So he got it off you, sold it, then has now got it back? Through swapping another board...

Is Asea the guy on Tv in that PawnStars show...

I can not keep up anymore SP....its just all too confusing. I am almost ready to pull the pin. These Queenslanders are a strange bunch

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SP said...

So he got it off you, sold it, then has now got it back? Through swapping another board...

Is Asea the guy on Tv in that PawnStars show...

Yep that's him a real wheeler and dealer

shouldn't this topic include regrettable board buys

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Ted the Kiwi said...

I knew it Asea!!!!!!

So what is Simondo getting ?

Hey Prawnhead were you covered for insurance? What a bummer. Did you have access to any over boards to ride? That sounds like my worst nightmare.

yeah i did but you need to read the fine print
sporting goods max $100 max number of items 2
$200 bucks back for $1200 worth of boards and the rest be damned
getting money from the insurance company was like drawing blood from a stone!
airline didn't want to know about it
friend lent me a board which i promptly snapped ,(in my hands while trying to duckdive /save myself ,in some whitewater )
equivalent replacement cost in tahiti was around $1200 along with buying some clothes local boardies were about 60-70 Aus$ name brands were around $150-$160 once you did the conversion
only thing that is cheap in FP is fish and coconuts
still had a whale of a time though suffice to say teahupoo is not the only break.......but you need to have a boat or know someone that does!

Jeepers that sounds like an expensive n unlucky trip...glad u got some waves though. I had a mate go their years ago and he loved it - he also said the local ladies were pleasant on the eye

Hey Boofy, sorry to hear you miss your Redline but it is very very happy in Port Stephens

Prawnhead, your board loss story sure does suck (page 1)!

I was familiar with Sydney Airport back in late 1998 though mid 2000, getting the place ready for The Olympics. Major upgrades at International.

I commented to several people that security during that period looked lax (meaning "loose" pertaining to the bowels, let's not get started on the Bristol Chart! Sorry, I digress! ), lax, to say the least.

Every Tom, Dick & Harry had an Airside Security Pass, Duty Free Grog was getting thrown around like confetti, and there were "Towel Heads" (*1) manning several major Security Gates. Plus, the Northern Eastern Gate heading to a main staff carpark was almost completely void of security. Un-manned, and no camera. Any old Joe could have walked in with any old Tom's pass on their neck. Under 5 minutes later, you can be at the main Baggage Hub, back of house, with all the checked bags rolling through in front of your eyes.

So lax... I used to shake me head at how bad that joint was at that point in time. Extremely compromised, from several angles. Easy access, most bags were un-screened / un-x-rayed (equipment wasn't completely operational)... In-coming baggage was in the same boat... If someone knew the exact bag to look for, it would have been relatively easy to sneak it out the gate. There would have still been risks, but it would have been easy enough.

*1 - Towel Heads - yes, I'm referring to men of Middle Eastern Appearance, physically wearing head dress. Sure, a proportion of them would have just been going about their job, no problem... But I swear a potion of them would have been getting a cut... Money would corrupt some of them in about 1 minute flat! Sorry for telling it like it is! Might sound like I'm racist as hell, but actually I'm not... I'm just trying to set the scene of circa 1999 Sydney Airport.

So Simodo wd u say that those drugs were planted in the boogie board or just not taken out

Not going there Ted!
At least your comment shows that you actually read that diatribe!

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Simondo said...


"Towel Heads"

*1 - Towel Heads - Might sound like I'm racist as hell, but actually I'm not...

what no curry munchers

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Simondo said...

Not going there Ted!
At least your comment shows that you actually read that diatribe!

Diatribe Simo ..... fark that's a bloody impressive word mate

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BulldogPup said...

Simondo said...

Not going there Ted!
At least your comment shows that you actually read that diatribe!

Diatribe Simo ..... fark that's a bloody impressive word mate

Im suprised you could spell it.

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Simondo said...

Not going there Ted!
At least your comment shows that you actually read that diatribe!

I got a bad case of diatribe after a bad indian feed one night.

nope