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unknown[_1_] 25-02-2007 01:08 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a

Ray B 25-02-2007 01:03 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
How about for the sake of ME!?!?! The plants are secondary, but it's
definitely in the thought process come retirement.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a




K Barrett 25-02-2007 04:36 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Same here, even though I live in a mild climate.
K Barrett

"Ray B" wrote in message
news:IOfEh.6009$2u.3395@trndny04...
How about for the sake of ME!?!?! The plants are secondary, but it's
definitely in the thought process come retirement.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a






SuE 25-02-2007 05:45 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:36:49 -0800, "K Barrett"
wrote:

Same here, even though I live in a mild climate.
K Barrett


No way. I want 4 seasons. I lived in Indy for a while - They had Ice
season, and gray season and summer. I want snow 2 days on the ground
and gone Spring, Summer, and Fall. High plains of Colorado foot
hills give me that. Under normal winter conditions

I have to admit we almost broke the record for snow on the ground - 60
days this year the record now is 61. That is measurable snow, 1/2
inch or more at the measuring station. It just does not last when
you get 46 degree days, so we did not make that last two days.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php

Gene Schurg 25-02-2007 06:25 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this time
of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene



"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a




Diana Kulaga 25-02-2007 06:59 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Um, y'all come on down! That means all y'all! (No, I don't really talk like
that, but I'm considering adopting the language.)

Sue, we do have seasons here. They are not as onerous as northern seasons,
but they are defined. And as far as heat goes, we are geared toward it.
Everything is a/c'd. Lots of tiki places on the water for eating and
drinking, if you are so inclined, and there's always a breeze. In the height
of summer we have our afternoon t-storms to cool things off. They last just
long enough to take the edge off. Pools are common, not unusual.

Not for a million bucks would we go back! It's as close to Paradise as one
can get.

Diana

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
news:SwkEh.1113$QI4.730@trnddc01...
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this
time of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene



"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a






K Barrett 25-02-2007 08:08 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Hey I googled real estate in Port St Lucie. I can get a house both on the
river and on the shore... I don't know how that works geographically,
exactly, (translation: Big Bugs) but I get a dock, and a sunset and that's
all I care about... *G*. Now if I just didn't need money I'd be set. My
question is: since one's odds of winning the lottery is the same whether you
buy a ticket or not, then why don't They just enter everyone (that is to say
ME!) in the lottery? Why can't They just hand me money? Like on Star Trek.
Money is a thing of the past and the only thing to strive for is to be the
best person you can be. And to read Plato in the original Greek. [sigh]

Am I a whiney Californian or what? *G*

K Barrett

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Um, y'all come on down! That means all y'all! (No, I don't really talk
like that, but I'm considering adopting the language.)

Sue, we do have seasons here. They are not as onerous as northern seasons,
but they are defined. And as far as heat goes, we are geared toward it.
Everything is a/c'd. Lots of tiki places on the water for eating and
drinking, if you are so inclined, and there's always a breeze. In the
height of summer we have our afternoon t-storms to cool things off. They
last just long enough to take the edge off. Pools are common, not unusual.

Not for a million bucks would we go back! It's as close to Paradise as one
can get.

Diana

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
news:SwkEh.1113$QI4.730@trnddc01...
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this
time of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene



"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a








Mick Fournier 25-02-2007 09:03 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Unknown,

Awwww sorry, Florida is closed now since last Wednesday.

Mick



Diana Kulaga 25-02-2007 09:56 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
river and on the shore... I don't know how that works geographically,

The *river* is the Indian River, aka the Intracoastal Waterway. There is
also the St. Lucie River, which has lots of tributaries. It gets kind of
confusing. Yes, you can get to one from the other. When you see *river* in
Port St. Lucie real estate ads, they mean the St. Lucie River, because Port
St. Lucie doesn't abut the Intracoastal. This city is quite young, and was
originally built by GDC for retirees, with little houses. Those original
areas are giving way to commercial development, and PSL is not even close to
being a retirement community. We wouldn't have come here if it was. PSL has
been the fastest growing city in the nation. There have been growing pains;
city *leaders* are not big enough people to deal with what PSL is becoming.
They are unsophisticated people with access to tax revenues. Very dangerous
combination. Very upscale housing has come in, we've got a biomed corridor
on the drawing board. A company is coming in from CA (Torrey Pines) and more
will follow.

