This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the authors imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

This will now become Hypo's thread, I will post all stories here Thanks dudes

This is the link to parts 4,3,2,1

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?CAT_NAME=Surfing&F_SUBJECT=Longboarding&T_SUBJECT=Hypo-part-4-ending

Part 5 here

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/Hypo-aint-dead-Part-5/

Part 6 here

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/Hypo-gets-Thunderstruck/

Part 7 here

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/Hypo-and-Detective-Jacobs/

Part 8
Later that evening Hypo and Peanut went for a walk to the beach. They sat in the sand with a couple of beers.
They sat quietly for a few minutes until Hypo spoke
"You really stood up for me today, Peanut" he said
"I wont forget that, Ill let Jockey know what you did too"
"Thanks" said Peanut
"I did think of bailing out on you you know," said Peanut
"Haha laughed Hypo, I thought you were going to"
"Do you think they will catch you for that other stuff?" asked Hypo
"Possibly said Peanut, depends if other people can keep their mouths shut"
Hypo pondered
"Its our last night here then eh" said Hypo
"Yeah" said Peanut
"Its been a good two weeks," said Peanut
"What are you going to do now Peanut?" asked Hypo
"Cheryl and I are going to cruise down the coast in the van, just take each day as it comes"
"I still have money left over so I wont have to find work for 6 months or so"
"And she wants to get away from here so its decided"
"Sounds nice" said Hypo
"How about you Hypo what are you going to do?"
Hypo was quiet for a little while
"Well Id really like to stay close to Cassie, but you heard those coppers, their going to kick my arse, if I show my face in town, and there's sweet FA rentals around here, not that I could afford it, and I dont want to go back to Sydney, so I guess Ill be landing on Jockeys doorstep on Monday, and thats 700 kays away!"
"Cant cassie go with you?" asked Peanut
"She's got a good job, she worked hard to get, I dont want her to give that up. She needs money to live, she cant live with the arse hanging out of her pants like I do.
"Hey those uniformed guys looked like hard mother farkers didnt they" said Hypo
"Oh fark" said Peanut your not kiddin" "Scared the sh1t outa me I couldnt look at them"
"If I stay here they will get me" lamented Hypo
Fark!! Hypo exclaimed
They walked back to the house and went to their rooms.
Cassie was very quiet, Hypo and her talked little through the night
In the morning he checked the surf, but not much was happening.
Peanut and Cheryl were packed up and ready to leave by 9am
The girls said goodbye to each other, there was a few tears. Cheryl gave Hypo a kiss and a hug, "youre a good guy Hypo, she said, dont forget that."
"OK said Peanut were off, Hypo bro, well what can I say,"
"Thanks for the ride" said Peanut
"Thanks to you too Peanut, and dont forget Ill tell Jockey how you came through for me"
Peanut and Cheryl waved goodbye smiling.
Hypo and Cassie were both kind of down, the energy was really low.
"Want to come for a walk on the beach?" asked Hypo
"No, said Cassie you go, I want to clean up a bit and get my things together" she said glumly.
While he was down the beach Hypo saw Eric
"Hey up" Eric called out
Hypo replied unenthusiastically
"Why so glum John he asked?"
Hypo kind of blurted out the scenario, cops, girl, have to go,dont want to, no money.......... etc etc........
"Hmmmm" said Eric
"So why dont you come stay on my place?"
Hypo's ears pricked up
"I have a caravan on the block, it aint no palace and you can stay there until whenever, and your girl can visit you there on weekends"
"The cops never go out there, theres not much happens out there"
"Besides Id like some company, especially a friend of Jimmys"
Hypos mood changed instantly
"Yeah!? He asked yeah!?"
"Eric thats farkn fantastic!"
"Just come by later today and we'll set it up for you" said Eric
Hypo was very excited.
"Ok ok said Eric, just dont hug me, Im old school remember"
Hypo ran back to the point house.
He stopped at the door and pretended to be sullen again.
Cassie was glumly packing her things.
She looked at his face, he couldnt hide it.
"What?" she said
"Why do you look so happy?"
"I just spoke to Eric" said Hypo
"He said I can stay at his place, the cops dont go out there!"
"Which means I'm stayin!"
Cassie screamed and jumped onto Hypo
"Oh Hypo" she smothered him in kisses
"How cool is that!?" she said
"Yeah It's pretty cool" said Hypo
"Its pretty farkin cool"

Awesome it's on

cant wait till tomorrows episode.
i dont trust Eric...well you dont talk about kissing mates... unless your chrispy

Pretty cool

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MickPC said..

