Lost Isle closed until 2012

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bigwaveohs

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Well another year has gone by and Lost Isle will remain closed for yet another year. Even with the installation of a heli-pad for the Sheriff's Department along with a large dedicated dock for law enforcement, there are still too many federal, state and local hurdles to complete the new facility this year.
This has got to have some impact on the Delta economy, doesn't it?
 
And govt [Fed, state, county] wonder why we have high unemployment! They should look in the mirror. What a bunch of jerks! grrrrrrrrr
 
They made their bed, now they have to sleep in it...

They snubbed their noses at the local law enforcement as well as ignored other laws and ordinances and this is the result.

Hopefully, a lesson learned.

Or not...
 
As far as impacting the Delta economy goes, one thing is for sure, LEO resources can now be put to better use rather than having to baby-sit the idjuts that started the trouble there in the first place.

The testosterone and silicone crowd that frequented the place before it shut down are still out there on the water.

Well, at least the ones that haven't had their $85K ski boats and $60K 6" lifted 4X4 trucks repo'd anyway...
 
Years ago, My friends and I stopped in for dinner one evening after a full day of water skiing.. A local yacht club was having a dinner party. As we pulled up to the dock, there were two boats sank, their mooring lines taught against the dock. We approached the dinner house and were greeted merrily by a group dressed like the Pirates of the Caribbean. Laughter and loud music filled the air. Most were in their 50s and appeared blind drunk. Lovers snuggled in different corners . The proprietor was passing out steak dinners and booze at a record clip. We got our meal and retreated to an elevated platform (dining area?). We settled in with our drinks, and enjoyed the warm breeze blowing across miles of waterways. The sun, an orange ball, cast a golden light turning turning us bronze. We departed later, under purple skies. Returning to our marina. In the darkness, Frogs croaked and splashed , fireflies circled above the water, two boys fished from the docks.

I'm sure the place was trouble, but it added to the adventure we had that day. Thanks for the memories
 
I started to go to LI in the late 70s. I started in a 16 ft Chrysler and ended up in a 40' Meridian. LI was a total gas. I have been a conservative Republican all my life and I will not knock LI.
They did the best the could with what they had. I took my daugthers there and they never had any problems. Please don't blame LI. It was a fun place for adults and remained that way for years until the younger crowd and their steroids showed up. That is what wrecked LI. The old regular adults had a great thing going until the kid showed up. It is the same story over and over. I have seen gun fights and fist fights there, and it was always the young guys who lacked any moral background and common sense that were involved. These young guys were looking for trouble and feeding them Mai Tais certainly contributed to the end result. But they real issue is morals, and they simply didn't have any, or any sense of humor. The stories I could tell and they were many and funny. I miss the old bartnenders and even some of the owners. I remember well the night the house burned down. I remember the times the place was flooded,.... and you know what?... the young guys were never around for those times. Please remember many of us have fantastic memories fo LI.
 
That's funny that you mention the old house burning down.

After months of trying to get a demo permit and being denied for one reason or another, all of a sudden it burns down.

Hmmmmm, a coincidence??? Maybe, but I think anyone with half a brain (or even one too many Mai Tai's) could figure that one out! [:-idea]
 
And yeah, I have plenty of fond memories of the place since the mid 70's. Heck, my mom once threw a drink in Hal Schell's face!

On another occasion, the owners of the harbor where we kept our boat treated us to dinner at LI.

Yeah, he had too much to drink, that is for sure, but it was still funny as heck when he got into a fight with the goat that used to reside there! I still crack up over that one and that was practically 35 years ago!

As far as I'm concerned, Lost Isle lost all its integrity when Bill sold the place. And it got worse each time he sold it again and again, too! (he financed the sales).

And I also agree that the testosterone and silicone crowd were the final nail in the coffin for the place. Heck, my wife and kids went there for lunch and as we were walking on the dock towards the entrance, a guy and a gal were going at it right on the deck of their ski boat! No shyness there!

And that was before the place got its bad reputation!

Like I said, they made their bed (no pun intended) and now this is what they have to show for it.

Maybe if the owner would have done something about the riff-raff when it was getting started, he would still be open today. But sadly, once again, the almighty dollar outweighs the sense in business...
 
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Originally posted by BayAreaBoater

As far as impacting the Delta economy goes, one thing is for sure, LEO resources can now be put to better use rather than having to baby-sit the idjuts that started the trouble there in the first place.

The testosterone and silicone crowd that frequented the place before it shut down are still out there on the water.

Well, at least the ones that haven't had their $85K ski boats and $60K 6" lifted 4X4 trucks repo'd anyway...

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South Delta seems to be polluted with them since LI closed. Many of them finding a new home at Union Point.
 
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