It's blowing a hooley out there this morning, all bright and sunny and cheerful looking but feeling cold!
The surf has been junked by the north westerly wind (north north westerly to be a little more precise) howling in onshore and making a right old mess of it all.
There's no real swell out there anyway, there's just a heap of churned and mixed up, windblown water swirling around the bay. It ain't pretty and it ain't appealing.
Anything happening down on the far coast?
Meanwhile, back in the store, security seems to be one of the issues being talked about. More specifically, what to do with those electronic car keys when you're surfing. It is that time of year! No more leaving them in the ignition when badly parked, nor on top of the tyre, not for the next few months. The chances are that everything will be gone by the time you get back from that dream session! And so, inevitably the talk turns to 'what to do with the keys'.
I have had blanks cut. The cut blank will only open and lock the door, with no electronics to get damaged, so I can pop it in the leash pocket. But that means leaving the main keys in the car, which may lead to insurance problems if it was nicked? A mate wraps his in cling film, which has worked so far. The rest of the guys are split between using those waterproof pouches (there are a few and they are all similar) or the 'Key Safe' things that lock to your car with a combination code. It seems that it's vital to make sure that there are four digits on the combination lock and that the moving bits can't rust.
But the best solution? Leave the car at home, get a bike board rack and cycle. Ah but then, these days you would have to lock up the bike!