The Temptation of Panache : What should he do?

[JRB]

I hope Jamie had fun hitting the tubes and running off the kooks. Locals only!!!

[Dirka Skene]

An image of a man in a wetsuit with a kilt comes to mind. >:-) That would plaster the internet! Get the wetsuit. That's a good price for one and you may not be able to get one next time they go on sale.

[Dirka Skene]

I should have read the other posts before posting. What a dummie I am.

[ccga3359]

I should have read the other posts before posting. What a dummie I am.

No not you unless you're strapping on a rubber suit and imitating a seal in shark infested waters. Brave man though it took me 20 years to go swimming in the Great Lakes for fear of shark attacks. Promblem is there 'aint no sharks in fresh water! I'm blame Spielberg .

[Alan H]

A new hobby!

You're all set, except for gas bills, though. You can't spend a mint on boogie boarding, though if you get the urge to stand up, oooohhhh, yeah. Custom boards? major cash outlay.

[Bigkahuna]

Actually, Bull Sharks have been known to frequent fresh water in some areas of the world.

[ccga3359]

Actually, Bull Sharks have been known to frequent fresh water in some areas of the world.

Ah but the most dangerous thing in the great Lakes are the Zebra Muscles, viscious little blighters just sit there and clog water intakes.

Was it not the Bull shark responsible for the New Jersey shark attacks in 1916?

[Panache]

Ah but the most dangerous thing in the great Lakes are the Zebra Muscles, viscious little blighters just sit there and clog water intakes.

Was it not the Bull shark responsible for the New Jersey shark attacks in 1916?

The book "Close to Shore" suggests that they were all from the same Great White.

It would seem to me more likely that there were (at least) two different sharks involved and the attacks up river were a bull shark while the ones on the coast could have been either species.

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

[ccga3359]

The book "Close to Shore" suggests that they were all from the same Great White.

It would seem to me more likely that there were (at least) two different sharks involved and the attacks up river were a bull shark while the ones on the coast could have been either species.

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

I would think that quite a coinsidence that two rogue sharks of different species attacking in such a short space of time.

Anyhow play safe - wear a neoprene kilt when you hang twelve.

[Bigkahuna]

Nobody was hacking the fins off of sharks back then so more of them were around. People were becoming more water sports oriented then as well, which gave sharks more opportunities.