We are sure glad that...

OLS Kevin Curtis decided to wash his on duty hat!...  Wow!...

caveat:  Of course, we do recognize that Kevin works his fanny off in LR200 up and down Central Section... on and off the sand; as well as having once again served as a vital member of the Rookie School Training Staff... all of which got collected onto his sweat brow... and necessitating the sink bath above.  10-4.

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And in other news today, Tuesday, August 11, 2015... along Santa Monica South...

SMS Tower #16 and the Santa Monica Pier...

Thankfully, SMS Tower #18 got another fresh coat of paint after being heavily vandalized and graphittied last week...

At SMS Tower #20, OL Taylor doing some Manuel labor. Can you dig it!...

*** Video Alert ! ***

The Wireless Lifeguard: The Video

     https://youtu.be/CCkv-ke6dk8

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OL Brandon Henry Snell, below, at SMS Tower #22, getting some help from a seagull who may have a better bird's eye view of the ocean than Brandon...

 OL Chris Ro, out of SMS Tower #24, making some preventions and separating swimmers from surfers...

Asnd then we came upon a gaggle of birds...

Naturally, a gaggle of birds presented another opportunity to test their patience and demeanor...

*** Video Alert ! ***

Bird Beach: The Video

     https://youtu.be/2h9jcfTJ-QQ

Almost to SMS Tower #26, the wheelhouse of SMS!... and our destination for today's buoy swim...

Back at SMS Tower #20... we find OL Taylor Manuel working the hard pack and also keeping the swimmers and surfers separated...

Next we noticed a misplaced/lost Bible... just below the high tide line adjacent to SMS Tower #18... on closer inspection it appeared to be the King James Version of the Holy Bible and the page was turned to Psalms 90 and 91...

 x-ref:  http://biblehub.com/kjv/psalms/90.htm

comment: we have not as yet determined any metaphorical significance to this discovery but the next thing that we saw was the ever vigilant and smiling veteran LACo OL, John Baltz, just in the process of opening up SMS Tower #18!... and so we think that this portends that John is to be named the SMS Poster Guard Of The Week!  Congratulations, JB!  10-4.

As we continued on our walk back to CSHQ, we next came across Rookie OL, David Walters,  who is not hard to miss since he is like 6' 4" tall or more and with a mop of blond hair... and obviously still has the metabolism of a race horse (see the 2 photos immediately below for confirmation of this assessment). On schedule this summer along SMS, this Virginia Beach, VA native loves to sail.  *** Heads up to the Training Center ! *** We've got another potential candidate to work at the Dept's Sailing Center in MDR...

And finally, OL David Walters and OL Emily Fuller (out of SMS Tower #16), together watching the water and keeping people safe!...

 10-4.... That's all folks!...

Until next time.....


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(All photos and videos by & Copyright Will Maguire 2015.)

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LACoSLSA: 2015 USLA National Champions!

*** We take this opportunity to highlight some of the events and competitors in Daytona Beach this past weekend.  Nationals ran Aug 5, 6, 7, 8 (JGs were on 8/5; adults 8/6,7,8).  Below are photos, comments and some videos from Adam Sandler, Media Consultant/LACoSLSA team member and USLA Official (and off the record, a freelance correspondent with "County Recurrent" News...)

"Nationals were live streaming!..."

The two paddlers are L2R, LACo OL, Brian Murphy, and Kiwi, Nick Malcolm

Men's Paddleboard Finish... the video

LACo's Women's Rescue Race team "flexing their collective muscle..."

Women's Run Swim Run Final... rounding the first flag... (Video)

Beach Flags under the lights... Joji in a run off. One of the competitors dislocated a shoulder. (Video)

Men's board race final.  Brian Murphy winning the board race final and crossing the finish line behind a guest competitor from  New Zealand. Brian won the race as the NZ competitor isn't racing for points.  (Video)

Oldest Competitor...  Tom Hogan rounding the first flag of the run swim run for 70+ Age Group.  Typically he and Bob Burnside do the race together and keep eachother company along the course. Bob could not attend Nationals this year.

