It's been over a week since I've had a good chat with Grouchy; He's been busy with his new girlfriend Roxy and from what I can tell things are going great. You can take a look at the post about him bringing her home right here if you like.
He came out to my home office today and we had a chat about him feeling claustrophobic, a condition that I'm not surprised he feels considering he's spent the better part of eight days locked in his bedroom with Roxy. I'm surprised he can even walk!
After a bit of chit chat he came out with a simple statement.
"I'm going surfing bro."
I glanced out the window of my office at the cloudy, rainy day, turned back to him with a raised eyebrow and said, "shit day for it brah."
"Dafuq you sayin' G-dog, a little rain will never hold a dedicated surfer down!"
Since when Grouchy became a dedicated surfer I wasn't sure but I just nodded and said, "well mate, if you want to be a shark biscuit, then be my guest."
He shuffled around for a bit, seemingly working up the courage for something and then..."Can I take the Bug dude? He meant my Volkswagen Beetle.
"I just washed it mate," I said with annoyance. "Can't you take the bus?"
"The bus!" Grouchy levelled a dead-pan stare at me. "Grouchy don't take the bus yo!"
I wanted to punch the little bugger right in the face, but I held back somehow. I counted to ten in my head like my dad always told me to do before I was going to make a tough decision - Thanks dad, it worked. (Only took me 50 years to work that out.)
"Go on then," I relented. "But you're cleaning it up if it rains, and if I find a single grain of sand in it I'm going to kick your ass so hard my boot will come out your fucking nose!"
I'm not sure he heard that last part as he was off and running to get Roxy for their big day out.
"No worries cobber..." The words faded into nothing as he ran further away and slammed his bedroom door behind him.
Above you can see Grouchy and Roxy as they arrived at the beach and after unpacking. They drove my Bug right onto the beach, which means sand in my car that the little bugger better clean out.
Below you can see him getting in a little dry-land paddling practice before he hits the surf. He chose his Malibu longboard today.
After some practice he took off down the beach towards the water. Roxy stayed back at the Bug enjoying the sounds of the waves crashing and, in her words, Grouchy's cute little butt as he walked off toward the ocean. Below you can see Grouchy looking at the sets and working out his strategy.
We have had some fairly stormy weather and the wind and tides have stirred up a lot of sea weed so the beach was dotted with mounds of it here and there. The water was fairly clear of it, so Grouchy said, and out he went, braving the cold.
The image below shows one of the mounds of sea weed that has collected on the beach and you can see some of the waves Grouchy was soon to be cutting up.
Roxy must be a saint; She waited patiently back at the Bug for hours as Grouchy just kept surfing and surfing; Eventually though he came back in, wet and bedraggled with a big satisfied grin on his face.
You can see him here standing by his board, a beer on the top of the esky, Aussie for cooler, while he tells Roxy all about how pumping it was.
They hung around and cuddled a bit apparently but as the day wore on it was time to leave. I think a storm rolled in and it started to rain anyway. Grouchy got the Bug packed up and they headed home.
I heard them come back in and after unpacking, and hopefully car cleaning, Grouchy came bursting into my office where I was still working.
Yo dude, rad barrels out there today!" He exclaimed.
"At first I was like, naw man just ankle biters, then I was like, hang on brah, bitchin' there's barrels!"
His use of surf-slang amused me so I prompted him to continue.
"I was amped and paddled out. I saw a barney have a go but he was clucked and kept bailing when things got gnarly. He wasn't a frube but was certainly a quimby, for sure.
Grouchy was on a roll here!
"I got out back waited for my nug and there it was. Before I knew it I was in the green room, standin' on that deck and I was stoked. "So there I was slotted and about to pig dog when I came across a fucking sponger and I wiped out trying to avoid him. I took a rail bang on the way down then got worked in the soup.
Grouchy was winding down now.
"It was funny though, I was walking back out and a shubie came up to me and told me how close I came to slicing the kook's head off with my fin as I bailed. I don't know who he was, some benny I've never seen before.
"Did Roxy have a good time?" I asked as he hadn't mentioned her yet and she'd come straight in and taken a shower.
"She did cobber, kept her peepers on me the whole time. I don't blame her, I'm a bit of a looker you know." Grouchy polished his fingernails on the right side of his chest to punctuate his awesomeness, an amazing feat considering he has no damned hands.
"No worries mate," I said. "And you're now off to clean my Bug up right?" I gave him a pointed look.
Grouchy yawned...A good rendition of a fake yawn mind you.
