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30 A - Spring Break
Posted on 4/6/24 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 4/6/24 at 3:11 pm
There were a ton of teenagers and overall people there this week than any year before. Any reason why?
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Posted on 4/6/24 at 4:49 pm to Andy Bernard
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than any year before.
Even more than the "Great Spring Break of '98"?
It's widely known that 30A saw upwards of 8-10 million spring breakers that year, eclipsing all other records.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 5:57 pm to Andy Bernard
Were you able to look around and see all the building going on down there? On 30A, on 98 and across 98. It gets worse every year.
Posted on 4/6/24 at 7:07 pm to SloaneRanger
All the rich kids parents want their kids to enjoy spring break
Helicopter parents
Helicopter parents
Posted on 4/6/24 at 10:23 pm to Andy Bernard
It was Spring Break in the Atlanta area public schools this past week. 30A locals call it “Hell Week.” Apparently, ATL area kids are the worst behaved of the kids who pass through the area for Spring Break. Been monitoring the Walton County Sheriff’s office posts on FB. It appears that many of the teens (the locals are all in agreement that it’s teenagers, not college students) are allowed to go to 30A unsupervised. Either their parents accompany them, but let them run freely, or they rent a house and a car for the week, and hand the kids the keys, and their credit card.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 1:17 pm to South Shore Cyclist
Miami has told the spring breakers to "go elsewhere". They are implementing things like curfews, bag checks and restricted beach access, DUI checkpoints, $100 parking and strong police enforcement for drug possession and violence.
I think kids are going to other areas of Florida. It won't be long before those other areas follow suit. I have heard that there are curfews in some areas of the panhandle.
I think kids are going to other areas of Florida. It won't be long before those other areas follow suit. I have heard that there are curfews in some areas of the panhandle.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 2:25 pm to Jax-Tiger
From what I gleaned in my FB perusing, similar measures are requested for 30A. Curfews WERE instituted on the beach in Seaside, which drove the kids to Central Square. When that was shut down, they spilled into the neighboring communities of Seagrove, Blue Mtn. Beach, perhaps Watercolor, and Rosemary. Acts of vandalism were committed in the wee hours of the morning. We are not talking about the usual suspects here. Videos online are of middle-class appearing young men, obviously drunk, and in their mid to early teens. Walton County residents are angry that their taxes are being spent trying to police the mayhem caused. I expect that next year’s Spring Break will look a bit different. BTW, if you are planning a trip there during March/April 2025, you can go on the Walton county sheriff’s office website for the dates of the various school systems’ break schedules, posted early in 2025. Or, just avoid the area for the duration, as many in the know now do.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 4/7/24 at 3:34 pm to South Shore Cyclist
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ATL area kids are the worst behaved of the kids who pass through the area for Spring Break.
You don't say. I'd ask colleagues flying into ATL when they were landing, because I'd advise them not to take MARTA from the airport to downtown if they were landing when school was being let out, because College Park and all. What a f*@ing dump.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 4:15 pm to South Shore Cyclist
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It was Spring Break in the Atlanta area public schools this past week. 30A locals call it “Hell Week.” Apparently, ATL area kids are the worst behaved of the kids who pass through the area for Spring Break. Been monitoring the Walton County Sheriff’s office posts on FB. It appears that many of the teens (the locals are all in agreement that it’s teenagers, not college students) are allowed to go to 30A unsupervised. Either their parents accompany them, but let them run freely, or they rent a house and a car for the week, and hand the kids the keys, and their credit card.
Senior year of high school I was allowed to go on road trips with friends, unaccompanied. We had to pay for all our own shite, but we were allowed to go. We did a Spring break in PCB with zero parents. Took another trip to a music fest out of state. I understand that 2024 is not 1994 but let's not clutch our pearls too tightly.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 4:48 pm to deeprig9
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let's not clutch our pearls too tightly.
