Thread: whats going on out there??

Originally Posted by T-wagon

"Sorry FinChaser is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her."

We can ignore a member who we find not to be as cute as he/she thinks. This is not true of a moderator. There is however, a remedy.

Mr. Wagon. sorry I haven't responded, but I went fishing on our wonderful pier.
Sometimes I am also sorry that FinChaser is a Moderator/Administrator too. But that's the price you pay for starting a forum.
1, He or she, you asked. I am a he and my government issued I. D. confirms that.
2. You say people can't ignore me, au contraire mon ami! If you will go to your account settings and look in the left hand column, you can click Edit Ignore List and simply type in FinChaser. Just like magic, you won't see my offensive posts any more! If it doesn't work, just let us know, one of us can probably fix it so you can't see my posts. Actually, I think it only takes two clicks!
3.You say there is a remedy and I am wondering if it might be covered under the Affordable Care Act prescription coverage or is it an over the counter remedy?

OK, got better things to do, need to go write a report and post some pics. Don't look.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

Mr. Wagon. sorry I haven't responded, but I went fishing on our wonderful pier.
Sometimes I am also sorry that FinChaser is a Moderator/Administrator too. But that's the price you pay for starting a forum.
1, He or she, you asked. I am a he and my government issued I. D. confirms that.
2. You say people can't ignore me, au contraire mon ami! If you will go to your account settings and look in the left hand column, you can click Edit Ignore List and simply type in FinChaser. Just like magic, you won't see my offensive posts any more! If it doesn't work, just let us know, one of us can probably fix it so you can't see my posts. Actually, I think it only takes two clicks!
3.You say there is a remedy and I am wondering if it might be covered under the Affordable Care Act prescription coverage or is it an over the counter remedy?

OK, got better things to do, need to go write a report and post some pics. Don't look.

"Sorry FinChaser is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her."
This is what the system responded to me when I attempted to edit my ignore list by adding you to it.

I understood that political comments were to be confined to the "off-topic" area, and that the moderators would enforce this. Since I seem to be mistaken in this, I will withdraw from this forum. Many thanks to all those who have shared pier fishing knowledge for our benefit. Tight lines to you all.

T-wagon

Edited

Never mind. I suppose at this point, It'd be useless to say it.

Originally Posted by T-wagon

I understood that political comments were to be confined to the "off-topic" area, and that the moderators would enforce this. Since I seem to be mistaken in this, I will withdraw from this forum.

T-wagon

WOW pretty thinned shinned aren't we.....denial is a hard thing to reason with and YOUR lying leader ....
honestly it must be part of fishing, it is discussed on the rail a lot

Dang, I got here late I guess. This started off with good info about bacteria, and then Twagon shifted it to fun and entertaining!
just as it was getting funny, twagon took his ball and ran home. please come back Twagon

Originally Posted by mandmalabama

Good grief... I've read this last few lines several times and cannot decide if the chiding of Fin is cuteness, too, or some left-wing, bomb-throwing Anarchist whose whitey tighties are too snug to realize this is an informal forum about fishing and fishermen in lower Alabama. It's all fun 'til you dot someone's eye. We'll see now, huh?

T Wagon,
Not sure who you are or who you think you are but consider the fact that after you have put 1/1000 of the time and effort into this forum as Fin has, someone might at that time give a chit about what you might choose to write here.
Just sayin.

Allright, THANKS again to all of those who responded to my question. I guess its not a big deal like they put it. I'm going fishing. Thank you all.

It's a shame T-Wagon quit because, in reality, FinChaser does not exist. He is a cyber ghost, and in order to keep the fiction alive we have a series of extraordinarily good looking older gentlemen who show up at the pier on a random basis to impersonate him. The pirate flag and flamingo on his cart were chosen by a secret committee of forum members. For those who fear the takeover of civilization by computers, this is fuel for your fire, since the website created Fin's identity soon after it was started and it produced a composite image to be posted that seems to be detailed, but close inspection will show that it isn't---could be anybody with those general features. All those people you see with cameras and cell phones taking photos contribute to the "FinChaser Photography" fiction. It's a shame that this is the truth because the FinChaser persona is a truly superior being and we all wish that there were actually a real person like it to do so much work on this website and help folks on the pier.

I just hope I don't get in trouble for revealing this closely guarded secret. Gotta go now, I think one of the new pills is kicking in.

Just to get back to what is important; can anyone give me some detail on what is happening from the shore to the bathrooms? That is about as far as I get with my mobility issues. I will be down in 10 days and I am perfectly happy with whiting, ground mullet, flounder, pompano, bluefish, specks, reds, etc. The reports from my sister and friends currently at the Four Seasons are quite poor. It appears from the photos they send me that the pier has sanded in and is mostly very shallow this year. Hey Finchaser, thanks for all you do and I doubt that you realize how important this forum and all of it's regular posters are to an old geezer like me. I read it regularly and begin thinking of my next trip to the Gulf. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GUYS AND LADIES THAT POST HERE. My sister has caught four cobia this week but all very small. I wish you all good fishing.......

This so-called 'flesh eating' bacteria has been around for a while...
Flesh-eating Bacteria: Coastal Scourge (Vibrio vulnificus) is Lurking in the Estuaries | Center for Environmental Communication | Loyola University New Orleans

Some good historical reading in that article as well as precations for avoiding it.

The current episode may include a slight 'spike' in occurances and there is an ongoing suspicion/investigation that tarballs left over from the 2010 oil spill may be concentrated 'incubators' for this and other bacteria.
Better Left Alone: Flesh-eating Bacteria Thrive in Tarballs ? From The Lab Bench

Arias found that V. vulnificus numbers are 10× higher in tarballs than in sand, and up to 100× higher in tarballs than in seawater.

It may be that they have the same effect as a rotten crab on a beach, which also provides an excess of organic carbon. But while most people will avoid a rotten carcass, they may be tempted to touch a tarball.

I haven't seen any tests or articles relating to the inherent dangers of picking up dead carcasses on the beach but always followed my mother's sound advice "PUT THAT DOWN, IT'S DEAD!" ;-)

If my 'cuteness' and/or levity in relaying this obviously grave situation (eeek, we're all gonna die) offends anyone here I sincerely appologize and suggest they take a Midol, a nap or just a deep breath and get over it!

Anyone with a problem about what I write here should take it up with me and not bore the good folk on this forum with any incideous public censorship attempts.