The Shot!

Here’s a shot we took down on Garner’s Ferry in Columbia. Is it just us, or is there something strange about these two businesses being right next to each other?

[Casen Gregg] 

I took this picture while in Gulf Shores, AL this past week. Apparently this resident is fed up, and I do not blame him. Eminent domain, even in its original intent under the 5th Amendment is a shaky principle, but the way courts have applied it over the last few decades is a complete disregard for private property rights.

The city of Gulf Shores recently started a project in which it is requiring all beach front property owners to allow an easement through their private beach property. On this easement the city will build a sand berm in order to stop erosion. Not only is Gulf Shores not going to compensate the homeowners for its plunder, but it is also making the homeowners, pay for the construction in front of their house. The City has decided to charge each beach front home up to $2,000 in order to cover the cost. Because this will obviously not be enough money, the taxpayers will have to cover the rest.

For homeowners refusing to sign the easment, the City is successfully seizing their land under eminent domain - again, without just compensation (as required under the 5th Amendment).

I am not against the idea of the City trying to prevent sand erosion. What I am against is it doing so on private beaches. Gulf Shores could just as easily build this berm fifteen yards closer to the water, where it would be on public beach.

Finally, this particular dredging technique doesnt work. Sand berms like this last only a couple of years at most and all it takes is one strong tropical depression to flatten it.

We were driving through Shandon when we came across this scene and we just had to snap a shot. Shandon is one of the nicer neighborhoods in Columbia, so we wonder…what could possibly make someone think its okay to throw a toilet out in front of their lawn?

Hmm…South Carolina.

With all these national folks coming down South, we want to give them a heads up on what to expect in Columbia and the great state of South Carolina. So here’s our newest addition - Shot Shots! Just some random shots we take while driving around.

We don’t know what this is, but we are in like Quinn.