Rockport…it begins again
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You are an idealist, did you know that??
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Damselfish
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I imagine the people who don’t want visitors ruining their view, taking parking spots etc. are completely different from the people who need tourism to support their jobs and businesses.
But when there propery values drop to half they might change there tune
TuckerIdaho
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I can just see trying to convince people who don't dive:
Diver: "ONE PERSON IS BEING MEAN TO US, BOYCOTT ROCKPORT!"
Non-diver: "no"
Diver: "ONE PERSON IS BEING MEAN TO US, BOYCOTT ROCKPORT!"
Non-diver: "no"
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Damselfish
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Yeah, no. Their oceanfront property values aren’t going to drop. Maybe from a freak hurricane trashing the place but not this.
TuckerIdaho
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They get to rebuild new, property values go up.
CT-Rich
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Divers are easy targets, because they are pretty certain they are not local and need to load and unload cars, which makes them great targets for complaints.
Really the local-locals know divers are part of the landscape and I doubt they have any complaints as long as we behave. People who bought houses in the winter and find out what the parking and pedestrian situation is like are the ones likely to complain. They get their panties in a twist because they think they need to “fix it” so they can have the one percenter serenity they think bought. If they could, they would roll rock off the parapets and have the gardeners putting razor wire in the moat.
Really the local-locals know divers are part of the landscape and I doubt they have any complaints as long as we behave. People who bought houses in the winter and find out what the parking and pedestrian situation is like are the ones likely to complain. They get their panties in a twist because they think they need to “fix it” so they can have the one percenter serenity they think bought. If they could, they would roll rock off the parapets and have the gardeners putting razor wire in the moat.
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