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- From: steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (Steve Pierce)
- Subject: Free Beach Etiquette
- Message-ID: <frbeeq_9211150000@rtfm.mlb.fl.us>
- Followup-To: poster
- Summary: Naturists "rules" of etiquette for CO Beach and park users
- Supersedes: <frbeeq_9208150000@rtfm.mlb.fl.us>
- Organization: We don't need no stinkin' batches!
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:47:39 GMT
- Expires: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 05:00:00 GMT
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- FREE BEACH ETIQUETTE
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- Many people will insist that rules for proper behavior are not necessary since
- any decent or intelligent person should know how to act. On the other hand,
- naturist organizations constantly contact unfamiliarized individuals. We want
- to leave no doubt as to what kind of people are advocates of clothes-optional
- recreation! Yes, naturists are nice people and we aim to keep it that way!
-
- + STAY OUT OF DUNES and other environmentally sensitive areas.
-
- + OBEY PARKING REGULATIONS and other posted rules.
-
- + HELP ELIMINATE LITTER by bringing along a trash bag. Carry out more
- than you brought in.
-
- + DON'T GO OUT OF TRADITIONAL ESTABLISHED NUDE AREAS. To wander nude
- into a clothed beach or parking area will offend many people
- who have equally viable options for beach recreation. It
- undermines our objectives to cause an unnecessary confrontation.
-
- + NO OVERT SEXUAL ACTIVITY. Leave this activity for the privacy of
- your home. Nude is not lewd, but combined with sex, undermines
- our image.
-
- + RESPECT THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. And this includes Mother Nature's
- property, too!
-
- + ASK PRIOR CONSENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. You cannot legally stop someone
- from taking pictures in public places. However, asking per-
- mission is common courtesy. Not everyone wants to end up in a
- stranger's photo album. Parents should also be asked before
- children are photographed.
-
- + PRIVACY IS FUNDAMENTAL! Many are at the beach for quiet time and
- don't want to be disturbed. It is not wrong to go to the beach
- to make new friends -- but it is rude to monopolize a person's
- time when the welcome mat was never put out.
-
- + COME PREPARED. Bring beach supplies -- beverage, food, chair,
- sunscreen, and towel. Don't expect others to share these items.
- Mooching is offensive.
-
- + SPEAK UP FOR STANDARDS. If a person seems unaware of beach etiquette,
- explain it, kindly and plainly. Give them a copy of "FREE
- BEACH ETIQUETTE". Don't let uncouth individuals ruin our
- fragile and beautiful place under the sun.
- --
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- Steve Pierce Palm Bay
- steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us Florida
- Space Coast Naturists, PO Box 560086, Rockledge, FL 32956-0086
-