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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH wrote:


The Chesapeake Bay has no beaches like those along the Atlantic Coast,
which are mostly beautiful and warm. The bay is very polluted, and the
one
big park (Sandy Point) where sand beaches have been made, was closed to
swimming a couple weeks ago for a high fecal count.

John


There are beaches, including some quite nice ones, from BP down to the
Solomons, and there's some darn fine beaches further down on this side of
the Bay and on the other side, too. You have to go out farther than the
buoys in the bay near where you keep your boat.


Maybe his *crowd* hangs out only at the local bath houses and private pools
on sunny days. ;-)

New tugboat line launched in the Pacific NW
 

On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:05:47 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:


The Chesapeake Bay has no beaches like those along the Atlantic Coast,
which are mostly beautiful and warm. The bay is very polluted, and the one
big park (Sandy Point) where sand beaches have been made, was closed to
swimming a couple weeks ago for a high fecal count.

John


There are beaches, including some quite nice ones, from BP down to the
Solomons, and there's some darn fine beaches further down on this side
of the Bay and on the other side, too. You have to go out farther than
the buoys in the bay near where you keep your boat.

We just have different views on what constitutes a nice beach, Harry. Yes,
North Beach, Ches. Beach, even Calvert Cliffs have 'beaches', in which one
can swim in dirty water. If you enjoy swimming in the Chesapeake, go for
it.

But, one does not have to enjoy swimming in the local water to enjoy
boating in the local area, which is what you couldn't seem to understand.
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:42:12 -0400, " JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH wrote:


The Chesapeake Bay has no beaches like those along the Atlantic Coast,
which are mostly beautiful and warm. The bay is very polluted, and the
one
big park (Sandy Point) where sand beaches have been made, was closed to
swimming a couple weeks ago for a high fecal count.

John


There are beaches, including some quite nice ones, from BP down to the
Solomons, and there's some darn fine beaches further down on this side of
the Bay and on the other side, too. You have to go out farther than the
buoys in the bay near where you keep your boat.


Maybe his *crowd* hangs out only at the local bath houses and private pools
on sunny days. ;-)


Answered by email. No sense in adding more pollution to the group.
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:14:25 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:05:47 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:

The Chesapeake Bay has no beaches like those along the Atlantic Coast,
which are mostly beautiful and warm. The bay is very polluted, and the one
big park (Sandy Point) where sand beaches have been made, was closed to
swimming a couple weeks ago for a high fecal count.
John

There are beaches, including some quite nice ones, from BP down to the
Solomons, and there's some darn fine beaches further down on this side
of the Bay and on the other side, too. You have to go out farther than
the buoys in the bay near where you keep your boat.

We just have different views on what constitutes a nice beach, Harry. Yes,
North Beach, Ches. Beach, even Calvert Cliffs have 'beaches', in which one
can swim in dirty water. If you enjoy swimming in the Chesapeake, go for
it.


Ahh, you've taken water samples at Calvert Cliffs recently. What were
the results? And what were the results from there down to just about the
Pax River? How about Plum Point, Dares Beach? How about Calvert Beach
and Long Beach? Got the readings?

One doesn't need readings to see dirty water. Calvert Beach is a fun place
to go searching for shark's teeth, but surely you've not done a lot of
swimming there?

And if you have, that's OK. If you think that water cannot be enjoyed
without swimming in same, help yourself.


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On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:39:38 -0400, Harry Krause
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JohnH wrote:


Ahh, you've taken water samples at Calvert Cliffs recently. What were
the results? And what were the results from there down to just about the
Pax River? How about Plum Point, Dares Beach? How about Calvert Beach
and Long Beach? Got the readings?

One doesn't need readings to see dirty water. Calvert Beach is a fun place
to go searching for shark's teeth, but surely you've not done a lot of
swimming there?

And if you have, that's OK. If you think that water cannot be enjoyed
without swimming in same, help yourself.

No, not a lot. If and when I swim in the Bay, it depends upon the
conditions, just the same as if and when I swim anywhere. Sometimes
there is a lot of tannin in the Bay, and that gives the water a tint.
It's harmless. On the other hand, when I swim or walk along some of
those ocean beaches you seem to love so much, I'm concerned about
stepping on an HIV-encrusted needle some drug addict left behind.
Oh...and the sharks. I saw two while wading at Virgina Beach last week.
Small ones, two to three footers, in knee-deep water.

Good points. I only wish tannin was the bay's only problem. Join CBF and
see what some of the problems are.
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:35:30 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:39:38 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

JohnH wrote:
Ahh, you've taken water samples at Calvert Cliffs recently. What were
the results? And what were the results from there down to just about the
Pax River? How about Plum Point, Dares Beach? How about Calvert Beach
and Long Beach? Got the readings?
One doesn't need readings to see dirty water. Calvert Beach is a fun place
to go searching for shark's teeth, but surely you've not done a lot of
swimming there?

And if you have, that's OK. If you think that water cannot be enjoyed
without swimming in same, help yourself.
No, not a lot. If and when I swim in the Bay, it depends upon the
conditions, just the same as if and when I swim anywhere. Sometimes
there is a lot of tannin in the Bay, and that gives the water a tint.
It's harmless. On the other hand, when I swim or walk along some of
those ocean beaches you seem to love so much, I'm concerned about
stepping on an HIV-encrusted needle some drug addict left behind.
Oh...and the sharks. I saw two while wading at Virgina Beach last week.
Small ones, two to three footers, in knee-deep water.

Good points. I only wish tannin was the bay's only problem. Join CBF and
see what some of the problems are.
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I used to be a member. I found the group too alarmist.

Yeah, well I know what you mean by alarmist, but I'll stay away from it.
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On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:17:32 -0400, Harry Krause
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Is that because boating is a mostly indoor sport up in your area?
Picnic and lobster boats have nice roomy cockpits for entertaining,
suntanning, lounging, fishing, et cetera. Even in New England, where I
grew up, you can enjoy an open boat. The water temp off the beach where
we lived in the summer is 73F today, warm enough for a swim.

I'll take it. The Columbia is a refreshing 72F and we've had perhaps
1 rainy/humid day in the last month or so.

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-rick-