Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Smoke/ emergency at Solo, Kitty Hawk
When passing the Solo gas station yesterday, Kitty Hawk Fire dept had one lane of the bypass blocked off and firetrucks on site. Apparently there was an emergency with one of the gas station isles. When we returned by there last night all the pumps from that isle had been removed.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Fishin' frenzy!
Ever wonder why the back of most OBX contractors trucks contain fishing rods?
Well here's why!!!!
Tuesday the rockfish were pounding the beach from Kitty Hawk to Corolla. This nice twenty plus pounder was taken near Winks in Kitty Hawk.
They've been running, along with the big blues (15 pounders or so), for several days now. Many locals are calling this the biggest blitz they've ever seen. On Monday, the coconut telegraph lines were a humming about the speckled trout being so thick they were taking a walk on the beach! Literally, no pole needed. Our crew picked up 19 specks right off the sand where the bluefish were chasing them into shore. They had to stop collecting fish because the cooler got too full. It was all two men could do to drag the 90 pounds of trout outta the truck up to the cleaning table. Sure was good for supper! As I am writing this the big rock is being cleaned for tonight's feast.
Several days last week, one of my framing crew took his kayak out in the ocean, along with a pole. The fish he hooked were so big they dragged him and the kayak three streets south before he could land it on the beach. That's what you call dedication to the sport.
They even start training the young ones early.
Did you hear that? That was the sound of nailbelts on construction sites all over Dare County hitting the ground. That coconut telegraph.... No wonder I can't get any work done!
Well here's why!!!!
Tuesday the rockfish were pounding the beach from Kitty Hawk to Corolla. This nice twenty plus pounder was taken near Winks in Kitty Hawk.
They've been running, along with the big blues (15 pounders or so), for several days now. Many locals are calling this the biggest blitz they've ever seen. On Monday, the coconut telegraph lines were a humming about the speckled trout being so thick they were taking a walk on the beach! Literally, no pole needed. Our crew picked up 19 specks right off the sand where the bluefish were chasing them into shore. They had to stop collecting fish because the cooler got too full. It was all two men could do to drag the 90 pounds of trout outta the truck up to the cleaning table. Sure was good for supper! As I am writing this the big rock is being cleaned for tonight's feast.
Several days last week, one of my framing crew took his kayak out in the ocean, along with a pole. The fish he hooked were so big they dragged him and the kayak three streets south before he could land it on the beach. That's what you call dedication to the sport.
They even start training the young ones early.
Did you hear that? That was the sound of nailbelts on construction sites all over Dare County hitting the ground. That coconut telegraph.... No wonder I can't get any work done!
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