Recent shark attacks in Florida

barpaul · 06-28-2005

Just wondering if sharks would be a problem in Playa too?

shiantry · 06-28-2005

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Originally Posted by barpaul

Just wondering if sharks would be a problem in Playa too?

I read there is totaly not a shark problem in Playa. Cancun can be (because of the deeper waters) more a problem but the changes are the same as when you pass by a building and something is falling on your head

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Seakony · 06-28-2005

Just the timeshare sharks. Just thump them on the nose.

PlayadelSoul · 06-28-2005

All the sharks in Playa have two legs and start their sentences with "Hey, amigo!"

barpaul · 06-28-2005

Cheers for putting my mind at rest (I can cope with the two legged variety!)

**TeeZet** · 06-28-2005

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Originally Posted by barpaul

Cheers for putting my mind at rest (I can cope with the two legged variety!)

Still gotta be careful...

06-28-2005

My late Grandfather was a farmer, among other things. He farmed 800+ acres and raised corn, soy beans, cattle and, yes, pigs.

A little known piece of trivia that gets frequently over looked is that more people are attacked, injured and even killed by pigs than sharks. The reason you don't hear about these occurances is because the news reporters would rather do interviews on a sunny, sandy beach as opposed to standing on 6 inches of...

The loss of the young girl in FL is a reminder that WE are swimming in their pool.

LndShrk

ashburnva · 06-28-2005

There's no shark problem in florida either, just a freak occurrence

Montego · 06-28-2005

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Originally Posted by LndShrk

A little known piece of trivia that gets frequently over looked is that more people are attacked, injured and even killed by pigs than sharks. The reason you don't hear about these occurances is because the news reporters would rather do interviews on a sunny, sandy beach as opposed to standing on 6 inches of...LndShrk

Except that statistic is flawed

. They took the population as a whole, which in that case it is true. So yeah Wayne who lives in the heart of Kansas will statisticly never get biten by a shark. But what about Dave? Dave is a Santa Cruz, California surfer that paddles out every day. So yeah what about him?

Life_N_Cancun · 06-28-2005

Your about 100 times more likely to die on your way to work than you are to even see a shark while swimming, and about a 100,000 times more likely to die in a freak accident involving a stapler than by a shark.

ltex · 06-28-2005

I better never leave my house again. I'd have to:
1. shower, could slip and fall
2. make breakfast, gas could catch fire and burn down house
3. eat breakfast, which MAY be poisoned
4. start engine of my combustible fuel truck CRAZY!!
5. drive on Dallas freeway to DFW, I see wrecks everyday
6. touch a counter at DFW, the person before me could be the carrier of a deadly virus
7. get on a plane????? those things crash like every couple years
8. use the lav? not enough Purell in the world to kill what is going on in there....

I think you get my drift.

If it is your time, it's your time. Shark or no shark.

**james** · 06-28-2005

I don't even get in the water without my bang stick and a liberal application of SeaSafe.

StewartG · 06-28-2005

The way I see it, as long as I don't go swimming naked in the ocean with bright, shiny tin foil wrapped around my "Lil' Elvis" all lookin' like a 10 dollar bass lure, I consider myself pretty safe.

Donny · 06-28-2005

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Originally Posted by PlayadelSoul

All the sharks in Playa have two legs and start their sentences with "Hey, amigo!"

Or "Hey Babe"! (right 'kinz!)

Donny · 06-28-2005

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Originally Posted by james

I don't even get in the water without my bang stick and a liberal application of SeaSafe.

Almost afraid to ask, but my curiosity is killlling me:

What is a "Bang Stick"?

06-28-2005	#1 (permalink)
barpaul lost on fifth Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 20	Recent shark attacks in Florida Just wondering if sharks would be a problem in Playa too?

06-28-2005	#7 (permalink)
LndShrk Guest Posts: n/a	Sharks or pigs??? My late Grandfather was a farmer, among other things. He farmed 800+ acres and raised corn, soy beans, cattle and, yes, pigs. A little known piece of trivia that gets frequently over looked is that more people are attacked, injured and even killed by pigs than sharks. The reason you don't hear about these occurances is because the news reporters would rather do interviews on a sunny, sandy beach as opposed to standing on 6 inches of... The loss of the young girl in FL is a reminder that WE are swimming in their pool. LndShrk

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james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Sweden Posts: 12,278	I don't even get in the water without my bang stick and a liberal application of SeaSafe. __________________ Get your own signature countdown image!

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StewartG commie pinko Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Kremlin (when not at my dacha in Houston) Posts: 15,520	The way I see it, as long as I don't go swimming naked in the ocean with bright, shiny tin foil wrapped around my "Lil' Elvis" all lookin' like a 10 dollar bass lure, I consider myself pretty safe. Last edited by StewartG; 06-28-2005 at 06:42 PM..

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Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 16,151	Just the timeshare sharks. Just thump them on the nose.

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PlayadelSoul Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: We'll know when we get there, We'll find mercy Posts: 8,963	All the sharks in Playa have two legs and start their sentences with "Hey, amigo!"

06-28-2005	#5 (permalink)
barpaul lost on fifth Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 20	Cheers for putting my mind at rest (I can cope with the two legged variety!)

06-28-2005	#8 (permalink)
ashburnva way into it Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 171	There's no shark problem in florida either, just a freak occurrence

06-28-2005	#10 (permalink)
Life_N_Cancun life=playa Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cancún, Mexico Posts: 535	Your about 100 times more likely to die on your way to work than you are to even see a shark while swimming, and about a 100,000 times more likely to die in a freak accident involving a stapler than by a shark.

06-28-2005	#11 (permalink)
ltex beachaholic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Under final approach to runway 18R at DFW, TX Posts: 428	I better never leave my house again. I'd have to: 1. shower, could slip and fall 2. make breakfast, gas could catch fire and burn down house 3. eat breakfast, which MAY be poisoned 4. start engine of my combustible fuel truck CRAZY!! 5. drive on Dallas freeway to DFW, I see wrecks everyday 6. touch a counter at DFW, the person before me could be the carrier of a deadly virus 7. get on a plane????? those things crash like every couple years 8. use the lav? not enough Purell in the world to kill what is going on in there.... I think you get my drift. If it is your time, it's your time. Shark or no shark.

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