I am merely the messenger here. I read through several hundred posts on FB re: the issues they were having. (Spouse in hospital; needed a distraction.) The spring break season lasts for five weeks there, and there is no let-up. Imagine five straight weeks of Carnival, without a pause for work or normalcy. The locals are tired and fed-up. We encountered a slight taste of what they have to deal with when I unsuspectingly scheduled a late April trip there several years ago, not being aware that many religious schools take their spring break after Easter. Most of our fellow visitors were pleasant, but just enough - adult and youth - were entitled and bratty - to make us reconsider our travel choices. I was shocked at how many recent FB posters were expressing the same sentiment, and swearing never to visit 30A again.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 7:11 pm to LemmyLives
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LemmyLives
Try again in comprehensible sentences.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 8:11 am to deeprig9
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Senior year of high school I was allowed to go on road trips with friends, unaccompanied. We had to pay for all our own shite, but we were allowed to go. We did a Spring break in PCB with zero parents. Took another trip to a music fest out of state. I understand that 2024 is not 1994 but let's not clutch our pearls too tightly.
PCB is a great place for that. Everybody knows its going to be full of kids. But a more residential and family-oriented area is not so great.
I remember going to Sanibel with my parents once during college and disliking it because everything shut down at 8pm. Now I understand why.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 1:36 pm to tadman
As I mentioned, Miami told the kids to go elsewhere. The kids that go to Miami are looking for clubbing, and heavy duty partying. The towns on 30-A are not equipped to handle that kind of crowd and volume. I'm sure the bars were probably backed up and a lot of these kids probably got thrown out. Then they probably took their party to the streets and beaches, where they were probably run off, too. By the end of the evening, the rowdy partiers were probably royally pissed off, which probably didn't help...
Posted on 4/8/24 at 8:15 pm to tadman
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But a more residential and family-oriented area is not so great.
The locals posting on FB were clear that they perceive Seaside, and surrounding communities, as a place for families to vacation together, and connect. Over and over, parents of younger children mentioned how distressed their children were by the teenagers’ behavior. Some of the young children seem to have been bullied by the older kids. Several posters mentioned that there are no places for the teens to gather, and stated that they did not want to build any. The locals have a specific vision for their preferred demographic, and resent property management companies and second homeowners who are trying to subvert that. There is a fear that 30A will lose its reputation as a safe, family-friendly place for multiple generations to gather to create memories.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 12:44 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 3:46 pm to South Shore Cyclist
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There is a fear that 30A will lose its reputation as a safe, family-friendly place for multiple generations to gather to create memories.
All they have to do is crack down on that behavior, and make life difficult for them to do what they want to do.
They won't come back.
I think Air BnB owners will probably crack down on it, too. They certainly don't want the reputation going down the drain, either.
My area of South Florida is probably too slow paced to be considered as a destination for that crowd. I have not heard how the Tampa area fared, yet.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 4:57 pm to Jax-Tiger
I agree, but it appears that 30A has other, perhaps more serious issues than the spring breakers. In my research, I came across references to a court case that was recently decided there, limiting public access to the beach. Some of the public access walkways to the beach are slated for closure, if they haven’t been already. This is the first I’ve heard about it; it seems the case was first filed in 2017. Wondering if any regulars have info on background of the case, how the decision was reached, etc?
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 4/9/24 at 7:47 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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Try again in comprehensible sentences.
Atlanta sucks. That better?
Posted on 4/11/24 at 8:14 am to South Shore Cyclist
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But a more residential and family-oriented area is not so great.
The locals posting on FB were clear that they perceive Seaside, and surrounding communities, as a place for families to vacation together... There is a fear that 30A will lose its reputation as a safe, family-friendly place for multiple generations to gather to create memories.
These are all very valid points, and when you consider what kind of coin people are spending to buy or even rent a place on 30a, I would be pissed if a bunch of 20yo showed up and wanted to get wild. Hopefully they can take the right steps this year to prevent a recurrence next year.
That said I was 20 once and loved to have a good time. Just take it to the right place. I learned that when I tried to have a raucus good time on Sanibel. Couldn't even find anybody to drink with me in the pool (sir, pool's closed) nor even the parking lot. My parents thought I was a budding alcoholic because I bought a case and sat by myself. I was just looking for some dudes to play cards with or some girls to chat up. NOPE. Head for PCB or something.
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