Here is my warning again to all of you who may not know about it. Leave your crap on the beach overnight, and it may be gone when you come back the next day. If I don't take it, the storms may. This morning while kayaking in the Gulf, I collected floating bottles, a play tug boat,a boogy board and two beach chairs, and can you believe the owners were screaming at me that the chairs belonged to them, though they wouldn't come in the water to get them because they didn't like the seaweed? It didn't make for too exciting of a kayak experience this morning. I made them promise to take their crap off the beach everyday in exchange for the chairs. There were tents in the water this morning, crumbled tent frames and tops on the beach, etc. It really sucks that some people do not have the courtesy to remove their crap daily.
Warning: You can take it off the beach, or I will. I am tired of it. Now get a move on before I decide to open a can of whoop-@ss on you rude, inconsiderate people.
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brain
Here is my warning again to all of you who may not know about it. Leave your crap on the beach overnight, and it may be gone when you come back the next day. If I don't take it, the storms may. This morning while kayaking in the Gulf, I collected floating bottles, a play tug boat,a boogy board and two beach chairs, and can you believe the owners were screaming at me that the chairs belonged to them, though they wouldn't come in the water to get them because they didn't like the seaweed? It didn't make for too exciting of a kayak experience this morning. I made them promise to take their crap off the beach everyday in exchange for the chairs. There were tents in the water this morning, crumbled tent frames and tops on the beach, etc. It really sucks that some people do not have the courtesy to remove their crap daily.
Warning: You can take it off the beach, or I will. I am tired of it. Now get a move on before I decide to open a can of whoop-@ss on you rude, inconsiderate people.
Good for you Smiling JOe. It makes me ill to see folks doing that all of the time too. I especially have a problem with huge holes being dug and left alone.
Meow
They have been properly warned, again. Sorry about your visit with the trash.
cracker
Good for you Smiling JOe. It makes me ill to see folks doing that all of the time too. I especially have a problem with huge holes being dug and left alone.
Did you hear about the kid in California that was digging to China beside his mother at the beach and the hole caved in on him? He was without oxygen for like 5 minutes. The lifeguard and others were trying to dig but the hole kept caving in, finally they were able to stack up three deep and remove the sand that way. The boy is ok, he and his mother were on the today show this week. Very scary. Another great reason not to dig big monster holes on the beach.
Beach Fanatic
GO JOE, GO JOE, GO JOE!!! :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: Nice to have ya, lookin' out for SOWAL!!!!! You people had better listen, cause BIG JOE'LL really mess with your vacation and rightfully so!!! 
Beach Fanatic
You are so right Joe - unfortunately, the people who need to see your warning probably do not frequent this space 
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Beach Fanatic
You are so right Joe - unfortunately, the people who need to see your warning probably do not frequent this space
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I agree, but others to come in the future and might see this, will hopefully GET IT!
I suppose that there will always be some, that don't even care to "get it"!
SoWal Insider
I am in need of a good umbrella with a big sand screw on it. 
(that sounds funny??)
let me know if you find one.....heheheheheheheheh!!!!!
(that sounds funny??) let me know if you find one.....heheheheheheheheh!!!!!
SoWal ExpertAuthor
I am in need of a good umbrella with a big sand screw on it.What color? :funn:Canvas or nylon? :funn:
let me know if you find one.....heheheheheheheheh!!!!!
Admin
Last week when I was on Grayton Beach there were 8 holes at least 6 feet wide and several feet deep up and down the beach and by the lake. This was in the evening so they weren't going to get filled before the next day, if then, which I doubt. One hole was 5 feet deep and 12 feet wide. :shock:
What is wrong with this?
I wonder if we shuld open a rental shop with bikes, kayaks and Kubotas (delivery/pickup at the beach of your choice)? After all, what kid wouldn't want to get behind the stick of a kid-sized tractor?
What is wrong with this?
I wonder if we shuld open a rental shop with bikes, kayaks and Kubotas (delivery/pickup at the beach of your choice)? After all, what kid wouldn't want to get behind the stick of a kid-sized tractor?
SoWal Insider
really dont care just one that works.....
What color? :funn:Canvas or nylon? :funn:
SoWal Insider
Wow SJ. Giving them back their chairs after they got ansty with you? :shock:
You are so nice. I would have used them as a frisbee, aimed at the head, and told them to catch.
You are so nice. I would have used them as a frisbee, aimed at the head, and told them to catch.
Beach Lover
"I wasn't lost, I just didn't know where I was for a few weeks. What I had lost (at least for a while) was my appetite for the life I had left: city surroundings, old friends, familiar comforts. It had occurred to me that comfort was only a disguise for what will always change." -- Gretel Ehrlich - The Solace of Open Spaces
-love that quote sj-
So sorry the idiots ruined your morning kayak. It is inconsiderate and ignorant to leave your things on the beach. GET A CLUE PEOPLE!!!!!
Oh, and digging large holes on the beach is very dangerous. I knew of at least one childhood friend to die this way. Tunnels are a bad idea as well. common sense is a hard thing to come by these days, no?
-love that quote sj-
So sorry the idiots ruined your morning kayak. It is inconsiderate and ignorant to leave your things on the beach. GET A CLUE PEOPLE!!!!!
