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Yeah, I'm shocked, too, about the folks clamoring for dive op, hotel, and reef info when the Keys are in chaos.
I was thinking of a Key Largo trip this winter, but with Irma happening, I've nixed that and won't go south this winter. Another year.
Frank...I don't think that way at all! Not why I started this thread! You have a right to be upset, and thanks for adding to the thread some very good info...from a resident, not a media clown.I know you don't understand that there is no cell or internet past Key Largo. I get that. I get that you all think we're a bunch of pussies that can't get our sh!t squared away, and if we'd just service our adoring clients, everything would magically get better.
I have seen a ton of this, trust me, and won't bother listing the numerous links of media reports with embedded advertisements like...Tensions flare at checkpoint as Florida Keys residents pine to go home.You might want to pay closer attention to the news channels and reports showing video clips of the FHP not even letting the residents back into the Keys. Lots of upset residents from what I saw on the reports, but keeping people out of the Keys is best for their own safety, as well as the responders that are trying their best to make the infrastructure functional. The last thing they need right now is a bunch of divers saying "Hey, let me in, I have a dive vacation scheduled."
I know you don't, Doc, and I'm sorry for going off. Long day in a car yesterday. I hope y'all get what you want, and I hope Rainbow Reef and Ocean Diver's Direct get plenty of folks. Of course the folks are right, the sooner we get things back to normal, the better off we'll be. The County just isn't letting folks in right now. The dive operators aren't helping by saying "well, we're ready", because they are ready doesn't mean that there is infrastructure to support them. I was told by someone yesterday, I don't remember the source, that Largo Canal was silted in and only a couple of feet deep. Hard to get dive boats around crash corner in a couple of feet of water.Frank...I don't think that way at all! Not why I started this thread! You have a right to be upset, and thanks for adding to the thread some very good info...from a resident, not a media clown.
No problem Frank. Stress make us do funny things, LOL.I know you don't, Doc, and I'm sorry for going off. Long day in a car yesterday.
In reading some residents Facebook posts, I wonder what the real motivation is for the bureaucrats to keep the residents out? Something to hide? The following post is from a resident who seems to know what he is talking about.The County just isn't letting folks in right now.
Just a conspiracy theory to me.Something to hide?
I have no idea if his theory is true, but he is absolutely correct about downstairs enclosures, and if you have a house with one, and it is illegal, you cannot sell it.In reading some residents Facebook posts, I wonder what the real motivation is for the bureaucrats to keep the residents out? Something to hide? The following post is from a resident who seems to know what he is talking about.
https://www.facebook.com/mvstazzone?fref=search
Instead of outsiders being paid by FEMA, why not pay the residents?? Duh.
I'm outa there. Caves are more my thing: https://www.scubaboard.com/community/posts/8077251/Pete: did you leave the Keys permanently??
When people don't like something, they look for nefarious intent to justify their rage. Storm surges are real. If your house is in a storm surge area, then keeping a downstairs dwelling is your gamble. I don't blame the state for not wanting to repair illegal housing.but he is absolutely correct about downstairs enclosures,