Any way to convince my dad...

by **kwik surfer92...** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:33 am

...that there are no frickin .5" thick life vests made for surfing? Otherwise, without one, and can't go further out than my lower chest and I/'m about 5' 9"/5' 11". This is extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely GAY!!!!

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by **surf patrol** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:42 am

A regular wetsuit gives you added buoyancy and don't forget you will have a big floatation device strapped to your leg!

by **babyboarder89** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 8:31 am

haha. i was just wondering what flotation device you were talking about then. duh.

by **kwik_surfer92** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:36 pm

Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

by **coz** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:05 pm

hmmmmmm this is a tough one. well me and my friends have gotten hit in the head many times and we were fine. there was no swelling or anything. anyway your chances of getting hit in the head are minimal b/c the white wash pushes the board in front of you. it would take some pretty big surf to knock you unconsious. like 9 ft maybe. also when you get hit in the head it is usually b/c you were swimming back up to the top and you hit your head on your board.

by **oslo** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:01 pm

kwik_surfer92 wrote:Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

This is what C. Darwin called natural selection.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 11:15 pm

oslo wrote:
kwik_surfer92 wrote:Ya, but my dad doesn't want a bouyancy aid, he wants a flotation vest., He says if I get his in the head and I get knocked unconcious, I'll drown cuz I won't go to the top.

This is what C. Darwin called natural selection.

hahaha. just wait til your 18 then. or til you have a car or something.

by **kwik_surfer92** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:37 am

I'm not gonna wait that long to learn how to surf. I'm 13.

by **babyboarder89** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:15 pm

tell your dad the sea is full of wonderful caring surfers who will keep you from drowning.

by **Otter** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:03 am

G's if getting hit in the head is all he's worried about, get a helmet. Not alot, but some people use them here in San Diego.

by **Guest** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:35 am

Tell your Dad if your're out surfing in the real ocean you're much less likely to come to harm than when you're talking to nasty ole men in internet chat-rooms.

LOL !!!

by **jacker-man** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:41 am

that you have a big buoyancy aid strapped to your leg, that you can wear a helmet, that there are many caring surfers out there, and what the hell does he think LIFE GUARDS are for????? this may persuade him!
LOL if not unlucky dude!just read our stories and see what a great time were all having!
Sorry!
Callum.:):):):):)

by **jethro-bodine** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:17 am

Tell him if he won't let you surf for that reason then tell him that he cannot drive, eat meat, walk across the road, or anything like that cause you have just as much of a chance to die if not more doing that stuff.

Your dad sounds like a woman. Kick him in the nads and run out in the ocean (joking by the way).

by **Inletsurfer** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:53 pm

nobody drowns on my watch :wink:

Nobody wants to see others introuble. A surfer will always do whatever he can to save someone. its an unwriten rule

by **blackflag4456** » Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:00 am

yea dude totaly its not like ur gonna be paddling into the line up and some guy sees a surfboard at the top and no guy on it and just sit there until the next wave comes

by **WiNzA** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:11 am

wtf r u talking about?
tell him to let u surf and u wont take his car out and crash it

by **namino tsume** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 4:57 pm

i had this probalem when i was starting to surf. my dad is a reasonable man so when i gave him some of these reasons he let me go. but you pretty much have to tell him that surfing is not dangerous and youll be fine and no matter what he says you still gonna go anyways :D

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