Items on the beach overnight

[kathydwells]

If someone passes out on the beach...will they be tagged too? Dar...I mean a friend of mine wanted me to ask.

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[scooterbug44]

The question is...will they read it? I was standing right next to the flag and flag warning sign at WC one morning and a couple struck up a conversation with me. I pointed out the flag and the sign, which if it had been a snake it would have bitten them, and they say..."Oh, we wondered what that was about" I am sorry to admit I am getting quite cynical in my advanced age.

Based on my observations of tourists and the flag signs, (posted at every public access, on refrigerator magnets in their condos, on TV commercials, printed in every issue of the SUN, and even on the back of a free t-shirt a local realtor was handing out), I don't think a sign would have the impact that a tag from the sheriff and the subsequent disappearance of their stuff would have!

I seriously believe some of them would be oblivious to armageddon unless it interfered with their view of the sunset!

Question - what happens if they just remove the tag and leave the stuff? Can they then not remove it because it hasn't been out long enough/they weren't warned?

 

[Beach Runner]

MommieBunnie You'll have a grayt time! No worries.

Except for the fact, Mommiebunnie, that even though I think Summer's Edge is a great place to rent, it is not beachfront. It's what we'd call "beach close." Did you not know that?

Based on my observations of tourists and the flag signs, (posted at every public access, on refrigerator magnets in their condos, on TV commercials, printed in every issue of the SUN, and even on the back of a free t-shirt a local realtor was handing out), I don't think a sign would have the impact that a tag from the sheriff and the subsequent disappearance of their stuff would have!

Exactly. I have signs posted all over my home, and renters ignore them. The one that irks me the most is when I arrive just after renters have left and find that both the pool and the hot tub have been left on at 103 degrees 24/7, even though I have a sign that says, "Please turn off the pool heat when not in use." How un-green is that? So we no longer provide heat for our pool and "hot" tub to renters. It's locked up and disabled.

 

[Smiling JOe]

You have to remember, educating our visitors should be a weekly if not daily exercise. The changeover is constant and there is no quick fix. The TDC needs to step up, get in the trenches so to speak and do a lot of hard work now which will pay dividends in the future.

Seems like so many people hit one of the three Publix grocery stores on their first day of arrival, if not the day after. I wonder Publix would be willing to help promote beach awareness? I wonder if the TDC has even approached Publix regarding the matter.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Would it be too expensive to post big bold signs at each access and at the garbage cans too? Something a little better and more visible than the few tiny signs at Grayton that say don't walk on the dunes.....if people could actually see the signs, oh the possibilities!

Like the big signs with big letters posted at the driving entrances to Grayton Beach, which state that no vehicles without permits on the beaches? Somewhere I have a photo of a Cadillac stuck in the sand, with the sign in the foreground. People don't read signs until they cannot figure it out on their own -- much like instruction books.

 

[BlueFox181]

Man, I can't wait to come down again. I have been needing new beach chairs...

 

[Beach Runner]

Would it be too expensive to post big bold signs at each access and at the garbage cans too? Something a little better and more visible than the few tiny signs at Grayton that say don't walk on the dunes.....if people could actually see the signs, oh the possibilities!

You know how heavy-duty my stair rails are, right. Well, once we arrived and someone had broken one of them. My guess is that the kids were using them as an amusement park ride, sliding down from the third floor to the first. I put big signs on the stair rails saying, "Please do not climb on stair rails to avoid injury and loss of damage deposit." When we arrived last week, someone had removed the signs! I replaced the signs before we left on Sunday. Not that anyone will read them.

I have also done something which I guess is kind of creepy. We provide a computer and wireless Internet for our guests. I have it set up so that when they turn on the computer, it goes to a website that I've created with welcome messages for our guests, as well as informational content. I can change the content and have programmed the website so that the content is refreshed periodically.

Still signs, etc., probably won't do any good, but every little bit helps, maybe?

 

[30A Skunkape]

What are the rules on the lights and light pollution? I now live right next to the community that claims being green is a priority, but they have a big huge bright light on all night that makes it impossible to see half the stars I'd like to enjoy. Aren't the lights supposed to be directed downward?

 

[TNJed]

Seems like so many people hit one of the three Publix grocery stores on their first day of arrival, if not the day after. I wonder Publix would be willing to help promote beach awareness? I wonder if the TDC has even approached Publix regarding the matter.

That's a really good idea. Especially in the areas of Publix where they sell beach gear.

I would think this would be an opportunity for Turtle Watch, their volunteers and their pamphlets to cut loose. EVERY Saturday afternoon. Table of info, balloons, turtle costume, the works. Be a good use of some of that grant money.

 

[UofL]

Most people go through a realtor to get their keys. Perhaps the realtors should hand a booklet to the guests telling them about the turtles and beach belongings and ask people to sign that they received the booklet. They can also be informed then that their belongings could be removed at night and explain why.


BUT...what amazes me as an outsider is that you who are locals don't seem to see anything wrong with vehicles on the beach. I would rather be on the beach with tents and umbrellas - which can be seen through - than big SUVs or trucks.
I realize you think the beaches belong to you or, a better spin, that you are caretakers of them, but cars....that has almost kept me away from Grayton.

Locals vs. visiters. Visitors can stay on the beach all day - for nearly a week. We will go up to the condo for lunch and breakdown before dinner. Most locals probably have to work and can't be on the beach that long. And since you are close by, and can have glimpses of it all the time, you probably don't stay there for long stretches at a time.

We understand about the turtles and leaving things overnight. We haven't been to Grayton in 2 years so I don't know how bad it has become.
Wait til you go somewhere like Myrtle Beach which has about 2 feet of space between each beach goer.