Ready for an Outer Banks Weekend, 8/16/2024
Aug 16, 2024
HEADLINE: Italy Endures Blue Crab Invasion
A blue crab invasion has upended Italy’s culinary traditions and ecology. The blue crabs crossed the Atlantic as stowaways, and with no natural predators they’re overtaking Italy’s marine ecosystem.
I have a solution for this. Send a bunch of Marylanders over there with plenty of Natty Boh. The crabs won't stand a chance.
Best, Small Cooler
Once again Consumer Reports has ranked the Coleman 9-qt. cooler as the best in the small cooler category. Take that, Yeti!
Here's what Consumer Reports says:
Coleman Chiller 9-Quart Portable Cooler
Prices from: $19.99
Product details:
Capacity (12-oz. cans + ice): 7
Exterior dimensions (HxWxD): 11x12.5x10 inches
Weight empty: 2.9 pounds
With about 1 inch of insulation, the Coleman Chiller Cooler is great at maintaining a cool temperature. Its performance is on a par with the Yeti and it costs $180 less. “The Coleman is relatively easy to open and can take a beating,” a CR researcher says. “The rigid flat top can serve as a small table, and a ledge inside can hold a small tray for food.” A large bail handle makes it easy to tote, but the hard-sided cooler weighs almost 3 pounds before you even put anything in it.
The manufacturer claims the cooler can hold four cans with 4 pounds of ice, but we were able to fit seven cans in it with less ice, and it was still able to keep our drinks icy cold for 3 hours at room temperature and 2 hours at 100° F.
Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3yHZGQW
Jason Alexander
If you're a Seinfeld fan like me you probably still use more than a few George Costanza quotes ("George is getting upset!"). This podcast episode on Mike Rowe's The Way I Heard It show reveals a Jason Alexander who is warm, philosophical, and, yes, still funny.
Speaking of podcasts, I unintentionally got stalled producing more episodes for Treasures of the Outer Banks and I'm trying to find the inertia to get moving again. I've had a few people express their appreciation for the show and that's exactly what I need to get going again. Stay tuned as summer winds down and I'm able to get back to production.
Beach Conditions
Did you know you can get information on the current beach conditions each morning on the homepage of the Love the Beach, Respect the Ocean website?
Better yet, you can text OBXBEACHCONDITIONS to 77295 to have Dare County beach condition reports sent directly to your phone each day.
THINGS TO DO
Labor Day Lighthouse 5k, 9/2/2024
See the newly installed pathway and receive a bunch of swag.
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Have a great weekend,
John Van Lunen
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