On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:11:37 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I hardly ever go into the water down here either...except wading to shore
when I pull up by boat.

After fishing almost every weekend for the last 6 years, I've determined
that there are far too many sharks for my liking.

Which goes to show that you really shouldn't swim where you chum. :-)

I haven't heard of any west coast shark attacks in FL. Do you know of
any? Alligators seem to be more of a menace around here.