30-a beach looks like tent city

[Miss Kitty]

Hmmm...this statement is very telling. What about YOUR personal responsibility to be a good steward of the "beach you own"? Hasn't that eroded?

The Lord Giveth and Taketh Away - it is a natural process. I watch the process daily and was aware of the process when we decided to buy and build.

Huh? The Lord has taken away your personal responsibility? Your response eroded into a riddle. If you could, please answer my original question (above).

Come on Miss Kitty, you didn't expect anything more did you???

My hope was springing eternal. ;-)

 

[Miss Kitty]

I think it would be interesting if one of the local papers would do a "Person on the Beach" type interview with people to see exactly what the thinking is with these "funeral tents" on the beach; why do they bring then in the first place--I have enjoyed this beach all my life and it has never occurred to me to bring a tent to the beach--and why do they feel as though they have the right to leave them up?

Is there anywhere else in the world that this behavior is tolerated?

Maybe there is, and this is what causes it to continue here? I don't know--I have not seen it on other beaches....I think it would make an interesting news story.

Funeral tents...very appropriate term. They bring death to turtles and beauty. I must agree that I had never seen these tents until the last few years.

Most of you know my habit of checking the BMVillas webcam in the morning and evening. This morning I saw two of these funeral tents...one red, one blue. :angry:

 

[aggieb]

I think it would be interesting if one of the local papers would do a "Person on the Beach" type interview with people to see exactly what the thinking is with these "funeral tents" on the beach; why do they bring then in the first place--I have enjoyed this beach all my life and it has never occurred to me to bring a tent to the beach--and why do they feel as though they have the right to leave them up?

Is there anywhere else in the world that this behavior is tolerated?

Maybe there is, and this is what causes it to continue here? I don't know--I have not seen it on other beaches....I think it would make an interesting news story.

we spent a day in wrightsville beach/wilmington NC a few weekends ago. i took some photos of the beach, i saw 2 tents. that's it. i thought, if this were sowal, this beach would be covered in tents. i'll post photos.
i also spent a day in nags head, NC a couple of weekends ago and i did not see a single tent. not one.



wrightsville beach (one tent lower left hand corner)

wrightsville beach (one tent lower left hand corner)

it was a beautiful day, so the beach was crowded.

edit there may be another blue one in the 2nd photo, but still 3's not too bad for that amount of people.

 

[Lynnie]

I use a big ol' umbrella, not a tent. Found it on the side of the road and it's perfect for the beach. (We call that a find.) I did have friends join me one year and they brought a tent. They wanted me to help put it up, but I'm too short and couldn't reach the top! Almost couldn't get it up! I have to say, in August, it's nice.....but, it does require responsibility. I always coach my guests on lights on the beach as well, etc.....

One midnight stroll with no moonlight, I tripped over some beach chairs, dinged up my ankle. Then, I got the giggles! Go figure~~~~~~~~

Maybe they got the fugly tent idea from WalMart!

 

[Interested Girl]

Huh? The Lord has taken away your personal responsibility? Your response eroded into a riddle. If you could, please answer my original question (above).




My hope was springing eternal. ;-)

Maybe I misunderstood your reference to "eroded". My take was that you were referring to beach erosion and my personal responsibility to restore my property after those events. My "riddle" clearly represents the natural process that occurs along the coast line as wave actions react with the land. Those actions transform the contour of the shoreline daily.

I have no "artifical" barriers that attempt to stop or slow that process (seawall, geo tubes, etc). I accept the actions as natural and recurring.

I have a responsibility to be a good steward of the land as everyone does. I rate my performance heads and shoulders above those who daily utilize and abuse my backyard uninvited and make futile attempts to interfear with the natural order of nature.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Maybe I misunderstood your reference to "eroded". My take was that you were referring to beach erosion and my personal responsibility to restore my property after those events. My "riddle" clearly represents the natural process that occurs along the coast line as wave actions react with the land. Those actions transform the contour of the shoreline daily.

I have no "artifical" barriers that attempt to stop or slow that process (seawall, geo tubes, etc). I accept the actions as natural and recurring.

I have a responsibility to be a good steward of the land as everyone does. I rate my performance heads and shoulders above those who daily utilize and abuse my backyard everyday uninvited and make futile attempts to interfear with the natural order of nature.

Accepting the premise that the beach is your back yard, the interlopers are actually invited (you know, THE Beach, TDC, striking a deal with Southwest Airlines or online lures like this one Edgewater Condo Destin Florida - Destin Condo Rentals ).

What natural order of nature are you talking about?

 

[Interested Girl]

Accepting the premise that the beach is your back yard, the interlopers are actually invited (you know, THE Beach, TDC, striking a deal with Southwest Airlines or online lures like this one Edgewater Condo Destin Florida - Destin Condo Rentals ).

What natural order of nature are you talking about?

I invited no one - do not rent my property, do not pay "Bed Taxes" and do not believe that the TDC has the authority to invite people onto my property. They promote tourism not issue "invitations" to tresspass.

I have not hired Edgewater as my advertising agency, but give them the right to advertise their rental units as long as they do not advertise that they have control over who is invited onto my property.

Erosion of the shoreline

 

[scooterbug44]

What exactly does a code enforcement person do to earn $50K a year? Isn't that a higher salary than our sheriff's dept and teachers start at?

Bidding war - I'll ride around all day in a souped up John Deere or tricked out pick-up for 49K a year!

 

[Lynnie]

I'm still curious as to why this Meadows has hired a criminal defense atty.?

 

[beachmouse]

What exactly does a code enforcement person do to earn $50K a year? Isn't that a higher salary than our sheriff's dept and teachers start at?

Bidding war - I'll ride around all day in a souped up John Deere or tricked out pick-up for 49K a year!

I can see that being a fairly skilled job. In order to do its job properly, the department needs to have experts in general construction, electrical work, plumbing, roofing, etc. in addition to the usual signs removal sweepers. It can also be a dangerous job, both from the structures you're being asked to evaluate and the people who have something that they don't want you to find when you're poking around. There are places in the state where code enforcement workers actually do end up being sworn law enforcement.