“But he’s doing it in the wrong place.”

A little behind I know, but on Monday Sarah Lyall filed this NY Times piece on the Trump-Forbes battle near Aberdeen, and there are a few new items, including some interesting scrutiny of the local hero by authorities. But the ultimate takeaway from the piece was this:

“I’m all for development and for people building golf resorts,” said one local resident, Bill Grant, 54, who spoke in downtown Aberdeen. “But he’s doing it in the wrong place.”

Mr. Grant explained that the dunes tend to suffer from the notorious haar, a thick fog that pours in from the sea. “You cannot see your hand in front of your face, and if the wind goes calm it can stick there for days,” Mr. Grant said. “If you were playing golf, you would need a homing device to find your ball.”

It's amazing that in a world where so many projects with great potential struggle to get financing, while something with a well known hazard potentially detrimental to revenue and reputation is apparently ignored. The Donald is just that convincing I guess.

Comments

[Chuck]

What Bill Grant, 54, doesn't realize is that the prop wash from the helicopter blades will blow the fog away. That, plus the general turbulence related to the giant waterfall on the 18th "Signature" hole...

[styled]

Thick fog. Can't see your hand, to say nothing of your ball. Sounds like The Presidio, no?

[walker]

You can cut HAAR with a knife.