{"database": "surfing", "table": "posts", "rows": [["289014", "16537", "Learning to accept that you don't rip", 14, "Chilly Willy", "Aug 7, 2023", "2023-08-07T14:29:58-0400", "Ha!  Welcome to the forum, Warchild.  All very valid points, both amusing and humbling to read.  I think for mere mortals, whether or not you rip is not a constant but an everchanging status.  This was confirmed to me yesterday when I got a text from a buddy about his own surfing that made me laugh: \"I kinda stink now\".  Even still, there's probably also someone watching on the beach who sees him surf and thinks he rips.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor me, all that other stuff -- boards, fins, equipment changes, videos (I'm one of those guys that enjoys getting footage of myself and watching it back later) -- is really just part of the fun.  Nerding out on that stuff lets me extend my enjoyment of surfing beyond the beach."]], "columns": ["post_id", "thread_id", "thread_title", "post_number", "author_username", "post_date", "post_date_iso", "post_body"], "primary_keys": ["post_id"], "primary_key_values": ["289014"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.49708300139172934, "license": "Public Domain"}