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makuabob wrote:
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> > 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!
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> As someone raised on the Gulf Coast, I'm well aware of the need
> for the "stingray shuffle."
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> 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!
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> Tennis shoes worked really well. (That is, Keds,...etc., not these
> $100-$200 dollar marketing ploys!)
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> Aloha,
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> 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)
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