Items on the beach overnight

[Caroling]

Publicizing the tagging/removal schedule schedule seems counter productive to keeping the beaches clean. Now I know what days I can leave my stuff littering the beach w/ no repercussions!

True. I took my zone schedule page down. To me it is useful to track how the cleanup is working. However, this morning I talked to a TDC person who seemed quite serious about the tag and bag, so I'm encouraged. I got video of Eastern Lake today, on the last day before the new policy there.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Publicizing the tagging/removal schedule schedule seems counter productive to keeping the beaches clean. Now I know what days I can leave my stuff littering the beach w/ no repercussions!

Good point, but I wouldn't count on that not changing once the first few passes are made.

 

[seacrestkristi]

I am in full agreement with enforcement of the ordinances, but please don't go off at the rental companies because of their customers.

On another note, for those of you who got onto the mother about the amount of stuff she wanted to schlep to the beach, if you have not had children, please don't judge.

I do have children but I don't endanger others by trashing the environment because of it. No one was 'getting on to' or 'judging' the mom. She's not even on the thread, is she? So who's callin' out who here I was stating my opinion on a message board under a thread entitled items left on the beach overnight' ;-) Also, PS, just because a person doesn't have children does not mean they aren't entitled to an opinion about the junk others leave on the beach with the lame excuse of having 'children'. Carry all the junk you want to the beach for your children just please don't whine if you have to pick up at night. That's all I'm talkin' about, period, sunshine. If we all lived so entitled what a mess the beach would be. What about the sea turtles? Are you actually suggesting it's okay if you have children to leave stuff overnight or just that we were being mean to someone that's not even on here?

 

[Jdarg]

I do have children but I don't endanger others by trashing the environment because of it. No one was 'getting on to' or 'judging' the mom. She's not even on the thread, is she? So who's callin' out who here I was stating my opinion on a message board under a thread entitled items left on the beach overnight' ;-) Also, PS, just because a person doesn't have children does not mean they aren't entitled to an opinion about the junk others leave on the beach with the lame excuse of having 'children'. Carry all the junk you want to the beach for your children just please don't whine if you have to pick up at night. That's all I'm talkin' about, period, sunshine. If we all lived so entitled what a mess the beach would be. What about the sea turtles? Are you actually suggesting it's okay if you have children to leave stuff overnight or just that we were being mean to someone that's not even on here?

I can sympathize/empathize with the moms too. I'm just lucky enough now to be able to drive my junk out there. Not every person on the planet knows the beach "rules" around here, but we are working on it. What we don't need is mouthiness.

I know Sunshine, and she is quite the fan of a good beach- you need to relax a bit. She was just making an observation. But she is here every day and doesn't want a crapped out beach any more than the rest of us.

 

[Ocean Lover]

I do have children but I don't endanger others by trashing the environment because of it. No one was 'getting on to' or 'judging' the mom. She's not even on the thread, is she? So who's callin' out who here I was stating my opinion on a message board under a thread entitled items left on the beach overnight' ;-) Also, PS, just because a person doesn't have children does not mean they aren't entitled to an opinion about the junk others leave on the beach with the lame excuse of having 'children'. Carry all the junk you want to the beach for your children just please don't whine if you have to pick up at night. That's all I'm talkin' about, period, sunshine. If we all lived so entitled what a mess the beach would be. What about the sea turtles? Are you actually suggesting it's okay if you have children to leave stuff overnight or just that we were being mean to someone that's not even on here?

Relaaaax, your post was a little on the harsh side. I think you read a whole lot more into it than what was intended.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Sorry if I hurt your feelings jdarg. IMHO, I thought posting, "On another note,for those of you who..., if you have not had children, please don't judge" was kinda mouthy ;-) If she is there everyday why is she defending the mom who leaves stuff on the beach or is she even? Why don't you let her speak for herself? I don't know who is buddies with who. BTW, you are very lucky to drive your 'junk' out there, if that's what you choose to do. WTH "Not every person on the planet knows the rules..." The thread is about leaving items on the beach overnight not how many toys you wanna carry for your kids, right? Just cuz I won't carry my kids stuff doesn't mean everybody has to do like me. No one died and left me boss. It was only a suggestion; and no, I'm not blessed enough yet to live there full-time everyday like you and sunshine, but with any luck maybe we can be smart a$$ friends on a full-time basis some day. ;-) Hail's bells, I thought I was relaxin' here. Maybe not. Sorry ya'll. Just feel passionate about this issue.

 

[NoHall]

why is she defending the mom who leaves stuff on the beach or is she even? ...The thread is about leaving items on the beach overnight not how many toys you wanna carry for your kids, right? Just cuz I won't carry my kids stuff doesn't mean everybody has to do like me.

Just to clarify: No one was defending, condoning, begging permission to leave buckets, shovels, chairs, coolers, inflatable Shamus, etc. The mom in question brought no toys on the beach, left no toys on the beach, and the "kid" was a non-ambulatory infant. She left a tent on a private stretch of beach because someone told me that it would be okay.

But I've learned my lesson. My friend the mom is in Colorado right now, but next time I see her I'm going to beat the crap out of her for leaving that tent on the beach. I hate her.

Carry on with the rampage, and have a good night...

 

[seacrestkristi]

OMG I don't know your personal story. It wasn't about you personally.

 

[Lady D]

Is it really a big deal to leave two beach chairs and your umbrella out there at night so you don't have to tote them down there every day??? We stay on a private part of the beach and have in past years left them out there until we found that someone was sitting in them at night and drinking beer and then leaving their beer bottles by our chairs. Who knows what else they may have been doing. After that, we started taking them back up every evening. But we left them out during the day as we went back out there later in the day.

 

[NoHall]

OMG I don't know your personal story. It wasn't about you personally.

I know..I still wub you...

My point is that you folks who are passionate about leaving the beaches pristine and protecting the turtles ARE making a good, solid point with this thread until the fighting breaks out.

Next time I'm at the beach with my friends and their toddlers/infants I'll carry the @#$&! tent, if necessary.

(Good lord. I think I'm running a fever now...)

Group hug?