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OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?"
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"Tim" wrote in message ... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...t-manatees5385 Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. |
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On Feb 23, 6:05*pm, "mmc" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message ... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park... Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. Well, i seriously wouldnt' go out and purposely bag one, but I wonder what they taste like? |
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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:30 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: On Feb 23, 6:05*pm, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park... Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. Well, i seriously wouldnt' go out and purposely bag one, but I wonder what they taste like? The joke back in Florida is that they taste very much like eagle. :-) |
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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:30 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Feb 23, 6:05*pm, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park... Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. Well, i seriously wouldnt' go out and purposely bag one, but I wonder what they taste like? Corn oil? Maybe just suet. -- John H |
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On Feb 24, 10:42*am, John H wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:30 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Feb 23, 6:05 pm, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message .... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park.... Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. Well, i seriously wouldnt' go out and purposely bag one, but I wonder what they taste like? Corn oil? Maybe just suet. -- John H "Flubber?" |
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wrote in message ... On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:17:30 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: On Feb 23, 6:05 pm, "mmc" wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...-national-park... Only way to solve this crisis is with a hunting season. Well, i seriously wouldnt' go out and purposely bag one, but I wonder what they taste like? Chicken I think it was at "Roadkill Cafe" in Altamonte that I saw on a menu: "Our alligator doesn't taste like chicken, it tastes like alligator. If you want something that tastes like chicken order the chicken, it's cheaper". |
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"Gene" wrote in message
... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...t-manatees5385 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..... Well said Gene. Well said. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Feb 24, 6:06*pm, Gene wrote:
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. -- Do they really have manatees in Colorado? |
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wrote in message
... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...t-manatees5385 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. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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wrote in message
... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: OK, so when do they get a "Manatee Crossing Zone?" http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com...t-manatees5385 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Feb 24, 11:30*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume I see manatees sleeping just below the surface so you cannot see em. They do not seem afraid of even powerboats and seem to consider our canoe to be another manatee. Somebody came up with a device that emits a noise to wake up the manatees so they might get out of the way of boats. Seeing them up close and seeing the prop scars on em really makes you want to come up with a solution but we need to figure out their lack of response to boats first.. |
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On Feb 25, 4:55*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 24, 11:30*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for.. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume I see manatees sleeping just below the surface so you cannot see em. They do not seem afraid of even powerboats and seem to consider our canoe to be another manatee. *Somebody came up with a device that emits a noise to wake up the manatees so they might get out of the way of boats. Seeing them up close and seeing the prop scars on em really makes you want to come up with a solution but we need to figure out their lack of response to boats first.. Yesterday, I noticed the max speed on the ICW is 25 mph but outside the ICW channel in manatee zones it is no wake. |
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On Feb 24, 9:10*pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. -- Nom=de=Plume Brilliant reply D'Plume. But even to your standards it is still not average. |
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On Feb 25, 1:30*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume Your live-in, D'Plume? |
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On Feb 26, 12:44*am, TopBassDog wrote:
On Feb 25, 1:30*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for.. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume Your live-in, D'Plume? Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. |
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On Feb 26, 10:37*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 26, 12:44*am, TopBassDog wrote: On Feb 25, 1:30*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume Your live-in, D'Plume? Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. *We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Here is a reference to the high pitched noisemaker to repel manatees. Maybe if boats had these the speed limits in manatee zones could be lifted. |
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On Feb 26, 10:37*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 26, 12:44*am, TopBassDog wrote: On Feb 25, 1:30*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume Your live-in, D'Plume? Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. *We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? |
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On Feb 26, 1:39*pm, Jack wrote:
On Feb 26, 10:37*am, Frogwatch wrote: On Feb 26, 12:44*am, TopBassDog wrote: On Feb 25, 1:30*am, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:10:44 -0800, "nom=de=plume" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500, Gene wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:27:54 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:55 -0500, Gene wrote: On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:17:10 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote: 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. I am really not the guy you people are hollaring at, we go pretty slow most of the time but I also understand people who want to get offshore to fish do not want to be chugging across the bay for 2 hours. It should be pointed out, this came about after they bought their house, assuming they had "gulf access" which they paid an extra $200,000 for. The ironic thing is nobody has even proven these zones are saving anything. It is just a feel good thing. If the water is less than 3 feet deep, you won't have any manatee there, at least none with their ass under water, yet vast areas like that are still manatee zones.. As I said a while ago, these are politically selected, not scientifically selected. I wouldn't be the one yelling, but I see your point. I think it's probably a combo between science and "unnatural" selection. As with most things, it's an imperfect system. I would think that most people would err on the side of caution and take it easy, but there are also those who drink and drive in the rain no less. Someone trashed it out here tonight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Now, he gets a hospital stay and maybe some jail time. -- Nom=de=Plume Your live-in, D'Plume? Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. *We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? I have heard that nearly tame ones in Kings Bay near Crystal River like humans to scratch them. From there to where we encountered this one is only about 130 miles. |
manatee speed zone?
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:39:21 -0800 (PST), Jack
wrote: Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. *We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? What is fairly common, is peeople giving them fresh water from a garden hose. Manatees really like that and come to expect it from other people. They usually lay on their backs and just guzzle it in. I'd be concerned about attracting them to the neighborhood. They have incredibly bad halatosis and if one got killed nearby we'd probably get swarmed by a new round of lobbying efforts. People who like manatees should adopt one for a pet. |
manatee speed zone?
On Feb 26, 6:05*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:39:21 -0800 (PST), Jack wrote: Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? What is fairly common, is peeople giving them fresh water from a garden hose. *Manatees really like that and come to expect it from other people. *They usually lay on their backs and just guzzle it in. I'd be concerned about attracting them to the neighborhood. *They have incredibly bad halatosis and if one got killed nearby we'd probably get swarmed by a new round of lobbying efforts. *People who like manatees should adopt one for a pet. That makes sense to me, Wayne.. |
manatee speed zone?
On Feb 26, 7:05*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:39:21 -0800 (PST), Jack wrote: Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? What is fairly common, is peeople giving them fresh water from a garden hose. *Manatees really like that and come to expect it from other people. *They usually lay on their backs and just guzzle it in. I'd be concerned about attracting them to the neighborhood. *They have incredibly bad halatosis and if one got killed nearby we'd probably get swarmed by a new round of lobbying efforts. *People who like manatees should adopt one for a pet. Halatosis? You've been way to close to a manatee, Wayne. :-) |
manatee speed zone?
On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:56:28 -0800, Jack wrote:
On Feb 26, 7:05*pm, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:39:21 -0800 (PST), Jack wrote: Was once snorkelling in a spring and a manatee came up and obviously wanted to be scratched. We tried to stay away from it but it kept coming up to us. Is manatee scratching a common thing? What is fairly common, is peeople giving them fresh water from a garden hose. *Manatees really like that and come to expect it from other people. *They usually lay on their backs and just guzzle it in. I'd be concerned about attracting them to the neighborhood. *They have incredibly bad halatosis and if one got killed nearby we'd probably get swarmed by a new round of lobbying efforts. *People who like manatees should adopt one for a pet. Halatosis? You've been way to close to a manatee, Wayne. :-) You don't have to swim very far to kiss them when you're done, as you know. |
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