Alas, after 263,000 miles and countless trips to the mountains and down through mexico, my faithful Jetta has finally succumbed to the elements. Sensing that the end was near, I wanted to offer her one final trip to the beach to let her soak in the salty ocean breezes from her favorite perch (the Sl0at parking lot).

"Ah, right--two things I forgot to mention: if any of you are selling a reliable car for c ..."

"biking to the beach is great...I suggest a carver surf rack. Also motorcycling with a car ..."

"@gross, if by 'tdi' you mean 'Turbocharged Direct Injection', then i think the answer is ' ..."

"Ask and you shall receive. How-to here: http://www.esurfboardracks.com/pages/do-it-yours ..."

"YES!! @cazart, thanks for posting this--exactly what I was hoping for. (and the pvc pipi ..."

HA! 'dolphin sighting' by Dusty....paddled in with 8 minutes left in his heat. "the waves are shit, I'm not going to sit there and get bit by the biggest fin I've ever seen".

"RIP Curl forgot to pay-off the landlord. Oopsies..."

"it was a fu##in dolphin, saw about 50 of them this weekend"

"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=8414508#&cmp=twi-kgo- ..."

"But wait ... http://twitter.com/OBBulletin/statuses/131428794786529280 It _was_ a d ..."

"Idiot Cazart calls Mrs. Cazart to tell her about it. My ear is still ringing from the re ..."

I took my friend surfing at Pacifica/LindaMar this past weekend, and she now has what seems to be swimmer's itch. (It looks sortof like poison oak, but not as bad.) I know the SF bay has been known to have this parasite (especially one filthy beach in alameda: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/01/rare-swimmers-itch-hits-a...).

"Hmmm... where was the wetsuit from? I've heard complaints from people renting suits."

"dude. if u think u may have given her some kind of disease, you need to let her know asap. ..."

"nice @hasbro : ) (the wetsuit was hers, though I think its in need of a overnight soak ..."

"Greg, it's not shameful to have an STD. I agree with hasbrohseph, go get it checked, and ..."

"I got it too, but at SFOB, so it's not limited to LM. Wetsuit was only two sessions old an ..."

I happened to be by the Pacifica Pier, and stayed until after dark. What had been dodgy-brown looking water by day turned out to be phosphorescent algae. If you've ever had fantasies about pulling into glowing blue-green pitching closeouts, tonight might be your night.

"Yes. I hit Linda Mar extremely early a few years back. I think it was in August during all ..."

"Ahh, Pacyphilis. You never disappoint!"

Pardon this somewhat tangential query: how is the water clarity down at linda mar/pacifica of late? I've been meaning to try out my shiny new miniature spear gun, and don't quite dare venture out at OB with it (don't worry, Uncle Pedro gave me the okay to poke around by the rocks...). Any responses (even in mockery) will be appreciated.

"So at least you might not shoot yourself in the foot. "