tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260655423952305962024-02-06T20:19:21.567-08:00Adventures of Las Olas...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-20188910855806732702009-08-24T19:07:00.000-07:002009-08-24T19:14:44.304-07:00More Photos from Hurricane Bill...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcrnI2P3C5-jnDDd_qgcNaCyOMUiFg6oxnSz-LmpzCyF_shQ0AvbUuHw4PCXbuO42j0oBmGvuWQe34UR9GPAvhUBU2lKRGyVPzg4WJhT3KFweIp155olCPEiJGmdG3aQMTyN-fh4zlYPI/s1600-h/DSC01317.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcrnI2P3C5-jnDDd_qgcNaCyOMUiFg6oxnSz-LmpzCyF_shQ0AvbUuHw4PCXbuO42j0oBmGvuWQe34UR9GPAvhUBU2lKRGyVPzg4WJhT3KFweIp155olCPEiJGmdG3aQMTyN-fh4zlYPI/s320/DSC01317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718441323889650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuz-ZcAa5QyvKcpaFrxJE4ybiSBV9s9VfeRU12i8yu8i8xbmTdNqFSyHLc_qCxEE5F6gbYMus0dGDejKK3DKSXWAzfL6EsgpTzvJ0M21MCq1xi5JH0TbEfY6leq2Sz6C4763OqpUfLI5V/s1600-h/DSC01316.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuz-ZcAa5QyvKcpaFrxJE4ybiSBV9s9VfeRU12i8yu8i8xbmTdNqFSyHLc_qCxEE5F6gbYMus0dGDejKK3DKSXWAzfL6EsgpTzvJ0M21MCq1xi5JH0TbEfY6leq2Sz6C4763OqpUfLI5V/s320/DSC01316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718150927621698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvAvji5aZljaCWW2E3aHWApFJ0VIZUff8Y5zbs0FN7nXnZ6NzJD7ktzDKCeBi69znNB2IllhQ4PG9SHZh9XLekBik4LeQUFmOcxk_XJcIZWmIz64bgwp8iOEcI0TrHVFbSndvCWDeGGzN/s1600-h/DSC01313.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvAvji5aZljaCWW2E3aHWApFJ0VIZUff8Y5zbs0FN7nXnZ6NzJD7ktzDKCeBi69znNB2IllhQ4PG9SHZh9XLekBik4LeQUFmOcxk_XJcIZWmIz64bgwp8iOEcI0TrHVFbSndvCWDeGGzN/s320/DSC01313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373717885981695778" /></a><br /><br />The pictures above are from Sebastian Inlet. The one below I found online which was taken in North Carolina from Hurricane Bill. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhU55auKSS47uDEMwlzomQtSCKFWH-AwIWh7HhtmDAsJb-JMYb0aFKfAz3IpTpUiTF1iS6E780X364TVl8OFa76oS1NlHrDOLCxXIdHh2gyd-q3gWw5u6O1m62_CCsKp0ZcWjHEN9kBqk/s1600-h/DSC_0974.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhU55auKSS47uDEMwlzomQtSCKFWH-AwIWh7HhtmDAsJb-JMYb0aFKfAz3IpTpUiTF1iS6E780X364TVl8OFa76oS1NlHrDOLCxXIdHh2gyd-q3gWw5u6O1m62_CCsKp0ZcWjHEN9kBqk/s320/DSC_0974.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373718860543771074" /></a>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-29768381406802608462009-08-23T15:51:00.000-07:002009-08-23T16:14:13.932-07:00Sunday Funday Surprise...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wTsLIvuB5QWp_9gNxVT5ZTiUGA7mxnJvQrvYECOvzDxh1DgTKNof3UTHqV81Vt2rNu7Qmg-YiLCwnHBAjikQunOf0itHfIhTJJC5Ro1V3XIdbPWTgeNJG3nVmXzEJ68DB4l1o5V5fZH9/s1600-h/IMG_2304.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wTsLIvuB5QWp_9gNxVT5ZTiUGA7mxnJvQrvYECOvzDxh1DgTKNof3UTHqV81Vt2rNu7Qmg-YiLCwnHBAjikQunOf0itHfIhTJJC5Ro1V3XIdbPWTgeNJG3nVmXzEJ68DB4l1o5V5fZH9/s200/IMG_2304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373300342315308066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa1hoalmvfqnbKb7_IwQwDX21YtmRGHaZIbUQi4WaNd84ULBhzXPwlLJZaZXYn9C_3YJaUwf_2MQEz70_Wj15168kWFx_ywVxC5HSd8uYlJq4PCENIv7281ZAqMw-4kMg3aiwPS-pzMdw/s1600-h/IMG_2301.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBa1hoalmvfqnbKb7_IwQwDX21YtmRGHaZIbUQi4WaNd84ULBhzXPwlLJZaZXYn9C_3YJaUwf_2MQEz70_Wj15168kWFx_ywVxC5HSd8uYlJq4PCENIv7281ZAqMw-4kMg3aiwPS-pzMdw/s200/IMG_2301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373300232478278130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AiURbQnkWLbdlwqtPGz1mtC2oH8N-_v5hNhzA3PKibKjInYGErQ2llp6Ti8sbAX-v6v2vLbtZkqlyKGOxC5CmKPvCDsrrP-yiESBFFEdr5DnhRgtdjltjLMV8BnksmOaCW8B4KfCgst3/s1600-h/IMG_2300.