This Tide Thing.

  It's not like they don't make a big thing about it, heck, they POST the times the tides going to be in, go out, turn around, et, et.  They just don't LEGISLATE about it.  I can't believe they haven't made it illegal and brought it to a stop, or at least taxed it.  They dang sure would in Texas, first thing.  The legislature would never stand for it.  Acres and acres and miles of millions of gallons of water being run in, then pulled out.  11 feet of tide, when its a biggish one.

  Why even CONSIDER solar or wind when you could build a dam or a pipe system and generate the heck out of your electricity with a little, (or a hell of a lot in this case), falling water going one way or the other.  Crazy stuff.  Seems like tide hydro would be a big deal up here, but it's not done at all.  

  If we swapped the government of Texas with the government of Maine, it would be hell to pay in both places.  The Mainers would seal Texas border and dispose of anyone who wasn't white, trust-funded, or seafaring with a volvo and the Texans would declare a tide war.

Upside:  Our host fired a pistol into the salt creek this morning as an alarm clock.  Great folks up here in Maine.