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(Cleveland Plain Dealer)   Good news for all those planning on their annual vacation to hurricane ravaged Sanibel Island. "flesh-eating bacteria no longer a problem"   (cleveland.com) divider line
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1175 clicks; posted to Main » on 27 Jan 2023 at 2:33 PM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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AirForceVet [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 1:48:12 PM  
I just finished a camping trip in southwest Florida. The hurricane damage along the coastline and further inland was sobering and predictive of that state's future. Likewise, the continuing development in Florida speaks volumes of both our greed, stupidity and foolishness. Hurricane Ian, like Michael, are the new normal for tropical cyclones.

I'll just stay here. At this rate, I'll have Florida-like climate here in north Alabama within my remaining lifetime.
 
Stud Gerbil
2023-01-27 2:38:15 PM  
Still on the fence about cannibalism tho.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-27 2:40:28 PM  

AirForceVet: Likewise, the continuing development in Florida speaks volumes of both our greed, stupidity and foolishness.


That's one of the more heartbreaking things about that state. Unfortunately such short-sighted thinking is a tradition down there.

My family tries to vacation on Sanibel yearly. Even though the rebuilding process has been remarkable already, I still think it will be at least a couple of years before we vacation there again.
 
Ragin' Asian [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:44:57 PM  
My grandparents-in-law retired to a Ft Meyers senior community 15 years ago. They spent 60% of their time in hotels due to hurricanes. The stress killed the wife at 70 and, like other men of his generation, he died a year later because he couldn't handle someone not doting on him.
 
Ragin' Asian [recently expired TotalFark]
2023-01-27 2:46:40 PM  

Ragin' Asian: My grandparents-in-law retired to a Ft Meyers senior community 15 years ago. They spent 60% of their time in hotels due to hurricanes. The stress killed the wife at 70 and, like other men of his generation, he died a year later because he couldn't handle someone not doting on him.


Kind of a non sequitur, now that I think about it.
 
kmgenesis23
2023-01-27 2:47:34 PM  
Flesh Eating Bacteria No Longer A Problem : Florida  ::  Unexplained Fires Are A Matter For The Courts : Canyonero
 
farkitallletitend
2023-01-27 2:49:16 PM  
Thousand still living in tents in and around the Ft. Meyers area according to news reports. Desantis was told and said, yeah they could use some trailers. Shrugs.
All of these tent dwellers can't afford to rebuild even after insurance so they live on pads because it's all they have left.
Neighbors have been kind enough to let them plug extension cords into their power.
Rugged self reliance and bootstrapping at play.
 
yakmans_dad
2023-01-27 2:57:52 PM  

Mrtraveler01: AirForceVet: Likewise, the continuing development in Florida speaks volumes of both our greed, stupidity and foolishness.

That's one of the more heartbreaking things about that state. Unfortunately such short-sighted thinking is a tradition down there.

My family tries to vacation on Sanibel yearly. Even though the rebuilding process has been remarkable already, I still think it will be at least a couple of years before we vacation there again.


After the mid 70s, we used to vacation there almost every year. Then, we discovered closer beaches that we liked and for 10 or so years went there. After our son moved down to SW Florida we resumed taking vacations on Sanibel so we could spend time with him. Our first vacation was 2 years after Hurricane Charlie. And it was a shock. Periwinkle Ave -- the main drag -- looked as if it had been bombed.  Hurricane Ian was far worse. I have no idea when we'll go back since our son's enthusiasm for any part of Florida does not exist beyond the good friends he's made.
 
pastramithemosterotic
2023-01-27 2:59:53 PM  
For those who have never woken up in a tent on the Sanibel shore, it is truly a beautiful experience.

Contaminated water, just pay attention to the tides and currents, look at your local county/municipal website to see when they discharge sewage.

I'm already planning my summer vacay to Sanibel
 
chitownmike
2023-01-27 3:01:35 PM  

farkitallletitend: Thousand still living in tents in and around the Ft. Meyers area according to news reports. Desantis was told and said, yeah they could use some trailers. Shrugs.
All of these tent dwellers can't afford to rebuild even after insurance so they live on pads because it's all they have left.
Neighbors have been kind enough to let them plug extension cords into their power.
Rugged self reliance and bootstrapping at play.


No, that's not what those words mean
 
LarryDan43
2023-01-27 3:05:08 PM  
Pretty sure Michael Flynn still lives around those parts
 
whidbey
2023-01-27 3:05:31 PM  
One of those places dare I say should just be a wildlife refuge.

Enjoy your extreme weather and sea level rise.
 
Teddy Brosevelt
2023-01-27 3:08:24 PM  
The flesh eating bacteria might not be a problem but the locals are still one.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-27 3:09:38 PM  

LarryDan43: Pretty sure Michael Flynn still lives around those parts


Tucker Carlson has/had? a home on an island just north of where Ian made landfall.
 
Floki [TotalFark]
2023-01-27 3:24:48 PM  
"I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, drained the standing water that holds flesh-eating bacteria that supposedly injured some visitors. But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Florida, as you know, means 'flowery.'"
 
Optimus Primate [OhFark]
2023-01-27 4:55:18 PM  
The water in Tampa Bay has become so bad I finally traded in my kayaks and bought a road bike.
In the summer, you have a 50/50 chance of the water being contaminated (unswimmable) by feces bacteria.

Also, if you have any kind of open wound, even a shredded hangnail, you are supposed to avoid the water completely so as to avoid the flesh eating bacteria. The chances of getting the flesh-eat bacto are low, but the effects if you *do* get it can be life-changing.
 
WTP 2
2023-01-27 5:41:46 PM  
one guy gets it and they act like it can happen again...
 
Galileo's Daughter
2023-01-27 6:15:19 PM  

whidbey: One of those places dare I say should just be a wildlife refuge.

Enjoy your extreme weather and sea level rise.


There is a a wildlife refuge on Sanibel.
 
Mrtraveler01
2023-01-27 6:59:33 PM  

Galileo's Daughter: whidbey: One of those places dare I say should just be a wildlife refuge.

Enjoy your extreme weather and sea level rise.

There is a a wildlife refuge on Sanibel.


Sanibel is one of the few places in Florida that doesn't give developers carte blanche to rape the landscape compared to other parts of Florida.
 
NathanAllen
2023-01-27 7:42:36 PM  
This is how it starts. First they get infected, then they seem to get better, then they say, "We're going on an adventure."
 
bo_loo
2023-01-28 9:48:29 AM  

Ragin' Asian: They spent 60% of their time in hotels due to hurricanes.


No.  They didn't.

They spent 3285 days in hotels out of 5475?  Liar.
 
yakmans_dad
2023-01-28 2:04:56 PM  

Optimus Primate: n the summer, you have a 50/50 chance of the water being contaminated (unswimmable) by feces bacteria.


In the winter, too. Fish got no place else to shiat.
 
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