Compared to CA, PSL is very affordable. But since we moved here in 1999,
housing prices have essentially tripled, except in the old areas. There's a
little slump right now, but it will pick up again. My son lives in Palm
Beach Gardens (40 minutes south) and has a small, older three bedroom, one
bath house with a carport. It's worth about the same as ours, and we have 2K
sf, a canal behind us, a pool, glass everywhere, etc. So this is a good
investment area. Palm Beachers and Miamians cash in and come up here. That
pushes prices up.

Am I a whiney Californian or what? *G*


Absolutely! Very Left Coast! LOL!

Diana



Diana Kulaga 25-02-2007 10:12 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
You and my husband, both pulling up the ladder, Mick. Are we closed for
Lent?

Diana

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Unknown,

Awwww sorry, Florida is closed now since last Wednesday.

Mick





Chris Savas 26-02-2007 12:42 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Just over 25 years ago, my wife and I moved from the DC area to Florida. Our
house cost less than in the DC area, BUT our auto and house insurance was
much higher in Florida.

Chris S.


In article SwkEh.1113$QI4.730@trnddc01, "Gene Schurg"
wrote:
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this time
of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene


Mick Fournier 26-02-2007 12:55 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Diana,

What's Lent?

Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far as
letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em now.
They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or California.

Mick

===================

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
You and my husband, both pulling up the ladder, Mick. Are we closed for
Lent?

Diana

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Unknown,

Awwww sorry, Florida is closed now since last Wednesday.

Mick







Eric Hunt[_1_] 26-02-2007 12:57 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
One word:

Hurricanes.

Too many personal friends in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana have been
devastated by them. I can't imagine building up a collection and having it
blown away or flooded with salt water.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org



Manelli Family 26-02-2007 02:10 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Um, y'all come on down! That means all y'all! (No, I don't really talk
like that, but I'm considering adopting the language.)

Sue, we do have seasons here. They are not as onerous as northern seasons,
but they are defined. And as far as heat goes, we are geared toward it.
Everything is a/c'd. Lots of tiki places on the water for eating and
drinking, if you are so inclined, and there's always a breeze. In the
height of summer we have our afternoon t-storms to cool things off. They
last just long enough to take the edge off. Pools are common, not unusual.

Not for a million bucks would we go back! It's as close to Paradise as one
can get.


Where are you located?


Diana

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
news:SwkEh.1113$QI4.730@trnddc01...
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this
time of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene



"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a







Mick Fournier 26-02-2007 02:24 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Eric,

Yes! You are right! Hurricanes... we have ton's of them. All you people
thinking about moving here should go somewhere else where there is no
hurricanes... or cocka-roaches, or snakes, or killer mosquitoes... or
Canadian tourists jamming our roads up into a tangled mess because they have
no idea where they are at.

And all you other people in Florida... you should get out while the gettin'
is good. There is a hurricane a coming!!!... y'all.

Kenni and Diana (and Diana's hubby)... you can stay.

Mick

=========================


"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
...
One word:

Hurricanes.

Too many personal friends in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana have been
devastated by them. I can't imagine building up a collection and having it
blown away or flooded with salt water.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org




Weng 26-02-2007 01:08 PM

Hi from a cold grey England.

I run two central heating boilers for the house, and two for the orchids, so moving to warmer climes is very attractive for me.

But tell me. How do you get your Dendrobium nobile's to flower? Aren't Plieones all but a pipe dream to your warmer climes? Masdevallias?

Weng

[email protected] 26-02-2007 02:48 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:55:18 -0500 in Mick Fournier wrote:
Diana,

What's Lent?

Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far as
letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em now.
They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or California.


I'd just settle for them going away from North Carolina.

--
Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat

jadel 26-02-2007 03:39 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Feb 25, 4:56 pm, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:
river and on the shore... I don't know how that works geographically,


The *river* is the Indian River, aka the Intracoastal Waterway. There is
also the St. Lucie River, which has lots of tributaries. It gets kind of
confusing. Yes, you can get to one from the other. When you see *river* in
Port St. Lucie real estate ads, they mean the St. Lucie River, because Port
St. Lucie doesn't abut the Intracoastal. This city is quite young, and was
originally built by GDC for retirees, with little houses. Those original
areas are giving way to commercial development, and PSL is not even close to
being a retirement community. We wouldn't have come here if it was....


Retirement Community-- synonym for the vestibule to the mortuary.

I drove through "The Villages" a while back. Imagine a city populated
exclusively by old farts in golf carts, where the main industires seem
to be cardiology and oncology.

J. Del Col


Diana Kulaga 26-02-2007 08:11 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Retirement Community-- synonym for the vestibule to the mortuary.

God's waiting rooms, for sure. There are gated communities that cater to the
retired. To me, they are so contrived and structured that it would feel like
a prison. They are full, so I guess it's just us. But I think any gated
community would be wrong for us. Frank wonders if they have a community wake
up call. We're probably the people they put up the gates for, LOL!

Diana



Diana Kulaga 26-02-2007 08:12 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
We're in Port St. Lucie, about 40 minutes north of W. Palm Beach.

Diana

"Manelli Family" wrote in message
...

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Um, y'all come on down! That means all y'all! (No, I don't really talk
like that, but I'm considering adopting the language.)

Sue, we do have seasons here. They are not as onerous as northern
seasons, but they are defined. And as far as heat goes, we are geared
toward it. Everything is a/c'd. Lots of tiki places on the water for
eating and drinking, if you are so inclined, and there's always a breeze.
In the height of summer we have our afternoon t-storms to cool things
off. They last just long enough to take the edge off. Pools are common,
not unusual.

Not for a million bucks would we go back! It's as close to Paradise as
one can get.


Where are you located?


Diana

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
news:SwkEh.1113$QI4.730@trnddc01...
I visit Orlando about every other month. When I get off the plane this
time of the year I ask myself "I don't live here because?"

Let's see ... Housing prices about 1/3 of the cost of DC area. Mild
weather in winter....hot in summer (but I like hot weather).

I'm ready to go. 6 inches of fresh snow this morning. YUK!

Gene



"unknown" wrote in message
...
i just finished reading an article on professional finishing of phals in
commercial greenhouses, and it mentions in passing the considerations
of
cost of heating the 'house the further north you go. it got me
wondering how many of you who grow (either commercial or amateur) in
the
-ahem- cooler climes have ever considered just picking up and moving
someplace warmer for the sake of the plants? (as soon as i win that
lottery, west palm beach here i come....)

--j_a








Diana Kulaga 26-02-2007 08:13 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
What's Lent?

What the bank did.

Diana


Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far as
letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em now.
They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or
California.

Mick

===================

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
You and my husband, both pulling up the ladder, Mick. Are we closed for
Lent?

Diana

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Unknown,

Awwww sorry, Florida is closed now since last Wednesday.

Mick









Diana Kulaga 26-02-2007 08:16 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Our orchids are at least as safe as we are if there's a 'cane. We panel off
the back of the house, where there's a fairly deep patio under cover.
Everything goes in there or inside.

Living on the beach is another story. We're about 10 miles from the
Intracoastal, so no salt problems here. And if it floods where *we* are, cut
FL off the map.

Diana

"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
...
One word:

Hurricanes.

Too many personal friends in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana have been
devastated by them. I can't imagine building up a collection and having it
blown away or flooded with salt water.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org




jadel 26-02-2007 11:07 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Feb 26, 3:11 pm, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:
Retirement Community-- synonym for the vestibule to the mortuary.