"Oh yeah, I was...[yawn]...going to take a shower and...[yawn]...grab a little kip first." His eyes darted this way and that. "I'll get to it G-dog, I promise," He said as he let himself into the bathroom where Roxy was still finishing her shower.
I heard some giggling, the sound of a flat palm on wet ass cheek, more giggling and figured my Bug wasn't going to get cleaned anytime soon.
Grouchy strikes again!
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Grouchy is definitely tired from all that adventure, plus Roxy being around is going to make him a lazy fella. That means your Bug is not going to get cleaned anytime soon...
I agree, I might end up having to clean the car. I don't know why so put up with it really, but he's a good mate so I tolerate his antics.
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ENGAGEtokens.Great to know things are going well for Grouchy and his new girl and sorry to know G-dog ain't getting his bug cleaned anytime soon. And don't forget the chilly bin for the Kiwis bru.
Lol, I was going to put chilly bin in the post as an homage to our cousins across the pond, but decided to use the Aussie slang instead. Yep, looks like old G-dog will have to do the cleaning. Again.
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Grouchy he is a cunning little fellow ain't he.
He can be...I don't know where he gets it from. Lol.
ENGAGEtokens.Be careful Grouchy,it looks too wavy today...:)
Great pictures and writing...
Have a nice day...
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The tales of grouchy just keeps on getting interesting. I wish him luck woth roxy ... i knew he was not going to get your bug cleaned anyways
Yes, I had a suspicion he wouldn't lean up my Bug, he's a cheeky little bugger sometimes. Seems like he had a good day with his girl though.
i8 feel he ignored her too much. he was just having fun on his own. some people are happy when they see the love of their life doing what they love.. i guess
I agree, a solid relationship is all about give and take.
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These two definetely have something going.... Uuu exciting... The beach is a nice place for a date
I think they had a good time...The weather was pretty cold and a little windy, but they seemed to make the best if it and Grouchy sure lives his surfing.
🌊🌊Go Grouchy Go
I wonder if people look at grouchy weirdly when down the beach taking all those images of himself.
Yes, Grouchy gets some looks, but he ignores them and just stays on point with what he's doing. He is good at ignoring people. Lol.
Yesterday my son was presented with an unexpected visit to the coast, an opportunity that I took the opportunity to ask to go with them, what could happen? to be told no, I think my son had mercy on me because of the confinement that I still support, so he agreed. to take me, see and know that Grouchy dared his surfing adventure reminds me that I walked away from the fishing pier where he had his meeting and I went stealthily to the beach, I was not so daring to surf, but if I approached I put my feet ..... ah but I should not tell you more I will make a publication telling my experience, I just tell you that my son saw me when he told me to arrive you must clean the car LOL something I have not yet done.
The beach, and sand in particular gets everywhere...I've got hours of cleaning the Beetle ahead of me. Grouchy won't do it.
Well i am happy that Grouchy and Roxy are getting on well he really does have a way with words and impressing Roxy 🤣
He's a crack up for sure.
Love all that slang Aussie talk he is a real tripper 🤣
Hahaha, I can barely understand a word of his surf slang.
You were fair right about the weather. I don't think I've ever seen such grey skies down there!
The weather sucked today. Faith and I were at the beach to, coincidentally, but had to call our walk off early due to squalls, showers and only about 16 degrees (which felt colder due to wind-chill). Bloody Scottish weather mate!
That sounds exactly like Scottish weather!! Oh how sick I get of those warm summer days we get at 16 degrees wit a bit of rain, lol!
Lol...It's been pretty poor here lately. 19 and blue skies Thursday though. Lawn edging, mowing, replace one pop-up sprinkler head then off culling on the farm - All otherwise known as working from home.
Lol.
I think it's going to be warmer here at the end of the week. Touching twenty so they say. Might have towork from home a bit myself.. ;0)
Get on it mate...It's amazing what one can achieve by working from home. :)
I tell ya. My house is looking pretty good after so much time working from home!!
Do you have an idea for the adventures of Grouchy before you take the pictures?
Not really...I just make it all up as I go. See how the pictures come out and then go from there. I've got some ideas in mind but I. Tends to morph. I've got more Lego sets to build at the moment and they will give me some more ideas plus I might take him culling with me Thursday (shooting) so there maybe a Grouchy goes slaying post coming up. Lol.
Well that should get some fun comments.
I think so. It seems I'm always holding back with my Grouchy posts though. Not keen to offend
anyonetoo many. Lol.Well you do a great job with your writing, as the old saying goes you cannot please everyone.
