Sherriff Ran Us Off Grayton Today!!

Bet this had something to do with the exposed septic tanks down the beach at Gulf Trace. Let us know the answer to the mystery. Maybe the County Sheriff's deputies just wanted to go nude surfing!?! :nono1:

Bet this had something to do with the exposed septic tanks down the beach at Gulf Trace. Let us know the answer to the mystery. Maybe the County Sheriff's deputies just wanted to go nude surfing!?! :nono1:

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I'll never get Graytonbound off the beach :laughing1

The beaches are officially closed. It was posted on Walton County's website. However, I am surprised they actually enforced it.

Glad you finally took me off your ignore list ;-) ..


Because of Septic tanks?? Is that the reason??

I know what you're thinking but everybody was fully clothed . We had just set up camp today around 3:30 Around 4:30 the Sherriff comes by in his truck. Over the PA system he says "The beach is now closed, please gather your things and leave. The beach will reopen tomorrow" What The Heck?!?!?!? Any of you locals got the inside dope?

Latest press release from Walton County indicates beaches officially reopening tomorrow, 7/14. The beaches have been officially closed since the hurricane.

Latest press release from Walton County indicates beaches officially reopening tomorrow, 7/14. The beaches have been officially closed since the hurricane.

That's odd. We were out there yesterday and nobody said a thing. Oh well Off to meet Kurt

Glad you finally took me off your ignore list ;-)

Having babies and dealing with hurricanes tends to change one's perspective.

I know what you're thinking but everybody was fully clothed . We had just set up camp today around 3:30 Around 4:30 the Sherriff comes by in his truck. Over the PA system he says "The beach is now closed, please gather your things and leave. The beach will reopen tomorrow" What The Heck?!?!?!? Any of you locals got the inside dope?

Omar Sheriff has a problem... Guess he must have missed his beat at the 395/98 intersection. Sleep deprivation... Please come on down and sit in front of High Pointe or Capistrano (please stay farther away from 20' from the water line) and Omar can't "legally" bother you. You are my guests.

I understand their concern for kids playing on boards with nails, cookie sheet surfing down this cliffs, etc., but tell them to leave you alone if you are just sitting on the beach reading a book!!

Having babies and dealing with hurricanes tends to change one's perspective.

Agreed ;-)

Having babies and dealing with hurricanes tends to change one's perspective.

Translation - I'm too tired to be aggravated by any otter.

That's odd. We were out there yesterday and nobody said a thing. Oh well Off to meet Kurt

Sea Bar was closed so we went to the Red Bar which was not as packed as usual but the staff was a little shorthanded.

What a beautiful evening - not as hot as normal for July and a nice breeze.

You should have told the deputy that you were #2 on SoWal.com - he would have let you slide.

Omar Sheriff has a problem... Guess he must have missed his beat at the 395/98 intersection. Sleep deprivation... Please come on down and sit in front of High Pointe or Capistrano (please stay farther away from 20' from the water line) and Omar can't "legally" bother you. You are my guests.

I understand their concern for kids playing on boards with nails, cookie sheet surfing down this cliffs, etc., but tell them to leave you alone if you are just sitting on the beach reading a book!!

Too Funny! Our place is at High Pointe :laughing1 We just love going to Grayton. And the 30' drop from the used to be walkover kinda put a damper on things . We entered Tuesday at Inlet Beach and walked up to HP. Collected a coupled bags of garbage. Today we hung around the pool till 3 or so then headed to Grayton.

Off to meet Kurt

We went to the Sea Bar but it was closed . So we went to the 331. Awesome view

That's odd. We were out there yesterday and nobody said a thing. Oh well Off to meet Kurt

A Deputy, for a brief period, was keeping a few folks out of Western Lake outflow the day after Dennis.

Sea Bar was closed so we went to the Red Bar which was not as packed as usual but the staff was a little shorthanded.

What a beautiful evening - not as hot as normal for July and a nice breeze.

You should have told the deputy that you were #2 on SoWal.com - he would have let you slide.

Number 2! How did you let that happen RiverOtter? You better catch up.

Kurt, if you didn't want to see us, you could just say so & save us the trip to Sea Bar


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The beaches are officially closed. It was posted on Walton County's website. However, I am surprised they actually enforced it.

Funny thing is, we dropped by Grayton yesterday evening & it was more crowded than I've ever seen it, certainly weren't enforcing it then. The kind folks at Grayton general Store think it had to do with septic.

Number 2! How did you let that happen RiverOtter? You better catch up.

I think you passed me while I was driving down :laughing1

A Deputy, for a brief period, was keeping a few folks out of Western Lake outflow the day after Dennis.

Preventing them from swimming in raw sewage from the septic tanks? What a baddie.

Preventing them from swimming in raw sewage from the septic tanks? What a baddie.

I think all a Deputy would have to say is that there is a raw sewage spill and no one would be in the water. People would go home, or at least stay out of the water. Of course his quote would not be good press when it hits all the papers.

There was no bad smell

Otter,

Its after 10. Its beer time!

There was no bad smell

There may have not been any issue with the septics in Grayton, but raw sewage is always a concern after these events.

The water quality at the outlet in grayton was deemed poor on 7/12/05 as it usually is after the lake level has gotten high enough to flood yards and leach the drainfields.

All other testing points at other beaches were OK.

Walton county emergency management just announced in the emergency meeting held today that all beaches public AND private are closed.

It is now unlawful for any person be it a private citizen, beachfront owner or renter of a beachfront home to go to the beach. As it should be. Fair and equally distributed beach law...for all. I applaud the county commission and the sheriff for this necessary change in the name of public health.