Comments on: Folly on the 4th http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/ Folly Beach USA >> South Carolina Beaches Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:32:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dominique http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Dominique Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:28:30 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-19 Having grown up in a small beach town myself, I have a ton of sympathy for the locals at Folly having to deal with the garbage left behind by others. My family is coming to Folly for the first time in just a couple of weeks and you can rest assured that this tourist will not leave anything on the beach except sand. This looks like a great little town and that's why we picked it for our first family vacation in 10 years. Having grown up in a small beach town myself, I have a ton of sympathy for the locals at Folly having to deal with the garbage left behind by others. My family is coming to Folly for the first time in just a couple of weeks and you can rest assured that this tourist will not leave anything on the beach except sand. This looks like a great little town and that’s why we picked it for our first family vacation in 10 years.

]]> By: James gustafson http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-17 James gustafson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:01:44 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-17 Ive never been to the 4th on Folly Only vacationed for the last 5 or so years in the spring and have never witnessed any garbage etc, but can imagine the mess would really discust me. I live in Michigan where there is a can/bottle deposit. I can remember Mich when there wasn't and now that there is. Our beaches and roadways are so much cleaner now. Mabey its time for the people of South Carolina to vote for a deposit. Ive never been to the 4th on Folly Only vacationed for the last 5 or so years in the spring and have never witnessed any garbage etc, but can imagine the mess would really discust me. I live in Michigan where there is a can/bottle deposit. I can remember Mich when there wasn’t and now that there is. Our beaches and roadways are so much cleaner now. Mabey its time for the people of South Carolina to vote for a deposit.

]]> By: waterhawk sorenson http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-16 waterhawk sorenson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:48:22 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-16 a few weeks back when the beer fest was going on my old pal and I were visiting - we let as there were so many drunks, not drinkers but drunks at Folly. I had been weekending at Folly since the 70s but am seriously considering not going back again because of the drunks and trash. a few weeks back when the beer fest was going on my old pal and I were visiting – we let as there were so many drunks, not drinkers but drunks at Folly. I had been weekending at Folly since the 70s but am seriously considering not going back again because of the drunks and trash.

]]> By: George H http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-10 George H Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-10 I love Folly and I hate people pointing their fingers at 'tourists' like me. I have been coming here since I was a kid and now I bring my kids. We always carry our stuff of the beach and throw it away. If you could track the garbage back to where it came from, it will end up being North Charleston. I love Folly and I hate people pointing their fingers at ‘tourists’ like me. I have been coming here since I was a kid and now I bring my kids. We always carry our stuff of the beach and throw it away.

If you could track the garbage back to where it came from, it will end up being North Charleston.

]]> By: Jaime http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jaime Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:21:15 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-9 Everyone should be upset over this. Home owners, locals, renters and day visitors. For the home owner it is obvious their property values would be in the toilet without a beach people want to visit. Why would I want to rent a $4k house for a week on a pile of garbage? If I lived in Charleston I would be equally upset since Folly is the closest beach and is actually public unlike beaches to the north and south of it. People need to pick up after themselves, but the city can't just sit back and complain. I was on the beach for the 4th and only once did I see any form of law enforcement. People keep talking about banning alcohol but isn't litttering still illegal? Who will enforce anything? The city also needs to have better trash collection at public beach entrances. So, better trash collection points followed by enforcment. Should work? Everyone should be upset over this. Home owners, locals, renters and day visitors. For the home owner it is obvious their property values would be in the toilet without a beach people want to visit. Why would I want to rent a $4k house for a week on a pile of garbage? If I lived in Charleston I would be equally upset since Folly is the closest beach and is actually public unlike beaches to the north and south of it.

People need to pick up after themselves, but the city can’t just sit back and complain. I was on the beach for the 4th and only once did I see any form of law enforcement. People keep talking about banning alcohol but isn’t litttering still illegal? Who will enforce anything? The city also needs to have better trash collection at public beach entrances.

So, better trash collection points followed by enforcment. Should work?

]]> By: jennifer http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-7 jennifer Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:08:01 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-7 I recently was married and vacationed on Folly Beach. You have a very amazing area to live and I can understand where the frustration would come from with the garbage. I have a 4 year old daughter and found myself picking up garbage and beer bottle caps so my daughter would not see or cut her foot as she enjoyed the beach. I do have a suggestion that I noticed while we were there. There are no garbage cans readily available. The ones I did see by the small parking spots were constantly overfilled. It might help to set up garbage / recycling containers here and there for the trash to go into. I hope this does not continue for the residents of Folly as well as the visitors who really do appreciate and respect the area. Sincerely Jennifer Storlie I recently was married and vacationed on Folly Beach. You have a very amazing area to live and I can understand where the frustration would come from with the garbage. I have a 4 year old daughter and found myself picking up garbage and beer bottle caps so my daughter would not see or cut her foot as she enjoyed the beach. I do have a suggestion that I noticed while we were there. There are no garbage cans readily available. The ones I did see by the small parking spots were constantly overfilled. It might help to set up garbage / recycling containers here and there for the trash to go into. I hope this does not continue for the residents of Folly as well as the visitors who really do appreciate and respect the area.
Sincerely Jennifer Storlie

]]> By: Rasta Rick http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Rasta Rick Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:07:07 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-6 i just wish all the tourists wouldnt leave their garbage all over the beach. Then the mayor gets all pissy with the locals , like we control how many cans end up left behind from idiots who never spend $1 in folly. Clean up your mess or stay home tourists! i just wish all the tourists wouldnt leave their garbage all over the beach. Then the mayor gets all pissy with the locals , like we control how many cans end up left behind from idiots who never spend $1 in folly. Clean up your mess or stay home tourists!

]]> By: brian http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-5 brian Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:06:31 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-5 missed the fireworks for the first time in 10 years. but i will not miss the awsome vacation i will have at folly beach in 4 more days! missed the fireworks for the first time in 10 years. but i will not miss the awsome vacation i will have at folly beach in 4 more days!

]]> By: john http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-4 john Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:05:55 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-4 From our back porch, the moon lit the ocean, the Charleston County fireworks on one end of the beach and Folly Beach fireworks on the other - GREAT 4th !!! From our back porch, the moon lit the ocean, the Charleston County fireworks on one end of the beach and Folly Beach fireworks on the other – GREAT 4th !!!

]]> By: christine http://www.follybeach.com/blog/folly-on-the-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-3 christine Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:05:11 +0000 http://www.follybeach.com/blog/?p=21#comment-3 It was a very special night and a very unspecial morning when we woke up to all the garbage left on the beach. Thanks to all that worked so hard to clean up the beach the next day! It was a very special night and a very unspecial morning when we woke up to all the garbage left on the beach. Thanks to all that worked so hard to clean up the beach the next day!

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