Keep Off The Dunes

[Jdarg]

Some people have discovered new uses for baby geo dunes. Who would have ever thought that Western Lake would one day become a lazy river?
I hear that EZ4414 will be charging for rides on his, or charging people to walk across it.;-)

I guess if they think they are disguising them as bananas, nobody will notice.

Untill somebody slips on one.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I guess if they think they are disguising them as bananas, nobody will notice.

Untill somebody slips on one.

My first thought when I saw the geotubes was that it looked like the bottom of that blow up jumping thing called a moonwalk. !Ay caramba!...a while back, I posted an innocent idea for dune education..."Moonwalk..yes! Dunewalk...no!" Be careful what you post...I'm getting a little paranoid...no?

I would like to hear from green house owner to hear their side. 1)...did they need a permit to place geotubes on beach or is that considered private property? 2)...what is inside the tubes? 3)...what happens to the tubes if/when another storm comes through? 4) do the tubes come with some kind of warranty/guarantee? 5) where do you stand on septic tank issue? Thanks for your reply green house owner.

 

[aquaticbiology]

I think they need a poopie in their tent. Unfortunately, they probably purchased the tent for purposes of the wedding only. Shame, Shame, Shame! They probably don't have a clue.

I like the idea about fining the photographers for setting up people in the dunes, but we would be better off with a stick, because as you know, the County does not really care about enforcing any rules - we may offend a tourist.

I feel like pulling a little Beastie Boy mischief and leaving a note on site with the reasons as to why I took such actions.

hmmm, look at all the footprint evidence - this aint the first time somebody's walked there

I'VE GOT IT - that cheap, completely degradable orange constuction fence from lowes or home depot - you know the 2' high stuff with the holes in it - surround the whole of the dunes area with it - use wood sticks to hold it up - if it did blow away it will biodegrade rapidly and if got covered up it would help hold the sand - better than that spam about the geotubes anyway

note: florida is shaped the way it is because of natural current flow, counterclockwise in the gulf - we get our dose of mexican sewage coming around the bottom of the loop and they eventually get our sand as it goes around the top.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

we get our dose of mexican sewage coming around the bottom of the loop and they eventually get our sand as it goes around the top.

Global economics - trading sand for sewage - there's a strange equation.

 

[aquaticbiology]

and when you've got the construction fence up:

get a airsoft machine gun. it stings but is non-penetrating and non-lethal, wont even put your eye out by accident- we use em to run the squirrels off the squirrel-proof bird feeder

lay in wait for the first screwup that crosses the construction fence

shoot em in the pooper

you know the geotube dude is probably calling all the posters on this site 'a bunch of radical conservative treehuggers who dont want progress' - hope he isnt a regular guy that got stung by the geotube maker

mmmm mmmm hug that tree! did I mention i love trees (and sand and water and fish and dolphin and all the different snappers and lovely oysters and shrimp of all sizes and shovelnose lobster and pompano with the eyes in and crevalle jack steak and seared yellowfin tuna, sorry, went a bit off topic there! YUMMY!)

 

[OhioBeachBum]

... and dolphin and all the different snappers and lovely oysters and shrimp of all sizes and shovelnose lobster and pompano with the eyes in and crevalle jack steak and seared yellowfin tuna, sorry, went a bit off topic there! YUMMY!)

Now you've done it! Gotta stop and clean the drool off the keyboard!

 

[aquaticbiology]

dangit - airsoft pellets are not biodegradable! but they make little airsoft paintballs that are!!! red would be the best since it is the color of cooked shovelnose lobster

how many people on this board know that the florida shovelnose 'lobster' is not a real lobster at all but a sand burrowing crustacean with a lobster backend and a digger frontend. There is also another variety, even tastier than 'real lobster', called the 'bulldozer' lobster with a different front end as well.

"Oooh, you have lobster? Can I get a bulldozer instead? Thank you! Oh YEAH!"

Only place to get bulldozer (YUM!) that I know of is the resturant next to the bridge over Ochlochonee Bay (means "the wind", pronounced, like Oklahoma is Oak-La-HO-Ma, its like: Ock-Lock-OH-Nee), called Angelo's, http://ae.tallahassee.com/entertainment/ui/tallahassee/restaurant.html?id=60126&reviewId=10327, down hwy 98 from Gulf Specimen Company in Panacea, http://www.gulfspecimen.org.

 

[lurker1]

I like the fence idea suggested by Marinebiology451, but I would prefer the wooden "snow fencing" for better looks. I've been wondering why it's not up already.

 

[Kurt]

http://www.sowal.com/photos-081005.html - more dune photos

Also, I added some of those photos to the first post of this thread.

I've seen a lot of the orange fencing that has been torn down to make way for foot traffic. I'm not sure how well it will degrade either.

 

[Landlocked]

Never seen it done that way before.