Where to find stuff you left on the beach?

[Sheila]

Sorry to hear about your bike Geo. Sounds like a perfectly good explanation to me. I think lectures to SoWal members are a :nono1: :roll:
I hope ShallowsNole's post helped you. Good Luck!

Usually when I see a :nono1::roll:, it reads like a lecture to me.

 

[ItzKatzTime]

Usually when I see a :nono1::roll:, it reads like a lecture to me.

You got me gotothebeachmom!!!! I just got hit by, "What goes around comes around".

 

[TreeFrog]

There are some blue and yellow beach chairs that have been left to the east of the Eastern Lake outfall for over a week. Tried to call the company for a friendly heads up, but no answer. Will make more calls tomorrow. Thought for sure they would be gone and removed from the beach by now.

SoWal's own TNJed rents beach chairs in the Eastern Lake area, but those aren't his. He removes his every night.

 

[sunspotbaby]

Is it possible that people leave it because they can't take it back? My husband brings home buckets, shovels, toys, & chairs from vacationers that can't take it all home with them. Maybe they think they're doing someone a favor by leaving it.

 

[Kurt]

Is it possible that people leave it because they can't take it back? My husband brings home buckets, shovels, toys, & chairs from vacationers that can't take it all home with them. Maybe they think they're doing someone a favor by leaving it.

Very perceptive. This has been noted here a few times. The cheap prices for beach toys and items make them disposable - especially when the economy was roaring, people would leave chairs, umbrellas, even tents. Buying a big bag of plastic toys and never intending on keeping them is a huge problem here.

Some get recycled at rental properties for the next renter, or are used if left on the beach. But a lot of it ends up in the ecosystem.

 

[Sheila]

Is it possible that people leave it because they can't take it back? My husband brings home buckets, shovels, toys, & chairs from vacationers that can't take it all home with them. Maybe they think they're doing someone a favor by leaving it.

Very perceptive. This has been noted here a few times. The cheap prices for beach toys and items make them disposable - especially when the economy was roaring, people would leave chairs, umbrellas, even tents. Buying a big bag of plastic toys and never intending on keeping them is a huge problem here.

Some get recycled at rental properties for the next renter, or are used if left on the beach. But a lot of it ends up in the ecosystem.

Absolutely this is what happens. We leave reminders all over our properties for our guests to never leave anything on the beach.

We end up with quite a collection of "stuff" at the end of each season. We sort through, throw out the junk and keep the rest for our guests to use if they like. Camden always has something "new" to play with when he visits and our guests seem appreciative that they didn't have to buy toys, chairs, rafts, that they would rather not drag home.

 

[Smiling JOe]

The voice of experience???;-) (on the cutting end that is??)

No, actually on the other end, but not on the beach. Had a canoe, chained to a local tree. A builder later admitted to cutting the chain, but no one ever fessed up to taking the canoe.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Very perceptive. This has been noted here a few times. The cheap prices for beach toys and items make them disposable - especially when the economy was roaring, people would leave chairs, umbrellas, even tents. Buying a big bag of plastic toys and never intending on keeping them is a huge problem here.

Some get recycled at rental properties for the next renter, or are used if left on the beach. But a lot of it ends up in the ecosystem.

I have often suggested that Take One / Leave One boxes be set up at stores around 30A, for just that purpose, re-using perfectly good cheap plastic toys, beach chairs and umbrellas. Stores selling the crap wouldn't stand to profit as much, but it would in theory, keep that kind of stuff off the beach. I haven't pushed it hard, and have yet to see or hear of anyone doing this. There could be boxes set up at every development if we were really thinking.

 

[Allifunn]

I have often suggested that Take One / Leave One boxes be set up at stores around 30A, for just that purpose, re-using perfectly good cheap plastic toys, beach chairs and umbrellas. Stores selling the crap wouldn't stand to profit as much, but it would in theory, keep that kind of stuff off the beach. I haven't pushed it hard, and have yet to see or hear of anyone doing this. There could be boxes set up at every development if we were really thinking.

This would be so awesome! I'll be willing to help in any way I can!

 

[tistheseason]

I have often suggested that Take One / Leave One boxes be set up at stores around 30A, for just that purpose, re-using perfectly good cheap plastic toys, beach chairs and umbrellas. Stores selling the crap wouldn't stand to profit as much, but it would in theory, keep that kind of stuff off the beach. I haven't pushed it hard, and have yet to see or hear of anyone doing this. There could be boxes set up at every development if we were really thinking.

I'm really surprised developments DONT do this! It seems like a win-win for them!