Totally agree. Whether it’s kids or adults, doesn’t matter. good opportunity to end up on the wrong side of the lawn.
-D On May 29, 2024, at 5:51 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: If you're pulling weapons on kids that are fishing you're doing it wrong, trespassing or no... Curt Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM, dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: A few observations here: 1.) “Detention” ponds, as our former developer called them (and I regualrly mocked them over this, too) are private property in subdivisions, and you almost always see signs stating no trespassing/fishing, etc. It’s not about being a d*ck with these, they almost always contain some less than pleasant residents, like alligators, which will gladly come out and consider you for their next meal. Really. So as a lawyer, Randy can appreciate the risk exposure in a situation like this. 2.) As with those old dudes that yell at the kids when they walk on their lawn, often times gaining access to these water features involves walking through or across someone’s yard. Say what you want, but it’s trespassing. We had an issue with this in a former home where we backed onto a wooded area with a detention pond in it that was popular with the local kids, and we had no fence in the backyard like our neighbors, so the neighborhood kids would cut through our yard to get to it. That wasn’t a problem for us, but when people from outside the neighbohood started showing up, parking on the street, leaving trash and making a lot of noise with boom boxes and such, we put a stop to it. Not sure what drove the sudden interest in the place by outsiders, but we didn’t mind the neighborhood kids walking through as they were respectful and didn’t make messes or noise. 3.) The first incident the writer references would be typical in our former neighborhood. Someone would go out and let the people know it wasn’t cool to do this, and they would leave. No biggie. 4.) The second incident, with the guy wielding the knife, is a random psycho event and not unusual for Florida as there seems to be a lot of bizarre folks in Florida, especially in more rural areas (which this used to be.) Starkey Ranch is a HUGE area that’s literally thousands of acres of single family home development, so statistically speaking, there’s bound to be some off-kilter folks there. With the recent changes in concealed carry laws in Floriduh I would be more concerned about someone who is carrying. I can outrun a guy with a knife. -D On May 28, 2024, at 6:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/public-lands-and-waters/these-florida-men-are-whats-wrong-with-america Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com<http://www.okiebenz.com/> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
