THE GREASY OILY TRUTH ABOUT THE GULF!

Oh.....I want to cancel my reservation because of the oil in the Gulf! What...there is no oil on the beaches in Florida? What.....? Well I am scared anyway...so please cancel my reservation! Working in the tourism industry and being part of a tourism commission that is promoting beaches and a county on the East Coast of Florida....I can tell you that calls like that above are coming in all over the place. Even in Orlando, a place where even Micky Mouse seldom sees a wave...people are cancelling! Come on people....when are you going to stop listening to the "talking heads" on TV and radio? When are you going to read and absorb and make that thing on top of your shoulders grow a little bit and expand the horizons of your world? I am continually amazed at the mass thought process of the American public. You hear it on the news....and it must be true. When is the average American going to climb out of their individual shells and explore the world around them...without taking the advice of one of the nutjobs on TV? Don't you realize that they get paid for "stirring the pot"! The more viewers they can get to watch them and their horrifying broadcasts...the more advertisers flock to their stations and ply them with money. Why is it now that the average program is 1 hour long...but there is more commercial content than substance these days? Why do we watch that stupid degrading box....one in every room in my house. This is scary! If a talking head tells you that the end is coming and to jump off the cliff....are you going to do it? The beaches this year in Florida are wonderful.....white and pristine as ever. In Flagler County...on the relaxed east coast of Florida....the beaches are a pretty pink, which comes from little colored coquina shells and reefs off the coast. The only oil we have ever seen is when some tanker or cargo ship has the bad taste to clean their bilge out at sea and the small pieces float to shore. Growing up in New Jersey...I remember my grandmother with a small can of gasoline by the back door to clean our feet from the tar every time we came from the beach. Why now are we fretting so much when the beaches are so beautiful? Memorial Day we had a picnic on the beach here in Flagler. Nice friends....a warm breeze ....surf rolling in with warm water...and a beautiful pink sand beach to enjoy. I must admit that part of that beach came home in the car with me....but I don't mind. There was no tar...no oil...and no worry. Most all the beaches in Florida are that way. But the Federal Government had to give the State of Florida $25,000 of your tax dollars to fund new advertising.....because you listened to the talking heads and are cancelling your beach vacations. Come ON People.....you are missing the best time of the year....and the best beaches in the world!