Women's Board Race Final...

Water Course Officials... on their amphibious quads. Rob McGowan offers a Shaka bra.

 

CSLSA General Counsel and USLA VIP, Gus Avila, aka Sheik Asalaam Avila...

 First finisher in the surf swim race gets the #1 stick... and it's LACo OL, Kevin Fink!

Open Women's Run Swim Run Final (Video)

An injured Eldin -right hamstring pull - guts out the run portion of the Age Group American Ironman final.

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*** Many Thanks to Adam for sharing his photos, comments and videos with all of us!  We really appreciate it! ***

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(All photos, videos and text by & Copyright Adam Sandler 2015.  Used here with permission.)

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Privateer + Ave 23 = Shockable Rhythm...

Dateline:  Saturday, August 8, 2015...

0900 hrs, Hiring Captain calls and schedules assignment at Privateer from 12 to 8 pm... woo hoo!  No crowds, beautiful water, all lifeguard towers open...  sweet!


the commute down Pacific Ave. thru Santa Monica, Venice.. to the Peninsula...

I arrived early at approx. 1030 hrs to secure parking and enjoy the weather with a reconn of the Peninsula... my first ordinance enforcement did not go well... woof!

Privateer at approx. 1030 hrs...

Working an extra shift on one of the rescue boats, Capt. Brian Lanich, on a run and swim workout from No. Channel to the Pier...

 shadowed by Baywatch Skipper, Matt Rhodes...

*** Video Alert ! ***

•  Baywatch: Shadow Patrol

     https://youtu.be/mEejW5xhLwU


 •  Baywatch On Patrol: The Video

     https://youtu.be/hY4jMTIU3_A


We took a run and walk up to the pier and along the way caught up with OL Jay Chong on duty at Ketch and just opening up at 1100 hrs... who was stoked to find a crew from Beaches & Harbors having swept his ramp and deck and cleaning up trash around his tower... I asked him if he would like a cold beverage too but he declined...

OL Toby Contarsy, on duty at Driftwood... the guy is everywhere, though this is the first time this OL has seen him in person in red shorts on duty!...   :-)

OLS Eric Wylie volunteered for an extra shift at the Venice Pier... Bravo!

And then we worked our way back to Privateer for a swim and a short roll around in the hot sand... And here are two photos below of the 180 plus degree view from the deck of Privateer just prior to starting my shift at 1200 hrs... check out the low density crowd and the absolutely stunning weather !  :-)

Where is everybody?!... This is definitely not SMS, SMN or the Avenues!...  :-)

At approx. 1400 hrs... the LAPD made an ordinance enforcement apparently for an open bottle of wine... which we surmised after using our binoculars...

*** Video Alert ! ***

Baywatch To The Rescue...


At approx. 1615 hrs, our area supervisor drives by after the boat rescue by Baywatch off of Galleon and says to close up Privateer and drive over to Ave 23.... I respond: Oh F......antastic!...  (tower shut, Gobi Desert re-traversed, drive car up Pacific Ave.... thru gauntlet of traffic leaving the beach at Washington St., and Venice Blvd., and past a tourist parked in the middle lane with his emergency lights flashing, blocking all traffic at Speedway!... and his reason?!... he was waiting for the parking attendant of the Venice Blvd. lot to remove the LOT FULL sign... I asked him to move his car because he was (obviously) blocking traffic.

...... and somehow I was able to arrive at Ave 23 by 5:02 pm, much to the relief of OL Ricardo Monroy who was off at 5 pm!... see photo below...

Ave 23:  NOT low density!...  Fortunately, OL Maxie was at Ave 21 and was all over it; and OL Barry Snyder was at Ave 26, so I knew there was a good team in place to watch the water!

and before we knew it the sun was going down and it was time to close up shop...

10-4

Until next time.....


"County Recurrent" News
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(All photos & videos by and © Will Maguire 2015.)

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