Terrierman Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Flysmallie said: I’m so happy that it will be open again but I have zero faith that a large majority of people will be better stewards of the access this time. I hope they still keep the road going west along the Finley closed and only let folks get to the river. I live about halfway between Linden and Green Bridge and launched a canoe at Linden many times. That said, it was really a hot mess. People and plenty of them so drunk they could hardly walk cussing a blue streak and stumbling around young families with kids of a tender age just trying to enjoy the river on a sunny summer day. Sometimes I miss a guy like Buff Lamb. I saw many times where somebody took their trash for a ride too. And not just a trashbag. A couch, old mattress, bedding you name it. Al is right, patrol the place a lot, and hassle the ruffians. They'll get tired of it.
Flysmallie Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Terrierman said: Al is right, patrol the place a lot, and hassle the ruffians. They'll get tired of it. That’s the way they did it when we were in high school. But it became a huge drunk adult hangout the last few years and that’s when the real problems started.
Terrierman Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, Flysmallie said: That’s the way they did it when we were in high school. But it became a huge drunk adult hangout the last few years and that’s when the real problems started. Agree. We've seen it very bad there. In the middle of the afternoon and I can only imagine what it has been like at 2:00 AM. But still, giving a spot to a bunch of no count drunks is not a good look for the Christian County Sheriff's Department. They're supposed to solve problems, not make excuses.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, Terrierman said: Agree. We've seen it very bad there. In the middle of the afternoon and I can only imagine what it has been like at 2:00 AM. But still, giving a spot to a bunch of no count drunks is not a good look for the Christian County Sheriff's Department. They're supposed to solve problems, not make excuses. It’s that way on the Meramec. Some scary looking peeps! Daryk Campbell Sr 1
Quillback Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 Crossing the bridge over Little Sugar on HWY 71 Friday afternoon, saw a MODOT employee looking over the edge of the bridge, and then here comes a couple of cops, sirens on. Went in to Walmart and got what I needed and on my way back over the bridge, looked upstream and saw a pickup on a 45 degree bank front end into the water with water up to the windshield. Dunno why or how, but there it was.
Flysmallie Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 23 hours ago, Terrierman said: In the middle of the afternoon and I can only imagine what it has been like at 2:00 AM. Should be like every other river access, closed from 10:00pm to 4:00am. Terrierman 1
curtisce Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 22 hours ago, Quillback said: Crossing the bridge over Little Sugar on HWY 71 Friday afternoon, saw a MODOT employee looking over the edge of the bridge, and then here comes a couple of cops, sirens on. Went in to Walmart and got what I needed and on my way back over the bridge, looked upstream and saw a pickup on a 45 degree bank front end into the water with water up to the windshield. Dunno why or how, but there it was. The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
curtisce Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 22 hours ago, Quillback said: Crossing the bridge over Little Sugar on HWY 71 Friday afternoon, saw a MODOT employee looking over the edge of the bridge, and then here comes a couple of cops, sirens on. Went in to Walmart and got what I needed and on my way back over the bridge, looked upstream and saw a pickup on a 45 degree bank front end into the water with water up to the windshield. Dunno why or how, but there it was. Just like the boat ramp, always a good show going on. Quillback 1 The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
ColdWaterFshr Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 Disappointed by the ruling. And I agree about increasing the enforcement, closing the accesses from 10 pm to 4 a.m. Should be hefty fines for littering, bringing glass. Enforcement seems way too lax in most of Missouri. Just about every access ANYWHERE in our state, that I have been to in the summertime . . . . its ugly.
aarchdale@coresleep.com Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 2:40 PM, Terrierman said: I hope they still keep the road going west along the Finley closed and only let folks get to the river. I live about halfway between Linden and Green Bridge and launched a canoe at Linden many times. I lived right up the hill from Linden for 12 years, we used to wait for a good snow when the river would come up and put on our dry suits and make that same float in our whitewater kayaks. It was cold and fun. In later years we had some friends that had a boat on out same dock at Table Rock as us that actually had a cabin looking over the dam in the community. We would go there every Sunday after the lake to grill and just watch the crazy people. It was very entertaining. I hate to say it but if its opening back up its going to turn into the same trashy place that it is known for ColdWaterFshr 1
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