Stolen Beach Chairs

[hippiechick]

I agree, really how hard is it bring your beach chair to your condo? Private resort or not. If everyone at your resort left their chairs where you did it would look awful. Anytime you leave your personal belongings outside you risk loosing them, that goes for here or anywhere. Guess you had to learn the hard way to be responsible?

 

[Beach Runner]

For many people it is difficult or impossible to carry chairs back and forth to the beach, especially when they are at a place where there is a steep walkover. Some examples -- people with diseases such as heart conditions, degenerative disc disease, recovery from back surgery, hernias, knee problems, etc. Their pain or disabilities might not be obvious by looking at them. Should they wear signs that say "I have degenerative disc disease so please understand if I'm unable to carry a chair up and down 35 stairsteps every time I go to the beach." Not everyone can afford to hire a beach chair service to set up chairs for them every day.

 

[justhavinfun]

I think we all agree that there may be issue with some people appropriating chairs , bikes and other items that may not belong to them. I think we can all agree that the beach ordinances about leaving items on the beach were designed for safety and or to help the turtle nesting . That being the case, I think most locals do not have an issue with carrying chairs back and forth each day to the beach - I live here, am over 55 and fit into all these scenarios with Bad Knees, Back pain etc etc etc etc - I always told my kids that success in life falls into the "CANS and CAN NOTS!! So if locals can carry chairs back and forth. I'm sorry the nice folks who have come here to enjoy the beach the last 30 years had their chairs taken but the reality is this is not 1982! If someone can not carry and item on and off the beach, please dont carry it down!!

 

[Beach Runner]

Clearly there is no sympathy for the elderly or people with physical problems. So how about if a person with a handicapped sticker for his/her transportation is allowed to get a handicapped beach permit for his/her beach chair just like dog owners get beach permits from the county for their dogs? I have bad knees and hubby also has orthopaedic problems. We don't bite, and in the future if we get to the point where we have uncontrollable urges to poop, we'll wear Depends to the beach.

 

[Zebraspots]

Our community has spent a great deal of money providing beach accesses with ramps, accessible bathrooms, accessible parking, and free beach wheel chairs because we want everyone to be able to enjoy the beach.

I am glad to help anyone get a bag or chair up and down the stairs. That's just good manners.

But lazy is not a disability.

 

[bluecat]

BR handicapped stickers is a great idea.I'm not considered physically handicapped and it is hard for me to wag things back and forth to the beach. That's why I travel light, also, I have a sweet son who lives there who is so happy to see his Mom carries my beach gear.

 

[Beach Runner]

Our community has spent a great deal of money providing beach accesses with ramps, accessible bathrooms, accessible parking, and free beach wheel chairs because we want everyone to be able to enjoy the beach.

I am glad to help anyone get a bag or chair up and down the stairs. That's just good manners.

But lazy is not a disability.

Our neighborhood is so secluded that if I waited for someone to come along to give me help with my chair, I might have an hour wait.

We paid a premium to own a home that is a one-minute walk to the beach. We pay a premium for a private walkover. We never dreamed we'd have the physical problems that we now have at such an early age. So now we're being called lazy?

I hope you live long enough and/or remain healthy enough to understand our situation and the situation of those more physically challenged than we are. Lazy, we are not.

 

[deborsk]

If you cannot carry your chairs back to your house/condo, then how do you get them to the beach in the first place. Our walkover has steep steps, and I have knee issues--two total replacements. I always have someone with me to do the lugging. Beach chairs under the crossover steps interfere with the moving sand.
Best thing to do is take everything that you bring to the beach back home with you. There is too much junk left on the beaches.

 

[Beach Runner]

If you cannot carry your chairs back to your house/condo, then how do you get them to the beach in the first place. Our walkover has steep steps, and I have knee issues--two total replacements. I always have someone with me to do the lugging. Beach chairs under the crossover steps interfere with the moving sand.
Best thing to do is take everything that you bring to the beach back home with you. There is too much junk left on the beaches.

Gravity. It's easier to carry chairs down the stairs than to bring them up the stairs. We personally pay someone to dispose of chairs that I notice have been left under the private walkover by renters for more than 5 days. I also personally clean up the trash on the beach in front of our neighborhood's beach. It's just the stairs that give me problems.

Really it's none of your business how I manage this all of this. In summary, if I can't do it myself, I pay to have it done. I am a good citizen and very cognizant of sustainability issues.

 

[SouthernBelle]

Clearly I missed something because I did not see where anyone called any type of handicapped person being lazy.

The simple logic is that if you cannot retrieve belongings you should not carry them to begin with. You really do HAVE to learn to travel light. If you look around there are a lot of older and disabled people. Most people accept their disability and learn how to manuver life around it. There are a few that think everyone on the planet should cater to their problems. That goes on the same line of bannning everone from eating sugar because some people can't. I do not understand the entitlement era. Once upon a time people knew how to take care of their selves. Now people just whine until someone else does things for them.

If every single person put on their 'pity me because' hat we would not be able to see the water because of everyone's crap piled up.

Meanwhile I have helped many people carrying things up and down the steps because they can't do it alone. I always hope they learn from that experience but they probably just expect someone else to cater to them next time.

Just because you have a home near the beach does not mean you own the beach. There are many homes along 30A. Sit back and picture at least 2 chairs from every single home within a mile of the beach stacked along the beach. Not a pretty sight if you actually picture it- quite trashy.

If everyone lived within their means more than just the economy would be better.