Pretty cool

Yep keep it upThanks for the effort..

Hypo meets The Stoned Guru
Hypo and Cassie drove out to Erics place
It was about 40 kays south of the point on a dirt road
Eric showed them around the property
The van was about 800m from the house and was at the back of the block which overlooked the ocean
It had an annexe and a shed nearby
Hypo really liked it
"Theres a beach break down below" said Eric
"Its a bit of an effort to get down the cliff and back again but you've got it to yourself"
Cassie liked the spot too.
"So Eric what kind of rent do you want?" asked Hypo
"Rent? I hadnt thought of that." he said
"How about you just repair the fences and remove any lantana? Just at your own pace no hurry"
"Ok sure" said Hypo
Eric wandered back to the house and Hypo and Cassie had a look around
"Wow this is so nice" said Cassie
It was pretty basic, and Hypo couldn't tell if Cassie was humoring him or not, it was good enough for Hypo, but he guessed Cassie was just happy to have him nearby.
They spent the next few hours settling Hypo in then Cassie had to leave.
"Glad your staying near me she said," as she kissed Hypo goodbye
"See you on Friday night she said with a wink, and save some energy ok?"
Hypo laughed, "no worries see you" he called
Hypo crashed and didnt wake till 5am
He walked out to the cliff edge overlooking the sea
Choice spot he thought to himself
Eric had said he could pick a board out of the shed to use as he had lots of spares
Eric wasnt kidding
When Hypo found his way into the shed he found nearly 100 surfboards dating back to the mid sixties!
It was like a surfing museum
He was in surfboard heaven
Some really rare boards and collectibles
There was about 50 Stoned Guru surfboards which were really popular and much sought after
He took an old single fin down the cliff face and with the pup tagging along and found a 3 foot left and right peak to play on
It was a classic morning which included some dolphins playing nearby
"just give me sunshine through till autumn" Hypo sang
After an hour or so he was hungry so struggled back up the cliff face for some eggs and juice, Pup had some wheat bix
Later in the morning he saw Eric return to the house
He walked over to chat
"So you found a board then" he asked
"Yes" replied Hypo
"You have some nice boards, Eric"
"Thanks"
"Where did you get all those stoned guru boards from?"
"Why do you ask?" Eric got a little defensive
"There just so rare but really popular"
"I remember Jimmy had one that he wouldn't let anyone near it and he never loaned it, not even to me" said Hypo
Eric smiled
"What board was that?" he asked
"It was a 6'8" swallow tail"
"Yeah I remember that one" Eric said
"So how did you get to have so many?" Hypo asked again
Eric hesitated..........."I made them" he said
Hypo was a little shocked
"You mean youre the stoned guru? asked Hypo
Eric seemed a little annoyed, but stopped himself
"It was just a joke at first"
"Me and jimmy made up the name"
"We made a few boards together, but he went to indo and I just carried it on"
"We started making boards just for ourselves and mates, but it started to turn into a full on business, farkn people hassling me all the time, so I got the sh1ts with it and pulled the plug, just came out here and made enough boards to pay the bills."
"The board building was keeping me out of the water, not keeping me in it which was why we started doing it"
"I still make boards, probably takes me 2-3 months to make one, Im lucky to make 4 boards a year, but I do enjoy it, and I usually sell them to the old guys down on the point."
"They like my shapes, all hand shaped and glassed. I just like making boards for my friends."
Hypo was stoked
He laughed to himself, daggy old Eric was the stoned guru
"Maybe you and I could make one together" Eric suggested
Sure!! Said Hypo
We could call it Hypo and The Stoned Guru
Hypo and Eric looked at each other and laughed.........

x 5 !

