I think the humping photo is the funniest grayton beach photo I've ever seen.
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Keep Off The Dunes
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Well, I'd certainly hope they're not ACTUALLY humping, since there's a CHILD underneath them??
amylouky said:
Rednecks like to keep it in the family. Why can't you convict a redneck for a crime? ... because all of their DNA is the same.
Kin of Mr. Ray perhaps?!
Indulge me a little, these kind of things just bubble out of me on occasion and I control them.
Sung to the tune of "THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING" (Sorry Nancy, but rest assured at least... I am fully clothed)
"These dunes aren't made for walking,
but that's just what you do!
One of these days Smiling Joe is gonna'
stomp on one of you!"
I had other choices for stomp, but out of respect for our Dune Dude have refrained!
Sung to the tune of "THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING" (Sorry Nancy, but rest assured at least... I am fully clothed)
"These dunes aren't made for walking,
but that's just what you do!
One of these days Smiling Joe is gonna'
stomp on one of you!"
I had other choices for stomp, but out of respect for our Dune Dude have refrained!
TooFarTampa
SoWal Insider
Smiling JOe said:It feels good to now know the difference, eh? I know most people don't let signs get in the way of their own mission, but for sign readers/followers, what wording on a sign would help you know to keep out, the fragile nature of the dunes, the reasons to preserve them, and that even the flat parts are a part of the dune system? I don't know how to keep the wording brief enought that people will read, understand, and follow the rules. Understandably, there is confusion with "keep off the dunes" and seeing hundreds of footprints on a well worn path in between the dunes. The dunes are a system and are only as good as their weakest link ie-the flat parts. Personally, I think that most of these people in the dunes taking photos would not care anyway. I hear them saying, "we will only be a couple more minutes."I feel like telling them that I will thump their ear for only a few more minutes.
A keep out sign plunked in the middle of the path with a single chain draped between stakes would be more than enough for me. Or dune fencing; whatever. But really, the county needs to evaluate what is more important: ticking off some tourists temporarily or harming the future of tourism (by losing beach) in the long run? I know extra dollars are scarce, but since that and many other paths are so well-traveled and are so convenient, would building a flat walkover (a la Watersound) be OK? Or would that be damaging too?
"Telling the truth so you don't have to!" -- Smiling Joe
I googled smiling joe and found a website with this quote and this attached photo. I need to ammend the photo caption to read dunes instead of border.
I googled smiling joe and found a website with this quote and this attached photo. I need to ammend the photo caption to read dunes instead of border.
The dune system, if invaded by flat walkovers (walk-thru) would fail during storms, due to the low area of the flat walk-thru. Also, they would only accumulate as debris in the water and on the beach after the major storms, due to the wave action ripping them appart. It is not really a long walk to go one or two blocks to the east, and you just may meet some good folks along the way.TooFarTampa said:
The distance between two points is not always a straight line.( this is more for the nerds, so don't fret if you don't comprehend.)
TooFarTampa said:
Most of that portion of dunes in the middle of Grayton belongs to the State. As part of the plan for the turnover, I heard there was a new boardwalk planned. The existing boardwalk will be removed and a new one built more towards the middle with some type of observation deck. I imagine they might close off one of the drive on points. The one on the west would make sense to close and dunes could be built there.
TooFarTampa
SoWal Insider
Smiling JOe said:
OMG that is too funny. You have to photoshop "dunes" in there somehow. There's your new avatar.
See, we wouldn't have minded walking a block or two. It's just that the only signal that we may be doing something not quite right was that we were walking down what I presumed was a private drive (for those houses behind Red Bar) before hitting the footpath. But then again, the beach seemed to be RIGHT THERE and was easily accessible. Wide open, with a well-traveled path. Had no idea it was a problem for the dunes. If it's not OK, there needs to be a good way to redirect people. Unless you want to hang out there all day and redirect them yourself, SJ ...
