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Jul 6, 2014 | 09:53 AM

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BPofMD

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I went to my son's and stuffed myself with steamed crabs. Oh yeah...HAD to wash 'em down with beer!

Jul 6, 2014 | 11:55 AM

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IB Tim

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Hello, Maryland folks...had enough celebrating? Please continue...

Jul 6, 2014 | 03:08 PM

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I went to my son's and stuffed myself with steamed crabs. Oh yeah...HAD to wash 'em down with beer!

was going to do that my self today
couldn't find crabs for sale anywhere
everyone was sold out at 11am

Jul 7, 2014 | 09:56 AM

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Morning world..... if you HAD found 'em Jr you would not have bought them. The ones my son got were over $100 for 3 doz!!!

Jul 8, 2014 | 08:25 AM

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good morning all

Jul 8, 2014 | 10:39 AM

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Morning Bud and Jr, hope that your day is going well.

What is the normal price for crabs down there??

Jul 9, 2014 | 09:22 AM

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There is no "normal". It all depends on the number of crabs in the system. Right now Maryland crabs are at a premium. This past winter did a lot of damage to the Eco-system in the Chesapeake Bay. So now crabs are whatever a person is willing to pay. When I first started eating crabs after retiring from the Navy in 1975 I remember paying $45-55 a bushel.... last week my son paid 115 for 3 dozen!!! And they were nowhere near the sizes we got back in the 70's & 80's!

Oh yeah...morning world!

Jul 9, 2014 | 09:51 AM

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So it ends up being supply and demand that governs the pricing.

Morning Bud, Jr and anyone that I missed.

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Jul 9, 2014 | 10:52 AM

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Yup...OK everyone STOP eating crabs, esp the ones from the Chesapeake Bay!

Most of our crabs are now coming from Texas and Louisiana...

Jul 9, 2014 | 08:27 PM

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yupper supply and demand
I paid $120 for a half a bushel monday evening
they were darned good though

oh yeah wazzup eveyone

Jul 10, 2014 | 09:18 AM

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Good Morning

Call me crazy but I was born and raised here and never liked crabs.

Jul 10, 2014 | 05:00 PM

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BPofMD

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You're NUTS!

Jul 10, 2014 | 05:52 PM

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Good Morning

Call me crazy but I was born and raised here and never liked crabs.

took me a long time to start eating them myself
does take a while to fill up

Jul 10, 2014 | 06:44 PM

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I just never acquired the taste for them I guess.

Does anyone know of a decent shop in southern Maryland to get a E4OD rebuilt? Or have a source for a ZF-5 swap?