The best laid plans of mice and men . . .

[fkshiu]

Not sure if this is the right forum, but very sad in any event despite the best original intentions:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070608/...e_reef_blunder

[j83]

That's awesome they're doing it for free though!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Crazy. But why are the tires killing the reefs? Do they degrade, or is it the metal in them? Or are they simply just covering the reefs?

Ooh! 1000th post! Yay!

[marie]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

Crazy. But why are the tires killing the reefs? Do they degrade, or is it the metal in them? Or are they simply just covering the reefs?

Ooh! 1000th post! Yay!

I think it's because the ties that hold them all together are starting to rust/break and individual tires are getting blown around in the current, smashing existing reefs

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Hey Drew,

Congrats on 1000 posts!

Keep 'em comming!

[justinl]

thiswas not a very well thought out plan. I understand the intentions and i applaud that much, but they shoulda realised a pile of tires wasn't gonna just sit pretty like that forever. ah well. hope they can get it all cleaned up before too much more damage is caused.