lighten up Jolau....geesh.. Two whole posts and your an authority on me. LOL... You must be one of those turdist that I was talking about. Don't like it....Go back to the big city....
Thank you for specifically referring to me as fecal matter based upon my number of posts. I believe you have proven my point. I do not profess to be an authority on you, as I don't know you beyond the post on which I commented. This isn't about one needing to "lighten" up. It is simply about common decency in terms of how you have chosen to refer to an entire "class" of people, some of, if not most, you do not know.
As for the bigger picture, when I first came to the area approximately 30 years ago as a 15 year old who was hired by Bob and Linda White, who started Sun Dog Books, to move them from Jackson. MS, everything was still quite and comparatively speaking, crowd free. Over the last thirty years, the people who own the property have opted, good, bad or indifferent, to create, allow and facilitate the "growth" that has occurred. While this does not included every property owner (in the interest of full disclosure, I am not one - I'm simply a "turdist" as you so eloquently pointed out) it includes enough that this is where things are now as no one was forced to give up their property to accommodate the needs and or wishes of not like minded people.
So, what do you do? For starters, existing laws and ordinances ought to be enforced (golf carts, cyclist, vehicles, pedestrians, beach ordinances, etc.) irrespective of who you are or where you reside. This would eliminate so much of the behavior that is problematic. Locals, as hard as it may be having to deal with the negatives that come with choosing to live in a place where thousands of people choose to vacation, need to continuously set the example of how one should behave, honor and enjoy such a beautifully unique place. When it is all said and done, you have three choices: (1) stay, continue to be bitter, negative and ok with referring to people as fecal matter, (2) stay and take the high road and enjoy to the fullest extent possible that you are lucky enough to be somewhere so wonderful full time or (3) leave (seems like a harsh option, one that I do not suggest).
In the meantime, I'm going to keep coming and enjoying the entire area and all that it has to offer. Perhaps I might even be lucky enough to bump into you one day and we can have a beer or two and give you the opportunity to see how much of a "turdist" I really am or not.