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AiURbQnkWLbdlwqtPGz1mtC2oH8N-_v5hNhzA3PKibKjInYGErQ2llp6Ti8sbAX-v6v2vLbtZkqlyKGOxC5CmKPvCDsrrP-yiESBFFEdr5DnhRgtdjltjLMV8BnksmOaCW8B4KfCgst3/s200/IMG_2300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373300036371973938" /></a><br />I never thought I would like a Hurricane that didn't make landfall and provide me with job security, but how do I love thee Hurricane Bill. Waking up early this morning I took a look outside as I always do just see what's going on with the ocean and what do I see....head high surf and glassy conditions. The reef right outside my front door that is generally a smallish close-out every day was head high and peeling for at least 50 yards. It turns out as Bill pushed by and sent waves in from the North instead of the East it created a perfect peeling left. <br /><br />It works best at high tide due to serious exposed reef action at any other time. I have never seen anyone surf this reef in the past couple of years and wasn't sure if it was surfable. The fact there is HEAVY boat traffic and it's almost a half mile paddle out might have something to do with the lack of a crowd. It turned out to be quite a fickle break, but I did score some nice long lefts when everything else was breaking as closeouts on shore. Who would have thought you could find a great wave with no one on it right in front of everyone.<br /><br />This photo below is of me paddling out and a photo of the poor sea turtle eggs that were getting destroyed by the big surf.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRpM0Y-bwy9Vg7MO7E6KZytuXTOqgfBGat1RTaMgfB6QyeHyKqQQciiPnSd2OzPFdmprAcpryjnGFg0_GNNsus3u2Ru4ucA7-Qxi64cJ6PPIm_VmcIqG1wgM-qTxNsSBw3yMG1bBc9rqE/s1600-h/IMG_2310.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRpM0Y-bwy9Vg7MO7E6KZytuXTOqgfBGat1RTaMgfB6QyeHyKqQQciiPnSd2OzPFdmprAcpryjnGFg0_GNNsus3u2Ru4ucA7-Qxi64cJ6PPIm_VmcIqG1wgM-qTxNsSBw3yMG1bBc9rqE/s200/IMG_2310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373301161361083442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mOWiTLoQORzkRpeoH_hickccvUmpJCsNORUfeowkrC71kwBHlsj0dIl7NmdTzb96HVf9QWfiL5UjNONeDgrf8uD0ifT2z6PkvdaIe8T8EI2ImhFr4PI_icZBNj74GPg-H5EGZ6DX0vwL/s1600-h/IMG_2307.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mOWiTLoQORzkRpeoH_hickccvUmpJCsNORUfeowkrC71kwBHlsj0dIl7NmdTzb96HVf9QWfiL5UjNONeDgrf8uD0ifT2z6PkvdaIe8T8EI2ImhFr4PI_icZBNj74GPg-H5EGZ6DX0vwL/s200/IMG_2307.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373301444476622370" /></a>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-51545280582240148992009-08-23T07:08:00.000-07:002009-08-23T07:25:30.178-07:00Hurricane Bill Swell - Sebastian/Vero BeachThis past Friday and Saturday I was lucky enough to share some waves resulting from Hurricane Bill with my friend Jordan up the coast here in Florida. His hospitality was more than gracious and I enjoyed head high or better surf the whole time at his favorite local break, which will remain nameless. I haven't seen waves that big or clean since moving to Florida. Friday's surf was consistent and glassy in the morning, but had somewhat of a strong current. Having gone back to my shortboard for the first time in a loooong time I was quickly warn out by the paddling, but had a great time nonetheless. On Saturday, we awoke to a pod of dolphin swimming through the lagoon off the back of Jordan's house. We hit the water bright and early around 7am on Saturday and shared clean, albeit smaller waves with no less than 30 people on one break. I think the secret spots secret got out. The first picture below is from Sebasatian Inlet on the north side and the second picture is from the spot we actually surfed at both days. It reminded me of a super clean, couple of feet overhead day at Rightovers on North Shore. Barring another tasty hurricane swell it looks like I will have to get back in the water as a diver for the time being. