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Red tide
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:43 pm
by arkess7
The past week has been so horrible here in New Smyrna Beach with Red Tide. I live 2 blocks from the beach and you go outside and start coughing and some sneezing too. UGGGGG!!
Alot of the locals around here say that it hasnt been this bad here in like 25 years. I always heard of it as a gulf coast thing
Does anyone know what really causes it and have any of yall dealt with it this past week????? BTW some restaurants down the road on SR 44 had signs out for a drink special "red tide tinis" LOL!
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:50 pm
by JonathanBelles
uhoh! I hope it doesn't come here. Red Tide sucks.
Re: Red tide
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:56 pm
by tropicana
what on earth is Red Tide? i never heard of this.
Re: Red tide
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:01 pm
by JonathanBelles
tropicana wrote:what on earth is Red Tide? i never heard of this.
its an algae bloom, quite common in Florida, kills all sea creatures it comes in contact with. Can really stink up the beaches and cause respiratory problems for miles.
Re: Red tide
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:50 am
by arkess7
THERE has been reports of dead whales and fish on the beach!
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 8:47 am
by JonathanBelles
dead whales!!! havent seen that before.
Re: Red tide
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 5:23 pm
by Ptarmigan
Red tide is toxic to living creatures, including humans.
Re: Red tide
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:24 pm
by goodgal996
When I was in Daytona Beach for my honeymoon in early October, I was having a lot respiratory problems due to Red Tide. It was awful.. I don't think I'd ever coughed so much in my life.
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:45 pm
by Jack8631
Yuck!
My first ever trip to the Gulf Coast was during a Red Tide. Nasty stuff..
I'm currently at Panama City Beach in a gulf front condo. No signs of it here for now (thankfully).