florida beach communities biting the feed hands

[scrounger d detector collector]

lots of eager village planners slapping the parking meters in and triraising many fees.

costs you big bux to visit the beach.

i have been informally surveying folks and many say they are limiting

their stay. many are skipping fine dining. and making their hotel a bigger

part of their trip. equals swimming and sunning at the hotel pool

insteada the beach. wise fools.these planners

the way to really get people to spend isto make them feel great andlike

there gettin a bargain.

plenny free parkin and ez on the minor traffic offenses for the outa staters.

easily triple the county take thru the taxes in the stores and shops.

i myself have eaten almost all meals in my room

and plan on leaving earlier than planned due to unfriendlyatmosphRE.

I KNOW NO ONE WILL MISS ME BUT HOWBOUT MY

2000 BIG ONES GOING HOME WITH ME.

BACKWARD THINKING NEVER PAYS

 

[Can Slaw]

You have to remember that most of the PLANNERS here are from UP NORTH! and brought their stupid ideas with them.

 

[Florida Sand Digger]

You have to remember that most of the PLANNERS here are from UP NORTH! and brought their stupid ideas with them.

AMEN!!!!!!!

 

[labradoodle of pa]

It is the same in Ocean City Md all the little side streets along the Boardwalk where you use to be able to pull in and park for free costs you a few bucks real fast

 

[Sandman]

This makes swimming in the hotel pool even better since there are no dead fish. The shops are the ones that are gonna suffer.

 

[bigscoop]

I use to say this same thing about areas that hosted sporting events....but people keep going and spending. The same can be said about Disney, etc. If people want to go they'll keep spending....even if they have to charge it. Beaches are always still crowded, beach vendors are still making money, and there's no empty storefronts in the small beachside strip shops. Go figure.

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

abOUT the planners being northers.....i cant say..nor do i kno how any1 got

that idea from. i was sayin small tax on items sold. another penny or 2 on

EVERY TRANSACTION adds up tp WAYYYYY more w/o getting evryone pissed.

and the detectoristwalks free

 

[Can Slaw]

abOUT the planners being northers.....i cant say..nor do i kno how any1 got

that idea from. i was sayin small tax on items sold. another penny or 2 on

EVERY TRANSACTION adds up tp WAYYYYY more w/o getting evryone pissed.

and the detectoristwalks free

I know where I got the idea from...it was the first line in your OP lots of eager village planners slapping the parking meters in and triraising many fees.

costs you big bux to visit the beach.

One thing we are not short of here in Florida is Tourist. What we do have is too many people wanting to come down to hunt our beaches then complain when they find the beaches are hunted to death. If you think it's expensive to visit....you should try living here full time.

 

[davest]

I'm with can slaw.

Anyone want to give me some hints on where to find gold on CWB?

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

I'm with can slaw.

Anyone want to give me some hints on where to find gold on CWB?

retired 6 yrs now and always 3 mos here. guess that makes me 25 per cent

floridian ?

i can seewhy locals could resent tourist. but then really most of what found

during this time dropped by tourist also. from visitingw/ locals dont really

beach until hi 80s to 90s temps so there not out there now anyway.

no cwb was a bust for me i saw more detectorists there than anywhere

i have been. hard to even get a few coins.water signals like once every half hour

and all lite stuff. slaw ,tabs, foil and zinclons

 

[OBN]

It is the same in Ocean City Md all the little side streets along the Boardwalk where you use to be able to pull in and park for free costs you a few bucks real fast

parking in OC, on the side streets runs about 12 dollars for 8 hours, the inlet parking will rob you Blind..2.50 a hour, during the summer months...but if you know the area, the secondary streets have free parking you will have to walk several blocks, you just have to be there early...or you can go the route of OBN..free parking from 1 am to 9 am...any side streets..Hunt the early morning Lowtide..leave, catch a few winks inland at walmart, then hit the evening Lowtide, live like a pirate...take there gold and leave.....

 

[paratrooper]

Years ago Miami Beach had meters that had to be fed 24/7. No free times. The cops made a job out of just walking and writing. Many tourists from places that did not do this were smacked with tickets.