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To Surf or Not to Surf? ~Scat is the Question~
My wife thought of that. The good news is that I did not even have my board with me. It was a beautiful day in Ventura. When I rounded that bend in the 101 and saw C St firing, it hurt. I had to go get a better look and even found a front row spot in the free lot. I saw nice big meaty NW swell on nearly glassy water. Hard to tell much from my point and shoot picture, but the waves were well overhead and peeling. There is a rider up on the right side who had a great ride approaching that section. Mostly SUPs & longboards at C St but I am sure all the usual shortboard spots were probably on. The lineup was not too crowded, but there were a few hardy or fool-hardy out.

I can't remember the last time we had real rain, but I would guess around March. So 8 months of trash & turds, insecticides & fertilizers, oil & antifreeze just got douched into Mother Ocean by the nice three day rain Southern California just had. Seems best to me to give the ocean a few days to chew on it. So the boards and wetsuits stay in the garage for now, even if it hurts. I'm sure the guys that braved the lineup did not miss me. If they get pink eye or advanced crotch rot, I won't miss them in the lineup once the water settles.