Thread: Non Locals/Tourists

i heard it was a bike path john

Well, my great great great grandfather was born in Alabama in 1830, so I guess that gives me pretty deep roots here

I don't mind the tourists, I'm not a local, the only ones I don't care for are the ones that tangle me up and when I try to give them pointers, they seem to be mad at me...go figure haha.

Originally Posted by salt_water_guy

only way to tell for sure there local is a high school class ring lol got mine from Robertsdale class of 2001 lol Hell im ready for tourist that means FISH ARE HERE!!! And Women

I have a cousin who lives in Loxley, her kids go to school at Robertsdale. She works at Bass Pro in Spanish Fort.....that almost makes me a local! LOL!

Im with you on keeping the pier clean Ironman.I talked to Randy when we had the meeting a couple weeks ago and gave him an idea that he said sounded good to him.I don't want to be a cleanup man for anybody else but sometimes it just looks like thats better than getting everybody mad at you for caring.My idea was to at a couple times a day say 10 and 4 for everyone to just take a few minutes and cleanup.we could keep the pier clean and everyone could look around and see the people that really care.Just a thought what does everbody think?

I like your idea, so don't take this the wrong way Robert. I think it would be easier however to just make sure people know what's expected of them and enforce it. From my point of view (being a tourist) I would never go into someone else's home and trash it. Expecting the "regulars" to stop fishing at certain times of the day to clean up after the tourists doesn't seem right. Like I "TRY" to tell my kids, clean up after yourself!

I do it as the day goes on, hard to walk by something on the deck and ignore it for me....but not all feel that way and that is fine(well not really) Heck I have quit fishing and hose the blood off the deck before when the bite was on and kings coming over the rail....I got a few looks, maybe because they got slashed a little, but better then bust your butt on the slippery blood.....
I will say in my observations the older guys are the clean up crew and the younger....well they don't care as much(most anyway) on the end ....with all the trash cans around you don't have to walk very far to use them.
Norm is one I have watched and help clean up on the way out in the mornings
some people might think, it is the employees job to clean up, they paid there money let someone else do it....it is a never ending thing and most likely, always will be....
the rules aren't followed, let alone enforced....especially at night

I was glad to see the employees (2 older guys) going around digging up the hooks and stuff in between the wood plank...I can't believe anyone would knowingly drop and not recover any kind of hook on the deck....for some child to imbed it in there foot...and that has happened to many times the few times I am there....common sense goes a long way

Please don't take this as complaining
I love the pier and people, not all of us feel the same way about certain things on it

Well said Bill

I like your idea of enforcing the rules but I sure don't want any fights on the pier from somebody being told they were a slob and to clean up there mess.Hell we love Gulf Shores and the pier so much I bought a house there and James moved there .I plan on trying to be there alot more in the future.Right now Im enjoying babysitting my granddaughter and got a grandson coming in 3 weeks.Hope to see all of you soon Ill be wearing my Thompson Tractor hat come by and say hello.

I really wasn't referring us to enforce rules..... unless you know someone well enough to mention it....just walking over for me and making sure they see me pick up their trash, maybe next time they might consider doing it them selves no big deal for me, just the way I was raised like opening up doors for women and the elderly (older then me 57) it has become a dog eat dog world unfortunately anymore and no reason a few kind acts might start the trend, back to when I was being raised many years ago.....I can't say I am innocent by any means over the years..... but never to late to start a trend (to treat others as you would want to be treated) or even better
sorry for the rant