I've got the car today
which meant I could roll out of bed much later than usual

still managed to be late though. I'm shit at getting out of bed

was going to be busy this weekend, now I think I'm going to do fuck all.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:10, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I watched Point Break last night
and thought of you. Really really made me want to go surfing
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:11, Reply)

Were they eating croissants?

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:12, Reply)

lots of them
while surfing. Bohdi even had a beard
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:13, Reply)

surfing is the fucking business
you should definitely try it. it's not quite as hard as it looks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:27, Reply)

I don't have much feeling in my feet
so I imagine I wouldn't be able to grip very well, or I would definitely try. Plus I'm not the best swimmer ever (I can swim fine, but I'm not exceptionally fit)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:30, Reply)

you don't need to grip with your feet
and less feeling is probably an advantage at first, given how often I smacked my feet on my board when I was learning.

I'm not anywhere near exceptionally fit, and I certainly wasn't when I started. It's similar to swimming, but surfing tends to use your shoulders in a slightly different way, and works your upper arms harder than swimming. It's harder on the rest of the body as well.

Also, I've got a massive bruise on my shin, and I discovered last night a bruise about 6 inches long and an inch wide across my belly, where I must have got hit by my board without realising it....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:43, Reply)

Right, that does it
Recommend me a good beach where I can hire some kit and get a lesson, I'm going to give this surfing lark a go one weekend this summer.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:46, Reply)

I recommend Saunton Sands in North Devon
it's very forgiving, and chances are if there's surf I'll be there anyway
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:02, Reply)

Then I shall investigate this further
Cheers!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:05, Reply)

no worries

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:09, Reply)

it sounds painful
but it looked so much fun. If I lived near the sea I definitely would. Can it be done in autumn/winter?

When watching the film last night, my sister came in as Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were wrestling in the water and when she saw it, she quoted from the Mighty Boosh 'you have to marry me now, you've seen my downstairs mix-up.'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:48, Reply)

The last time I went
was in October, and it was ok then with a half wetsuit. I wouldn't want to try it in winter, but I would love to go again sometime.
Surfbash anyone?
(berk, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:58, Reply)

nice idea
do you live near the coast?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:01, Reply)

Sadly I do not
in fact I probably live as far away from the coast as it's possible to be in the UK - in Birmingham. I used to live near Blackpool though, I'm not sure which is worse...
(berk, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:03, Reply)

fair enough
but a surfbash would be amazing if there was a b3tan that lived close to a decent beach
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:05, Reply)

Vipros has a house
and he can surf. All we have to do is persuade him he wants to host...
(berk, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:06, Reply)

trouble is it still takes over an hour to get from my place to a decent surfing beach
which is why I go camping a lot.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:09, Reply)

camping surfbash then :)

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:12, Reply)

I'm always up for that
except for this weekend, when I've just called one off.

that's mainly because I did it last weekend and with sonisphere next weekend I need a break
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:15, Reply)

sounds reasonable
but yeah should definitely try and organise this
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:20, Reply)

the difficulty is that it would be weather and surf dependent.
not such an issue for me as I live nearby, but for others travelling from some distance it could be a pain.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:24, Reply)

it really is both of those things
I surf all year round, but from December till April you tend to wear a horribly expensive 5mm wetsuit, boots, gloves and hood, which all make it harder to do.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:03, Reply)

I'm undecided
I'd give it a shot this summer before need for specialised equipment rather than just a rental, but since I'm going to row this Michaelmas term, I might be stronger if I wait
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:07, Reply)

rowing will help definitely as it works the back , shoulders and arms

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:08, Reply)

I'm hoping that I can become good again
used to do it, loved it, would be nice to pick it back up
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:11, Reply)

I haven't rowed anything for years

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:17, Reply)

I got out of bed at 6.25am to go running
I don't know whether to hate you for your lie-in or taunt you for your slovenly nature, knowing that I can outrun you easily
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:12, Reply)

You wouldn't outrun Vipros
if he was in his car.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:16, Reply)

I would if I led him into a 5mph zone

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:19, Reply)

You could be done for running in excess of the speed limit then

( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:21, Reply)

I don't think it applies to pavements

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:23, Reply)

I saw someone yesterday avoid traffic by going on the pavement and overtake a load of cars.
True story.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:26, Reply)

Was it a 4x4?
Stretching the definition of 'off-road' a bit far.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:28, Reply)

Nah', but I had a really friend Nigerian cab driver, who I was in when I saw it.
He laughed and said it reminds him of back home, then he told me all sorts of stories about back home, Nigeria sounds like a good place to live, as long as you ignore all the crime.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

you were in a nigerian cab driver?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)

That made no sense, what I said.....
"Nah', but I had a really friendly nigerian cab driver, who's cab I was in when I saw it".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:22, Reply)

I don't think my car goes that slow
it goes straight from zero to 30
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:30, Reply)

Is that true?
Or is it that your massive fat foot mashes the pedal straight into the floor?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:33, Reply)

of course it's not true
that would be ludicrous
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:41, Reply)

In 1st gear
with your foot off the accelerator, you'd be trundling along at about 5mph. I could work it out more accurately for my car if I could be bothered looking up the idle speed and gear ratios, but I can't.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:35, Reply)

it does indeed
it trundles along nicely in 2nd and to some extent 3rd as well.

useful for car parks and traffic jams
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:40, Reply)

Must make parking in ASDA a bit of a bitch.
*Taps accelorater for a microsecond, and smashes into the car on the other side* "FUCK, not again !" *taps it again, and goes through front door* "..... shit".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:37, Reply)

it's not easy I must admit
you get used to it though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:40, Reply)

I imagine when you tap the accelorator and VRRRM VRRMMM the car....
... it sounds like an angel screaming and the devil singing.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:42, Reply)

yeah
those 1.9 litre turbo diesel engines really make an exceptional sound
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:44, Reply)

I donno what that means, donno much about cars.
So it's almost the size of a big bottle of coke?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:45, Reply)

It's a four cylinder
Each of the cylinders is about the size of a largish can of beer.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:47, Reply)

Do they fill up with petrol each time they go up and down?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 9:53, Reply)

air and diesel vapour

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:01, Reply)

In a four stroke diesel engine
some diesel is injected as the piston is coming up the cylinder, then it ignites by compression, forcing the piston down again. The next time it comes up, it pushes the exhaust gases out, then on the way down draws fresh air in. There's a system of valves which controls air in and out.

So every second stroke, fuel is introduced into the cylinder. But only a little bit.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:04, Reply)

Oh, ok.
Wouldn't a 1l be faster than 3l then, as it's the same amount of fuel, except it takes more energy to push up a 3l piston than a 1l piston, 'cus the energy is disipitated more?

I know that ain't true, but not sure why.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:14, Reply)

the 3l ones takes in more fuel and air
so the resulting explosion is bigger producing more power.

as I understand it anyway
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Indeed
More space for the fuel-air mixture, so a bigger explosion, as Vipros says.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Jul 2010, 10:16, Reply)