Cuba Libre
Well-Known Member
This past summer I have picked up 3 Island Scallops 400mm hard plastic floats, I also picked up a couple of unmarked ones too that were adrift. They are of no use to me but I picked them up so that no one would run into them-- they make a mess of gelcoat and props .
Late this summer, I found a 45 gal plastic drum float that the mussel farmers use. That one I dragged to the garbage can at Union Bay.. it was gone the next day.
anyway- I mentioned to FA that I didnt know what to do with the scallop floats, other than turn them into flower planters. "Wait!" He told me that Island Scallops would give fishermen retuning one of their buoys, one pound of scallops in return .. Excellent!!! So I phone them today to confirm that they wanted them back. I mentioned the 1lb of scallops per buoy.......... NOPE! Only 1 lb , no matter how many you brought back. I patiently explained to the nice lady that I lived in Dove Creek and it would cost me about $25 for gas for the round trip to Qualicum... it is not worth my while to make a trip to return them. She agreed, but after talking to the manager, I got the same result... only 1 lb , no matter how many I returned. This after I dropped my request to 2 lbs for all the buoys. !!!!
My initial reaction was to say "Screw it! I WILL turn them into flower planters!" But after a sober second thought, I have decided to keep them intact and every time myself or the wife heads to Nanaimo, we will drop off ONE buoy. I WILL get 3 lbs out of them one way or the other. hehehehehe!
Late this summer, I found a 45 gal plastic drum float that the mussel farmers use. That one I dragged to the garbage can at Union Bay.. it was gone the next day.
anyway- I mentioned to FA that I didnt know what to do with the scallop floats, other than turn them into flower planters. "Wait!" He told me that Island Scallops would give fishermen retuning one of their buoys, one pound of scallops in return .. Excellent!!! So I phone them today to confirm that they wanted them back. I mentioned the 1lb of scallops per buoy.......... NOPE! Only 1 lb , no matter how many you brought back. I patiently explained to the nice lady that I lived in Dove Creek and it would cost me about $25 for gas for the round trip to Qualicum... it is not worth my while to make a trip to return them. She agreed, but after talking to the manager, I got the same result... only 1 lb , no matter how many I returned. This after I dropped my request to 2 lbs for all the buoys. !!!!
My initial reaction was to say "Screw it! I WILL turn them into flower planters!" But after a sober second thought, I have decided to keep them intact and every time myself or the wife heads to Nanaimo, we will drop off ONE buoy. I WILL get 3 lbs out of them one way or the other. hehehehehe!