Exploring Florida on vacation..

[Mecca]

I've been down here since Monday morning and so far I've been in Ft Lauderdale, Miami, all the Keys but mainly Key West, did an everglades tour and now I'm in Sarasota just outside of Siesta Key.

First time down here, any other suggestions?

[allen_kcCard]

What is red tide? And who do we need to cancel for such a travesty.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by allen_kcCard

What is red tide? And who do we need to cancel for such a travesty.

Basically a bunch of unused fertilizer from other states gets washed down and caught in a big lake damn. That damn gets opened releasing all that shit into the gulf, it basically causes an algae explosion..fish swim in it and die because it's so thick.

Then you end up with tons of dead fish and crop chemicals in the water, it smells awful.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

WTF????

It's like what you do for attention, except instead of saying the stupid thing, he says the gayest thing.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Stop by El Rey De Las Fritas in Miami for a Cubano, then walk that over to Union Beer for lunch and a great beer.

I had Cuban food from a place in key west called El sabony it was really good.

[Chiefs Party]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Basically a bunch of unused fertilizer from other states gets washed down and caught in a big lake damn. That damn gets opened releasing all that shit into the gulf, it basically causes an algae explosion..fish swim in it and die because it's so thick.

Then you end up with tons of dead fish and crop chemicals in the water, it smells awful.

I think my lady got sick from it. She's had a bunch of breathing problems for about a week.

We're at 17,000,000 cells per liter of this crap. 1,000,000 is considered high.

[allen_kcCard]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Basically a bunch of unused fertilizer from other states gets washed down and caught in a big lake damn. That damn gets opened releasing all that shit into the gulf, it basically causes an algae explosion..fish swim in it and die because it's so thick.

Then you end up with tons of dead fish and crop chemicals in the water, it smells awful.

I'll blame Alabama then...it is in their motto already.

[Mecca]

Yea it can cause lots of respiratory and eye problems. Even today with no sign of it I had some coughing.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by burt

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[Scooter LaCanforno]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Yea it can cause lots of respiratory and eye problems. Even today with no sign of it I had some coughing.

Water is a clear 82 degrees with 1-3 ft waves here on the East Coast.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Basically a bunch of unused fertilizer from other states gets washed down and caught in a big lake damn. That damn gets opened releasing all that shit into the gulf, it basically causes an algae explosion..fish swim in it and die because it's so thick.

Then you end up with tons of dead fish and crop chemicals in the water, it smells awful.

Where did you get that BS story?


Red Tide happens naturally, but you never see fish kills and wide spread smell like this. Worse in the 11 years I've been down here.


But in this case, it was the planned chemical spill from Piney Point. Their waste product from making fertilizer was deliberately dumped into the Bay and everyone knew this was going to cause a Red Tide explosion. But, the whole dam giving way would have created an even worse Red Tide.


Below is from Wikipedia. Just google Piney Point if you want to confirm..........

Piney Point phosphate plant is an industrial site in Manatee County, Florida, formerly the location of a fertilizer plant and currently owned by HRK Holdings, which leases portions of the land to industrial tenants under the name Eastport.^[1][2] In March 2021, a phosphogypsum stack, the dam to the reservoir storing wastewater from phosphate tailings created by from the former plant's operations, began to fail, prompting evacuations on April 1 followed by the governor of Florida issuing a state of emergency on April 3.^[3][4] Contaminated water was discharged into Tampa Bay in an effort to prevent the reservoir's collapse

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Where did you get that BS story?


Red Tide happens naturally, but you never see fish kills and wide spread smell like this. Worse in the 11 years I've been down here.


But in this case, it was the planned chemical spill from Piney Point. Their waste product from making fertilizer was deliberately dumped into the Bay and everyne knew this was going to cause a Red Tide explosion. But, the whole dam giving way would have been worse.
Below is from Wikipedia. Just google Piney Point if you want to confirm..........

Piney Point phosphate plant is an industrial site in Manatee County, Florida, formerly the location of a fertilizer plant and currently owned by HRK Holdings, which leases portions of the land to industrial tenants under the name Eastport.^[1][2] In March 2021, a phosphogypsum stack, the dam to the reservoir storing wastewater from phosphate tailings created by from the former plant's operations, began to fail, prompting evacuations on April 1 followed by the governor of Florida issuing a state of emergency on April 3.^[3][4] Contaminated water was discharged into Tampa Bay in an effort to prevent the reservoir's collapse

Damn well sure you know more than me.

[CaliforniaChief]

What Rain Man said. We were in Bradenton and drove over to Cape Canaveral and LOVED the Space Center. It's about $65/person + $10 to park.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I've been down here since Monday morning and so far I've been in Ft Lauderdale, Miami, all the Keys but mainly Key West, did an everglades tour and now I'm in Sarasota just outside of Siesta Key.

First time down here, any other suggestions?

Seminole Hard Rock Casino Hollywood, Florida.

[Hoopsdoc]

We’re leaving Sunday morning for 3 days at universal and then 3 days at fort Walton beach. Is the red tide near either of those 2 places?

Also, any tips on good restaurants there would be appreciated.

[Lprechaun]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

We’re leaving Sunday morning for 3 days at universal and then 3 days at fort Walton beach. Is the red tide near either of those 2 places?

Also, any tips on good restaurants there would be appreciated.

In Orlando hit Cafe TuTu Tango.