Monday, July 14, 2008

The Weekend After the 4th


Compared to last weekend, it was pretty mellow on Tybee this weekend. The Back River beach was just about deserted and there were very few boats on the water and at L.T.
Some great overcast mornings kept the crowds away. Although by Sunday afternoon the ocean beach was packed, making for a tricky surf demo.
We did see a couple of interesting things...
1/ The ripped parachute from the Para-sailing company, shredded and hanging from the roof of a beach front condo. Apparently, the boat had a little too much line out and some poor 'dope on a rope' was blown off course and made an emergency landing on the flat roofed building on the Strand. He was not seriously hurt but was probably not a satisfied customer.
We recommend kayaking over para sailing for a Tybee activity.
2/ The young over eager Dog Warden that patrols the Tybee beach needs to get a ticket himself.... for being a complete idiot.
As I was returning from a trip to L.T I saw an elderly gentleman launching his SOT from the BR boat ramp. He put his dog in the front seat and began to launch. Further down the beach I saw the dog warden on his hot red 4 wheeler patrol vehicle driving fast toward the boat ramp. Stopped by the last private dock , he then continued on foot over to the old man with his ticket book in hand.
" Can I see some ID" were the first words from his mouth, just as the old man is back paddling away. The old man was pretty upset. Things quickly got heated. The young dog warden threatened to arrest the old man. And as quickly as it started it was resolved. No ticket was given out due to the old man claiming the dog was an 'Assist Dog' and promising to visit the police station with all the paper work later .
It did raise a couple of issues in my mind.
a/ Is the Boat Ramp considered as part of the beach ?.. and if so
b/ How the heck are you supposed to get your dog in your boat when going over to L.T ?
And
c/ Who the hell is training these guys ?

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