[CAUT] Star Tribune - Officials not sure how grand piano arrived on sandbar in Miami bay

Carl Root carldroot at comcast.net
Tue Jan 25 07:38:51 MST 2011


http://www.ign.com/blogs/toastedsurfer/tag/model/

A third of the way down (after the model shoot) you'll find a photo  
and an explanation.

Carl



On Jan 25, 2011, at 9:14 AM, johnsond at stolaf.edu wrote:

> Officials not sure how grand piano arrived on sandbar in Miami bay
> Associated Press
> Last update: January 25, 2011 - 7:02 AM
> Jan 25, 2011
> MIAMI - A grand piano recently showed up on a sandbar in Miami's  
> Biscayne Bay, about 200 yards from condominiums on the shore.
>
> The piano, which weighs at least 650 pounds, was placed at the  
> highest spot along the sandbar so it doesn't get underwater during  
> high tide.
>
> While officials aren't sure how it got there, they know it won't be  
> going anywhere unless it becomes a hazard to wildlife or boaters.
>
> Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge  
> Pino says the agency is not responsible for moving such items. And,  
> he adds, unless it becomes a navigational hazard, the U.S. Coast  
> Guard won't get involved.
>
> For now, the piano has become a fancy roost for seagulls.
>
> ___
>
> Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com
>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110125/63737d0b/attachment.htm>


More information about the CAUT mailing list

This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC