Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
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lilclyde54
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Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
I just got back from 6 days in the Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, Florida area. Had a great time visiting my brother who lives there. Went to the beach on two of those days and swam for hours without seeing any oil or even tar balls. A buddy took us out on his boat (to Crab Island) and we were oil-free then also. I made a slight detour to Biloxi yesterday on the way home to take advantage of a free room at Beau Rivage casino. All of their beaches were open and occupied too. Much of the media reports would give the impression that the beaches are knee deep in black goop. That wasn't the case at any of the locations I visited.
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Time meant nothing and never would again
Time meant nothing and never would again
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BackInTex
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
Same report here.
Got back Saturday after spending 7 days in Panama City Beach, FL.
Clean beach, clear water (except for a little floating algae), no oil. Even went fishing about 12 miles offshore. No oil.
We also detoured through Biloxi. Beaches and water were clean. All the guys in orange vests with latex gloves were walking around with nothing to do, other than scare off any potential beach goers.
Got back Saturday after spending 7 days in Panama City Beach, FL.
Clean beach, clear water (except for a little floating algae), no oil. Even went fishing about 12 miles offshore. No oil.
We also detoured through Biloxi. Beaches and water were clean. All the guys in orange vests with latex gloves were walking around with nothing to do, other than scare off any potential beach goers.
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
Coulda fooled ES......
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SportsFan68
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
Ick! Keep that mangy, tarry, icky rodent away from me!littlebeast13 wrote:Coulda fooled ES......
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littlebeast13
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
SportsFan68 wrote:Ick! Keep that mangy, tarry, icky rodent away from me!littlebeast13 wrote:Coulda fooled ES......
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SportsFan68
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
Mange will be discovered as an antitode to tarballs before I ever get that close to ES.littlebeast13 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:Ick! Keep that mangy, tarry, icky rodent away from me!littlebeast13 wrote:Coulda fooled ES......
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He will be like a plush teddy bear after you get done Dawning him......
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Hell will freeze over before I'm in the same state as ES.
Had to send him to Florida, didn't you. No, Hawaii wasn't good enough...
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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ulysses5019
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
You could always stuff him in your gas tank and get a few extra miles.SportsFan68 wrote:Mange will be discovered as an antitode to tarballs before I ever get that close to ES.littlebeast13 wrote:SportsFan68 wrote:
Ick! Keep that mangy, tarry, icky rodent away from me!
He will be like a plush teddy bear after you get done Dawning him......
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Hell will freeze over before I'm in the same state as ES.
Had to send him to Florida, didn't you. No, Hawaii wasn't good enough...
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rayxtwo
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Re: Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico
OMG that made me bust out in the break room here at work. I guess that's a little better treatment than the Kings Of Leon got at Riverport the other night.
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