I've decided to give it all up and spend the rest of my life surfing

[fireman15]

I have had a few surf boards over the years, but never really got into it. I do still have 4 hang gliders. George Worthington was in his 60s when he set a hang gliding distance record in 1980 of over 105 miles and an altitude record of over 17,000 feet using a Mitchel B-10. One of the guys I used to hang glide with was in his 70s. Hang gliding is a lot less physically demanding than surfing.

[dr_lew]

I have had a few surf boards over the years, but never really got into it.

Well hell, how many surf boards do you have to buy before you're "into it" ?

I rented a surf board once, in Ocean City, NJ, when I was just a kid in the sixties. I got up once in 3 to 4 foot waves, and got cursed out by some guy for cutting him off. End of career.

[Behind the Blue Wall]

Hang loose! I’ve surfed about 130 spots or so, and Malibu still stands out as the best wave of them all. It’s not necessarily the best place in the world for a beach bum given the cost of living around there, but if you can make it work, good for you!

[fireman15]

Well hell, how many surf boards do you have to buy before you're “into it” ?

I have farted around at the beach and had a good time but have never been a proficient surfer. In my view it is a lot of work for not a lot of thrill, and living in the Northwest... ocean water is cold even in the summer. The advantage is the waters are not crowded. I tried surfing once in Hawaii but even though the water was warm... every where we went there were tons of other people.

I have barely spent a thousand dollars on surfing stuff in the last 40 years. My other “hobbies” have cost tens of thousands of dollars and a significant amount of time. There is a major difference in both commitment and investment. That would be my definition of when you are into something.

[dfwgator]

“Brian, we have a citation here for you sir under Section 936A of the California Catch a Wave Statute. Brian, you’re in violation of Paragraph 12: failing to surf, neglecting to use a state beach for surfing purposes, and otherwise avoiding surfboards, surfing and surf.”