So a funny thing happened this weekend. Funny in the sense that time heals all wounds and makes one crappy event into a great story.
That's what happened this weekend. We had a crappy event turn into a good story. Funny even.
The story is called "The Time Brad's Surfboard Flew off the Back of the Truck onto the Highway."
It's a gooder.
The story goes something like this:
At 7:30 Saturday morning, we took off with a couple of our good friends to 'The Farm'. The Farm, just to rehash the subject, is our favorite beach, as it produces the most consistent waves and is basically paradise down the street.
I LOVE AUSTRALIA.
Anyways, we go, we surf, we read, we sun tan- all the essential ingredients to make a good weekend. After the morning session, we all decide to head down to our friend's parents house to have lunch, check out their farm and shoot innocent birds with a potato gun.
Some activities I chose to refrain from.
We toss the boards in the back of the truck and start heading down the highway and everything is all good until Brad exclaims that his board is no longer on the back of the truck.
And LIKE we would believe Brad when he makes such a comment because it is SO like Brad to make such a comment and it is SO not funny that he does it all the time.
But with one quick glance back we confirmed that, for once, Brad was actually serious.
His board was gone.
We pulled over and as we did so, we heard a sickening grinding on the road.
Not a good sound.
Brad's board, sitting on top of the other boards, had gotten caught by some wind and gone flying off the back of the truck. Before we had headed onto the highway, in a moment of pure genius, Brad had looped the small draw string of his board bag around a little hook on the side of the truck, and THAT little string saved his board's life.
We figure the board floated a little behind the truck until we slowed down, when it then proceeded to crash to the ground and grind, at a rapid pace, along the side of the board.
That board should be dead.
It should be broken. It should not be repairable.
But it is okay. Somewhat.
Definitely some solid cracking for about a foot along the edge of the board and a ripped board bag but, other than that, it is okay.
It's a surfing miracle.
We are already thinking of the sacrificial offerings we will have to bring in shame to the guy who made Brad's board and does all the repairs. Brad's track record with his board hasn't been so good and I think he's a little tired of cleaning up after Brad's bad luck with dings in his board.
Until the board is fixed, it is covered in duct tape which just makes it look like the crappiest board ever.
But it works.
I think there is some moral to this story.
It probably is something like, use a rope to tie up your boards when they're sitting on the back of a truck.
It'll stop them from flying out.
Profound lessons are being learned here on a daily basis.
Glad I'm able to share them with you.
That's what happened this weekend. We had a crappy event turn into a good story. Funny even.
The story is called "The Time Brad's Surfboard Flew off the Back of the Truck onto the Highway."
It's a gooder.
The story goes something like this:
At 7:30 Saturday morning, we took off with a couple of our good friends to 'The Farm'. The Farm, just to rehash the subject, is our favorite beach, as it produces the most consistent waves and is basically paradise down the street.
I LOVE AUSTRALIA.
Anyways, we go, we surf, we read, we sun tan- all the essential ingredients to make a good weekend. After the morning session, we all decide to head down to our friend's parents house to have lunch, check out their farm and shoot innocent birds with a potato gun.
Some activities I chose to refrain from.
We toss the boards in the back of the truck and start heading down the highway and everything is all good until Brad exclaims that his board is no longer on the back of the truck.
And LIKE we would believe Brad when he makes such a comment because it is SO like Brad to make such a comment and it is SO not funny that he does it all the time.
But with one quick glance back we confirmed that, for once, Brad was actually serious.
His board was gone.
We pulled over and as we did so, we heard a sickening grinding on the road.
Not a good sound.
Brad's board, sitting on top of the other boards, had gotten caught by some wind and gone flying off the back of the truck. Before we had headed onto the highway, in a moment of pure genius, Brad had looped the small draw string of his board bag around a little hook on the side of the truck, and THAT little string saved his board's life.
We figure the board floated a little behind the truck until we slowed down, when it then proceeded to crash to the ground and grind, at a rapid pace, along the side of the board.
That board should be dead.
It should be broken. It should not be repairable.
But it is okay. Somewhat.
Definitely some solid cracking for about a foot along the edge of the board and a ripped board bag but, other than that, it is okay.
It's a surfing miracle.
We are already thinking of the sacrificial offerings we will have to bring in shame to the guy who made Brad's board and does all the repairs. Brad's track record with his board hasn't been so good and I think he's a little tired of cleaning up after Brad's bad luck with dings in his board.
Until the board is fixed, it is covered in duct tape which just makes it look like the crappiest board ever.
But it works.
I think there is some moral to this story.
It probably is something like, use a rope to tie up your boards when they're sitting on the back of a truck.
It'll stop them from flying out.
Profound lessons are being learned here on a daily basis.
Glad I'm able to share them with you.
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That's really funny, in a I'm really sorry for the board and the conversation you guys will have with Mick, sort of way. But hey, like you said, it could have been a lot worse!
Tianna said...
4:20 PM
Oh dear, at least it lived!
Ashley said...
8:51 PM
Oh Steph, I just read your comment to me about the teacher clothes. Haha it's so true that we MUST buy new teacher clothes - actually it's a rule that when you see teacher clothes you love you have to buy them - I think it's part of the oath we take as a teacher or in our contract somewhere :-)
Hope school is going well for you! If there is anything I can ever help with, answer questions about teaching please don't hesitate :-)
Take care,
Tracy
Tracy said...
11:37 PM
Oh my....what a SICK feeling! Justin is going to laugh and cry when he hears this one! Has he gotten it fixed yet?
Actually Justin and LUke are out at Antlers beach right now, Easter Sunday, hoping for some waves! I think they're planning on going tomorrow as well! Think of them while you're at the farm!:)
I owe you an email very seriously. Its coming...soon...ish...
Carolyn
Montana said...
3:42 PM
Ooo, reminds me of when our brand new patio furniture flew off the back of the pick-up on the highway home from Penticton. The chairs still have the scratch marks on them!
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