"MMC" wrote in message m...
David O'hara,
One would think a sixth generation Floridian would know what to do with his
wee boat when a storm breweth!
I wondered why you were spending more time writing (and wringing your
hands), than dealing with the problem. And I'm still wondering.
My daughter is a first generation Floridian, I first came down here to pick
pieces of the Challenger off the bottom, and decided I like the place. But
not necessarily all the rednecks. Remember, fresh blood is GOOD for the gene
pool.
MMC
"Parallax" wrote in message
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rhys wrote in message
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On 11 Aug 2004 15:21:29 -0700, (Parallax)
wrote:
This is Florida the
way it should be but it is almost gone as my Carabelle paradise has
been "discovered" by South Florida and Yankee scum
Wow, I didn't know Carl Hiassen was a boater G
R.
Fortunately for my boat but unfortunately for the removal of
condo-trash from MY beaches, Bonnie has turned into a bust.
NOW, for my OT rant.
I HAVE A DREAM, that one day, air conditioning will be illegal, and
all the northern transplants will go away and return FL to its natural
state of being a backwater swamp. To that end, I advocate that every
year, we burn Dr. John Gorrie in effigy in Apalachicola, FL (in 1856,
Gorrie invented AC by building an ice machine to be used to cool a
stream of air for his malaria patients).
For cruising sailors, feel free to visit, but for Gods sake, dont
stay, This aint no Disney world. Rodent World is the work of the
devil.
As a 6th generation Fl native, I despise what tourism has done to my
home and I think that tourism is an especially dirty industry. It
provides Minimum wage seasonal jobs while claiming to help the
economy. It destroys our salt marshes and beaches by covering them
with tacky condo-shacks filled with refrigerated air and cryogenic
Yankees. Make Air Conditioning illegal and Real Estate Agentism an
illegal profession and put razor wire fences along I-75. Get rid of
tourists and then DRILL FOR OIL AND GAS IN THE GULF. The oil industry
is FAR cleaner than the tourist industry. A thousand Exxon Valdez
accidents would cause less damage than a single Theme park. Which is
worse, drilling rigs on the horizon or not being able to see the
horizon due to condos? Oil and gas could provide jobs for the few
remaining natives after the transplants are gone.
BTW, Carl Hiassen is a yankee transplant.
David OHara
Fresh blood is for sharks and lightning is Gods wrath on Yankee
golfers in Florida. In the past, I kept my boat in a very safe canal,
unfortunately, the influx of people has made such safe places very
rare so I have had to make do with an exposed location I do not like
(Carabelle is a nice little town, but not a good hurricane hole). The
real problem is too many people in Florida. It oughta be a sort of
clue when Miami, one of the wettest places on earth is running out of
fresh water.
My long term plan after my next bahama trip is to sell my 28' S2 and
build a 32' trailerable tri. With 1.5' draft (board up), I can put
her waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up river in shallow water where nobody else can
go.
BTW, oughta be some good deals on storm damaged boats right now.