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97kIERz9YZo_s5P-CwB3HkrU1aMjwUBXvqG7n02aepdQGujRVy2lAj_ZPQD7saviQItp5k3Aerfv3aKj3fmwx0WNdGPQd5nikEOBaACqMLpciwu8R7pjEdNDrakmUZrrqRzj1XQ0WKSbZ/s1600-h/6410_239645130084_656340084_8686926_1423655_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97kIERz9YZo_s5P-CwB3HkrU1aMjwUBXvqG7n02aepdQGujRVy2lAj_ZPQD7saviQItp5k3Aerfv3aKj3fmwx0WNdGPQd5nikEOBaACqMLpciwu8R7pjEdNDrakmUZrrqRzj1XQ0WKSbZ/s200/6410_239645130084_656340084_8686926_1423655_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373164634847765346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIiksNw0_42M_HaR85sbRMtkjxaD5TZD4X3F1xqx2GDR_fmUJ4eDF6piVmhKwkGHhdQJpAVczClzNbvZI91-blHbRb1WNAyzxSLkfRb81Nsdy3kDB-pCY11czKoJOlzbpc_LectiGGLao/s1600-h/6410_239858490084_656340084_8692413_4275034_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIiksNw0_42M_HaR85sbRMtkjxaD5TZD4X3F1xqx2GDR_fmUJ4eDF6piVmhKwkGHhdQJpAVczClzNbvZI91-blHbRb1WNAyzxSLkfRb81Nsdy3kDB-pCY11czKoJOlzbpc_LectiGGLao/s200/6410_239858490084_656340084_8692413_4275034_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373163943296214466" /></a>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-33921302989162650962009-08-20T12:36:00.001-07:002009-08-20T12:48:26.553-07:00If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...Yesterday, my roommate Chris and I set off to dive for lobster. This was my first time attempting to dive for lobster and I was unsure how it would turn out. Sadly, we didn't make it very far. As we walked out to the beach we noticed two things, the ocean was breaking head high on the beach and a large storm was moving in. After assessing our situation we decided to continue with our dive. Being my first time to dive with a spear, tickle stick (lobster snair) and my new fins, I was a little concerned how the shore break would treat me. It was less than kind. Within the first 30 seconds, I sucessfully strapped both of my fins on and than the calamity of errors began. I dropped my spear in water with less than 1ft of visibility, the storm hit and my BC decided to rapidy continue to inflate for no reason. I was basically stuck at the top of head high shore break, getting pounded, unable to dive down to find my spear in the murky water. Luckily my roommate located it and we happily exited the ocean. Some times things just aren't meant to be. I am headed up to Central Florida tomorrow and Saturday to catch the swell from Hurricane Bill. Early reports have the swell peaking at 10ft. I've surfed waves almost twice that big, but never surfed 10ft shore break. We will see how that turns out. Hopefully I will be able to post some amazing pictures. Until then...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-60525887878813624462009-08-17T20:53:00.000-07:002009-08-17T21:03:03.719-07:00Las Olas - Mi Casa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0SSLE0e7dBbgpWz-44ZObucivKUfyWwpr2OBZfzX_82sbIenSW_MQb1UeFfu3Db0ArgJn4Drwp8HBwuB5ilQ-TP1Lz5H9RE_w2TWlJPK1obJQxzBn73R0xVhfs3bPrB-8F2NfvV4FCo0/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0SSLE0e7dBbgpWz-44ZObucivKUfyWwpr2OBZfzX_82sbIenSW_MQb1UeFfu3Db0ArgJn4Drwp8HBwuB5ilQ-TP1Lz5H9RE_w2TWlJPK1obJQxzBn73R0xVhfs3bPrB-8F2NfvV4FCo0/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371148453328275842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9kRG9hVJ0pKynLx5XlaMfwicSiuPzIdjZ9I9uB6EWTgKZ9LukSU5xUWNJbU8mQp1kdPmQNwgS_tj-dxeRwek5ScrvZhp_whx8rgiJXTHgpQTUqsl4O45GeaJ1aSqwF3QyFNE_UCD5_2s/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9kRG9hVJ0pKynLx5XlaMfwicSiuPzIdjZ9I9uB6EWTgKZ9LukSU5xUWNJbU8mQp1kdPmQNwgS_tj-dxeRwek5ScrvZhp_whx8rgiJXTHgpQTUqsl4O45GeaJ1aSqwF3QyFNE_UCD5_2s/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371148262244211266" /></a><br />I've recently decided to dedicate my blog to the adventures of Las Olas. Basically chronicling the adventures of living on the beach. Within the first two weeks of living in my new place on the beach I have surfed more than I have in the past year combined (minus the Hawaii vacation). Also, I have taken up free diving and lobster diving with Nitrox. <br /><br />My roommate Chris and I have already spent a few hours checking out the first and second reefs south of the inlet and have come across some interesting things. I received my lobster license yesterday and we are planning a nice long Nitrox dive next to the inlet channel tomorrow for lobster right where we watched two free divers max out their limit of "bugs" today. Wish us luck, I will report back with our results!Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-87395561487652968682009-02-12T10:23:00.001-08:002009-02-12T10:29:49.190-08:00Spring SessionsThe weather is finally starting to warm up. Two decent swells last week but the weather was in the 30's so I didn't brave the elements. A friend of mine just moved to town that is stoked about learning to surf so hopefully that will get me in the water more often. I posted a few pics below of our trace windswell session surrounded by jellyfish as well as a fun little video from Shrimp Creole summarizing the SoFla surf scene in January. Enjoy for now...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjx2R3GifsllzZSVqYK0u001UxRKc4xNsvZXCrahChkGlOP7b5RbCPM4AJ4cCRHJ4G4z7wgB_taEWcnvRu8waj6ALFHVX-AIUgpb_F4B6KcR2voLF9obJQvUGfjCiYZjJW-S1FL3stKRj/s1600-h/n656340084_6023469_138.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjx2R3GifsllzZSVqYK0u001UxRKc4xNsvZXCrahChkGlOP7b5RbCPM4AJ4cCRHJ4G4z7wgB_taEWcnvRu8waj6ALFHVX-AIUgpb_F4B6KcR2voLF9obJQvUGfjCiYZjJW-S1FL3stKRj/s320/n656340084_6023469_138.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301979417399745474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r_sxRYJof6UAYxH7ypSOuAQwwvTzbjQtbuFeGp-DztC0ldB4YnycQGy_6rAj3g1hexfcI8U7wuWD6DbRlKqOCkgL9_qj_13UJx4-kVZyoG9tc-e44I_rSn6irypKNHNxqur-eWS6FV4s/s1600-h/n656340084_6023470_1498.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5r_sxRYJof6UAYxH7ypSOuAQwwvTzbjQtbuFeGp-DztC0ldB4YnycQGy_6rAj3g1hexfcI8U7wuWD6DbRlKqOCkgL9_qj_13UJx4-kVZyoG9tc-e44I_rSn6irypKNHNxqur-eWS6FV4s/s320/n656340084_6023470_1498.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301979414168673762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4tECWxw2VfDiGEjK9OTS_ZbJ9z0osm0xGb9vdnwKSLQ0r6-kVs6URzvtTsOZQU0MAiLhEMyb_LHn9ojNGbl8BXdAGkNAcsGGeZpYG-WLs4KzMzauDYl6-fT_K-O01DEpKJuu7sb7x_aJ/s1600-h/n656340084_6023466_5728.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4tECWxw2VfDiGEjK9OTS_ZbJ9z0osm0xGb9vdnwKSLQ0r6-kVs6URzvtTsOZQU0MAiLhEMyb_LHn9ojNGbl8BXdAGkNAcsGGeZpYG-WLs4KzMzauDYl6-fT_K-O01DEpKJuu7sb7x_aJ/s320/n656340084_6023466_5728.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301979409711141890" /></a><br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2960835&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2960835&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2960835">South Florida Surf In January 2009</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user863091">Shrimp Creole.com</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-27736520976423220992008-12-28T07:43:00.000-08:002008-12-28T08:04:58.840-08:00Happy Holidays?Is that the politically correct term? I'm so confused about the proper terminology in spreading the holiday spirit these days. Well, either way, what a Happy Holiday it was. I was successful in my first attempt to cook a Christmas day dinner! Turkey, ham and all the fixings, go me! I told my mom since I mastered the home cooked meal, I would no longer need to travel back home. She didn't seem to appreciate that comment. Here's a couple pictures for your enjoyment. First picture is an interesting one of a surfer girl pearling at Puerto Escondido on Christmas day. Last, but not least, the family Christmas photo. Happy holidays everyone!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuvId7GKH-I7M3G6osl8MhMdynkTIDr4p_8KShLspKgve1fOSX6REUmUeJooEknFmVwMS-sGePkz96n3aA7MIacNhhVN_Jo-TQcrFMk1_JlKO9HbjzAwM0XM1C5VY4_4AKViB_TYKUyec/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuvId7GKH-I7M3G6osl8MhMdynkTIDr4p_8KShLspKgve1fOSX6REUmUeJooEknFmVwMS-sGePkz96n3aA7MIacNhhVN_Jo-TQcrFMk1_JlKO9HbjzAwM0XM1C5VY4_4AKViB_TYKUyec/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284870631318388610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CB9K5Vaeu98I3IBGOVeqE1CWjrsYtk_txILke95XOw9APa7Kbr_3Qbh-5r4n_dGN4CYhHyb3DHF9OYB-CbhLNF7HiJ4ylXn_QeykT4Uz9uf3RTEgPDl9lE_3jEkzgOAnoNLC-XYZunWu/s1600-h/85465.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CB9K5Vaeu98I3IBGOVeqE1CWjrsYtk_txILke95XOw9APa7Kbr_3Qbh-5r4n_dGN4CYhHyb3DHF9OYB-CbhLNF7HiJ4ylXn_QeykT4Uz9uf3RTEgPDl9lE_3jEkzgOAnoNLC-XYZunWu/s320/85465.