Occasional Reader 8/30/2023 7:09:17 AM

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Good morning.

And again, I'm reminded of why I would be reluctant to move to Florida, despite it being a bastion of Free America:  The whole hurricane thing. 

vxbush 8/30/2023 7:14:00 AM

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In #1 Occasional Reader said: And again, I'm reminded of why I would be reluctant to move to Florida, despite it being a bastion of Free America:  The whole hurricane thing. 

That, and gators. The idea of living somewhere that includes native wildlife that can eat you seems like a bad idea. 

Occasional Reader 8/30/2023 7:40:40 AM

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In #2 vxbush said: That, and gators. The idea of living somewhere that includes native wildlife that can eat you seems like a bad idea. 

Well, that actually covers a fair amount of the US (mountain lions; wolves, and bears - oh, my!).  At least, in theory.  But it's very, very unlikely, and an easily-mitigable risk. 

buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2023 8:11:33 AM

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In #1 Occasional Reader said: why I would be reluctant to move to Florida

Well, there's the fact that they have flying cockroaches, frogs, lizards, and several varieties of poisonous snakes---coral snakes, rattlers, and moccasins---as well as foot-long grasshoppers and alligators, all of which love to come and visit you.

JCM 8/30/2023 8:18:13 AM

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In #2 vxbush said: native wildlife that can eat you seems like a bad idea. 

Wouldn't that apply to most major cities?

buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2023 8:22:09 AM

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When I was going to school in Florida, I called my apartment "the Ten Plagues" because of the local livestock/vermin that routinely invaded it. 

The fresh grapefruit I was able to pick from the tree out back were small compensation.

Occasional Reader 8/30/2023 9:09:51 AM

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In #4 buzzsawmonkey said: coral snakes

And then there's the more upscale version, the Coral Gables Snakes.

buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2023 11:38:58 AM

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In #7 Occasional Reader said: the Coral Gables Snakes.

I lived in Coral Gables, which for no particular reason I used to refer to as "Betty Grables."  I referred to my house (converted-garage apartment) as The Ten Plagues, in light of the flying roaches, frogs, and lizards that routinely waltzed through it, not to mention the iguana on the roof and the foot-long grasshoppers I used to run over routinely when driving to campus.

Occasional Reader 8/30/2023 11:56:31 AM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 8:

did you ever go to Venetian pools?

buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2023 1:12:20 PM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: did you ever go to Venetian pools?

No.  I did go to that house, the name of which I forget, which was some rich guy's palazzo.

Occasional Reader 8/30/2023 1:34:40 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 10:

I have relatives in Coral Gables, and we (and later I, alone, when I was big enough) visited them many times.  I dimly remember Venetian Pools, and being pretty awed by it/them.   Lots of good memories in Coral Gables.

buzzsawmonkey 8/30/2023 1:42:49 PM

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In #11 Occasional Reader said: Lots of good memories in Coral Gables.

I envy you; since I was living on food stamps while attending law school, I have at best mixed memories.

Kosh's Shadow 8/30/2023 4:45:14 PM

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Not Coral Gables, but at least Florida

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