04-25-2014, 11:26 AM
I guess what I meant was that the BUILDINGS !!! are the markers. If there were no buildings on the beach then the sand would go out and in without noticing it. The beach is always moving BUT !!!! the buildings are stationary. It's like standing on the waterline and the tide comes in ,now my feet are wet ,the tide goes out ,now my feet are dry.BUT !!!! if I walked away my feet would always be dry. With buildings yes erosion matters because they can't move but without buildings close to the water's edge it doesn't matter.I personally live on 50 acres of land on the Northumberland Strait with 1,780 ft of shorefront and the beach changes storm in and storm out but there is no one living here so erosion in not a factor. Erosion is an adjective of population . ( Wow ,I never thought I could say that..hehehe )