The Stoned Guru's Hypo model
Hypos routine of morning surfs continued for the next few weeks. He also spent about 20 hours or so a week fixing fences.
Cassie came over on the weekends and all was going well there
One day Eric turned up with a ute full of blanks
As he was unloading them into the shed Hypo wandered over
"So you ready to start making a few boards?" asked Eric
"Sure" Hypo said uneasily, "but you know said Hypo Ive only made a few and that was with jimmy, they were a bit rough"
"Tell you what said Eric you rough em out and I'll finish em how about that?" he asked
"Sure" said Hypo a little relieved
"So what kind should I start with?" asked Hypo
"Well at this point I reckon just get a blank and look at it and start imagining the type of board you would want for yourself, no one else."
Hypo listened intently
"So shall we start?" asked Eric
"Sure" replied Hypo
Eric was a good teacher. He praised Hypo and never criticized him
After a week of foam surfing Hypo had 3 boards ready for Eric
Hypo was a little shy about the result, but Eric was excited when he saw the roughed out blank
"Hey thats nice" said Eric
"Really?" said Hypo
"Yes yes, you have a good eye"
"So let me finish these babies and then we can glass them together ok?"
"Ok" said a smiling Hypo
After another week or so of working on the boards, in between surfing and chillin out, the finished boards were ready.
Eric had finished the boards to a high quality, good enough for a board shop Hypo thought.
"So shall we take them for a test ride?" asked Eric
"Of course" said Hypo
The boards went well, the waves were only small but Hypo felt great satisfaction riding a board he had designed and built.
"Why dont we take the spare board and put it in the surf shop and see if we can get a few orders?" asked Eric
"Ok" said hypo
They went into the surf shop with the finished board
The owner knew Eric
"Hey there Eric, he said what you got there?"
"Well, said Eric this is a prototype of the new Hypo model"
Hypo felt embarrassed
"Very nice" said Derek
I thought you werent into selling boards anymore
"Well this is a special project" said Eric
"Can you leave it in the shop and see if anyone is interested in placing an order?" asked Eric
"Stoned Guru is an old brand name now, but we will see if there is any interest." Derek said in a non committal way
Hypo was buzzing, his own model, far farkin out! Wait till he tells cassie, and....jockey! and the rest of the crew!
On the way back in the ute Eric asked,
"You up for making a few more Hypo?
Of course replied Hypo, he felt energised by the prospect.
"What say we go 50/50 on costs and profit if we get any orders?" asked Eric
"Sure" said Hypo
Eric leaned over and they shook hands. Eric was excited, as excited as when he and Jimmy embarked on the same project all those years ago.
Later in the day back at the surf shop a few local surfers were looking at the boards
One was looking at Hypos board and called to his mate
"Hey have a look at this, this is a nice board" he said
"Yeah it is, Fark thats a stoned guru!" said the second surfer
"I didnt think they made these any more? asked the first surfer
'The Hypo Model', they both read the decal
"I thought that guy Hypo was just a made up story?" the second surfer asked
Derek wandered over "no he's a real guy, used to surf with Jimmy Ryan back in the old days, he and the Guru are making boards together now
Fark!! the surfers exclaimed excitedly
"What, around here?" they asked
"Yep, I am the exclusive agent for these boards," bull shi11ed, Derek
Would you like to place an order.
Yes both surfers replied quickly, 1 each.
"Ok I'll get the forms" and Derek moved quickly back to the counter.