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284870624679420642" /></a>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-73895876786517304982008-12-20T19:46:00.000-08:002008-12-20T19:55:57.005-08:00Happy Holidays...I am finally getting into the spirit of the holiday season, as evidenced by the following photo. I have never owned a Christmas Tree, and even though my 36" Walgreens special may not exactly qualify as a full fledged Christmas tree, it's a huge step for me. Another example of what happens when you turn 30 and begin to settle down I imagine. I look forward to a nice 5ft swell monday, no work for a week and plenty of college football!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWx4AEa1t0vT8tN06YVr91ZK-X09NRvZ96Gtt-BR-gTUpShoTU21MWUBevrwadBeY2zu9_mWw5S6mEl2h_ngBSbgRNtLNzgSw6VTPPrHn2OU5Qwn0VP0qnaBIP2s9IeUeeIHRDdmTCyJh/s1600-h/DSC00370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWx4AEa1t0vT8tN06YVr91ZK-X09NRvZ96Gtt-BR-gTUpShoTU21MWUBevrwadBeY2zu9_mWw5S6mEl2h_ngBSbgRNtLNzgSw6VTPPrHn2OU5Qwn0VP0qnaBIP2s9IeUeeIHRDdmTCyJh/s320/DSC00370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282086965250966114" /></a>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-87127429580594908082008-12-14T22:06:00.000-08:002008-12-14T22:14:39.085-08:00That Just Happened...Can someone please explain to me how this guy got off not one shoe, but two, before the Secret Service even flinched?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOHaO1pksvQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HOHaO1pksvQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-66992793896345011982008-12-14T21:18:00.001-08:002008-12-14T21:59:04.391-08:00Pure Confusion...I'm hoping that someone can explain to me why it is becoming so trendy to bail out corporate American lately. It seems so common now for our country to reward people for under performing. The American auto makers are constantly putting out inferior products and heavily overspending. How does a company "suddenly" find itself $19 billion in debt? Not only that, they are putting over 682,000 retirees at risk. <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/07/news/companies/sloan_detroit.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008110715">http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/07/news/companies/sloan_detroit.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008110715</a><br /><br />Just another reason why I wish to stay self-employed and stash my retirement fund under my mattress! What really upsets me about this economic downturn is that, I believe, many of us saw it coming and quite frankly our greed facilitated it's arrival. What do I mean by that? Well, at the end of the Clinton administration, Uncle Bill signed into our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">existence</span> a wonderful product called variable rate mortgages or adjustable rate mortgages (ARM's). After working in the mortgage industry for a year, I am fully aware that anyone who has every sold a ARM loan knew full well they could be putting their client in a sticky situation in the future. This is where the greed of the lenders, whether to pad their bank accounts or to get ahead in the corporate world by selling more loans comes into play. <br /><br />When mortgage rates hit an all-time low, it doesn't take a genius to conclude the rates are going to rise again. Quite frankly, they are guaranteed to rise. Knowing this, I personally saw loan officers sell customers ARM loans because they wouldn't qualify for fixed rates and went ahead and wrapped in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ancillaries</span> such as their credit card bills into the loans. Sure, their <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">monthly</span> payments may drop a couple hundreds bucks, if at all. But how can someone justify selling this product knowing they just extended their finance charges on those balances from a few years to 30 years!! Have to get that loan closed though, right? I