http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/...skee-bay-prot/


Looks like they're getting their own speed zone, now...

"Tim" wrote in message
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http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/...skee-bay-prot/


Looks like they're getting their own speed zone, now...


We wouldn't want you to have to throttle back to protect another life.

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On Feb 23, 10:00*am, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:47:35 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/...speed-zones-go...

Looks like they're getting their own speed zone, now...

They have had their own speed zones in Lee County for over a decade.http://myfwc.com/docs/WildlifeHabita...tee_leeMPZ.pdf
Vast areas are slow speed, either all year or seasonal.
The speed limit around the 10,000 islands was 20. Now it is slow
speed. I assume that is all year.

I figured that was in order. I'm wondering though at that slow of a
speed wihen the battle wagons come though there, at such slow speed
they plow deep. I supppose the next thing will be that prop guards
will be made manditory.

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:22:27 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Feb 23, 10:00 am, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:47:35 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/...speed-zones-go...

Looks like they're getting their own speed zone, now...

They have had their own speed zones in Lee County for over a
decade.http://myfwc.com/docs/WildlifeHabita...tee_leeMPZ.pdf
Vast areas are slow speed, either all year or seasonal.
The speed limit around the 10,000 islands was 20. Now it is slow
speed. I assume that is all year.

I figured that was in order. I'm wondering though at that slow of a
speed wihen the battle wagons come though there, at such slow speed
they plow deep. I supppose the next thing will be that prop guards
will be made manditory.

The ones that get prop scarred are the lucky ones. The ones that die
are usually the ones who can't get deep enough to avoid the blunt
force trauma of a keel hit or taking an outboard leg in the side.
If you see a prop scar, it is usually an inboard.

The more they looked at these things the more they figured out are
around so the current thought is they should probably be de-listed if
you used any rational logic in determining what should be protected
but there has never been much logic in manatee or panther protection.
Both are far from endangered if you use the ESA rules. In fact there
is no such thing as the Florida Panther in the strict sense. They are
hybrids, cross bred with Texas cats.

When I told my wife about this she just asked "who is going to enforce
this"?
They better bring a helicopter if they are going to try to catch one
of those Everglades City boys going through the mangroves.



The manatees are listed as endangered by the ESA. There are thought to be
fewer than 2000. Even if they weren't, why not protect them, since they
can't outrun the boats or dive deep enough. Does it really threaten your
"freedom" to slow down and look where you're going? (Not you
specifically....)

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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:46:35 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

The manatees are listed as endangered by the ESA. There are thought to be
fewer than 2000. Even if they weren't, why not protect them, since they
can't outrun the boats or dive deep enough. Does it really threaten your
"freedom" to slow down and look where you're going? (Not you
specifically....)

This is probably an exercise in futility but I'll give it one try.
Manatees are listed as endangered only because of the high powered
lobbying efforts of the well funded Save The Manatee Club. STMC
members have donated millions of dollars and the club feels an
obligation to spend that money lobbying for new regulations, needed or
not. Most places in South Florida have enough Manatees that they are
at risk of over breeding their habitat.

How would youfeel about a 5 mph speed limit on your local highway to
prevent the risk of road kill?

On Feb 24, 3:00*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:46:35 -0800, "nom=de=plume"

wrote:
The manatees are listed as endangered by the ESA. There are thought to be
fewer than 2000. Even if they weren't, why not protect them, since they
can't outrun the boats or dive deep enough. Does it really threaten your
"freedom" to slow down and look where you're going? (Not you
specifically....)

This is probably an exercise in futility but I'll give it one try.
Manatees are listed as endangered only because of the high powered
lobbying efforts of the well funded Save The Manatee Club. STMC
members have donated millions of dollars and the club feels an
obligation to spend that money lobbying for new regulations, needed or
not. * Most places in South Florida have enough Manatees that they are
at risk of over breeding their habitat.

How would youfeel about a 5 mph speed limit on your local highway to
prevent the risk of road kill?

Mayb they ought to train them to eat or kill carp and ship a few up on
the Illinois river.

"Tim" wrote in message
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On Feb 24, 3:00 am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:46:35 -0800, "nom=de=plume"

wrote:
The manatees are listed as endangered by the ESA. There are thought to be
fewer than 2000. Even if they weren't, why not protect them, since they
can't outrun the boats or dive deep enough. Does it really threaten your
"freedom" to slow down and look where you're going? (Not you
specifically....)

This is probably an exercise in futility but I'll give it one try.
Manatees are listed as endangered only because of the high powered
lobbying efforts of the well funded Save The Manatee Club. STMC
members have donated millions of dollars and the club feels an
obligation to spend that money lobbying for new regulations, needed or
not. Most places in South Florida have enough Manatees that they are
at risk of over breeding their habitat.

How would youfeel about a 5 mph speed limit on your local highway to
prevent the risk of road kill?

Mayb they ought to train them to eat or kill carp and ship a few up on
the Illinois river.


I think they're vegg--sauruses.


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"Manatee hot tub" That line still cracks me up.


HAHAHAHA!

?;^ )

In article ,
says...

"Manatee hot tub" That line still cracks me up.


HAHAHAHA!

?;^ )

I have a visual already thank you. I have to walk by the hot tub at the gym
every once in a while. I can't imagine a real manatee would be worse! My eyes!
My eyes!!! I'm bliiiiiiiiiiinnnnd!!

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Can I haz Cheezeburger?

On Feb 24, 4:00*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:46:35 -0800, "nom=de=plume"

wrote:
The manatees are listed as endangered by the ESA. There are thought to be
fewer than 2000. Even if they weren't, why not protect them, since they
can't outrun the boats or dive deep enough. Does it really threaten your
"freedom" to slow down and look where you're going? (Not you
specifically....)

This is probably an exercise in futility but I'll give it one try.
Manatees are listed as endangered only because of the high powered
lobbying efforts of the well funded Save The Manatee Club. STMC
members have donated millions of dollars and the club feels an
obligation to spend that money lobbying for new regulations, needed or
not. * Most places in South Florida have enough Manatees that they are
at risk of over breeding their habitat.

How would youfeel about a 5 mph speed limit on your local highway to
prevent the risk of road kill?

Something about that doesn't make sense to me. Manatees were in the
Florida waters long before boats. They didn't need boats killing them
off then to keep their numbers in check, why do they need boats to
keep the population in check now?