wow I am so sick of snow !!!! every time I wash the cars

 

 

Source from Yahoo
I've surfed with dophin's and around a few whales,
but nothing at all like this young lady below...
WoW, that would be a BLAST 4-Real~>Sure
Hope U enjoy read'in about `it....
Thursday, April 1, 2010 2:03pm PDT

California surfer receives whale of an escort during marathon paddle

By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com


When Southern California surfer Jodie Nelson set out Sunday to standup-paddle nearly 40 miles from Santa Catalina Island to Dana Point, she hoped it'd inspire her best friend, who has been involved in a long and exhausting struggle with breast cancer, to keep fighting.

Nelson, 34, whose mother and aunt are cancer survivors, also hoped her nine-hour test of endurance would raise money for two cancer charities and heighten awareness about a plight affecting millions of women.

What Nelson could not have known was that a 30-foot minke whale would swim alongside her 14-foot board and accompany the surfer as she stood and paddled for two of those nine hours, thus joining the cause.

"It was a day that all of us involved will never forget," Nelson said, in reference to Angela Robinson, her best friend, and the rest of a crew aboard an escort boat.

Minke whales are not commonly seen off Southern California, and those spotted by boaters are often elusive. So when a mammal Nelson named Larry joined her endeavor to become the first woman to make this long paddle, she took it as a sign.

"To me it was a total God thing," the San Clemente resident said. "We prayed at 4 that morning that God would reveal his beauty and creation and nature, and allow me to endure this long trek, so for me it's not such a huge surprise that this happened."

Larry did not merely swim close to Nelson. He rolled around repeatedly alongside her and blew bubbles beneath her board. A film crew was on the escort boat and CNN, Fox News and ABC are just some of the networks she says are interested in the story and footage.

Alisa Schulman-Janiger, an American Cetacean Society whale researcher, said minke whales can be friendly but added: "This type of quality encounter is highly unusual."

Nelson raised only about $6,000 in advance of the paddle, disappoingtingly short of her target of $100,000 for the Keep a Breast Foundation and Boarding for Breast Cancer. A few of her celebrity friends let her down, she said, but when this story reaches a national audience she expects the pool to grow considerably.

"I thought, 'I don't need so-and-so,' " she said of a particular celebrity, whom she declined to name. "Because I honestly feel like Larry is going to help us reach the $100,000 mark with our fundraising effort."

Larry or no Larry, completing a standup paddle over 39.8 miles of ocean and sharks speaks volumes about Nelson's strength, stamina and determination.

Larry took her mind off the task for two magical hours, but her mind never strayed from the cause. "I can't even begin to compare what I did to what cancer patients are going through," she said. "But I wanted to put myself out there in a dangerous and scary, overwhelming situation; something that was big and just to show people that you can win that battle with that big, scary thing called cancer.

"I wanted to draw some kind of parallel and just encourage people to keep fighting."

 

Good Afternoon Everyone!!!

TGIF! Its been a slow and long week for me, but only 6.5 more hours and i'll be off work, and this week will offically be over with!

Anybody have big plans for the weekend?

I'm just hanging out with the family, etc...

Happy Easter to everyone! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

thanks space hope u enjoy your weekend as well

had to clean it up & get it ready for the summer to make some $$$ lol

so hows everyones day goin so far??

just changed the oil in the monte, now trying to find somthin else to do lol

hope everyone is having a great day

 

Day is going pretty decent so far! My Monte is going to be needing an oil change pretty quick here too. Probably about 2 more weeks.

That tractor is looking good! Nice job on the tractor detail.

 

slow around here today?? today in Pittsburgh, Pa 85 degrees outside, wtf, it goes from mid 40's to mid 50's and now 85. I know people love it but that is a little much of a turn around for me.. hope everyone has a great easter holiday and a great weekend, see ya for now

oh, on a side note, I received a call today about my car needing inspected from the dealer I purchased the car from (KIA dealer) and they have a $39.95 inspection special going on there, my question is, should I take to a dealer that doesn't even specialize in chevys or go somewhere else?? what do you all think, thanks

 

What kind of inspection??!!! I wouldn't do it - they are just trying to get you in there to spend your money. I would never get my Monte served from anywhere that wasn't a Chevy dealership. It's funny, I bought my 05 Monte from a Hyundai dealership but I never got solicitation from them.

 

I just posted new pics - thread is in sights and sound, or use this link!
https://montecarloforum.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=19805

 

my thoughts exactly, thanks. my car needs a basic yearly PA state inspection.