Tales from a Ventilation Lunatic

[sternwake]

Before the pandemic, I could find windows late morning/ early afternoon where parking was not ridiculous and neither were the numbers in the water. Was already sacrificing light wind/glassy conditions just to be able to surf with few others around, but that was a good enough compromise for me.

Once everybody started working from home, then realized they did not even need to live where they were to work from 'home' seems they all flocked here, and have all the free time in the world. They order their 100$ chinese disposable softtop surfboards, and just turn the lineups into a total shitshow of the worst aspects of human behavior.

The last time I surfed, almost each wave I got, There would still be fools trying to drop in.
Does it sound like a good idea to jump infront of a bus? apparently they are sure they are well iwithin their rights to do so and the bus must simple stop.

The times where I called them off with fire in my eyes, there would be idiots just completely in the way, and in order to not run them over, I'd have to straighten out and watch the wave peel off without me.

It does seem there is little if any chance of the average lineup flotsam becoming less ignorant or inconsiderate, or entitled, and I would love nothing more than to be able to live and surf in a nice quiet area with few others around.

Unfortunately such areas are usually heavily localized, by those who don't want their spots turning into this absolute overcrowded shitshow that southern California has become, and became long ago.

Its just now the whole 'lookit me!!!!!!" narcissistic entitled generation has decided they are going to learn to surf.

I'm hoping that surfing goes back to being viewed solely the pasttime of deadbeats and losers.
But now surfing is in the Olympics.
I hope those enamored of the idea of starting surfing, are instead turned off, when they realize how boring it is to watch when conditions are tiny windblown slop, in some overrun polluted urban area.