me the sort of Christmas card you sent to him. I can believe that; going by your Christmas spirit.

joz8968

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Hoot!

I thought you didn't like bad language, sexual references, rudeness, et al? *shocked*

Turbohot

Haha that is why that bad word has been censored, you numptie! Merry Christmas to you.

joz8968

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Sure. But I thought just the cognitive processing of said word would be enough to make you feel uncomfortable, etc...

Enough! Enough now.

Turbohot

Untrue.

I don't get uncomfortable just by looking or seeing or even hearing such words. I'm not that under-exposed. If you think like that by reading between the lines, think again, and re-structure your cognitive processing. Fact is that I use many profanities and some words of that sort many times myself. But not all the time. What I don't like is the 'unnecessary' use of the innuendos and sexual references; may they be in humour or else. When I say 'unnecessary', I mean 'excessive'. I don't. The example is when someone says after looking at the picture of your cat- "Thanks for showing me you *****". That is very annoying, as they think it's funny and clever whereas it's downright rude in a chavvy way to me.

But that's just me. Free cvntry. Do what you like. You means anyone who does what he/she likes.

However, my cats are sitting inside the empty boxes of Christmas gifts on the Boxing Day today. I must give them a boot as I need to clear up.

Have a good Boxing Day, you and all.

dpb

Don't think you'll enjoy The interview then Swati....


I felt they were making caricature of themselves / yanks with their ****

Turbohot

Oh right.

I watched The Experiment on the Boxing Day along with some forgettables. I know it's not a new film, and despite receiving mediocre internet reviews it was a good effort, I thought. I am partial to Adrian Brody since The Pianist, anyway. He may be quite lanky, but he has such kindness and infantile need in his eyes. Makes you feel very sorry for him, even when he may not want you to feel so.

Back to some other things in relation to Christmas, I am so astonished that no one talked about the snow on the Boxing Day. Shame it was a day late, but it didn't half cover this end. It continue to snow today as well. I had to get out with a shovel to move it all off my drive, but the snowfall covered it again. I've managed to get out this evening and bought more foods to stock. I hear there's more on its way. I bet some guys here got winter tyres as their Christmas prezzie, and they should be ok in snow and all that.

dpb

36000 homes without power In derby wasnt it ?

Theyve had a couple inches i hear....

Turbohot

Oh, really? If that's the case, I'm even more amazed that no one talked about snow here on SN. As I say, it could be that most here are armed with their invincible, hard as nails winter tyres, so it hardly matters to them whether it rains or snows. They'd laugh at the face of snow, HA!