by Doug Bennett
Key West, FL
August 8, 2004
Volume I, Number 36
This has been Mel Fisher week.
http://www.treasurenet.com/found/melfisher/
Mel was born in Indiana and raised chickens in California after WWII. He
spent 16 years between paychecks until he found the Atochia. So far I believe
they have found about $800 million in Spanish gold, silver, precious stones,
etc.
PT 728, the only operational
military-configured PT Boat remaining in the USA is for sale for $750,000.
This is the PT Boat used in McHales Navy and the J.F.K. story. You can find it
at http://www.ptboat728.com/.
Wednesdays paper states 'City:
Bight Not for Sale'. Later in the article it mentions that the city thinks it
could get $60 million instead of the $40 million offered. More later?
The old 7 mile bridge is in
bad shape. The only part of the bridge that is in use runs from Marathon to
Pigeon Key. The decision has been made to repair the bridge as it and Pigeon
Key are on the list of Historic Places.
Had a lady tourist ask me if
the weather was always like this in the winter. I told her it was August and
the middle of the summer. She said she knew it was summer up north where she
lives, but she thought it was the middle of the winter down here. I ask her
where she thought she was. She said Key West. I left it at that and walked
away.
Key West, you have got to love
it
Doug Bennett
© 1998 - 2005
Sandlapper Parrot Head Club
