Canopy on the beach

[scooterbug44]

scooterbug

No remorse, hmmm, now I know what you are all about. Thanks for the comment...thinking only of yourself. As a local, I have often set up canopies for my children and that of my visiting friends. I leave it up for five or six days sometimes. I leave no trash and have cleaned up after others (locals included). It seems that the sins of a few have are hurting everyone. You know, the beach is not here for you to create your own version of it. It is for everyone to enjoy...if you don't like the crowds or the tourists you should not live here in the first place. I knew what to expect when I moved here, maybe you did not.

How is refusing to accept blame or feel sorry for others getting skin cancer because of their laziness creating my own version of the beach?

BTW my pre-cancerous self goes to the beach w/ protective clothing or sunscreen, not a canopy ......... because a canopy isn't the best sun protection.

 

[Savethebeach]

Thieves and turtle advocates? Interesting.

 

[Fryday_1]

Savethe beach, great observation. The same people who want to run me out of town for a canopy advocate stealing from us tourist.

 

[Andy A]

scooterbug

No remorse, hmmm, now I know what you are all about. Thanks for the comment...thinking only of yourself. As a local, I have often set up canopies for my children and that of my visiting friends. I leave it up for five or six days sometimes. I leave no trash and have cleaned up after others (locals included). It seems that the sins of a few have are hurting everyone. You know, the beach is not here for you to create your own version of it. It is for everyone to enjoy...if you don't like the crowds or the tourists you should not live here in the first place. I knew what to expect when I moved here, maybe you did not.

While I realize this is off the track of the thread, I must say it to straighten out Savethebeach's blame of a wrong party. Andy A. is the one who said he would feel no remorse only pity. I, too, am a local and made my statement and certainly was thinking of EVERYONE who uses the beach and not myself. Setting up tents during the day is fine but taking them down at night is now required by county ordinance. AS IT SHOULD BE! It has nothing to do with me personally. It has to do with the esthetics, care and use of the beach for all as you stated. It has nothing to do with crowds or tourists, it has to do with proper, reasonable and acceptable conduct by all who use the beach.

 

[Beach Runner]

Just for the record, I only confiscate abandoned items.

 

[JustaLocal]

Savethe beach, great observation. The same people who want to run me out of town for a canopy advocate stealing from us tourist.

Also for the record, I was laughing because I understood it was a joke. Nobody is advocating stealing.

 

[Minnie]

For the beach to be such a peaceful place to visit and live, it certainly seems to bring out alot of angst to keep it peaceful.

 

[Matt J]

Hmm, so do trolls use canopies instead of bridges at the beach?

 

[mike_s]

wow.... I'm new to this forum, but I can't beleive what a bunch of whinners there are here.

I have no problem removing my canopy. Actually I think it makes sense....

but the people here bickering (whinning) over whether to remove it or whether to leave it is ridulous.....

As for canopies being taken by the public works crew, that's crazy also.
For first offense, they should get a warning.
second offense (2nd night left up), then remove it.

no sense ruining vacations for a family by taking all their chairs, umbrellas and sun tents for a "first time offense".

Folks need to remember that it's the vacationers that provide the $$$ to the local enonomy.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Recently, the FL Dept of Fish and Game has come to the conclusion that there are many abandoned crab traps in the water around here. They are now requiring people to tag their traps, thinking that the ones which are not tagged, are abandoned, and thus will be removed by the F&G people.

A similar challenge exists on the beach. We constantly see tourists who come to the beach, buy disposable cheap chairs, tents, and toys, with no intention of taking the crap back home, because they don't have use for it. (fryday, there are exceptions as you noted having your tent for 10 years.) Thinking they are doing a good thing, they will leave the stuff on the beach, when they leave, for someone else to use. However, no one knows for sure that it is abandoned so it just remains on the beach as litter until the TDC takes it away. There is currently no way for anyone to accurately know what is garbage and what is being used. Now, if it is left overnight, it is considered as litter or garbage and will be collected. That is not a different procedure from items left on the shoulder of Hwy 98 in Walton County. Park a car there overnight and see what happens. Don't pay the fine to get it out of impound, and it will be sold at auction. This stuff isn't really new. What is new is the fairly cheap crap coming from China, making its way into the Not-so-Super Walmarts of northwest Florida.