Surf Shops Do Better on the Internet

After lunch at Smokehouse in Berkeley, my friend Taylor and I went out surfing (in the ocean, not the internet). It wasn’t really what I was planning on doing today but it was in the 80s and sunny. Too nice to stay in and write code.

Since I didn’t own a wetsuit, we made a stop at a shop in Berkeley to pick one up. Trying on wetsuits in 80 degree weather is a good form of torture. While I was trying on my second wetsuit, the kid working at the shop got served. Apparently the shop owner hadn’t been paying rent and a lady came in and served him with some legal papers. So they sold me the wetsuit for cheap.

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9 Comments

  1. Angelo Vargas

    Posted September 26, 2007 at 6:36 pm | Permalink

    you are lucky a lucky programmer, did you know that?
    - pretty much a free laptop
    - … more stuff ..
    - start pownce
    - and a cheap wetsuit?? What else can you ask for

  2. pablasso

    Posted September 26, 2007 at 6:46 pm | Permalink

    c’mon leah, you can’t talk about this without showing us the pics :)

  3. Jim Cropcho

    Posted September 26, 2007 at 9:47 pm | Permalink

    Cheap wetsuits!

    Not something I would directly ask for, yet I would be happy to be given one. Wetsuits, you tow the line.

    You tow the line.

  4. John Morad

    Posted September 27, 2007 at 1:52 pm | Permalink

    So, what colour was the wetsuit? :-)

  5. Davinder

    Posted September 27, 2007 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

    Surf shops are rare to find, so when they do pop up they’re almost always looked over. I guess what I’m trying to say is that people don’t notice something until its gone, I’m sure the locals will notice a surf shop not being in its place.

  6. NickFernholz

    Posted October 4, 2007 at 11:20 am | Permalink

    Leah,

    It is to late to ask for a Pownce account? I promise I won’t sell it on ebay.

  7. NickF

    Posted October 4, 2007 at 11:20 am | Permalink

    Leah,

    Is it to late to ask for a Pownce account? I promise I won’t sell it on ebay.

  8. Felix

    Posted October 5, 2007 at 9:27 am | Permalink

    More importantly, how was the surf. Also, staying in and writing code versus surfing? Never mind the plans…

  9. Kevin Clark

    Posted October 7, 2007 at 6:21 pm | Permalink

    John, pablasso: I think this is relevant

    http://xkcd.com/322/