Surf Cams, not in my backyard...(I live east of 5)...

Hey NeoN,

We had a great two-week stretch of surf at WindanSea last month, and EVEN I caught a few waves there. I bet you, BK and the rest of your crew was stoked on that south swell!

(If even 1% of the surfing community could surf as well as you and your team, and have 50% of your environmental awareness, this world, for surfers, at least, would be a better place!)

Which brings me to the surf cam issue. I got a little dizzy reading the posts regarding surf-cams, etc. but this part of a thread From:

'Aywayz, to each his own. For the most part there is not a thing anyone can do about a cam pointing at their fave beach, so deal with it. It doesn't mean there will be a million more kooks comin to your break. It's not like if you don't have cam access you will never know about the break, this is So. Cal., no secret spots here.'

A group wanted to put a surf cam at WindanSea last year, or maybe it was the year before...anyway...the head-cam-guy came to a WindanSea Surf Club meeting at made a really nice gesture: He asked the club members for their opinion(s) of the idea. That was probably a mistake on his part, but at least he made the effort to explain WHY a cam, pointed at the line-up at WindanSea, would not create any crowd related problems. Club members did not resort to violence, but I think there was consensus that all surf cams should be aimed at the San-O, Trestles area….JUST KIDDING!!

Anyway, even though at this time I live EAST of 5, I depend upon my own, 40 years of surf experienced eyes, for making a surf decision.

I don't even know if there is a cam at WindanSea now, but I have a feeling that, whatever price the surf cam guys would pay a WindanSea resident to place a cam in their picture window, that amount would be matched, and bettered, by WindanSea surfers willing to pay for a no cam view.

An...Skyman, you're so right, there are NO 'secret spots' in So. Cal, so just keep your eyes on the cams, the crowds, and smile.

Bill Andrews
http://community.webshots.com/user/bill_andrews21 http://alwayssports.com

Yep. I remember that meeting. The crew was really cool to me. They explained why it was not a good idea, and I had to agree. We shook hands and that was that.

Ted

Yo Ted,

Well, at least I can put a face to the 'cyberkahuna'.

I have to admire you, you kept a straight mug, and your composure, in the onslaught of some pretty banal reasons for ban the cam.

By the way, the guy who chased you out the door and down the street is an East-Coaster...I think he was trying to demonstrate his newly discovered WindanSea macho...everybody in the club would have probably cheered if you had popped him one!

Bill Andrews
http://community.webshots.com/user/bill_andrews21 http://alwayssports.com

Thanks.

They guy who chased me out had me confused with another web site, one that Microsoft was trying to develop. He had sent a nasty e-mail to the web master, and received a really nasty e-mail in return. Your basic F

Yeah. You said you agreed. But there's a cam at Windansea on your website anyway.

I am coming to love the way you write Ted. You say that you agreed with them and 'that was that' suggesting that you would not put up a cam. But, of course, you have one there. Bill Clinton has nothing on you.

'And that was that' Gawd, that's great.

What cam? Those are stills.

This is quite common in at least modern American society-

'I don't mean to be (insert some despicable quality here) but I will (insert some despicable behavior here)'

As if verbally dismissing it takes away the responsibility?

You are mistaken. That is a still photo, not a live cam.

Ted

It is a still picture like I said in the previous post. No one objected to the still pictures. We have been covering that areas for almost 5 years now. No one from the club has said anything at all to me.

Ted

The meeting in question was regarding the proposal to put up a live cam. There are several sites putting up reports and still pics and even a short video clip of WindanSea on a daily basis.

To my knowledge, there is still no live, real-time video being broadcast on the WWW of the spot, and certainly not by Ted. He has been true to his word. I can't fault him for that, but I am concerned about why he won't support Neon's anti-tollroad campaign. Certainly a link to the info is not that much to do.

TT

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 02:55:09 GMT, 'Cyber Kahuna'

Sue him.........