On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:25:01 -0400, "mmc" wrote:


"Harold'" wrote in message
...

"mmc" wrote in message
g.com...

"Harold'" wrote in message
...

"mmc" wrote in message
g.com...

"Harold'" wrote in message
...
Oil sample collected at Jetty Park beach by Coast Guard moments ago.
It will be sent to a lab for testing. With all the traffic through
Port Canaveral it will most likely be found to be refined product from
one of the boats or ships.

Do you live nearby?

I do sometimes.
I'm in Satellite Beach.

That's only about 20 miles from here

Cocoa Beach tourists can make that a long 20 miles. Kind of spoiled down
here where being behind 2 cars at a red light is a traffic jam.
I used to keep a boat at Cocoa Beach Yacht Club. It's a great port.


I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.
--

I hope your day is simply *SPECTACULAR* !!

John H

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

You can still do that a little further north in Daytona Beach.

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back
in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

I would have liked to have seen it back then.
My first visit was during the Challenger recovery and while it was quieter
than it is now, it was still pretty busy. Moved to the area in 1988 and
bought an old house on the Indian River for 90k. Times have changed...

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:45:12 -0400, "mmc" wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back
in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

I would have liked to have seen it back then.
My first visit was during the Challenger recovery and while it was quieter
than it is now, it was still pretty busy. Moved to the area in 1988 and
bought an old house on the Indian River for 90k. Times have changed...


Good investment though. Are you south of Titusville? We spent a lot
of time over there last summer trying to catch a shuttle launch.
Finally got to see the night launch from the Titusville dock.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:29:16 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:45:12 -0400, "mmc" wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back
in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

I would have liked to have seen it back then.
My first visit was during the Challenger recovery and while it was quieter
than it is now, it was still pretty busy. Moved to the area in 1988 and
bought an old house on the Indian River for 90k. Times have changed...


Good investment though. Are you south of Titusville? We spent a lot
of time over there last summer trying to catch a shuttle launch.
Finally got to see the night launch from the Titusville dock.

We would drive out to the office, US Coast and Geodetic Survey headquarters, and
climb up on the roof to watch the launchings. Lots of fun until I got my draft
notice!
--

I hope your day is simply *SPECTACULAR* !!

John H

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:45:12 -0400, "mmc" wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach,
back
in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

I would have liked to have seen it back then.
My first visit was during the Challenger recovery and while it was quieter
than it is now, it was still pretty busy. Moved to the area in 1988 and
bought an old house on the Indian River for 90k. Times have changed...


Good investment though. Are you south of Titusville? We spent a lot
of time over there last summer trying to catch a shuttle launch.
Finally got to see the night launch from the Titusville dock.


Yeah, that house was just North of Cocoa in Sharpes, FL.
With the migratory job market for people in my field I ended up selling it.
We have a canal house in Satellite Beach now.
Night launches on the water are the very best Wayne!

wrote in message
...
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:25:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach,
back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

You can still do that a little further north in Daytona Beach.

It is not really like the old days tho. It is not, "drive out there
and have a picnic" It is more like the tourist parade.


Is there an enforced speed limit on those beaches?
I can just imagine the kiddies ducking hot roddin' yahoos going back & forth
to the water.

On 7/13/10 7:36 AM, YukonBound wrote:


wrote in message
...
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:25:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa
Beach, back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

You can still do that a little further north in Daytona Beach.

It is not really like the old days tho. It is not, "drive out there
and have a picnic" It is more like the tourist parade.


Is there an enforced speed limit on those beaches?
I can just imagine the kiddies ducking hot roddin' yahoos going back &
forth to the water.

It's an interesting thing to do once...drive out on Daytona Beach,
but...once you do that, the car traffic really interferes with the
enjoyment of a beach experience...cars, car smells, noise, traffic.

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:56:10 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:25:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

You can still do that a little further north in Daytona Beach.

It is not really like the old days tho. It is not, "drive out there
and have a picnic" It is more like the tourist parade.

Things were pretty loose and easy in Cocoa Beach back then. I did get stopped
once for having glass packs that were a little loud, but the cop let me off with
a warning to 'take it easy'.
--

I hope your day is simply *SPECTACULAR* !!

John H

On Jul 13, 11:32*am, John H wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:56:10 -0400, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:25:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:14:25 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've lived in several different apartments in and around Cocoa Beach, back in
the '60s, when the place was cool and you could drive on the beach.

You can still do that a little further north in Daytona Beach.

It is not really like the old days tho. It is not, "drive out there
and have a picnic" It is more like the tourist parade.

Things were pretty loose and easy in Cocoa Beach back then. I did get stopped
once for having glass packs that were a little loud, but the cop let me off with
a warning to 'take it easy'.

Probably 15 years ago we were vacationing at a beach in SC (where it
is illegal to drive on the beach) and we got up early one morning for
a walk. About a mile down the beach there was a car that made it
about half way from the dunes to the firm sand, sitting there, back
tires spun down so that the frame was sitting on the sand. Some dude
was behind the wheel, and his wife/girlfriend was in the passenger
seat, both trying to sink down and blend in to the car. :-)

I'm sure his wallet was much lighter when that was over.