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To: Mase; doug from upland
Santa Barbara's beaches back in the 50's were always littered with big globs of tar, rather like cow patties in a pasture. Had to watch where you walked and where you chose to take a deep breath when swimming. Got much better after the rigs were built.

But loved the kerosene reference. We had that in the dorms, too, but we natives (in my case, almost a native) just used baby oil. Took longer, but much nicer. Looking back, we probably should have shared that info, but it was too much fun to see people gingerly handling the kerosene.

9 posted on 08/23/2012 7:34:31 PM PDT by dorothy ( "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: dorothy

That’s funny. I had just moved there from New Jersey so getting that kind of “locals only” information just wasn’t happening. We surfed several times a week, at different locations near the school, and I eventually got tired of the kero. I must have had tar residue on my feet the entire time I was at UCSB. It would have been nice to know about the effectiveness of baby oil. :>)


11 posted on 08/23/2012 8:05:30 PM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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To: dorothy; Mase
Was also at UCSB 77-80 and we used carbon tetrachloride (bunch of science geeks) which causes some sort of organ damage but it took beach tar off real good.

What a great place - I miss that a lot. Biking to 8 AM class always had a test moment - when we could see over the cliffs and there was surf half turned back to get boards.

Took my daughter there 2 yrs ago and biked the campus - it looks much smaller now for some reason. Isla Vista still smells the same - good thing all the Eucalyptus trees.

16 posted on 08/23/2012 10:19:12 PM PDT by corkoman (Release the Palin!)
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