I always thought Ted was the stoned guru

Mac will buy two, and Asea will buy two..................off mac

Makes me .....stories taking an awesome direction...enjoyed that, cheers

The Guru flicks off
About 2 weeks later Hypo and Guru were chillin on the veranda when Derek drove up
"Fark Guru you ever thought of getting a telephone or a fax machine?" he asked
"What do I need a telephone machine for said Guru, Id only have to answer it"
He and Hypo laughed
"Anyhow" said Derek
"Orders man I've got orders coming out of my ring a ding!"
He handed a bunch of surfboard order forms to Guru
"Fark me Derek" he said "what are you trying to do, make me work for a living?"
Hypo and Guru thumbed through the orders
"Leave it with us Derek"
"Come back in 6 weeks or so and well see how many we've got done" said Guru
"6 weeks?" Derek asked
"Yes" said Guru "could be longer depending on how the surf is" he smiled
The next month was a busy time for the pair
By the end of it they had 10 boards completed
For the next 6 months or so it continued and they just kept putting out boards and people kept ordering them.
One night Guru asked Hypo to come to the house for dinner
"Ive got something I need to talk to you about" said Guru in a kind of formal way
Hypo was perplexed
"Well Hypo you're a stand alone shaper now, he started,(a bit like an Abe Lincoln speech) "you can shape and glass a board from start to finish.
His manner was very awkward.....
....."Well its like this"........."I've decided to give the game away"
Hypo was a little shocked
"No come on, we're doing so well, no" protested Hypo
"Now just hear me out" said Guru
"In a month or so I'm going travelling"
"I'm planning to drive the van over to WA and then spend 6 months or more in Indo." "That's always been my dream to spend 6 months a year over there and I ain't getting any younger" said Guru. "There are some spots over there I want to surf that Jimmy showed me" he added.
Hypo listened
"I don't think I will be coming back here"
Fark Hypo thought, as his world began unraveling
I've got some land and a shack in WA and I will probably settle there when I get back from Indo.
Hypo was quiet.
He really felt like he was moving forward after a lifetime of scratching around for a living.
Now as usual it was turning to sh1t.
"There's more to it" Guru continued
"You can have the label The Stoned Guru, the only advice I can give you is, don't sign anything for anybody, especially that farkin Derek OK?"
"Ok" replied Hypo
"I'm going to sell all those old boards of mine"
"Some mad collector has offered me a truckload of money for the lot"
"What about the farm?" Hypo asked lamely
Guru smiled, "that's the good part" he said
"I'm signing the farm over to you and Cassie" replied Guru cheerfully
"It will be yours" he said
Hypo was stunned, he'd just been on a 15 minute emotional roller coaster ride.
"Ill need you both to sign some papers next week" Guru added
Hypo had tears in his eyes.
He jumped up and hugged Guru, thanking him
Guru tolerated the hug saying "its ok mate, its ok"
"Why are you being so generous?" Hypo asked
"When you get older in my case you need less, that's why they call me the Guru" he smiled
"Besides your almost family to me, being Jimmy's mate and all."
"Anyway I'm going to crash now"
"Probably see you in the morning surf" said Guru
Hypo said goodnight and walked out.
Farkin Cassie will wet herself, he thought
He couldn't sleep that night.
He just sat overlooking the ocean drinking a few beers and talking to his dog.

Geez Ant - it just gets better just when I thought it couldn't .... sweet mate sweet

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thePup said..
Geez Ant - it just gets better just when I thought it couldn't .... sweet mate sweet

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thePup said..
Geez Ant - it just gets better just when I thought it couldn't .... sweet mate sweet

^^^^ +1

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Hypo had a lot to think about.
He'd never owned property before and now he had 100 acres and a house!
Guru assured him that he would be ok in WA, apparently Guru purchased rural properties during the 70's while everyone else was partying and travelling around. He said at the time he picked up 'Hypos Farm' very cheaply.
Guru also passed on some board designs, that he had from the past and a few newer ones he had been working on
"Make sure the board business doesn't run you" he said "remember you run it, if its getting out of control just slow down production a bit. The stoned guru name will always be popular don't worry about that" he said.
Hypo was concerned about the workload, but he knew Barney had glassing and fins experience so that was one option.
Besides it would be up to him.
Cassie had an idea of just making boards on spec and advertising them on the internet and shipping them. Leave Derek out of it completely.
She was good with all that internet stuff.
Hypo still didn't even carry a mobile. He thought if someone has to talk to him they will find a way.
When Cassie arrived on Friday night Hypo didn't tell her straight away.
Usually they had the business of getting physically reacquainted after the week apart.
They settled down by about 1am.
"Guru's going to leave the business" he said
"Oh no" said Cassie "why?"
"He wants to leave this area and go travelling"
"Oh, so whats going to happen?" she asked
"Well he said I can have the Guru label"
"Oh that's good" said Cassie "but where will you live and work she asked?"
"Well that's the funny part" said Hypo
"Why?" she asked
"He said he's going to sign over the farm to me!"
"Wow Hypo that's unbelievable" she said
"I must be your lucky charm I think" she said
"Yeh, he he" said Hypo nervously
"There's more to it" he added
"Oh yeah whats that?" she asked
"He wants me to go 50/50 in the farm ownership with someone else"
"Oh" Cassie asked "who is that, Peanut?"
Hypo laughed again, "Peanut!? no not farkin Peanut!" "that would be a farkin nightmare" he said laughing
"So who then" she asked again
"You" Hypo said casually
Cassie sat up abruptly
What!?
"Yep he's signing the farm over to me and you" Hypo repeated
Cassie started crying
"Why are you crying?" asked Hypo
"Cause its so fantastic for you and me" she said through he tears
"I cant believe it" she said
"Oh you can believe it"
"We have to sign some papers next week and it will be transferred to us"
Next morning when Cassie saw Eric, he smiled and said good morning and she went up to him and hugged him
She was crying again.
"Thank you" Eric
"Your such a generous man to do that for us"
Eric was a little taken aback but softened and hugged her back a little
"Just look at it this way, it means the Guru label continues and this place stays in the family" Eric said
The following week Eric stayed true to his word and the deed transfer was initiated.
Cassie and Hypo seemed to become even closer now.

