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Wow. It's been quite a long time.Last night I was lost in thought while shoveling through a foot of snow in the drive and it suddenly dawned on me that the heavy blanket of white reminded me of the glorious sand of SoWal beaches. Those thoughts of warm sand and water, occupying my mind ever...

I would agree with Mr. OL's assessment of professional basketball. The 80's and early 90's were, for me, the glory days of the NBA. Great teams populated with great players playing a game using more or less traditional basketball skills. Today's game seems to revolve so much more around...

I sometimes find myself thinking along the same lines as the sentiments of SJ above. It seems that the adults I revered during my childhood, whether they were athletes, actors, <gasp> politicians :shock: , or others of prominence, just seemed.....I don't know.....better :idontno: .....than those...

Damn, OL. You beat me by a minute.

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Thanks, BeachCat. That's exactly what they were. Non-stinging or not, we decided to error on the side of caution and not step on or touch the little buggers.

Allow me to join the chorus singing the praises of D&K. :bow: Mrs. ATJ and myself were fortunate to find ourselves sitting in Doug and Kat's place early last Wednesday evening. Ahhh. Life is good! :D Doug took a few minutes to speak with us before allowing us the pleasure of looking over the...

This looks like the appropriate thread to inquire about a couple of sea critters we saw washed ashore last week. Sunday morning, 7/8, we noticed numerous round and flat, bluish green "things" at the wet sand line. They were about the size of a half dollar. Sea Anemone of some type...

What exactly is the difference between these various types of butt covers? :idontno: I'll be on the beach tomorrow afternoon and want to make sure I use the correct terminology.

The "A" on the guy to the right seems to be a little wider at the bottom. :funn: :funn:

Ooohhh. Throwing empty beer cans. How manly. :roll: Just like Steve Irwin did it. :roll: I'd be much more impressed if they waded in and wrestled it ashore or if they didn't want to catch it, simply wading in and poking at it with a stick would work. :shark: Yeah, I'd pay to see those...

I believe that goes well beyond motivation. :shock:

Great post, Seacliffes. Sadly, the most disturbing part of the entire message is that I'm not surprised in the least at the behavior you describe. :cry: Folks like that are most likely a huge reason that many locals probably cringe at the thought of another summer onslaught of tourists. I just...

I'd never have guessed. :shock: I've fished abondoned quarries that had less drop off than that.

:shock: :shock: According to the linked article, a 7-8 foot shark was heading for a group of swimmers 5 feet.....again for emphasis.....5 feet from the shoreline?! How the #$&* deep is the water two steps from the shore? I guarantee in a couple of weeks when I'm basking in those emerald green...

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Very interesting topic. Not that I would consider doing this, especially if obviously in front of a private residence, but what would be the ramifications if in the situation above, somebody were to politely refuse to leave. Police? Jail? :idontno:

Hey, Kat. We'll be down the second week of July and want to stop by one evening. How far in advance would it be advisable to call for a reservation? I know it's impossible to give an exact answer but even a guess of a day? week? month? would be a great help. Looking forward to trying some of...

Thanks, SJ. I'm actually more concerned with traffic than finding or avoiding Walmart. I'll just have to accept the fact that arriving at a major tourist destination on a mid-summer weekend will involve slow moving traffic. :( More than offsetting this headache will be the fact that I'm...

At the risk of running this thread aground.....I had planned to take the mid-bay bridge into Destin and head east to Sandestin. Would the directions Skunkape notes above or a route taking 20 to 331 be better given our estimated Saturday mid-afternoon arrival in Destin? :idontno: I'm a little...

I typically avoid them like the plague, however, I'm concerned fate will conspire against me in this case. My wife half-heartedly jokes that if she could stick a needle in my WM induced, throbbing forehead vein, I could pump blood a record distance. :pissed: Valium it is. :D :D

Extremely valuable information. Thanks to all. :bow: :bow: We're set to roll into Sandestin in a month and my biggest fear was not hurricanes, sharks, or jellyfish but the very real possibility of having a fatal cerebral hemorrhage at one of the local big box food and supply marts. :bang...

:yikes: :yikes: Swag, indeed!! At least it's a much more inspired hire than my home town Pacers announced today.....Jim O'Brien. :yawn: :sleeping: Egads.