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Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by jasonkester on Monday January 22, 2018 @01:53AM (#16202394)
Totally worth it.

Just your periodic reminder that Surfing is one of the most fun things that a person can do on this planet, as evidenced by the fact that so many people have essentially dropped out of society and dedicated their lives to doing it every day.

If you live in a place near the water such as, say, the San Francisco Bay Area, and you have never tried surfing, you owe it to yourself to head down to Santa Cruz this weekend and give it a try.

Minor warning, though, you'll likely end up wearing your own personal groove into that highway over the next several years as you find excuses to sneak in a quick one every single morning once you get hooked.

Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by Scea91 on Monday January 22, 2018 @02:23AM (#16202510)
Tried surfing last summer when I was at Bali. It was one of the best experiences of my life. In the next few days I also started scuba diving which I like even more.

It's a shame I currently live in a landlocked country.

Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by jlebrech on Monday January 22, 2018 @07:35AM (#16203887)
some even go on heists to fund their surfing habit, I saw a documentary about it once.
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by ndstephens on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:21AM (#16204966)
Point Break was a documentary?? I'll be damned...
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by rsync on Monday January 22, 2018 @11:56AM (#16205854)
LOL. Made my morning. Thank you.
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by jlebrech on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:30AM (#16205054)
at least you got it :)
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by carlmr on Monday January 22, 2018 @06:34AM (#16203596)
If instead you're near the mountains you can get into climbing (or even if you have a climbing gym nearby). Also highly addictive.
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by Maarten88 on Monday January 22, 2018 @07:29AM (#16203862)
Climbing is a different type of addiction. In the mountains, I'd think that paragliding or snowboarding are better alternatives to surfing.
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by carlmr on Monday January 22, 2018 @10:40AM (#16205157)
Good point actually. I even like to ski in winter. I'm just addicted to climbing so I didn't even think of snow-surfing.
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by malikNF on Monday January 22, 2018 @02:05AM (#16202445)
>>as evidenced by the fact that so many people have essentially dropped out of society and dedicated their lives to doing it every day.

Sorry what? I hear people who do hard drugs that ruin their lives do the same thing. You know, drop out of society and dedicate their entire life doing it.

Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by Lewton on Monday January 22, 2018 @02:18AM (#16202490)
Drugs are also some of the most fun things that a person can do on this planet
Re:Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resist... by jasonkester on Monday January 22, 2018 @02:39AM (#16202572)
Remember that terrible career advice they used to give saying "do what you love"?

Well, I always interpreted that as "arrange your life so that you can do what you love as often as possible", so I program computers for a living. It has the perfect combination of paying you four times as much as anything else for each hour you put in, and letting you hop from short term gig to short term gig. That gives you lots of free time that you can spend doing what you love.

Including, for instance, dedicating your life to climbing rocks and surfing.

I'm sure you could also dedicate your life to sitting in your mom's basement or on the beach in Belize smoking weed, for much less. But that's not what we're discussing here.

The reason I mentioned Surfing above is that, until you try it, you might not realize that you want to re-structure your lifestyle to prioritize it over, say, contriving to lease the flashiest car your bank will give you credit for. Most people are doing that second thing most of the time. And lots of them could benefit from a bit of real fun in their lives.