[upcountry miss]

Yes, I really mourn for my state. Growing up, my avidly Democratic family (they still are-I’m the only one who has seen the writing on the wall) were lone agitators in this mainly GOP state. Now, they fit in nicely, while I am the agitator in the crowd. There are some avid right-wingers in the northern parts, but the immigrants and the “give it to me free and now” crowd in the southern more populated parts of the state have ruined this beautiful place.

Some days, I just feel too tired to fight city hall any more. That seaweed is rotting fast and the town workers will be bulldozing it out where it will just come in and out with the tide, wrapping itself around the tourist's ankles until a storm takes it farther out to sea. All of my recent plantings of berries, fruit trees and ornamental shrubs are loving this weather but they all will be crying for some sun if we don't clear off soon (me included.)

[CottonBall]

There are some avid right-wingers in the northern parts, but the immigrants and the “give it to me free and now” crowd in the southern more populated parts of the state have ruined this beautiful place.

Sounds like almost all of the U.S., not just your beautiful state. It is very sad.

[DelaWhere]

>>>That seaweed is rotting fast and the town workers will be bulldozing it out where it will just come in and out with the tide, wrapping itself around the tourist’s ankles until a storm takes it farther out to sea.<<<

OH NO!!! Those short-sighted loons... That is the WORST thing they can do with it... Don’t they know that the detritus they are pushing back out to sea will anaerobically decompose and deplete the Oxygen levels and cause ‘dead-zones’!

In their ignorance, they are unbalancing the ecosystem. It is natural for it to be washed up into the littoral zone, aerobically decompose, harbor a multitude of organisms and insects that serve as food for the sea birds - piping plovers, terns, and over 400 other species that inhabit or migrate to the area.

By selectively harvesting a portion of the seaweed, you are helping balance the natural order. Sequestering a portion of the carbon in your garden and relieving the overload to the ecosystem caused by the nutrients they are pumping into the sea and maintaining the habitat for wildlife at an optimal level.

They need to fund a multi-million dollar environmental impact study - then they will have to pay reparations to 0bama (and maybe Al Gore too) for the damage they have been causing.

On the other hand, we could write a grant proposal that would evaluate the benefits of selective harvesting to augment sequestration of carbon, reduce global warming and maintain a balance of nutrient distribution. A 10 year study should keep you in compost for a while... LOL