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Hugo - VitaminE - 08-16-2005

I've been gabbing with Bill about surfin'. Turns out we were both surfing the carolina coast for Hurricane Hugo.

I was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point at the time. The base was all closed up. All of the planes had been evacuated, so there was nothing to do, but wait out the storm. A bunch of fella were sitting outside with a keg of beer on some lawn chairs when the Officer of the Day shows up. He didn't care so much that they were drinking he didn't want any problems with the keg flying away when the storm hit. He gave the guys a list things to correct before he came back otherwise he'd shut 'em down.

1. Secure the keg so it can't blow away
2. Ensure the plastic cups don't fly away
3. Tape up the windows

30 minutes later the Captain comes back to see the boys dug a hole in front of the barracks and buried the keg up to the tapper and punched a hole in the rim of their cup and tied them 30+ feet of string to nearby tree. The windows on the front of the barracks read 'Welcome Hugo' in tape. Old boy just laughed and went on with his business.

Anyway back to surfing. The local radio station was giving updates on the storm, the hurricane had turned inland in South Carolina. Finally the base opened the gates and we took off for the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras. Traffic en route to Hatteras sucked we jumped out at Kill Devil Hills and surfed the break across from Kitty Hawk.

Hugo - Bill - 08-16-2005

VitaminE Wrote:surfed the break across from Kitty Hawk.

:|

I'm suprised we didn't step on each other....there were so many heads in the water it was almost not fun...having to jokey for waves with 5-8 other doods and still being able to reach over and punch someone in the mouth.

Hugo - BIRD33 - 08-16-2005

A friend and I went to Delaware to catch the tail end of Hugo,Im sure nothing like what you guys dealt with but I remember almost getting sucked out to sea 2 or 3 times.

Hugo - Bill - 08-16-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:A friend and I went to Delaware to catch the tail end of Hugo,Im sure nothing like what you guys dealt with but I remember almost getting sucked out to sea 2 or 3 times.

when we started out in j-ville it was like 15-16 ft, glassy, tubed out....felt like surfing north shore. that was monday, I think, tuesday when we left savannah it was pretty much just a choppy mess.

Hugo - BIRD33 - 08-16-2005

Bill Wrote:when we started out in j-ville it was like 15-16 ft, glassy, tubed out....felt like surfing north shore. that was monday, I think, tuesday when we left savannah it was pretty much just a choppy mess.

In DE it was more like 8 to 10 footers, thats almost unheard of there.

Hugo - Bill - 08-16-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:In DE it was more like 8 to 10 footers, thats almost unheard of there.

one of the reasons both my boards hang over my pool table in the basement.

Hugo - VitaminE - 08-16-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:A friend and I went to Delaware to catch the tail end of Hugo,Im sure nothing like what you guys dealt with but I remember almost getting sucked out to sea 2 or 3 times.

It's common knowledge blackies can't swim.

Hugo - Bill - 08-16-2005

BIRD33 Wrote:A friend and I went to Delaware to catch the tail end of Hugo,Im sure nothing like what you guys dealt with but I remember getting sucked off by seaman 2 or 3 times.

Ya'll missed a good ftfy here.....

Hugo - snarg - 08-16-2005

ya gotta watch out for the seamen on the poopdeck (sup peter griffin)

Hugo - SanDog - 08-16-2005

I just got back from 8 days in Wrightsville beach. There was no real decent surf last week, but we paddled out anyway and had a blast.

Hugo - BIRD33 - 08-16-2005

VitaminE Wrote:It's common knowledge blackies can't swim.


Im living a lie.