H- wrote:
Speaking of the Lost SUPer, there were recently
two shark attacks in Santa Barbara. One on a kayaker and the second on a man on a paddle board, a/k/a, SUP (stand up paddle). The man asked that his name not be published as he wanted "privacy." Could it have been our Lost SUPer?
Note, the Lost SUPer was disdainful of paddle boards when used in surf, but admitted to using them in the harbor. Personally, I don't think this guy was our Lost SUPer as he was reportedly "shaken up."
Like JSA said earlier in the thread (he may have actual knowledge, as opposed to my speculation), I am pretty sure Duffy is fine and just trying to lower his profile.
He said a lot of things about a lot of people and issues in here. He is beefing with the his town of residence over airbnb and other stuff. He broadcast and rehashed confrontations he has had while on the road, including more or less admitting to battery on a driver who (he said) tried to run him off the road on his bike. In the early days (which correspond to when he started BJJ, I think), he said he'd happily break the thumbs of someone if they broke rules on a plane regarding use of overhead compartments and got in his face about it. He said a lot of stuff about Islam and Muslims that doesn't look very good in the abstract.
He's also not hard to identify. He put enough up on this forum over the years that you could figure out name and home address, place of work and name of spouse with about 10 minutes of Google work.
I imagine some combination of personal shit and record of what he's said on here and/or ability to locate him via info he divulged on here made him want to reel in his electronic detritus a bit.