hellodollies
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How many Meridian guys are going to the Ike? I heard you guys are getting the shaft with that nice hotel one the beach, what a shame.
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Key West CQ
- Thread starter hellodollies
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I'll be the COD be-atch forced to det to KW for the week. See you out there!
I was on a det there last March with the 53E RAG. We'd do our Fams hovering over the numbers of the off duty runway. After 2 days there we messed up all the PAR antennas. The 18 det was a little upset about that. Not to mention the FOD everywhere.
There are worse places to go on det, that's for sure. Great fishing.
If you go to Key West without going to Bare Bottoms at least once, you're wrong!
There are worse places to go on det, that's for sure. Great fishing.
If you go to Key West without going to Bare Bottoms at least once, you're wrong!
Manatee "No-No's"
A. All of the forms of interactions listed above may be considered harassment under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Manatees are an endangered species, protected under the federal Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act. Conviction on the federal level is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and/or one year in prison. Anyone convicted of violating the state law faces a possible maximum fine of $500 and/or imprisonment for up to 60 days. The state of Florida can also pursue prosecution under federal law. Even more important than breaking the law is that human interactions with manatees can cause harm. Manatees can be observed without violating the provisions of these laws.
Q. I don’t understand how touching manatees can be harmful to them. They’re so big! I could never hurt them and besides, if they don’t like it, they could just swim away.
A. Touching manatees can alter their behavior in the wild, perhaps causing them to leave warm water areas, making them susceptible to potential harm. When manatees are in colder water, they expend valuable energy just to keep warm. This leaves little energy left for other important body functions, such as digestion. Pursuing a manatee while diving, swimming or boating may inadvertently separate a mother and calf.
http://www.savethemanatee.org/Tips.htm
Touching
Surrounding
Riding
Photos © David R. Schrichte
Q. Is it against the law to touch manatees?Photos © David R. Schrichte
A. All of the forms of interactions listed above may be considered harassment under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Manatees are an endangered species, protected under the federal Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act. Conviction on the federal level is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and/or one year in prison. Anyone convicted of violating the state law faces a possible maximum fine of $500 and/or imprisonment for up to 60 days. The state of Florida can also pursue prosecution under federal law. Even more important than breaking the law is that human interactions with manatees can cause harm. Manatees can be observed without violating the provisions of these laws.
Q. I don’t understand how touching manatees can be harmful to them. They’re so big! I could never hurt them and besides, if they don’t like it, they could just swim away.
A. Touching manatees can alter their behavior in the wild, perhaps causing them to leave warm water areas, making them susceptible to potential harm. When manatees are in colder water, they expend valuable energy just to keep warm. This leaves little energy left for other important body functions, such as digestion. Pursuing a manatee while diving, swimming or boating may inadvertently separate a mother and calf.
http://www.savethemanatee.org/Tips.htm
Stop the insanity of the manatee!!!
Few realize it but the manatee, with no known natural predators, is mankind's most direct threat. These creatures can weigh as much as a ton and can crush bones between their tremendous teeth! Unfortunately these creatures have persued an ongoing propaganda compaign since as early as the 1720's in which they present themselves as easy-going and fun-loving creatures that live in the coastal waters near Florida, Mexico, and South America and have even gained themselves the seemingly affectionate nick-name of "sea cow." No land-cow, to my knowledge, has ever tasted human flesh, but these "sea-cows" have been feared by sailors since man was first able to use a boat. Manatees are highly organized and militant and although usually their attacks are small and go by relatively unnoticed manatee attacks are rising exponentially in Colorado, British Columbia, and Palestine. We believe they may be preparing to stamp out humanity once and for all!
Manatees attack humans by sneaking up and biting them. Their saliva is a natural local anaesthetic so often their bites go entirely unnoticed. Using their enormous 2.7 meter fangs they inject their venom, unnoticed. Two to three weeks later the victim will begin to show signs of the toxin in their blood. Unfortunately, due to poor awareness of the effects of manatee toxin few victims seek treatment in time! The first signs are flu-like symptoms (coughing, aching, sneezing, fever, can't rest) which is followed by the sudden, and all too often unexpected, amputation of some or all of the victims limbs. This is followed by bleeding and sometimes death if not treated.
It is believed that manatees evolved this strange hunting practice in a wilder time when larger predators roamed the Earth and predators such as the manatee were unable to stay near their prey. The manatee could both hunt and effectively defend itself with this genetic advantage. But now the manatee only hunts for pleasure. No victim found has ever been suspected of being a manatee predator, and none have been found partially eaten. It is the distinct belief of this council of inquisitive scientists that, due to dehydration, the leader of the manatees, General Stark, has ordered his herd of mindless followers to destroy what his depraved mind sees as the enemy... humanity.
Save Humanity! Stop the Manatee!!!
-- Dr. Thomas Ignatius Poffenstuff
-- Director of Solaroceapharmacological Research
-- Winston University
http://www.digitaltirade.com/Rants/archives/000848.shtml
Few realize it but the manatee, with no known natural predators, is mankind's most direct threat. These creatures can weigh as much as a ton and can crush bones between their tremendous teeth! Unfortunately these creatures have persued an ongoing propaganda compaign since as early as the 1720's in which they present themselves as easy-going and fun-loving creatures that live in the coastal waters near Florida, Mexico, and South America and have even gained themselves the seemingly affectionate nick-name of "sea cow." No land-cow, to my knowledge, has ever tasted human flesh, but these "sea-cows" have been feared by sailors since man was first able to use a boat. Manatees are highly organized and militant and although usually their attacks are small and go by relatively unnoticed manatee attacks are rising exponentially in Colorado, British Columbia, and Palestine. We believe they may be preparing to stamp out humanity once and for all!
Manatees attack humans by sneaking up and biting them. Their saliva is a natural local anaesthetic so often their bites go entirely unnoticed. Using their enormous 2.7 meter fangs they inject their venom, unnoticed. Two to three weeks later the victim will begin to show signs of the toxin in their blood. Unfortunately, due to poor awareness of the effects of manatee toxin few victims seek treatment in time! The first signs are flu-like symptoms (coughing, aching, sneezing, fever, can't rest) which is followed by the sudden, and all too often unexpected, amputation of some or all of the victims limbs. This is followed by bleeding and sometimes death if not treated.
It is believed that manatees evolved this strange hunting practice in a wilder time when larger predators roamed the Earth and predators such as the manatee were unable to stay near their prey. The manatee could both hunt and effectively defend itself with this genetic advantage. But now the manatee only hunts for pleasure. No victim found has ever been suspected of being a manatee predator, and none have been found partially eaten. It is the distinct belief of this council of inquisitive scientists that, due to dehydration, the leader of the manatees, General Stark, has ordered his herd of mindless followers to destroy what his depraved mind sees as the enemy... humanity.
Save Humanity! Stop the Manatee!!!
-- Dr. Thomas Ignatius Poffenstuff
-- Director of Solaroceapharmacological Research
-- Winston University
http://www.digitaltirade.com/Rants/archives/000848.shtml
