> I was once about 10 feet from a small shark (maybe 3 > feet long, max). He looked at me, decided I probably > wasn't food, and went away.
> That's not to say that I, around age 13, wasn't terrified! At age 13 wouldn't you have been about the same length? :P >> People who live there told us that these are sand >> sharks, that they are all over the beaches there, >> and that you are probably safe unless you are >> wearing jewelry. The sharks are mugging people for their diamonds? :P Lot of common misconceptions about sharks... They're carrion eaters like vultures really... I would swim with them -- assuming that there weren't dumb-ass fishermen chumming the water like they enjoy doing mostly at the height of the shark mating season here in Ft Lauderdale. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162295 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