God's waiting rooms, for sure. There are gated communities that cater to the
retired. To me, they are so contrived and structured that it would feel like
a prison. They are full, so I guess it's just us. ...


My mother will be 86 in April. She lives in Apopka. When she was
deciding what to do after my dad died in 2004 we asked her if she
wanted to move to a retirement community. "Why would I want to live
surrounded by all those old people?" she said. She did move from
Jacksonville to Apopka, to an even bigger house in a neighborhood full
of kids. She has become an avid bird watcher, ever since a bald eagle
perched on her back fence.

J. Del Col



Mick Fournier 26-02-2007 11:10 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Diana,

Ohhhh, I see. I haven't had to have them Lent me anything in a long, long
time. I should have said Tuesday.

Mick

-------------------------



"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
What's Lent?


What the bank did.

Diana


Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far
as letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em
now. They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or
California.

Mick

===================

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
You and my husband, both pulling up the ladder, Mick. Are we closed for
Lent?

Diana

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Unknown,

Awwww sorry, Florida is closed now since last Wednesday.

Mick











Mick Fournier 26-02-2007 11:11 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Chris,

Ah yes, I agree. NC is full also.

Mick

=================

wrote in message
g...
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:55:18 -0500 in
Mick Fournier
wrote:
Diana,

What's Lent?

Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far
as
letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em now.
They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or
California.


I'd just settle for them going away from North Carolina.

--
Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat




tennis maynard 27-02-2007 04:48 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
jadel wrote:
On Feb 26, 3:11 pm, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Retirement Community-- synonym for the vestibule to the mortuary.


God's waiting rooms, for sure. There are gated communities that cater to the
retired. To me, they are so contrived and structured that it would feel like
a prison. They are full, so I guess it's just us. ...


I have some older, retired friends who moved from the frozen wastelands
of Ohio into one of those gated communities. When I visited the first
time, I was shocked how HUGE it was; we went for miles after the gate
before reaching their home. It is a beautiful place, a lovely home and
they are very happy there. Caveat: they've never been untra social, so
it doesn't bother them they make no new friends from their neighbors.
They like the quiet and the security. They are both pursuing second
careers in their hobbies and seem quite pleased with their situation.
But their is another side for some people --


My mother will be 86 in April. She lives in Apopka. When she was
deciding what to do after my dad died in 2004 we asked her if she
wanted to move to a retirement community. "Why would I want to live
surrounded by all those old people?"


And that's it. There's a lot to be said for many folks about being in
the midst of life and the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. Keeps
them active and interested, younger in a sense. While I can't say that
when I'm at that stage I'll want to be annoyed by screaming children and
loud neighbors, I've always found the vitality of younger people
infectious, and can't imagine being surrounded only by a bunch of sedate
quiet traditional elderly. I'll still want folks to go dancing and
canoeing and skating and hiking with. I'll find a nice compromise
somewhere there's no winter...and don't worry, Mick, not FL. My friends'
experiences there in Ft.Ladida, Naples, and Titusville the last few
years have soured me on that idea. Now southern CA or the AZ desert, on
the other hand, sound very inviting...

If only there were some way to shield Key West from the
hurricanes...it's so lovely there I could see living there forever -
except for that one tiny problem!

Ray B 27-02-2007 10:27 AM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Damn! That's exactly where I wanted to go.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Chris,

Ah yes, I agree. NC is full also.

Mick

=================

wrote in message
g...
On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:55:18 -0500 in
Mick Fournier
wrote:
Diana,

What's Lent?

Personally, I am closed just now only because I got some Lint in my flux
capacitor last Wednesday, but I should be good again by Monday. As far
as
letting any more people into Florida I say no. We got enough of 'em
now.
They're everywhere around here. Send the rest to Montana... or
California.


I'd just settle for them going away from North Carolina.