You can please some of the people some of the time but sometimes cannot please all of the people all of the time, but you cannot not please many of the people some of the time when most of the time people cannot be pleased all of the time, some of the time, or anytime.
I don't know what that means. And you said I do a great job with my writing! Lol.
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Too much coffee, lol
ENGAGEtokens.I loved this post my king is super interesting, I really liked the car hahaha, kisses!
Yes, it's a cool little Lego-build, that Volkswagen. It was fun to build. Thanks for looking at my post.
How in the Eff do you shine nails when only having a stump?
I wonder if Roxy is afraid of the ocean?
Grouchy does many things without hands. He's creative.
Roxy doesn't like sea weed and so was too scared to go in incase some touched her leg.
Love this sense of humor comedy it always bring a laugh to me Grouchy got it all over you and glad his getting on with Roxy do hope he ended up cleaning your Bug the cheeky bastard 🤣
Old Grouchy gets me every time...I must be bloody gullible! Lol.
I'm glad you like it, just trying to bring a little fun here, and it amuses me somewhat too. Some probably think I'm a froot loop...And they wouldn't be far wrong. Lol.
Naaa..his just a smooth talker wraps you around his little finger 🤣
All cool love a bit of funny Aussie humor it's all fun 👍
I love that beetle - I've thought about buying that set a number of times.
It's pretty cool. The engine and bonnet open, has a spare wheel, roof comes off, towel rolled up in the back seat. Typical Leg. It was the first set I have bought myself, ever.
I haven't even gotten my head around Aussie slang yet, and now I have to learn Aussie surfer slang? I think life's too short to start learning that XD! Though at least little ol' Grouchy had plenty of fun with those beaches. That Bug is going to need a thorough cleaning, but being made of Legos, you could just dunk that into a sink and it'll all be fine and dandy.
I'm pretty surprised he could walk, too! All that back-room bumping with a wooden doll does wonders to ruin a man's pelvis. I can say that from personal experience, so props to you for enduring 8 days of that, Grouchy. Roxy really does have the patience of a saint.
Not being a surfer, or a fan of surfing, I have no witty comments to make on the sport... -_-
Yeah, that was a lot of surfer slang. I can decipher it for you if you would like, google will do it also if you're keen.
Uhm, I don't mean to be a bother, but I'll need you to decipher all of that, agent G-Dog. There appears to be a hidden message hidden in there somewhere, and we need to crack the code. I can read Enigma machines, and Pentagon encryption, but not this... Not surfer slang.
The secret code can be found here, or in sites like it. Shh, don't tell anyone.
https://www.wavetribe.com/blogs/surfboards-waves/glossary-of-surfing-terms-and-surf-slang
Some translations were not decoded entirely, but I've learned enough about Grouchy's mission now. It appears that he had less of an ideal day on the waves.
[Transcript Begins.]
ENGLISH: I was (excited) and paddled out. I saw a (rookie) have a go but he was (scared) and kept (jumping off) when things got (nasty). He wasn't a (surfer incapable of catching waves) but was certainly an (annoying beginner), for sure.
ENGLISH: I got (beyond where waves break) waited for my (good wave) and there it was. Before I knew it I was in the (inside of a barrel/wave), standing on that (surfboard), and I was (pumped). So there I was (well-positioned) and about to (grab the surfboard's rails) when I came across a fucking (bodyboarder) and I (sank) trying to avoid him. I took a (surfboard to the nuts) on the way down then got (knocked off) in the (whitewater).
[Transcript Ends.]
Should we proceed with the missions to interrogate Grouchy, further? [Y/N]
Lol...Brah, you have way too much time on your hands.
Accurate translation though. Well done.
Lol, I think that took me at least 5 minutes, which is still longer than I would normally spend on the comments box XD
I told you she's probably a dom XP
I'm going to guess anklebiter is surf for small wave? Coz where I come from it apparently (I say because I'm guessing from context here just like I guessed a lot of things from context while reading XD) means small child that's possibly slightly older than a rugrat.
Guess he's taking the bus or not going at all next time ;D
Roxy didn't get any photos? Glad they had a good time at the beach and didn't get stormed on.
Ankle biter means small kid here too, and yes, ankle buster means small wave.
I reckon Roxy is a Dom for sure...It's difficult to keep my posts family rated. Lol.
Looks like a good day out for Grouchy! I wouldn't mind making it to the beach either. Lucky little guy! Did he ever get the bug cleaned out?
The Bug got cleaned, by me. I don't know why I live in hope of the little green dude doing it. Lazy bugger that her his. Lol.