Believe Half of What You See

There are several outrageous emails in local circulation that need to be addressed. No, there will be no free Ericsson laptop for emailing 20 of your friends. Michelle and Barack Obama did not appear at a government function looking like a green-suited pimp with his bare-belly mama. There is no planned federal tax on guns, and despite many hopeful wishes, ogling women's breasts will NOT increase men's lifespans.

Sorry Guys!


Even if you have been exploring the world-wide web for a decade or more, you may occasionally fall for a prank or a hoax. Many of these things circle the globe for years, grabbing new takers every time around.

I remember when I was still teaching (pre-2003) a school official actually posted an email near our time clock warning us, just before Spring break, of killer spiders on airline toilet seats. Not one to have my butt bit, I checked it out on Urban Legends.com, and I posted my rebuttal right over the principal's warning. It was clearly a hoax.


Be sensible before you foreward outrageous emails. No one wants to look foolish. If you have read something questionable, go to Google.com and type in "urban legends". About.com is the site I prefer, but Snopes.com is right up there. You could spend an evening perusing the top 25 urban legends, and kick yourself for believing the crap that you get in emails, and just have fun looking at all the photos circulating the web.
The latest one I got tonight was actually, partially true. Pyrex dishes, they say, are exploding with sudden temperature changes. The Chinese reformulated the patent so they say.


So all I can tell you is wear safety goggles when you takes your casserole out of the oven, and never, but never, sit on an airline toilet seat because you never know what's gonna get ya.

Update on Georgetown

In case you haven't heard, Debartolo Development, with the Avanti Group and Christian Tyler Properties purchased Georgetown on October 2 for $30.5 million. This same group bowed out of the contest two years ago when the bidding frenzy topped $125 million. They are quite pleased with their bargain purchase.
The Trust for Public Lands became involved as the property took a nose-dive when the economy tanked, and the land went into foreclosure. TPL has been attempting to protect the precious 10.8 acres of wetlands and 34 acres of submerged land, i.e. sand bars and beach waterfront from unscrupulous development. The plan now includes the development of a "passive park". This mean protected public lands for public use, but no swimming pools or baseball diamonds. There was mention of beach access and a kayak launch. (Hey Hey, the Regency Cove kayakers will just LOVE this.)
Public access is anticipated to run through the commercial marina area on the southern boundary of the 80+ acres. No formal plans have been acknowledged yet by Debartolo. We will keep you informed. This information was shared at the Bayaside West meeting this evening.

Bayside West Meeting

On Monday night at 7pm, there will be a meeting of our Bayside West Neighborhood Association. President Jerry Frankhouser has several speakers lined up for an informative meeting.

"We will have update from TBARTA, Tampa Police, Georgetown, the overhead on Gandy, information from the Coast Guard Aux. and Walmart. I hope to see you there."

The Annual gargage sale is coming up on Oct 24. It should be a great day for neighborhood bargains, so come to the meeting and learn how to get a map of the local sales.

Seawall is (almost) Complete

Although the final walk-through has not be done, some of the final items on the punch list are being completed. The last vestige of the construction project left the park late yesterday afternoon, the construction storage unit. It was loaded on the back of a very large truck, and quietly rolled out of Regency Cove. Hooray! We have our parking lot back!

In reviewing the archives of this blog, I came across the photos taken the day it was delivered, on August 29, 2008. It has been a remarkable year for our park, and we should all be very proud of our beautiful waterfront.

Octoberbest Luncheon and Dance

Join the Yacht Cub as they celebrate the Fall season!


Saturday October 17, 2009
12:30pm

Sign up in Information center and purchase tickets from Warren and Marie (831-3144) or Susan.

Menu: Italian sausage/ or grilled chicken, potato salad and beans, rolls and butter, and beverages

Dance to the music of Perfect Fit. Sure to be a blast!

First Club Regency Dinner

On October 16, Club Regency is hosting its first sit down dinner of the Fall season. Boulevards 8, 9, Canal, the Cul-de-sac, and the apartments will be hosting this event. (Hope to see you at the planning meeting on Oct 12, at 1:00 in the clubhouse).





Tickets are available by calling any board member: Mary Willsey, Alice Disharoon, Sandy Ross, Judy Webb, Carole Hindman, or Linda Siddens.


The menu consists of pasta and sausage or meat balls, salad, bread, and dessert. Entertainment will be provided by the Happy Hoofers, a chorus line variety show.

Tickets are $5. You just can't beat the price. Bring your utensils and drinks.

Gandy Blvd Overpass

Jerry Frankhouser, the president of our Bayside West neighborhood association, has been in periodic contact with the FDOT team that insists on building a 20-30 foot median overpass down Gandy Boulevard. Jerry just learned that the results of the FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) teams' presentation which was held here at Regency Cove, has been officially published that no residents offered any resistance to the idea, and apparently, we as a community agree to the building of the overpass.

This is astounding to me! Jerry requested copies of the written comments that were submitted during the meeting, but unfortunately, those comment cards have been lost. FDOT can't explain what happened to the cards, but they were not their responsibility.

Is this true? Is it possible that the residents of Regency Cove have silently accepted the despicable outcome of a two story concrete monstrosity right outside our front gates? What does it take to get you readers to respond to this very important cause?

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