December 14, 2006
The Cleveland Surf Scene - For Serious
From the New York Times:
Yes, You Can Surf in Cleveland, Before the Brown Water Freezes
Surfers learn to avoid ice chunks the size of bowling balls. Some wear goggles to surf through freezing rain, which can sting their eyes like needles. That is a bad idea, Mr. Labbe said, because the goggles freeze to their faces.
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To reach the lake, surfers drag their boards across snowdrifts and beaches littered with used condoms and syringes, Mr. Ditzenberger said. The most popular surf spot is Edgewater State Park. It is nicknamed Sewer Pipe because, after heavy rains, a nearby water treatment plant regularly discharges untreated waste into Lake Erie.
Ahh, to be in Cleveland again. This takes me back :)
The old gang at Edgewater Park:
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Posted by Josh Staiger at 02:12 AM
Comments
Posted by: kogepon December 14, 2006 06:12 PM | Permanent link
Cleveland? Unpleasant? Naww.... ;)
Posted by: Josh Staiger December 14, 2006 11:32 PM | Permanent link
Much as I hated it when I lived there for about two years, I'm so very nostalgic even at the mention of its name... Your picture brought back some personal memories of my own. Cleveland - She's my muse now...
Posted by: Ruch January 8, 2007 12:58 AM | Permanent link
Cleveland sounds highly unpleasant from this particular description. Blah.