Went and got a bucket of water this morning, about 300 G. Got there about 9, there was some caution tape up at the front of the road on either side but not on the back part. So I just went ahead and drove back and started filling up. I saw a few cops go by while I was filling up.
Got done about 930 and as I was packing up, one of the cops pulled back in the area. She turned around and went and parked out by the road for a bit. I didn't think much of it. After a bit, she started walking back towards my truck. Still didn't think much. As I started getting in the truck, she asked me what I was doing. I explained about the water. She asked for ID and I obliged as I had nothing to hide. At first, she thought I was stealing water due to the drought. I again explained about the salt water, where it comes from, how it's filtered and that I had been coming there for over 10 years getting the water.
She said she had never heard about the water nor ever seen anyone back there getting any. I said I was surprised as there are a lot of people that know about it. I even showed her this thread. She asked who said it was OK and I told her I had talked to Scott, who is in charge of the REEF project. That it has been open to the public for years.
Next thing I know, she's asking me if I have a gun as their files say I have one registered to me. I said no, I sold that gun about 10 years ago. About that time, a second car shows up and another cop gets out, I guess being the bad guy, and just stands there staring at me like he's mister cool. I tried to strike up a conversation to ease things. Finally he mellowed out. They said they were waiting on the supervisor to show up as they knew nothing about the water. I said there was a sign there last time I was there but apparently some one took it down.
After about 20 min, the supervisor shows up, again trying to look like some bad *** with his vest and not saying anything. Guess I was a armed and dangerous criminal steeling salt water from the ocean. He walked around the truck, looking at it closely along with the unmarked spigot. Never said much.
After another 5 min, the first office said they got ahold of someone on the campus that verified that the water was open to the public and I was OK to take what I needed. She said that she would send an Email to all of the officers on the campus force so that we shouldn't have any issues in the future.
So I guess I took one for the team. All it took was about 30 min of my time for them to get things unscrewed. I had top explain it to them several times. Good thing I've been there a lot and know the history of the water, where it comes from and that it was on the other side of the street before they built the new building there.
So hopefully no one else will have any issues getting water. If you do, show them this thread and this post. Hopefully they won't think you a dangerous criminal like me.
Got done about 930 and as I was packing up, one of the cops pulled back in the area. She turned around and went and parked out by the road for a bit. I didn't think much of it. After a bit, she started walking back towards my truck. Still didn't think much. As I started getting in the truck, she asked me what I was doing. I explained about the water. She asked for ID and I obliged as I had nothing to hide. At first, she thought I was stealing water due to the drought. I again explained about the salt water, where it comes from, how it's filtered and that I had been coming there for over 10 years getting the water.
She said she had never heard about the water nor ever seen anyone back there getting any. I said I was surprised as there are a lot of people that know about it. I even showed her this thread. She asked who said it was OK and I told her I had talked to Scott, who is in charge of the REEF project. That it has been open to the public for years.
Next thing I know, she's asking me if I have a gun as their files say I have one registered to me. I said no, I sold that gun about 10 years ago. About that time, a second car shows up and another cop gets out, I guess being the bad guy, and just stands there staring at me like he's mister cool. I tried to strike up a conversation to ease things. Finally he mellowed out. They said they were waiting on the supervisor to show up as they knew nothing about the water. I said there was a sign there last time I was there but apparently some one took it down.
After about 20 min, the supervisor shows up, again trying to look like some bad *** with his vest and not saying anything. Guess I was a armed and dangerous criminal steeling salt water from the ocean. He walked around the truck, looking at it closely along with the unmarked spigot. Never said much.
After another 5 min, the first office said they got ahold of someone on the campus that verified that the water was open to the public and I was OK to take what I needed. She said that she would send an Email to all of the officers on the campus force so that we shouldn't have any issues in the future.
So I guess I took one for the team. All it took was about 30 min of my time for them to get things unscrewed. I had top explain it to them several times. Good thing I've been there a lot and know the history of the water, where it comes from and that it was on the other side of the street before they built the new building there.
So hopefully no one else will have any issues getting water. If you do, show them this thread and this post. Hopefully they won't think you a dangerous criminal like me.
