On Feb 24, 9:10*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
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On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene
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On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene
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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim
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OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?"

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park...

Wow, speed zones through a national park.... what a novel idea! I bet
they even have those in Colorado Nation Parks.

I bet it isn't 5 MPH

It probably should be....

What sort of idiot would go blasting through an area, knowing that
they would likely hit wildlife (or anything else)?

Even by car, every day/night I go slow .... really slow .... through
areas I reasonably suspect are populated by deer, wild turkey, bear,
buzzard, etc.

With the boat, I don't want to hit a whale, manatee, sand bar,
submarine (yep, that "amber flashing light" *does* mean something) or
anything else...... slow the hell down.....

.... quit whining and pull back on the throttle.....

Bear in mind we are talking about around a thousand square miles of
water in the estuary system in these 3 counties, not just a little
strip on the way to the Gulf.
There are people who have to idle up to 5 miles to get out. That tacks
2 hours onto your boat ride by the time you get home.

Such is the cost of enjoying nature... slow down, smell the seaweed instead
of the engine.

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Nom=de=Plume

Brilliant reply D'Plume. But even to your standards it is still not
average.