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Please, No More Expired Flares

By Andy Turpin | September 12, 2016 | Latitude 38 World Headquarters |

About that expired-flare collection drive we announced recently. . . Enough already!

You may recall we requested that recently expired marine flares of all types be dropped off at our Mill Valley offices, explaining that they would be used in Mexico by prospective boat captains during training classes. 

We want to thank the many Latitude readers who dropped off flares with recent use-by dates, as requested. Unfortunately, an assortment of ancient, possibly dangerous, flares was dropped off also — some dating back to the 1980s. This has created a bit of a predicament for us, as it’s not easy to find a place to legally discard them. We’ll find a solution, though, and when we do we’ll be sure to let you know, in case you find yourself in the same conundrum someday after cleaning out your lockers. 

We received a big load of recently expired flares which should be perfect for use in the captain’s classes. But all of these are pretty ancient and potentially dangerous. What to do?

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