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carpetbagger

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13. It's an adjustment down there to be sure.

Reply to JoetheShow (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:57 AM

Thursday

I lived in Florida in the 70s and 80s and again in the 2010s. All the weird and crappy things from noseeums to sinkholes are true, but there are some really cool things about it that go under the radar. I'm headed to Canada next year and won't live there again, but I've had to make several trips there this year on family business, and I do miss the place.

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Truth About Living in Florida No One Talks About [View all] Goonch Oct 5 OP

I visited Florida once in the mid-1960s on holiday leave from the USAF. That was enough for me even then. usaf-vet Oct 5 #1

I lived in Pensacola for about a year. It was great. JoetheShow Oct 5 #2

Those are lovebugs. carpetbagger Oct 7 #11

Thanks. This was in the mid 70's when I went to Naval school in Pensacola. JoetheShow Oct 7 #12

It's an adjustment down there to be sure. carpetbagger Thursday #13

I met my husband in the Florida Keys in 1974 Give Peace A Chance Oct 5 #3

It's kinda obvious to this Floridian that the narrator/creator does not know much about Florida. He paints a picture mitch96 Oct 5 #4

I had a great summer at the University of Florida in Ganesville IbogaProject Oct 6 #7

And I had a great time as a kid playing in snow drifts, ice skating and skiing. Coming home to hot chocolate was great. mitch96 Oct 6 #8

FL is a hell hole for sure -misanthroptimist Oct 5 #5

Not for me.. "tweech" is own.. BTW there did you wind up? nt mitch96 Oct 6 #9

ME? -misanthroptimist Oct 6 #10

I moved to south Florida in 1977. My parents, sister, and BIL lived there. I lasted sinkingfeeling Oct 5 #6

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