Ahhhh yes another single man champion bites the longboard foam dust

"Make sure the board business doesn't run you" he said "remember you run it"

Good advice there, try to let work revolve around life, not life revolve around work

Good read as always & a dream for many of us...some acres on the ocean with a few waves out front

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Ahhhh yes another single man champion bites the longboard foam dust

At first I wasn't sure either, but his life looks better with her around.

Hypo the country bumpkin??
The next month passed quickly. Eric moved on without much fanfare, he didn't want any kind of party. He just had an evening with a group of the old fellas from down the point and some local fishermen.
After he left Hypo felt kind of empty. He put the board making on hold much to Derek's chagrin.
He wanted some time to himself.
He'd spent his whole life up till now struggling financially and now it was if he had just come off a really fast wave and was planing onto flat water.
He couldn't imagine not having Cassie around. Some nights she would sing to him as they went to sleep. She knew all these country songs that her mum and dad used to sing. Hypo's favorite was country bumpkin. "she said hello country bumpkin" "hows the frost down on the pumpkin"
He went to visit Bert the farmer who was chuffed to see him and pleased that Hypo had stayed in the area.
He even gave Hypo some cheap cattle to run on the farm as a hobby. Hypos dog loved this.
Hypo also didn't feel the need to chase the big dangerous waves anymore. It was like he had nothing to prove.
He'd stopped binge drinking, and was much less reactive if anyone had a go at him.
He'd get on the farm bike and with the dog on board, ride up to the ridge and look over the countryside for hours.
Barney was now caretaking the point house for Jockey so he was stoked and he and Hypo usually met up every couple of weeks.
As some nights the weather was fine enough to go bush with his swag and the dog and his harmonica and camp out at night. He loved the open fire and the quiet. Some nights they would hear dingoes which scared his dog a bit.
He continued his early morning surfs and usually spent the day fixing fences, clearing lantana or moving the cattle to different paddocks.
He was always glad to see Cassie on Friday nights and if she wasn't part of the equation he doubts that he could spend the week days as he did.
He felt like he didn't want for anything.
At night he would often dream of the dolphin, same dream same place. The dolphin and he just sitting together in the morning glass with lots of sunshine.
One night he was talking to Cassie
"So are you ok with how things are going" he asked?
"What do you mean?" Cassie asked
"Well you and me, this place, your job and all."
"Yeah Im ok with everything" she said
"You not getting bored with me?" Hypo asked
Cassie laughed "why would I get bored with you?" she asked
"Well when you met me I was riding thunderstruck he said, now Im just some old farm guy like Bert"
Cassie laughed again "Hypo all my family are old farm guys like Bert" she said
"Yeah I suppose" said Hypo
"Hey I've been reading, he said, did you know that dingoes mate for life?"
"No I didn't know that"
"If one of the pair dies sometimes the other dies from grief" said Hypo
"Where did you read that?" she asked
"Oh Eric left some books behind"
"So your reading now too eh?" said Cassie
"Yes said Hypo Im becoming a real nerd aren't I?" he laughed
"Im a nerd farmer now" he said
"I used to be rock and roll, but now I'm country"
Cassie laughed
Hypo started singing "she said hello country bumpkin".........
He grabbed Cassie and started smooching her, she loved it and smooched him right back.

