"I wish Slater would piss off!"

Well, do you reckon that all pro surfers are spotless? That there aren't some that dump pills, rail coke or pull cones? Or that engage in other unsavoury shit?

These scenarios got me thinking about surfing, and some of the ugly stuff that I have come across in our culture.

The Bass Coast doesn't immediately come to mind when surfers think of Victoria. After all, the Surf Coast has Bells and a lotta history, the West Coast has the size and Two-Mile, and Phillip Island has barrels and a lot of blokes. So in that context you could say that the Bass Coast – from Kilcunda down to Walkerville – is a forgotten stretch of coastline.

I've always considered myself a fairly tolerant fellow; willing to turn the other cheek to people whether they be lid-riders or liberal voters.

One could say that there is never a good time for an economic crash, though in Quiksilver's case the timing was particularly bad.