Re: [Paddlewise] Public beaches - was Saturation Point

John Fereira wrote:
> 
> At 10:10 AM 9/29/99 -0400, dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com wrote:
> >|I agree with Philip that this is very civilized! I wish we had such a right
> >here
> >|in North America. (And before some private property right advocate makes a
> >snide
> >|comment, yes I am a land owner, and no I would not mind having this apply
> >on my
> >|properties.)
> >
> >Hmmm, have you ever seen what bank fisher's do to an area?  Here in North
> >Carolina, the state has very nicely created many areas that are Public Access
> >Areas.  These are generally for people to fish from the bank on rivers and
> >lakes.  I can think of two places that allow motorized boat traffic but
> >generally around here they are used by the public to fish the lakes.
>SNIP of what mark goes on to say<
> <John adds(after a snip)<
> You seem to be confusing people that fish from the bank with people that
> don't dispose of their trash.   It's good thing that I'm primarily a
> flyfisherman
> and usually fish while standing *in* the water or I might be offended.  My
> experience, based as a flyfisherman for over 25 years, is that flyfisherman
> are just as ecology minded, or more, than kayakers are.
>

I agree. It's not what people do.., it's what they do. ..or, is it, we 
all do it, but it's WHERE and WHEN we do it that makes a differance!?

Lets face it, it don't matter how much you paid for your shoes, or how 
big or small your foot size. It's where you put it down, and how many 
there is.

The only way that I can see for my little pond to not be trashed, is for 
me to keep the gate closed and locked. 
But then, I also think that people that bring glass containers to a lake 
and break them, should be shot on the spot.(and I'm leaning more and more 
toward just bring them at all)

James


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