I fantasize about that kinda freedom, Joe hockey best be retiring nowhere before 70 or I'll be pissed...but at least I'll be working away paying off my lil 400m2 patch of land walking distance to my favourite local break

I very much appreciate and don't take for granted being able to write on this forum and get great feedback.
Since the stories or essays have taken a different direction, I feel like I should be writing about blood and guts and beer or surf and sex and whatever. When I started writing about Hypo it seemed more intense. Him asking Cassie is he boring, is probably me asking the readers is this getting boring? I'm not bored with it which I suppose is what matters, but I wouldn't like it if people thought it was lame.
I have lots of different scenarios about what could happen, but this current trend is the one that feels right. How many incidents with the police or near drownings does there need to be, maybe that stuff gets a bit boring to. Maybe this new trend is keeping it fresh. That's why I rely on guys like mickPC to be honest with me about the stories. (Also I'm always looking for a comment from thePup.) Cassie seems to be opening a whole new list of scenarios and I find it hard to write her out of it now. Its like Hypo having some intimacy that changes his life. Him going back to being a struggling loner just doesn't seem like much fun.
When I first had the idea of a story, I had a vision of a hard case sort of guy finding a surfboard and catching the train to the beach with the board and re discovering the joys of his childhood. It is from that point that he climbs out to reclaim his life. So I guess we are on track. I don't want it to fall into 'and they lived happily ever after'. Also I don't want it to become about just some kind of financial success story. That's why I put the board shaping business on hold. I want Cassie and Hypo to be together because they are soul mates.
It is a story about surfing and unless you surf or have been a surfer, the story may not appeal. I think surfing and being a surfer allows us to dream. Also I think there is a great deal of egalitarianism and camaraderie in surfing, which surfing is built on and to me is the core of being a surfer and that's what I am trying to write about. Cheers and Thanks

It's all good AG. keep it up. The story is twisting interestingly though ????

It's all good mate keep it up , you have plenty of fans here ,, don't doubt yourself. We all have different paths in life good and bad, some we choose some we don't . Just like hypo.

Ant - sometimes there are frothers who just deserve a good thing to happen , brings out the inner champion .... Brother Hypo's story is a cracker , also pretty sure the sweet sister Cass will keep him wired
This gem wouldn't be out of place in say Tracks Magazine for one example !!!
























And I thought the Dolphins equated to grommet time which in turn may evolve the shaping to another level .... but hey I may be wrong !!!!

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AnthonyG said..

I very much appreciate and don't take for granted being able to write on this forum and get great feedback.
Since the stories or essays have taken a different direction, I feel like I should be writing about blood and guts and beer or surf and sex and whatever. When I started writing about Hypo it seemed more intense. Him asking Cassie is he boring, is probably me asking the readers is this getting boring? I'm not bored with it which I suppose is what matters, but I wouldn't like it if people thought it was lame.
I have lots of different scenarios about what could happen, but this current trend is the one that feels right. How many incidents with the police or near drownings does there need to be, maybe that stuff gets a bit boring to. Maybe this new trend is keeping it fresh. That's why I rely on guys like mickPC to be honest with me about the stories. (Also I'm always looking for a comment from thePup.) Cassie seems to be opening a whole new list of scenarios and I find it hard to write her out of it now. Its like Hypo having some intimacy that changes his life. Him going back to being a struggling loner just doesn't seem like much fun.
When I first had the idea of a story, I had a vision of a hard case sort of guy finding a surfboard and catching the train to the beach with the board and re discovering the joys of his childhood. It is from that point that he climbs out to reclaim his life. So I guess we are on track. I don't want it to fall into 'and they lived happily ever after'. Also I don't want it to become about just some kind of financial success story. That's why I put the board shaping business on hold. I want Cassie and Hypo to be together because they are soul mates.
It is a story about surfing and unless you surf or have been a surfer, the story may not appeal. I think surfing and being a surfer allows us to dream. Also I think there is a great deal of egalitarianism and camaraderie in surfing, which surfing is built on and to me is the core of being a surfer and that's what I am trying to write about. Cheers and Thanks

I think you've got a great balance & foundation for continuing the awesome'ness...I can't speak for everyone, but you've certainly captured my dreams in writing as I said before. A place on the beach with waves out front, being your own boss & having a worklife revolving around living. Your contribution to the forum is a great asset, cheers mate

I cleaned up Hypo part 1 and posted it on a site called FictionPress

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Hypo takes a big drop
After Cassie went home Sunday night Hypo was really struggling with some thoughts and feelings
He was trying to put them out of his head but they just kept coming back
Next day he took a risk and went into town.
He snuck out again after getting what he wanted without the police seeing him, he didn't even know if they were still interested in him. He'd been off their radar now for over a year.
He went down to visit Bert, it had been 18 months or so since Bert found him in his barn.
"So how those cows going" Bert asked?
"There great replied Hypo, wally (hypos dog) loves to work them"
"Yep that dog is certainly bred for work" said Bert
"Not like you and me eh John" he joked
As they sat on the veranda, Bert's wife brought out some tea and cake
"Baked this cake this morning I did" joked Bert
Hypo laughed
"So John, eh you didn't come here to talk about cows did yer? He asked
"I got something big on my mind" said Hypo
"Real big" he said
"Go on" said Bert
"About my girlfriend" said Hypo
"I feel so strongly towards her".......
Hypo trailed off.. "did you know that dingoes mate for life?" he asked Bert
"Yars that's true" drawled Bert
"And if one dies the other can sometimes die from grief" said Hypo
"Yep heard that too" said Bert
"If Cassie died, I'd die too" said Hypo
Bert was quiet
"You know" said Bert "when you find a good woman, you don't want to let her go you know"
"What would you do if one of those flashy town fellas took her from you?" Bert asked
"Id probably murder him" Hypo said matter of factly
Bert laughed, "you are one of a kind John" he said
"So what are you doing to keep her" asked Bert
"Nothing really" said Hypo "she seems happy enough"
"You know John, a good woman like her can be very patient with us unreconstructed males" said Bert
"Read that in one of those womens magazines that the wife has lying around" Bert added
"Have a look at this" said Hypo
He produced and simple ring for Bert to look at
"Gee John she will love that"
"So what are you going to offer her?" her asked
"Well" Hypo said "it goes against everything and I mean everything I've said before but I just have this overwhelming urge to ask her to marry me"
"Yer marriage aint so bad" said Bert, besides your getting older John, better seal the deal before one of those townies snatches her away from you"
"Bert, I cant look at life without her, if she wasn't around Id probably die from the drink"
Bert looked at him and said "yes John I believe you would"
Hypo kept himself busy that week
He got plenty of farm work done, but no shaping
He cleaned the house and mowed the lawns
Even gave Wally a bath.
He shaved and while he was in town had a haircut
He had it all ready for Cassie
When she arrived Friday night Hypo felt nervous
He had dinner prepared and put some candles on an old wooden table which he covered with a plain clean tablecloth and set up everything on the veranda.
"Oh this is nice said Cassie whats the special occasion?"
"Oh nothing said Hypo just spoiling you for a change as your always spoiling me"
They finished dinner and Hypo brought out a bottle of wine that Bert had given him
"You know I gonna fark your brains out anyway tonight Hypo you don't have to go to so much trouble," she joked
"There's something I'd like to talk to you about" he said nervously
"Did you know that dingoes mate for life?" he asked
"Yes you told me that the other night" she said
"Well Cassie he said you know up to now I've had a pretty rough life, with lots of ups and downs, but since I met you I can not do justice to how much you've done for me, its kind of like I was dead before and you brought me back to life.
He'd run out of thing's to say
I went into town the other day he said and I bought you this"
He nervously shoved the ring at her
"Cassie I want you and me to be like a pair of dingoes" he said "I want us to mate for life, I couldn't live without you" he said.
Cassie's eyes filled with tears as she put the ring on, and kissing Hypo said" I feel the same Hypo I don't ever want to be apart from you either"
"So I don't have to worry about any townie taking you from me?"
She laughed a little at him,"there's no townie on earth I would leave you for" she said
So its you and me forever?" he asked her
"Forever!" she said
Whhoooo hooooo!!!! Howled Hypo, as he felt all the blood rush back into his body

he didn't say the words ...will you marry..so he can still technically get out of it.
plus havent you got a 1 week cooling off period

Epic,I'm enjoying the feel good story please don't make it too sad at any point