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First time shame on you….

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In June 1979, 41 sperm whales washed up near Florence. I was living there at the time and had a summer job with the Forest Service. We went down to the beach to see the whales, it was sad and awe inspiring to see their size. I remember thinking the people pulling on a rope trying to drag them back into the water were morons.

Having learned that blowing them up wasn't a good idea, the whales were buried. First the whales were cut up, remains pushed in to a large pit and then they tried burning them. While working one day, had the Forest Service radio on and heard a call saying they needed more chain saws. Seems the ones they had were getting 'gummed up' by all the whale blubber. Can't imagine the smell or mess of doing that.

Whale Story