southsider2k5 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 27, 2005 -> 04:32 PM) All those years I lived in Florida I never went into the ocean past my ankles. I would see my family out there and just cringe. I don't get the allure. Sand, salt, smelly, people going to the bathroom in it, sharks, etc, etc.. I'll take a pool over the ocean anyday. I don't go in lakes either. Ick. Would this be the wrong time to tell you that I peed in your pool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2005 -> 11:45 AM) Would this be the wrong time to tell you that I peed in your pool? Not at all surprised.. all the kids think it's funny when they do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finkelstein Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Not to add to some peoples fear, but the type of shark that attcked these two kids (bull shark) has been known to swim up rivers and streams and have been able to survive in fresh water for extended periods of time. A bull shark was once actually found 1750 miles up the Mississippi River. Plus they have really s***ty eyesight, so they often "test" bite things just to see what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 3rd times a charm.. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161358,00.html Shark Bites Tourist's Ankle in Florida Friday, July 01, 2005 VIDEO FREE FOX News Video:•Teen Recovering After Shark BiteSTORIES •Shark Attack Victim's Kin Thank Rescuers•Fla. Beach Reopens After Shark Attack•Teen Loses Leg in Second Fla. Shark Attack•Beaches Reopen Day After Shark Attack BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A shark bit an Austrian tourist on the ankle Friday while the man stood in chest-deep water in the Gulf of Mexico (search), the sheriff's office said. It was the third shark attack in the state in a week. Armin Projer, 19, was airlifted by helicopter to Lee Memorial Hospital (search) in Fort Myers, where he was in good condition, hospital spokeswoman Pat Dolce said. "It is a confirmed shark attack," Lee County sheriff's spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi said. "Someone else in the water saw a shark." Paramedics also indicated the wound was consistent with a shark bite, she said. The man was bitten near the lighthouse at Gasparilla Island Beach (search). "We are out there right now letting people know, notifying people on the beach about what happened," LiMarzi said. The beach was not closed to swimmers. Two other young people have been bitten since Saturday in gulf water off Florida. The latest incident was about 280 miles from an attack Monday on a 16-year-old boy who lost his leg and about 350 miles from the spot where a 14-year-old girl was killed Saturday. Experts believed bull sharks attacked both teens in the Florida Panhandle. The type of shark involved in Friday's attack was not immediately determined. Experts say shark attacks are rare, pointing out that there were only 30 in 2003 among the millions of people who hit the state's beaches. Most of those attacks were minor bites on the feet or ankles. Last year, when four hurricanes kept many visitors away, there were 12 attacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurlyMan56 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Wow...it's getting crazy downt there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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