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Dangerous Situation Developing in Blue Mountain Beach

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WARNING: SNAKES IN DUNES
Blue Mountain Beach, Florida

The dune snake situation has risen to the level that a WARNING has been issued by The Retreat, with more than a dozen warning signs being posted in the immediate area of the Draper Lake outflow.

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Will B avatar
Moderator
#2
yeah...my family has had a home in SRB since 1966, and that's a first for me. We grew up playing in those dunes, and I never saw a snake. Sounds like a simple scare tactic to me...
Beach Fanatic
#3
I propose we start moving all the private beach signs on to the Scenic 30A shoulders.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#4
WHAT? Lol. Private property with snakes? That's a good one.

:bike:
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Beach Fanatic
#5
Years ago there were angry dune snakes in Deer Park all the time. They were attached to naked homosexuals. Could it be the same type?
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Beach ComberAuthor
#6
When trespassing at The Retreat, make sure to tuck your pant legs into your socks.
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Beach ComberAuthor
#7
I propose we start moving all the private beach signs on to the Scenic 30A shoulders.

Yes. For maximum visibility.
beachmouse avatar
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#8
Years ago there were angry dune snakes in Deer Park all the time. They were attached to naked homosexuals. Could it be the same type?

Was out that way today, and it was mentioned how one of the turning points of So Wal going downhill was them putting in Watersound where the nude gay beach used to be.
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Beach Fanatic
#9
Was out that way today, and it was mentioned how one of the turning points of So Wal going downhill was them putting in Watersound where the nude gay beach used to be.
I blame Meryl. Phony b*tch. Definitely not SoWal material. She opened the door for all the phony suburbanites who followed. I should have drowned her when I had the chance.

Don't even get me started on Christof.
Andy A avatar
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#10
What snakes? I have lived in BMB permenantly since 2003 within 50 yds of the dunes and have yet to see a snake on them. Maybe that they just prefer the "elite" of the Retreat? ALL SIGNS ON THE BEACH need to be removed!
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SoWal Insider
#11
Snakes??!! I thought we weren't gonna talk about Trump on this thread.
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#12
Was out that way today, and it was mentioned how one of the turning points of So Wal going downhill was them putting in Watersound where the nude gay beach used to be.
Actually, it was Rosemary Beach that initially displaced the nekkid folks and caused them to migrate west. Then Watersound Beach happened. The only place they have to go now is Deer Lake, and the citations the rangers write are pretty graphic.
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Beach Lover
#13
Nude beaches??? And gulfront owners are worried about people walking on the sand in front of their houses?! Imagine if people were nude?! Great image and laugh for the day!!!
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Beach Fanatic
#14
Snakes in the sand, it's called a terrarium.
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#15
I've had it with these mothaf----n' snakes in these mothaf----n' dunes!
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#16
Everybody strap in, I'm about to open some f----n' windows.
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#17
Snake lives matter.
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Beach Lover
#18
Actually, it was Rosemary Beach that initially displaced the nekkid folks and caused them to migrate west. Then Watersound Beach happened. The only place they have to go now is Deer Lake, and the citations the rangers write are pretty graphic.
And so the "historic" customary use for beaches at Rosemary and Watersound is... Just sayin'
BeachRob avatar
Beach Lover
#19
I would simmer down a little on the beach sign thing here. Looks like they want to keep tourists (and especially their kids) off the dunes. The dunes are what stand between us and a hurricane surge. It drives me up the wall when a family from Atlanta lets their kids trounce all over them and the fragile plants that hold them together.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#20
I would simmer down a little on the beach sign thing here. Looks like they want to keep tourists (and especially their kids) off the dunes. The dunes are what stand between us and a hurricane surge. It drives me up the wall when a family from Atlanta lets their kids trounce all over them and the fragile plants that hold them together.
Agree. We should all be behind protecting dunes. But are we going to start erecting private property signs on them? Shouldn't Dune protection signs be official and educational? Without snake warnings?

Last week around sunset time I saw an entire stack of vendor chairs stored on TOP of the actual dune at Grayton Beach. This is unacceptable.
Conn006 avatar
Beach Lover
#21
I would think the county or state would have some sort of Official Dune sign, that would be uniform throughout all Florida beaches. That way it's recognizable when one sees it.

I agree, The Dunes need to be protected! Some people are just clueless...
Jimmy T avatar
Beach Fanatic
#22
Agree. We should all be behind protecting dunes. But are we going to start erecting private property signs on them? Shouldn't Dune protection signs be official and educational? Without snake warnings?

Last week around sunset time I saw an entire stack of vendor chairs stored on TOP of the actual dune at Grayton Beach. This is unacceptable.

Some vendor's chairs at Grayton are now always stacked by the ugly vendor post in the dune. I see them every morning. They should not be allowed to do this!

Also, the vendors at Grayton have started placing chairs & umbrellas outside of the designated vendor zones (that us constituents had no input on). Really makes me upset, but not sure what we can do about it. I've written our commissioners multiple times. Either I get no response, or some nonsensical, incompetent non-response. Sort of like the new "parking lot" across 30a from the Grayton Craft Bar. Whose bright idea was that? Sheesh...
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#23
Wow. The Grayton dunes are now vendor storage. No doubt happening on other beaches as well.
John G avatar
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#24
Vendors are a huge problem. I believe C. Jones's son is one there at Grayton.
Conn006 avatar
Beach Lover
#25
Who governs the vendors, I'm assuming no one?! Is there supposed to be a vendor employee at each site at all times?

Can we call the beach patrol to issue citations?
Jimmy T avatar
Beach Fanatic
#26
Who governs the vendors, I'm assuming no one?! Is there supposed to be a vendor employee at each site at all times?

Can we call the beach patrol to issue citations?
I think code enforcement is supposed to be enforcing the vending rules, but I've never seen them do anything of the sort. Some of the other folks on this forum may know more about this... Who is supposed to enforce the vending rules and how do we contact them?

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