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Squawk Box Continued from page 1
years later I woke up craving a big bowl of soupy, hot lima beans. I went out and bought a
A Potentially Smelly Problem
package of Dixie Lily large lima beans and prepared them that night. They were very good.
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
Rice was also a staple. Taking a can of tomatoes and pouring it over rice then adding a can
of corned beef or crumbled up bacon was a full meal when you added some homemade
Florida senate Bill 550 (SB 550) is
levels of suspended sol-
biscuits or cornbread.
presently working it’s way through the state
ids, wrong nitrogen level,
If we complained that we were “starving” at night and there was nothing in the house to
legislature. This 177 page monster bill starts
or wrong phosphorus level
eat Mama could go into the kitchen and magically provide us with a snack. I can remember
out innocent enough with about 75 pages of
you will be in big finan-
Mama spreading margarine on bread, sprinkling a spoonful of sugar on the buttered bread,
laying out a plan to regulate the states water
cial trouble immediately.
then adding a couple of pinches of cinnamon and toasting the concoction in the oven. Presto!
resources.
This bill is on the internet,
We had a snack fit for a king.
The basic bill states that the lo-
and on page 130 section
There were a few times when I would come home from school and Mama would tell me
cal government that has the water resource
5 starts out with enforce-
that if we wanted something to go with our lima beans and rice for supper I had better go
in their district can have first dibs then the
ment, right of entry, and citation informa-
catch a mess of fish. I was always glad to do that and in those days it was as easy as getting
other adjoining locals that require the water
tion.
out your cane pole, walking the half mile or so to the lake, digging some worms and catching
can negotiate for some of the resource. The
The “right of entry to your prop-
the fish we needed. It didn’t take long and cleaning the fish was the only part of the process
bill requires the “inter local cooperation”
erty” paragraph is suspect right off the bat,
that wasn’t fun.
between cities, counties and other water re-
then you have the citation which is up to
Yep, we have come a long way since those days and sometimes when I see all of the
source groups.
$500. per day, every day until corrected. So
new food products that saturate our market I think of how simple it was in those days to
This could work out great or make
if you need 30 days to “get-r-done” then the
make choices. And I often reflect on how eating as we do in this day and age is no more
things worse with even more bickering
fine could be more than the repair. I do not
healthy that it was years ago in spite of the wealth of nutrition information that is available
among municipalities. The next part of the
know about you, but I’ve heard too many
to all of us. If there wasn’t a thing called microwave ovens and pizza delivery I think my
bill starts out with the premise that we need
horror stories about this “$500. a day fine
grown children would starve to death. As for me, KFC has bailed me out plenty of times
to protect our water by checking all wells in
business” by our own government, and I’m
when I couldn’t find anything to eat in our kitchen. But KFC doesn’t have lima beans on the
certain areas of the state where septic sys-
over it.
menu. This encore presentation of Squawk Box was originally published January 2008.
tems could affect the drinking water mostly
I implore every one reading this ar-
through high water tables.
ticle, that owns a business or home with a
Inglis Super Stop Restaurant
The two areas first mentioned are
septic to get on the computer and read this
the Keys and The Suwannee river area. Then
SB 550. If you feel it will be too intrusive
Open 5 am - 3 pm for Breakfast & Lunch
it seems to go on to add all septic systems in
then go to the senate website, look up your
the state, requiring testing every two years
senator and contact them. Tell them to vote
Daily Lunch Specials $5.99
at your cost, and immediate correction of the
this puppy down.
Specials Include DRINK & FRIES
problem at your cost.
Please do not be complacent on
HOURS:
If this bill goes through every one
this bill, or the price of all housing will be
of you will have to have your septic sys-
impacted in a negative manor. Remember
Monday-Fri.5 am - 3:30 pm
tem checked on a regular schedule, and as
without you (U) the word housing turns into
Saturday 5 am - 2 pm
explained on page 124, if your system has
“a hosing”. A potentially smelly problem
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the incorrect biochemical demand, wrong
indeed. I’ll see you around “The Campus”.
Bridgebridge worker, a bat colony that has claimed the1old bridge as home for years
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