wild boar traps set on beach in WaterColor

[Hop]

i'd be willing to bet that these hole digging perpetrators truly have no idea they are doing anything wrong...kind of an honest mistake for kids to make... they'd have to be pretty conscientious children to realize that the sand castle, mote, hole, whatever they are digging will cause the beach to erode...parents....should know better...but again..and this is the root of the problem...they probably don't have a clue.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Hop, you are on target. The kids don't know better. They just do what they do. Maybe digging is a primal trait from searching for food. I remember digging as a kid, and I remember my dad digging holes for me. Yesterday, two of the parents on the beach in WaterColor were digging with their kids. Interestingly, I didn't see the big shovels in action yesterday -- maybe they were too deep in the hole. Many buckets were being used.

The problem is that the parents don't even watch their kids. On the beach in watercolor yesterday, I bet the kids under 10 yrs of age outnumbered adults, 12:1. Did you see the pic of the water running? The 5 year old ran up the stairs by himself, turned on the water, washed his feet, and ran to the pool. Talk about danger. It was a double red flag day and maybe 5 parents were on the beach with about 60 kids down there. Did you see the picture of the girl wading out waist deep next to the rip current?

Today was a single red flag(water not closed, but still dangerous -- and I did see some rip currents), and you wouldn't believe the number of people I saw in the water.

 

[Sally]

Like it or not, the holes are felt as an accomplishment, just like a sandcastle, and produce feelings of pride. With a decent-sized shovel the dig soon becomes a challenge of ever-increasing width and depth.

The digger families don't even want to leave their holes at the end of the day, and will often linger near them until they can no longer ignore the calls of hot showers and fried seafood. Filling the holes is unthinkable and would sadly erase the evidence of honest labor.

 

[GoodWitch58]

I wonder who will get sued when an adult or child falls into a hole and is seriously, or not so seriously, injured...watercolor or walton county ....

 

[Smiling JOe]

I wonder who will get sued when an adult or child falls into a hole and is seriously, or not so seriously, injured...watercolor or walton county ....

If it could be proven who the child belonged to which dug the hole, I think most lawyers would have a great case against the parents of the child, in addition to WaterColor. I have not looked at the original deed to see if WaterColor or the County "owns" the beach there.

 

[Hop]

Like it or not, the holes are felt as an accomplishment, just like a sandcastle, and produce feelings of pride. With a decent-sized shovel the dig soon becomes a challenge of ever-increasing width and depth.

The digger families don't even want to leave their holes at the end of the day, and will often linger near them until they can no longer ignore the calls of hot showers and fried seafood. Filling the holes is unthinkable and would sadly erase the evidence of honest labor.

that is true...i still love digging in the sand...so therapeutic

 

[kingfishn]

next thing you know...they'll (kids) be seeing how far they can 'jet' down a
garden hose in the front yard...(sorry, Dad)

 

[Smiling JOe]

kingfishn, you are a trip! :funn: I recall as a kid, digging some large holes in the driveway after it rained. My dad believed in spanking and guilt. He me and that cured my digging large holes in the driveway -- that plus the concrete which he poured made digging more difficult.

 

[Franny]

How many stars are in the sky? Do either questions really matter in this case?

Sure, there is nothing more exciting for a kid on the beach to dig a hole and see water come up from the bottom. The problem comes from the kids leaving the holes, and the parents not giving a crap. Do you think the parents would allow their kids to dig and leave holes in their own yard? Have some respect for the places you visit. Just because the property isn't deeded to you, doesn't mean you shouldn't give a crap about it. That would be like me not trying to save your kid from choking just because she isn't my own daughter.

I just don't remember digging holes at the beach as a kid. We built lots of sandcastles, but do not recall holes. Guess it's a new thang and a horrible new play thang!:nono1:

 

[Smiling JOe]

I just don't remember digging holes at the beach as a kid. We built lots of sandcastles, but do not recall holes. Guess it's a new thang and a horrible new play thang!:nono1:

Dad always started the hole digging at the beach in my family. Maybe he missed out on this as a kid. Judging from all of the parents I see helping the kids dig on the beach, I think it could just be a parent thing which the kids copy.