You're not alone in the water...

Discussion in 'Esther's Follies' started by ctrl+alt+del, Aug 12, 2010.

  1. ctrl+alt+del

    ctrl+alt+del 500+ Posts

    This footage was taken at San Onofre, CA right by where I lived in 2008. I used to surf that area all the time at Old Man's, Trails, and Dogpatch. This video just serves as a reminder that you're not alone in the water. If they wanted to eat you, they would.
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  2. overmaars

    overmaars 1,000+ Posts

    That's why I don't surf. [​IMG]
     
  3. ProdigalHorn

    ProdigalHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Yeah if you go to So Cal in the summer, you're swimming with great whites. Good news is they aren't nearly as interested in people as we sometimes think, especially when they're still young and aren't in the seal-eating mode yet. (Now having said that, getting on the water with the big adults might be a whole other story! [​IMG] )

    I go scuba diving from time to time when I go to Hawaii, and last trip got to see a 6-foot white tip from about 30 feet away. He looked pretty bored by the whole thing.
     
  4. TNLonghorn

    TNLonghorn 500+ Posts

  5. Texanne

    Texanne 5,000+ Posts

    One you go beyond ankle deep, you're trespassing.
     
  6. GemStateJim

    GemStateJim 2,500+ Posts

    Footage like that makes me feel much better (and safer!) about my mountain biking ...
     
  7. TigerPride

    TigerPride 1,000+ Posts

    I kept hearing the background music from Jaws while watching that. I think it's on Discovery, one of the shark shows where they get an attack on film. Devastated a researchers leg.
     
  8. Son of a Son

    Son of a Son 1,000+ Posts

    Just remember, "Charlie don't surf!"
     
  9. TigerPride

    TigerPride 1,000+ Posts

    "If I say it's safe to surf this beach, IT'S SAFE TO SURF THIS BEACH!"
     
  10. immtex

    immtex 100+ Posts

    I don't go anywhere that I'm not at the top of the food chain.
     
  11. SunBurntOrange

    SunBurntOrange 500+ Posts

    I ain't even getting in the hot tub anymore.
     
  12. wherzwaldo

    wherzwaldo 1,000+ Posts

    This girl knows a thing or two about surfing and sharks.

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  13. Texanne

    Texanne 5,000+ Posts

    And she STILL SURFS?????

    No. *******. Way.
     
  14. GemStateJim

    GemStateJim 2,500+ Posts

    So much for once bitten, twice shy.
     
  15. Burnt Orangeman

    Burnt Orangeman 1,000+ Posts

    that shark would get a mouth full of fecal chum before he got a mouthful of me
     
  16. YoLaDu

    YoLaDu Guest

    yeah, i sure as hell would not have my feet dangling on either side of my board in that situation.
     

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