Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse - Watercolor illustration of the iconic black and white striped lighthouse with palm trees, wooden pier, and calm blue water

Balcony Bob

Grumpy observations from Hillsboro Inlet, Pompano Beach, Florida

📍 Hillsboro Inlet, Pompano Beach, FL

Blogs

Bridge lice

May 3, 2026

Lighthouse life

so many bike weenies crapping up traffic flow by passing stopped vehicles, milling about like moths on a porch light, jumping the gates and slowly climbing the bridge in front of traffic while spread across the entire lane. Same road, different rules.

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Night time

May 3, 2026

Lighthouse life

night moves

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Strobe City at the inlet! Many agencies converging for….not much, apparently

May 3, 2026

Lighthouse life

Strobe City at the inlet! Many agencies converging for….not much, apparently

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Weather

May 3, 2026

Weather

night and day difference this weekend

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Dope of the day

May 2, 2026

Lighthouse life

toss anchor mid-channel and deploy big floaty thing. Well done, dope!

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Just wax the hood, it’ll run better

May 2, 2026

Lighthouse life

just wax the hood, it’ll run better

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Full moon fever , happy May day

May 1, 2026

Lighthouse life

full moon fever , happy May day

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Night light

May 1, 2026

Lighthouse life

night light

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Finally, some adult supervision

April 26, 2026

Lighthouse life

Finally, some adult supervision

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Land-based dope

April 26, 2026

Lighthouse life

this lane-cutting future organ donor got “schooled” by the back end of a Hummer. Note the auxiliary back-up dope in the Tesla cutting through the wreckage so as not to be late for nothing in particular.

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More post-bash foolishness. and they wonder why manatees have stripes! These dop

April 26, 2026

Lighthouse life

More post-bash foolishness. and they wonder why manatees have stripes! These dopes take over-loaded to new levels. SAD!

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Post-bash regatta with Sea-Dopes flying through the fleet in a no-wake zone

April 26, 2026

Lighthouse life

post-bash regatta with Sea-Dopes flying through the fleet in a no-wake zone

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Empty inlet on a Sunday? Must be Boca Bash, Everyone with a boat or rental money

April 26, 2026

Lighthouse life

empty inlet on a Sunday? Must be Boca Bash, Everyone with a boat or rental money is headed north to get drunk and tangle lines while standing around in an unhealthy pee to water ratio.

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Airholes

April 19, 2026

Jet skis

if it sounds like a flying weedwhacker, it’s probably one of these chuckleheads buzzing the buildings. HOA should provide roof-mounted water balloon launchers or confetti canons to deter the “hey! look at me!” kite-hippies

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Fishin’

April 19, 2026

Fishing

saw this guy stuck , then I remembered watching him fishing in his own fuel slick a few weeks back.

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Happy Sunday everybody, another beautiful day ahead

April 19, 2026

Weather

Happy Sunday everybody, another beautiful day ahead

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Sea Don’t

April 19, 2026

Boat fails

tubing under the bridge, what could possibly go wrong?

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Inlet Antics

April 18, 2026

Inlet chaos

wacky weekend at the inlet, multiple groundings and unfortunate injuries

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Sea Don'ts

April 17, 2026

Jet skis

Why squirt bikes are a menace, with image included below

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Tides Are Real

April 17, 2026

Boat fails

Tides are real

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Dope of the Day at Hillsboro Inlet

April 11, 2026

Inlet chaos

A grumpy waterfront dispatch about a sailboat meeting the sand at Hillsboro Inlet

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Why I Hate Jet Skis

February 19, 2026

Jet skis

A rant about personal watercraft and the people who abuse them

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Morning at the Inlet

February 18, 2026

Lighthouse life

Watching the sun rise over Hillsboro Inlet

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