can't begin to imagine the stress these loans put on their clients. <br /><br />I specifically remember a client in 2003 who refinanced her mortgage ($600k) and included all her credit cards ($50k) and her car payment ($13k) into this wonderful ARM note. Her rate was around 4.5% and was fixed for the first three years with a variance of +or-3% at the end of those three years. Not only that, it could adjust +or-.5% every six months thereafter. This client was self <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">employed</span> and could barely afford the monthly payment even after all these expenses were combined. Knowing this, take two factors into account. First, her rate more than likely increased at least 1%/point after the three years. <a href="http://mortgage-x.com/general/historical_rates.asp">http://mortgage-x.com/general/historical_rates.asp</a> and secondly, her property value very likely decreased causing this client to not only have an unaffordable monthly payment, but unable to convert their loan to a fixed rate due to the fact they are quite possibly upside down in their property. Meaning their debt/mortgage might be higher than the value of the property. <br /><br />The one year I worked for this particular lender, the company CEO reportedly took home nearly $50 million on the backbone of the variable rate mortgage. After sucking all the money out of the economy and destroying property values in America, these individuals are asking for the tax dollars of the very people they screwed in the first place to bail them out. Forgive me if I don't feel so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">inclined</span> to dip into my back pocket to help them out.<br /><br />Just my thoughts on the matter...Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-13177942439066851932008-12-09T18:12:00.000-08:002008-12-09T18:28:12.574-08:00Random Updates...I don't have a clear direction as to where I am headed with this particular blog, so let the random blogging begin. The majority of my time has been consumed by work as of late. Most recently with Hurricane Ike in Texas. Here are some photos of the damage I saw in Galveston.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoCWIM8twNV-W_Umh3-DyY46A7kGq0X-7QJK37nyfxcRGtOY1xbfR5RQYQj0Wkzt0RAhnHiadwluLwkQHfCn43HieV4dcWS0xMJNpT6-F7ypV5f8pcnTuQwosRju3n8gsUCmOHGwS6ZBl/s1600-h/DSC01434.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277980908630722722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoCWIM8twNV-W_Umh3-DyY46A7kGq0X-7QJK37nyfxcRGtOY1xbfR5RQYQj0Wkzt0RAhnHiadwluLwkQHfCn43HieV4dcWS0xMJNpT6-F7ypV5f8pcnTuQwosRju3n8gsUCmOHGwS6ZBl/s320/DSC01434.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tUNxGWXN1P81WgQDfpzunSCVVVOt6ZNJZex_MTzua6AjDq-8-ovyUOaa4vsEv946-LygCATd4qgoPRbyCWDwYnbeac_X8ArU0o9Yqv2XW4h4GWsKPqvZ6DOg-T4mEY8JJEq6ARuQE72H/s1600-h/DSC09573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277980900323873698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tUNxGWXN1P81WgQDfpzunSCVVVOt6ZNJZex_MTzua6AjDq-8-ovyUOaa4vsEv946-LygCATd4qgoPRbyCWDwYnbeac_X8ArU0o9Yqv2XW4h4GWsKPqvZ6DOg-T4mEY8JJEq6ARuQE72H/s320/DSC09573.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMxaUwFCwaSv3yEB1V2vbB5q2QwXWfSXBEO156jPFSQ3zHpbZb4PBNqBOrgLOKDrU2O2kdiSr7iol9AiNvn-Gak2Cgpw1vPXryJRJwGr1rBEiEqAfpm4Ft6pgKVSQYaJLBHoTOgCjNac2/s1600-h/DSC01410.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277980892683710050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMxaUwFCwaSv3yEB1V2vbB5q2QwXWfSXBEO156jPFSQ3zHpbZb4PBNqBOrgLOKDrU2O2kdiSr7iol9AiNvn-Gak2Cgpw1vPXryJRJwGr1rBEiEqAfpm4Ft6pgKVSQYaJLBHoTOgCjNac2/s320/DSC01410.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyWhwAZ6dTNHWoaHyavFjb1uw_fGIAyrOnVrEb5RYvE54r2qWpOdrqMKxjChMT9t2kNT91KKFRK3gmpr-TQtdiKoJpBNulVCKpz3U5lh_-ztNEkns4QdWXfP0Y3r__yzwOEdwi80hC3Jw/s1600-h/DSC01429.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277980890572234194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyWhwAZ6dTNHWoaHyavFjb1uw_fGIAyrOnVrEb5RYvE54r2qWpOdrqMKxjChMT9t2kNT91KKFRK3gmpr-TQtdiKoJpBNulVCKpz3U5lh_-ztNEkns4QdWXfP0Y3r__yzwOEdwi80hC3Jw/s320/DSC01429.