makuabob wrote:
>
> > Just a note: Watch out for Stingrays in shallow sandy & grassy areas,
> > walk with a little shuffle pushing your feet under the sand as you > move along.  If you get stuck get to a tub of the hottest water you
> > can stand and the pain will recede. Then see a Dr. for a tetnus
> > (sp) shot and anti-biotics if necessary.  I share this from personal
> > experience, that was the most painful experiece ever!
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> As someone raised on the Gulf Coast, I'm well aware of the need
> for the "stingray shuffle."
>
> The down side to that is that blue crabs lay partly buried in the
> sand/mud/muck so one had best be wearing something on their feet...
> those crab spines are nothing to triffle with!
>
> Tennis shoes worked really well. (That is, Keds,...etc., not these
> $100-$200 dollar marketing ploys!)
>
> Aloha,
>
> Bob Dayle (a.k.a. makuabob)
 
Thank you...good to know...we will take this advice as we scour the
Western Florida Shores this winter.  Michael (M&M)