--
Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat






[email protected] 27-02-2007 12:21 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:27:54 GMT in KITEh.15732$sv6.12937@trndny08 Ray B wrote:
Damn! That's exactly where I wanted to go.


Hey, if you think you can tie up atleast a few acres to keep it from turning
into a 1/8 acre lots "ghetto" subdivision...

--
Chris Dukes
elfick willg: you can't use dell to beat people, it wouldn't stand up
to the strain... much like attacking a tank with a wiffle bat

[email protected] 27-02-2007 02:42 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Feb 26, 11:48 pm, tennis maynard

If only there were some way to shield Key West from the
hurricanes...it's so lovely there I could see living there forever -
except for that one tiny problem!


absolutley-! i love KW.

and speaking of port st lucie:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/16.../16havens.html

although i just saw something about retirees moving back north... some
stats about FL too..

ah:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/26/us...=1&oref=slogin


--j_a



jadel 27-02-2007 03:20 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On Feb 27, 9:42 am, wrote:
On Feb 26, 11:48 pm, tennis maynard

although i just saw something about retirees moving back north... some

stats about FL too..



Unfortunately, there are still way too many people moving to FL. The
state is rapidly becoming a wasteland of housing developments and
shopping malls, New Jersey with palm trees.

The Empire of the Rat and its clones have all but destroyed Orlando.

Read Carl Hiassen's book -Paradise Screwed-- for a good account of
what's become of the Sunshine State. His novels are funny, too,
loaded with stereotypes, but very funny.

J. Del Col


Robert Lorenzini 27-02-2007 04:26 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
On 27 Feb 2007 07:20:47 -0800, jadel wrote:

Read Carl Hiassen's book -Paradise Screwed-- for a good account of
what's become of the Sunshine State. His novels are funny, too,
loaded with stereotypes, but very funny.


Read them all, my favorite author.


Bob

K Barrett 27-02-2007 04:48 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
"Robert Lorenzini" wrote in message
...
On 27 Feb 2007 07:20:47 -0800, jadel wrote:

Read Carl Hiassen's book -Paradise Screwed-- for a good account of
what's become of the Sunshine State. His novels are funny, too,
loaded with stereotypes, but very funny.


Read them all, my favorite author.


Bob


I hear Panama is the next Costa Rica. Supposedly Costa Rica is having
problems with increased crime and kidnappings making Panama safe by
comparison. Anyone else buying that? *G*

K Barrett



Diana Kulaga 27-02-2007 09:13 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
anyone else buying that? *G*

Nope! Love Carl Hiassen. That man is seriously warped.

Diana



bobc[_2_] 27-02-2007 09:14 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Now southern CA or the AZ desert, on
the other hand, sound very inviting...


Moving to Montana soon ...
Gonna be a Dental Floss Tycoon!
Bob Campoli - Philadelphia!


Ray B 27-02-2007 11:02 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Shouldn't that be "Mentle toss flycoon"?

--

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Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info!


"bobc" wrote in message
oups.com...
Now southern CA or the AZ desert, on
the other hand, sound very inviting...


Moving to Montana soon ...
Gonna be a Dental Floss Tycoon!
Bob Campoli - Philadelphia!




Kenni Judd 14-03-2007 09:07 PM

bagging it and moving to FL?
 
Thanks, Mick!

"Mick Fournier" wrote in message
.. .
Eric,

Yes! You are right! Hurricanes... we have ton's of them. All you people
thinking about moving here should go somewhere else where there is no
hurricanes... or cocka-roaches, or snakes, or killer mosquitoes... or
Canadian tourists jamming our roads up into a tangled mess because they
have no idea where they are at.

And all you other people in Florida... you should get out while the
gettin' is good. There is a hurricane a coming!!!... y'all.

Kenni and Diana (and Diana's hubby)... you can stay.

Mick

=========================


"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
...
One word:

Hurricanes.

Too many personal friends in Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana have been
devastated by them. I can't imagine building up a collection and having
it blown away or flooded with salt water.

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org







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