Subject: Saving the St. John's River Please pass this on, we need our
> voices heard!
>
> Saving the St. John's River:
> The Plan is to pump as much as 262 Million Gallons of surface water out
> of the St. John's River every day!
>
> The St. John's Water Management District claims that it is okay and safe
> to remove up to 262 million gallons of water a day from the St. John's
> River and one tributary (the Ocklawaha).
> That is equivalent to the discharge of 4 1st magnitude springs (a 1st
> magnitude spring has a discharge of about 64 million gallons a day).
> There are only 3 (three) 1st magnitude springs on the St. John's: Blue
> Springs, Alexander Springs, and Silver Glen Springs.
> They claim it is safe but who knows the consequences of such actions?
> How many times in the past has the government made huge mistakes when it
> comes to the environmental impacts....look at the Everglades.
> What will happen to the fragile ecosystem of our Great Lake - Lake
> George where the salinity content allows for a one of a kind mix of salt
> and fresh water species to live side by side?
>
> Update: Jimmy Orth, the St. John's Riverkeeper Executive Director, has
> indicated that latest projections indicate localities along the river
> want as much as 399 million gallons of water a day.
> ------------
> And the reason.....most of the water will be used to water lawns in
> Seminole, Orange, and Volusia Counties!
> What an outrage!
> ------------
> Help us to stop this before it begins for once it starts, we will never
> be able to turn back the mighty pumps that will drain our river.
> ------------
> Today....write your state legislators and congressmen, and your local
> government and tell them that you oppose this plan and will make it
> known with your vote if they continue along this path.
> Please Help:   Here is a link to sign a petition against this.  Your
> Voice makes a difference.
>
> Do it today, for the kids of tomorrow!
>
> http://savefloridawater.org/

Tags: FISHING OUTDOORS

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Fishing - What most of us do instead of CATCHIN

Bassboat - A large hole in the water for you to pour your money into. Usually requires a new pickup to pull it.

Fisherman - A jerk at one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other.

Clear Water - What comes out of the Ozarks bottles on a hot fishing day

Dirty Water - What you drink from the bottom of the ice chest when all the Ozarks water is gone on a hot fishing day

Point - What everyone does at the ramp when you forget to put the plug in. (sometimes "laugh" goes with point)

Point (2nd definition) - The part of a hook you can't see when it is imbedded in your finger

Stick up - What happens to you if you are alone after dark at a boat ramp

Finesse Fishing - Talking your wife into letting you go.

Hump - What married guys have to do to get to go fishing
Pre-spawn - Foreplay

10 inch Power Worm - Nevermind...

Trick Worm - What she expects from it.

Drop-off - What you do post-spawn

Channel - What guys that don't hump flip on Saturday mornings

Flat - What you get on the way home from the lake

Cut - What you do to get the hook out of your finger

Jig - What you do when your wife finds you at the bar instead of the boat ramp.

Line - What you give your wife when you come back late from fishing.

Backlash - What you get from your wife after you give her your line.

Bed - The place you will not get to sleep if your wife doesn't believe your line.

Doghouse - Your new home if your wife doesn't believe your line.

Lure - What tackle makers use to get your money.

Tackle Shop - The place where more bass are caught and more deer killed, than any other place on earth.

Crankbait - A lure designed specifically for catching boat carpet, landing nets, and thumbs

Favorite bait - The one you caught your last fish on.

Tackle box - A contraption designed to tangle all of your lures together into one giant ball.

Sunny beach - The guy that is fishing in your spot

Bass Hole - The guy that horns in on the spot you are fishing

Reel - How big you wish your last bass was.

Confidence - What you would have if you actually caught a fish, but that you need in order to catch that dam Bass in the first place.

Milk-Run(s)- What you get when you forgot about your lactose intolerance and ate too much ice-cream.

Flip and Pitch (as in "a fit")- What your wife does when she finds out the real cost of your equipment.

Twitch twitch, pause - The end of a good whizz

Texas Rig - '65 Chevy pulling a battered 14 foot LoneStar with a 5 hp Evinrude with two adults and six kids piled in to go catfishin'.

Trolling Motor - Gift given to wife for the 10th Wedding Anniversary

BassMaster - One who has donated all his worldly possessions and money to his Master- the bass.

Tags: FISHING FUNNY

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