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277979844024705298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78Iby5hSGqfzq87TRpRo_eaxpBB5UZxDgCHYboRVZo6xlWBoON1cITlIimmbgZKasykzl9KQunO9F_xMsZ95-GBnX1IigJ9bO1-mxn4Nxy8SsYKjF8zD1Tim-t28l-gXlbg_XNJ_5zMro/s320/DSC01357.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277979522196894562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffSiPbW8myw4W6-o6KVOaI3LAawnyHN_OQQCxm-7dxMfjTATRyQ6VkXu3uO8TXnmXMVOiMqBzuT6b2fHuuqItR6FU0Yb4GLSVv2aFoG3bba1f40XKSNgG2glNCWWQ0MN2ii4lh9agcV6I/s320/CrystalBeachAerialAfterIke.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>I never cease to be amazed at the power of mother nature's fury. Family Guy is on, more blogging later!</p>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-68451261763521855002008-05-14T06:58:00.001-07:002008-12-13T19:34:04.141-08:00Gnarly pics...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapUpSquCUjK1NZj4srzhyphenhyphenFgd9ASuv-Idh_gwyXcNxukgLvn6cLKs_-Onn7ouLSjZ9aBougF_VR6mLCGswF5Tk0nS0_HpDRNYKfuR6sU6MhWfNE_3hO2OzyZ8N0SaaGqZqqwSWcUQnyMI0/s1600-h/56517.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200233579121749250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapUpSquCUjK1NZj4srzhyphenhyphenFgd9ASuv-Idh_gwyXcNxukgLvn6cLKs_-Onn7ouLSjZ9aBougF_VR6mLCGswF5Tk0nS0_HpDRNYKfuR6sU6MhWfNE_3hO2OzyZ8N0SaaGqZqqwSWcUQnyMI0/s320/56517.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-oqJrRpBK1l2p9bK9ykr1ehNfBG89sTB3foKsQroUTCxp2hReKH-4FhFYqsWrBHvaIWxVEPLTFeAnHMJINiq8_mx96VNrjMc7D8YofEYIox-jrbjFWxf-eLOChGPSw4B5MsSpPxdpJVb/s1600-h/56998.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200233587711683858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-oqJrRpBK1l2p9bK9ykr1ehNfBG89sTB3foKsQroUTCxp2hReKH-4FhFYqsWrBHvaIWxVEPLTFeAnHMJINiq8_mx96VNrjMc7D8YofEYIox-jrbjFWxf-eLOChGPSw4B5MsSpPxdpJVb/s320/56998.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Just a couple more pics I came across...they speak for themselves...enjoy...</div></div>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-34799537366670955622008-05-13T10:28:00.000-07:002008-12-13T19:34:04.741-08:00Long Days at the Office...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWDOMbghOQ-e2NNtNHqX3-vX5KaP0JdkMy6VSGgIdFqYhYVHYFB9YjfT9ad5hmoDVtDn064fLJ-0O4jE3i3vPdqbU0Rl2IYB8oQKSSWzBjYrYLpPf_1TtwvyEYEN05RAnHVwjEJhJ3Pms/s1600-h/15776.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199918345702091970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWDOMbghOQ-e2NNtNHqX3-vX5KaP0JdkMy6VSGgIdFqYhYVHYFB9YjfT9ad5hmoDVtDn064fLJ-0O4jE3i3vPdqbU0Rl2IYB8oQKSSWzBjYrYLpPf_1TtwvyEYEN05RAnHVwjEJhJ3Pms/s320/15776.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTOtne9yKvLzm-s4MqeDM5G2AXNLvmuBthpdpw8lQCZWA9PBukh8ikjtjpgfzVjhaD0GhPDC-e1lqcQdQvnrP_nB1X8ToHrAygqdnIGck83lWlPSQNZSgpU5nj_YO0_0vb97E0dnk169v/s1600-h/Jaws.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199918349997059282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTOtne9yKvLzm-s4MqeDM5G2AXNLvmuBthpdpw8lQCZWA9PBukh8ikjtjpgfzVjhaD0GhPDC-e1lqcQdQvnrP_nB1X8ToHrAygqdnIGck83lWlPSQNZSgpU5nj_YO0_0vb97E0dnk169v/s320/Jaws.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Today is another glorious 8am to 8pm workday. I finally have a lunch break and am spending it updating this blog, for no other reason than to take my mind off work. Surf has been flat lately, but it appears there is some liquid joy in the making. Feel free to check the surf report I view daily for independent verification <a href="http://magicseaweed.com/Deerfield-Beach-Surf-Report/357/">http://magicseaweed.com/Deerfield-Beach-Surf-Report/357/</a></div><br /><div>Hopefully we'll be seeing those 7ft faces breaking on the shore in a day or two. I also ran across two surf photos this week that piqued my interest enough to include in this post for your viewing pleasure. The first photo basically sums up my dream day for a surf session. I believe it is somewhere in Spain or Portugal, the posting did not have an exact location. The second photo is of Mike Parsons at Jaws. I simply cannot fathom the sheer dynamics of what Mike is experiencing in this particular photo. I have a lady friend joining me on the beach Thursday, so hopefully I can coax her to snap some photos of this Burro Brother surfing from the pier. </div>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-526065542395230596.post-61630081813472578362008-05-08T20:21:00.000-07:002008-12-13T19:34:05.000-08:00Stealing Cardboard Boxes...