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Frank Cannon

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17. I grew up in Fernandina Beach. We swam with shark fins around us all the time.

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 14, 2015, 03:02 PM

Aug 2015

It was especially safe if there was blood in the water around us, because that only obscures the shark's senses.

Those were good times, ruined by the "safety society" we live in today.

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Cape Cod beaches close after shark spits seal onto shore [View all] jpak Aug 2015 OP

So they close the beach because nature is doing what nature does? FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #1

Are you really complaining about closing a beach for 1 hour after a shark was seen feeding there? uppityperson Aug 2015 #4

I grew up in Fernandina Beach. We swam with shark fins around us all the time. Frank Cannon Aug 2015 #17

If we waited an hour in Florida after every shark ate something, we would never get in the water FLPanhandle Aug 2015 #19

They close the beach until the blood disperses Warpy Aug 2015 #16

A sentiment no doubt shared by Tommie Woodward. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #22

It is perfectly reasonable to close a beach for a short time when a White shark is close to shore Marrah_G Aug 2015 #23

Shark was like "ptooey, this isn't human" Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #2

Then it wanted to pick its teeth ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #6

Maybe it was a vegetarian and thought the seal was made of soy? KansDem Aug 2015 #18

I hope someone threw the seal back so it wasn't wasted. nt haikugal Aug 2015 #3

That's the first thing I thought, too. (eom) mak3cats Aug 2015 #9

Absolutely. It's unnatural to kill and not eat the meat. Igel Aug 2015 #11

Sounds like a Repug to me! haikugal Aug 2015 #12

Atlantic white shark Marrah_G Aug 2015 #24

People so fearful and risk-averse are easily manipulated. n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #5

I've been swimming in those waters for 60 years. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #8

Darwin... haikugal Aug 2015 #13

I'm talking less about the people in Eastham... RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #14

I don't think it being overly cautious to not swim in bloody water where GWS are hunting seals Marrah_G Aug 2015 #25

Agreed. My response was not well articulated RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #26

Oddly enough, the great whites on cape cod have increased tourism! Marrah_G Aug 2015 #28

Good. They have a similar effect on Left Coast tourism. RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #29

One hour! Imagine that! Hey DFW, glad you're back in Germany? mnhtnbb Aug 2015 #7

Don't you hate that, when you get a bad seal? nt Jerry442 Aug 2015 #10

Show me the way to home... iandhr Aug 2015 #15

Too salty? frylock Aug 2015 #20

"Chef! I wanted this al dente!" graegoyle Aug 2015 #21

"Waiter?! I ordered Veal!" 4139 Aug 2015 #27

"Those sharks are making coordinated attacks".. Historic NY Aug 2015 #30

I spent my summers there as a child. Never saw a shark or a seal. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #31