lots of blue marine life on Destin beach

[Smiling JOe]

man-of-war or fly? which is worse?

i think the flies are more bothersome myself, don't you? course, trash floating around is a close second. man, sj, i can't believe the stuff you found. what is wrong with people?


reece

IMO, the Flies are worse for the reason that I can exit the water to escape the Man-of-Wars, but I have to go inside or pull out my Bug Juice to escape the Flies.

Regarding your question of what is wrong with people (trashing the beaches), I think that more people need to go to the dump (landfill) and see and smell the piles of waste. In particular, lawyers, marketing people, and politicians need to spend some time at the dump, so that they will see all the garbage they cause due to all of the unnecessary labeling on goods, which most often requires more packaging to display the labels. I say that if you cannot smell bleach and know that you should not drink it, you probably shouldn't be able to earn enough money to buy the bleach to begin with. Most labeling today is deceptive anyway. I have some issues with many of the often seen marketing tools on packaging.

That would be only a start, but a good start.

 

[JB]

Any idea how long these critters will hang around? I'll be down in two weeks and really don't want to deal with this.

 

[Mermaid]

Any idea how long these critters will hang around? I'll be down in two weeks and really don't want to deal with this.

JB, you're so funny! I don't think there's really any way you tell marine pests that they're not wanted. It's their beach, too.

 

[JB]

Perhaps I should re-phrase. For those of you who are locals, how long are these pests normally a problem after they first appear?

 

[jessifunn]

Perhaps I should re-phrase. For those of you who are locals, how long are these pests normally a problem after they first appear?

there is no telling. they stay on vacation here as long as they want. :funn:

 

[Smiling JOe]

Perhaps I should re-phrase. For those of you who are locals, how long are these pests normally a problem after they first appear?

Mostly, it depends on the weather. When we get winds out of the Gulf for a while, the jellyfish get pushed north and end up in our waters and on our beaches (our meaning where we are). The flip side is for the jellies to get pushed back out to sea, the winds need to come out of the north, which also brings the Dog Flies, hence someone's earlier post regarding which would you rather have, Man of Wars or Dog Flies. ;-)

 

[SHELLY]

hence someone's earlier post regarding which would you rather have, Man of Wars or Dog Flies. ;-)

.....or hailstorms, frogs, boils or locusts. ;-) (gotta keep up my reputation.)

 

[Mermaid]

.....or hailstorms, frogs, boils or locusts. ;-) (gotta keep up my reputation.)

SHELLY, I feel you are well on the way to becoming SoWal-corrupted like the rest of us. First those visits to the Lounge, now a self-deprecating sense of humor...what's the world coming to!:funn:

 

[Miss Kitty]

Any idea how long these critters will hang around? I'll be down in two weeks and really don't want to deal with this.

Just call Smiling JOe, the Beach Butler, before you arrive and he will rid the beach of anything unsightly for your vacationing pleasure!!!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Just call Smiling JOe, the Beach Butler, before you arrive and he will rid the beach of anything unsightly for your vacationing pleasure!!!

...but I ain't cheap!