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12CbCEZFtOpbUA-ALgAoiOmdDE04aejrsWbsr71Ua_RdodX8M8HwT7U47qlb3E5HTOoFrE_i9OpUZue4JwiVlZYvQT_p8oWuxsioKPbscCfkLtmqtFv09fw1i5qFRyUg8eOhQoMkE3828/s1600-h/IMG_1867.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeGZp6KacMslP6hgtvTPeINuGyZB1qMkEKzgPRxzBjq5CISik9zOtvsdN8vhNyKG3thyQDGh92PANNTliO_kvXCnHpQqX6poYlQEZPv6sGz_CN7xwluPmh1QTCFd6NqXC3OSIOyjueQjt/s1600-h/9856.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198219922602150290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeGZp6KacMslP6hgtvTPeINuGyZB1qMkEKzgPRxzBjq5CISik9zOtvsdN8vhNyKG3thyQDGh92PANNTliO_kvXCnHpQqX6poYlQEZPv6sGz_CN7xwluPmh1QTCFd6NqXC3OSIOyjueQjt/s320/9856.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Some of you know my first corporate job out of college was selling sub-prime loans and mortgages in Hawaii. It was a less than desirable job simply because it felt very predatory in nature. Selling high rates to customers who could more than likely qualify for much better rates almost anywhere else. Such is the nature of sub-prime financial lending. I definitely feel the mighty dollar that was made by these corporations, especially with the magical "three year arm" loans, caused the foreclosure chaos we are currently dealing with. Having said that, I was very enthused to start my new career last year as a <em>public</em> insurance adjuster instead of as my friend Matt so eloquently put it "stealing cardboard boxes out from underneath people" like they were poor homeless people. Basically that means I do the same job I did as a property insurance adjuster, except now I represent the homeowner instead of "the man". </div><br /><div></div><div>One would think after all these years of representing "the man" in business dealings I would feel justified in helping the everyday layman stick it back to "the man". At first I have to say things were great and I was definitely making a difference in recouping funds for those that were shortchanged by the insurance company. But now my views are starting to change. It's becoming very clear why large corporations act the way they do. There are so many greedy people in this world with their hands out expecting things that aren't deserved. </div><br /><div></div><div>For instance, I recently settled a claim for a client helping them receive over $30k from the insurance company for being underpaid on a claim from hurricane Wilma almost three years ago!! This client was originally told their damages were minimal and claim would be under their deductible so no payment was made. What a great job, right? I can not tell you the hell this client raised when I told them, with great pride, I was able to recover 30k in new money. The client basically cussed me out and threatened legal action because it wasn't enough. The story goes much deeper into legal issues between the client and insurance company that I can't discuss here, but I see this on a weekly basis.<br /></div><div>Now that I have represented both sides, it's sickens me to see how each side is out to get the other, but in some strange way they need each other to exist. Leaves me to wonder where I fit in the business world between all of this mess. Other than that, I am meeting the Swiss ladies tomorrow at the beach for lunch, surf is flat and I'm taking my boat out this weekend for some drunken shenanigans. Oh yeah, it hit 92 degrees today with 100% humidity. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Looooove</span> South Florida!!</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14461627826387576197noreply@blogger.com1