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Earl[_52_]

wrote:
On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:00:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Oct 3, 10:58 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 06:01:10 -0700 (PDT), The Matchmaker

wrote:
What do you want to talk about today?
I haven't done it yet but pretty soon I will be fixing Nav Aids in the
bay. It is a job I brought on myself but I am happy to get them
repaired. The markers coming into the Estero River are listed as
privately maintained and I have been beating the bushes to see exactly
who is supposed to be maintaining them.
USCG "they ain't ours and we don't know"
DEP "I think it was a developer"
Lee County "we think it is the gated community across the river from
you"

Several dozen emails, to a dozen people, a year later and it looks
like WCI, the developer, put them in and walked away. Now I am working
with the other HOA and Lee County but it looks like they will get me
the parts and I will do the work.

At least it will be done.

The funny thing is I was in the Coast Guard for 6 years and never
touched a nav aid.
Greg, always remember the ancient truth- "Where three or more are
involved, none is to blame"

As much as I am trying to make this a team, it may just be me.
As long as the rich guys across the creek throw money at the problem I
am OK with it. I volunteer a lot anyway since I retired, just to stay
active.
I just like cajoling people into doing the right thing.
I am going to start out with the 2 missing signs and inspecting
replacing any loose bolts on the other markers (about 33 in all)

Once I get this taken care of I will see what we can do about this
one.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/number%2034.jpg
Nice photo. What camera did you use?