It seems I chipped a shell (no feathers to ruffle) with my
comments and warnings.

My local newspaper for the last two days has been putting out
headlines on the gangs and drug issue that just came into the area.
Always some, but now the volume is large and serious.


We are all ignorant, (not trained), on so many subjects.
Our lives are a school.   All of us have different schools.


As for the beaches, LA has a night crew that cleans up from the
day before.  Many public beaches do.  One must be careful when
on more secluded beaches and reefs as they have not been
cared for and may contain unwanted  treasures. [ TV show verified ]

Parks are a mess and require constant cleaning - I know both the
county commissioner (our area) and the Sheriff as personal friends.
They comment on the demographics changing depending on how the park
is conditioned and time of day.

I can imagine that moms and dads don't want to take out the kids
into an environment that is messy or poses danger.
So microscopes and collections transformed into video games and then
computer
games.

For those who took offense, none intended nor implied.

Martin

Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
> Depending on the beach and region - one might find junk from ships
> (trash) or
> drug issues running across the beach.  Hypo's in sand is not what you
> want a
> young pre-school person to pick up.
>
> I think some of the big beaches - L.A. and such are using 'combs'
> behind tractors
> to pull it out of the over wash from the last high tide.  [there goes
> the shells ]
>
> I'm afraid the 60's and 70's where we worked so hard on the litter
> issue across
> the US is waining due to the massive influx of foreign peoples who
> have different
> ways of life and feel towards government(ownership land...) and
> ecology.  With
> that and the drug dumps and just daily discards it is becoming a
> problem in some
> areas.  So perhaps the want to go to the beach is stifled from the git
> go by the
> parents themselves.  It might be a regional or area thing as well.  I
> donate 4 times
> a year to scour the roadways in a group and we tend to get 20+ bags
> (10+ if full (heavy))
> of this and that from the loop - a 2 mile section.  So perhaps I see
> more than most.
>
> Martin
>
> -- Belinda Boyle wrote:
>> Hello:
>>
>> Actually I call myself a newbie seashell collector.
>>
>> Probably my opinion would be that since I have been collecting
>> seashells.  It doesn't seem to matter what beach I am shelling.
>> However, everyone is actually fearful of what is laughed about "The
>> Shell Police".  I picked up a shell already on the sand that could
>> not roll back into the waters.  But, a man approached me and said you
>> are taking a live specimen shell.  I beg your pardon I said: "This is
>> a dead shell" the dead animal was partially in and out of the shell
>> and dead!  I am a doctor and know alive from dead. I put the shell
>> into my little bucket.
>>
>> Another person approached me and commented -- do you know what we use
>> to call Shelling is not anymore.  I am afraid to bring my children to
>> the beach to collect shells.  In fear we will be arrested and fined
>> -- if a shell is picked up and if my children are unaware of what
>> they are picking up.
>>
>> A walk, a day at the beach shelling is no more.  Because of the crazy
>> laws they put into place regarding a beautiful shell.  That would be
>> loved and cared for in a home -- honored by the people who collected
>> their seashells.
>>
>> The young collectors are no more.  OUT OF FEAR OF BEING FINED OR
>> ARRESTED! The signs on the beach telling people what they can pick up
>> and no shelling zones.
>> Although, I have to wonder then where do all these specimen seashells
>> come from that are lined up in the Seashell Stores and being sold.
>>
>> Belinda
>>
>>
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--
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