RangerGal1
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I live near a combination National Seashore and County Beach, and went down there to get a permit as advertised on the county website.
I first went to the Ranger Shack of the National Seashore, and he pointed out the boundary between his territory, and the county's. No MDing on National Seashore at all, he said, but pointed to the County Campground shack. He said I could MD to my heart's content on their property.
So, I went to the shack, and there the gal told me that it would be silly for me to pay anything as the season card would only last till December and I'd be paying way too much for it. Then she told me (confidentially) that the county hadn't even sent them the metal detecting paperwork (it's new here).
Here's the kicker, a county employee told me to just go and MD happily, and if anyone stopped me, to "Play dumb" and ask where I can get the permit. She said she doubts anyone will bother me.
I asked politely about the rules, no digging in the beach grass, no bothering nesting birds, and always fill my holes, etc. She seemed completely unconcerned.
So, should I follow her advice? If I can't get the permit anyway, due to lack of paperwork, I'm guessing that ti's a sort of source of embarrassment for them...and I've just sortah skirted by the issue. I'm a sweet old lookin gal, and I figure anybody who stops me will prolly accept a story. What do you guys think?
I first went to the Ranger Shack of the National Seashore, and he pointed out the boundary between his territory, and the county's. No MDing on National Seashore at all, he said, but pointed to the County Campground shack. He said I could MD to my heart's content on their property.
So, I went to the shack, and there the gal told me that it would be silly for me to pay anything as the season card would only last till December and I'd be paying way too much for it. Then she told me (confidentially) that the county hadn't even sent them the metal detecting paperwork (it's new here).
Here's the kicker, a county employee told me to just go and MD happily, and if anyone stopped me, to "Play dumb" and ask where I can get the permit. She said she doubts anyone will bother me.
I asked politely about the rules, no digging in the beach grass, no bothering nesting birds, and always fill my holes, etc. She seemed completely unconcerned.
So, should I follow her advice? If I can't get the permit anyway, due to lack of paperwork, I'm guessing that ti's a sort of source of embarrassment for them...and I've just sortah skirted by the issue. I'm a sweet old lookin gal, and I figure anybody who stops me will prolly accept a story. What do you guys think?
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