Venice Surf Report 07/25/08 The Boyos In The Bushes
Venice Surf Report Surf Report Southern California
There is some swell in the water, but the surfers in the water probably wouldn't say so..JPG)
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Lowish tide and a very disorganized swell mix just have it plain junky, mixed up and shifty. I watched for a solid fifteen minutes and neither of the two guys out on the north side got into anything at all. 
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It might be (shit, has to be) better up north, especially given the tide, maybe we will see oil continue to drop and those trips will get a little bit more affordable.
Sun making an early appearance, plenty of street parking left, two out, one more getting in, overall grade a C-.
Saw Tommy early this morning.
As you can see he is reading the LA Times just like any other man of leisure, striking a rather elegant pose as befitting a man of his position. .JPG)
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It is a bit curious that he would be perusing the movie ads as he has no money, and even if he did it would be a tough sell getting anyone to sit next to him in the close confines of a movie theater for 2+ hours given his (lack of) personal grooming habits, but I guess a man can dream, eh?
I went over to talk to him and he had a rather interesting story to tell..JPG)
"Hey, Tommy, what's happening?" I asked.
"Not much" he replied.
"The boyos over by the bathroom?"
He shook his head and pointed over towards the bushes. .JPG)
"No, they're sleeping over there now" he said. "The guys that clean the bathrooms were making them wake up too early so they moved over to the bushes, but then they were having a problem with the sprinklers turning on first thing in the morning."
"Really?"
"Yeah" he replied, "but they thought they had it figured out yesterday when they found a water valve and turned the thing off in the hopes of killing the sprinklers. Turns out what they had turned off, though, was the water supply to the bathrooms and showers, and once they had it closed couldn't get it back open. DWP came down and it took them something like 6 hours to figure out the problem."
"What about the sprinklers, they get them off?"
"Nope. But I guess they just don't care."
"I guess not" I replied.
Oh, those boyos, there's just no telling what sort of mischief they'll get into!
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4 comments:
Are there any good waves in Venice? It seems like whenever you do the report there's always swell or it just sucks.
Sam -
Not usually in the summer. I know this may seem hard to believe but I actually don't generate the waves, I just report on what I see.
Plus, ANY tide below ~2.5 ft. is almost guaranteed to suck, any single S/SW swell w/ nothing to cross it up is just about guaranteed to suck and any time there is no swell, well, that is really guranteed to suck.
So, for it to be good you need the following: tide 3ft+, a decent mix of swell that is crossing up and offshore winds. Just does't happen that often.
And, even if I am wrong, how come only 3 dudes in the water at 6 am?
DTS
DTS-
When is a good season for the surf then? Apparently we can't depend on your Poseidon powers to make some killer waves.
In the Massachusetts part of the country, that's considered Tsunami weather! Though we don't get a ton of swell, our waves aren't too big and you only get mini-rides. Still, a ride is a ride.
Oh, and good luck with the HoboOlympics. Let's just hope bacon isn't being served there.
Sam -
I am currently working on my Poseidon powers, once I get them fine tuned just let me know what kind of swell works best for you and I'll get it done.
I tried to enlist the boyos today but they were all still asleep, I'll have to try later today.
DTS
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