tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post3402237517947219148..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Crandon Beach Sucks - Where I Spent 4th of July and I Want My Parking Money Back! By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-67978947776979520562017-07-06T11:45:16.115-04:002017-07-06T11:45:16.115-04:00I only swim at the beach at the end of Cape Florid...I only swim at the beach at the end of Cape Florida where the current is strong and flushes out whatever pollution or debris is in the water. The near shore waters in Miami are getting increasingly polluted - look to those Miami Beach pumps and more to come from other municipalities like Miami installing pumps to keep out Sea Level Rise and king tide flooding. So far there is absolutely no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73647462295354233042017-07-06T10:57:52.672-04:002017-07-06T10:57:52.672-04:00Run from all the bad sources -- this is part of bi...Run from all the bad sources -- this is part of bigger picture - Biscayne Bay is in deep trouble. too awful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857558282535845285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80729061389484804012017-07-06T08:33:16.414-04:002017-07-06T08:33:16.414-04:00I don't go to Crandon or Bill Baggs by the lig...I don't go to Crandon or Bill Baggs by the light house any more, not enough shade for my in youth over exposed skin.<br />I would venture to speculate, if this is over exposure to nutrients, the sewage plant, further up the island, or the recent successful pumping of street flood water on Miami Beach, to be the likely culprit.<br /><br />Wednesday eve, PBS had a hour long report about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64616331881707370082017-07-06T05:00:09.562-04:002017-07-06T05:00:09.562-04:00The public shouldn't have to pay to park their...The public shouldn't have to pay to park their car at a public park.<br /><br />Parking at Crandon and other county parks used to be free. As it should be again.<br /><br />What's next? Having to pay to use the library?Elvis Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163431194114306031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44620841159083626802017-07-05T21:13:28.570-04:002017-07-05T21:13:28.570-04:00Thank you Tom!Thank you Tom!Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57569547645926618862017-07-05T18:41:55.997-04:002017-07-05T18:41:55.997-04:00Also, that grassbed you posted pictures of is.... ...Also, that grassbed you posted pictures of is.... not healthy. Normally those sea grasses are NOT covered in an additional layer of slimy hair -- the presence of that suggests that the nitrite and phosphorous levels in the water are WAY too high.<br /><br />Too much sewage and fertilizer runoff. :(Tom Morrishttp://kg4cyx.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-84597119854064648802017-07-05T18:40:12.384-04:002017-07-05T18:40:12.384-04:00ARRGH! That is UNBELIEVABLY sad. :(
Back in the l...ARRGH! That is UNBELIEVABLY sad. :(<br /><br />Back in the late 90s it was beautiful.<br /><br />The last time I was there was in about 2005. I was there as part of the lab section of my Ecology of South Florida course. I was the first one from the class to arrive there and was charged $4 to park. Immediately upon the parking attendant (who looked like a zombie bum who just happened to be camped Tom Morrishttp://kg4cyx.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-75063818194744417992017-07-05T18:23:37.065-04:002017-07-05T18:23:37.065-04:00During the 1950s, the Crandon Park Zoo was located...During the 1950s, the Crandon Park Zoo was located on the beach. Yet, I recall white sand - though in later years, tar balls used to wash ashore. Also, the top of my chest would breakout after a dip in the water. Still, sad to see the beach in such horrid condition.<br />I do have vivid memories of black fumes hovering over the Rickenbacker Causeway (I believe that's the causeway to Crandon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-14887951110950905482017-07-05T15:07:36.013-04:002017-07-05T15:07:36.013-04:00They had staff, lots of staff. But what were they ...They had staff, lots of staff. But what were they doing except collecting holiday pay.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28379375524054323012017-07-05T14:52:46.646-04:002017-07-05T14:52:46.646-04:00Been there. Beach sucked. Dirty. The county banned...Been there. Beach sucked. Dirty. The county banned Styrofoam®, yet does nothing about the people tossing their nasty cigarettes butts in the sand and water. They do nothing about people tossing their trash. They could start with emptying garbage cans so people have a place to put trash. The bathrooms were beyond disgusting.<br /><br />Sad what our attractions have turned into.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27808421933628272542017-07-05T14:10:32.403-04:002017-07-05T14:10:32.403-04:00Hey if that is a super low tide then when it is hi...Hey if that is a super low tide then when it is high there is no beach.Samanthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-21531889076590950232017-07-05T12:44:13.314-04:002017-07-05T12:44:13.314-04:00I went there in the summer. Never that gross.I went there in the summer. Never that gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47173439821731225452017-07-05T12:42:34.688-04:002017-07-05T12:42:34.688-04:00So? Why not post "super low tide, no fun here...So? Why not post "super low tide, no fun here, move along."Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52416175399102730172017-07-05T11:39:21.204-04:002017-07-05T11:39:21.204-04:00you went at super low tide and the water in the su...you went at super low tide and the water in the summer in low tide is gross, its just the topography/geography/bay bottom<br /><br />Virginia Key is on a cut with super strong currents that keep stuff movingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82198449264975059482017-07-05T10:46:01.547-04:002017-07-05T10:46:01.547-04:00See what happens when you ignore a much better inv...See what happens when you ignore a much better invitation.EugeneFlinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571996541456241105noreply@blogger.com