General Discussion

There is an opportunity here, though, and I'm sure it will be looked at. Yes, the battle for the beaches has gone on for many decades. It will, no doubt, continue. I grew up in Southern California. As a teenager, I spent a good deal of time on Malibu beaches. Someone was always yelling at us to get off their beach. We just gave them the finger and kept walking. I mean, that's why we were there, wasn't it?

If we had just wanted to swim or sunbathe, there were hundreds of beaches available, all up and down the coast. People wanted to go to Malibu just because it was Malibu and you might see someone famous. It wasn't about the beach, itself.

Now, I live in Minnesota. Here, it's access to lakes. Wealthy people don't want you to have access. The state mandates access. I have done a lot of fishing on lakes around the Twin Cities. I can't count the number of times some moron in a big-ass house came out and yelled at me to "Get off my lake!" I'm a lot older now, but my reaction remains the same. I just give them the finger and keep right on fishing.