Oh, and digging large holes on the beach is very dangerous. I knew of at least one childhood friend to die this way. Tunnels are a bad idea as well. common sense is a hard thing to come by these days, no?
Beach Fanatic
We enjoyed a Friday on the beach last week and I was very surprised at all the things that were left. It was hard to find a place to park the truck bc of all the belongings left. I did think about picking up some new chairs...
kt loo
This morning in Seacrest there were about 15- 20 pop up tents (some without tops, all with crap under them) within a block of our access on either side. Never seen so many at once. Considered making a sign for our access path. Went bike riding with the Mers instead.
SoWal Expert
This morning in Seacrest there were about 15- 20 pop up tents (some without tops, all with crap under them) within a block of our access on either side. Never seen so many at once. Considered making a sign for our access path. Went bike riding with the Mers instead.
:clap_1:
"It's a jolly holiday with Mermaid."
percy
Did you hear about the kid in California that was digging to China beside his mother at the beach and the hole caved in on him? He was without oxygen for like 5 minutesYes, saw them on TV. And the mom ended the whole story by saying she wanted to let everyone know it's dangerous to dig big holes at the beach and not to do it. I'm hoping maybe their story and her word of caution impacted someone who's never thought about it.
SJ, you skeery.
needs to get out more
stealth mission. mayhem needs some ez-ups.
Beach Fanatic
While I commend SJ for standing up to these mullet-heads, you can bet there are dozens of other idiots standing in line to take their place.
For some odd reason, folks who vacation in Sowal (among other places) seem to think they have some divine right to trash whatever they want because they are spending money in the area. They seem to think no further than their own little world of enjoyment.
Like I've said a jillion times, no one has any manners anymore.
The county/TDC needs to do a better job of educating and enforcing. If there is no law on the books about crap being left overnight on the beach, there needs to be. And it needs to be enforced.
For some odd reason, folks who vacation in Sowal (among other places) seem to think they have some divine right to trash whatever they want because they are spending money in the area. They seem to think no further than their own little world of enjoyment.
Like I've said a jillion times, no one has any manners anymore.
The county/TDC needs to do a better job of educating and enforcing. If there is no law on the books about crap being left overnight on the beach, there needs to be. And it needs to be enforced.
Beach Fanatic
SJ,
Remember when I told you there was a business in this. Lets get with Walton County and see if we can make a nightly swoop. We pick it all up every night and bring to Caring and sharing. Caring and Sharing begins to sell beach stuff to tourist and they make money and we get a nice big tax break! I got the truck and I bet I could get authorized to do it.....
Remember when I told you there was a business in this. Lets get with Walton County and see if we can make a nightly swoop. We pick it all up every night and bring to Caring and sharing. Caring and Sharing begins to sell beach stuff to tourist and they make money and we get a nice big tax break! I got the truck and I bet I could get authorized to do it.....
SoWal Insider
this sounds great to me :clap_1:
SJ,
Remember when I told you there was a business in this. Lets get with Walton County and see if we can make a nightly swoop. We pick it all up every night and bring to Caring and sharing. Caring and Sharing begins to sell beach stuff to tourist and they make money and we get a nice big tax break! I got the truck and I bet I could get authorized to do it.....
SoWal Insider
SJ,
Remember when I told you there was a business in this. Lets get with Walton County and see if we can make a nightly swoop. We pick it all up every night and bring to Caring and sharing. Caring and Sharing begins to sell beach stuff to tourist and they make money and we get a nice big tax break! I got the truck and I bet I could get authorized to do it.....
What a phenomenal idea. No expensive storefront to rent or insure, just a truck ... word would get around fast too, so fast you would probably be out of business pretty quickly.
Talk about a free market solution!!Beach Fanatic
There is a law against it but it is not enforced.It will have to be one day soon.
SoWal Expert
I think I have mentioned it before- my bee-yoo-tiful turquoise crank umbrella, size very large, and very nice too, is now ours courtesy of the schmucko that left it on the beach overnight, 2 years ago.
I'm looking for matching chairs- y'all keep your eyes peeled please!
I'm looking for matching chairs- y'all keep your eyes peeled please!
Beach Lover
Although I don't live in SoWal, I love to visit the beautiful beaches. I love Bobby J's idea of collecting the crap and allowing Care and Share to resell it to the same tourists that probably left it there. As a tourist (but one that has loved t0 visit the best kept secret) for over 20 years, I would love to see the area enforce strict rules as the growth has been tremendous over the past 5-6 years. Just my thought and I realize I have no say-so in the matter.
Hope everyone enjoys the beach today!!
Thanks to SJ for his concern for his living environment and his courage!!
Hope everyone enjoys the beach today!!
Thanks to SJ for his concern for his living environment and his courage!!
Beach Fanatic
There is a law against it but it is not enforced.It will have to be one day soon.
Again, I think trying to educate people as to what is/what is not acceptable would go a long way.
While it would be a massive printing project, the TDC could place flyers in every single rental unit in the county outlining beach do's and dont's.
OR the owners and rental agencies could take the initiative and do something similar.
Either way, I agree with all on this issue. It's a big problem that is getting worse.
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