r/interestingasfuck • u/Endolithic • Jun 06 '25

Homes are falling into the ocean in North Carolina's Outer Banks /r/all

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u/robitussinlatte666 Jun 06 '25

Everywhere I lived in Florida banned even walking in those dunes. We really shouldn't be fucking with stuff like that.

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u/boostabubba Jun 06 '25

Thats how it was at every house we rented in Myrtle Beach. Had walkways over the dunes and signs everywhere to stay off the dunes.

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u/Im_the_Moon44 Jun 07 '25

That’s how it is in the Outer Banks too

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u/robitussinlatte666 Jun 07 '25

Ol Dirty Myrtle, good times lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '25

You can barely even walk through them anyway.  There’s a reason they put planks on the beach as a walkway.

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u/BeerForThought Jun 07 '25

I just have to add this in here because I did a report in middle grade about the Perdido Beach mouse that lives on the beaches of Alabama. It was listed as endangered in 1985 and was presumed extinct in the 1990s because of two hurricanes. People would complain about the cost and the rules about trying to prevent an extinction. They're back in very small numbers but rules against humans, cats, and dogs being allowed to freely roam through the dunes worked. My dad was always upset because there was a tax on the properties that protected it and who cares about a stupid mouse. That's mainly why I wrote my paper about a cute mouse. Every time I walk the boardwalk to the beach I am scanning the dunes for a mouse. I'm 41 years old and I would literally giggle with glee.

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u/Jikode Jun 06 '25

Every beach I've been to here in NC is like that too, it carries a heavy fine.

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u/robitussinlatte666 Jun 07 '25

Makes you wonder how these folks even got these homes built. Money talks I suppose.

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u/Jikode Jun 07 '25

Most were built before anyone knew/gave a shit. Most beaches here haven't allowed new construction on the "front row", ocean side of the street, for over 20 years. After hurricane Fran (1996), my grandparents old house lost its 1st floor and they werent allowed to rebuild it even though the rest of the house was fine.

There are other places like this spot where the houses are in front of the dunes. Idk why anyone thought that was a good idea on a barrier island, they are constantly moving.

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u/Careful-Door-2429 Jun 06 '25

Don't tell Ron DeSantis, he'll make it mandatory to walk in the protective dunes.

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u/ItIsHappy Jun 06 '25

Everywhere in OBX I've visited (n=3) had the same rules.

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u/Merkinfuqer Jun 06 '25

The Carolinas too.

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u/robitussinlatte666 Jun 07 '25

Haha I live in SC now. I used to move back n forth between here and central FL in my early adulthood.

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u/Merkinfuqer Jun 07 '25

I spent many summers in the Outer Banks. Then, my parents moved to Charleston, and I spent a lot of time at Folly Beach.

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u/alpha-delta-echo Jun 06 '25

Reminds me of the old breach and surf reports on the radio in Daytona Beach…”please stay leeward of the clearly marked dune lines.” And people would bitch out any tourists who ignored that. That was years ago, wonder how far things have degraded since then.

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u/Tall_Constant_5766 Jun 11 '25

It’s banned here too but dumb fucks don’t listen and sit/walk on the dunes.

They also feed the wild horses, resulting in their deaths.