Vic Smith wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:08:00 -0400, HK wrote:
I really recommend North Florida, from about St. Augustine north, as a
great place for northerners to relocate.

First, real estate prices and most other prices are lower than in South
Florida.

Second, the climate is better. There really are seasons, albeit the
winter is mild.

Third, there are many beautiful uncrowded beaches.

The downside is that the area is parochial, and infested with right-wing
religious nutcases. But you can avoid them for the most part.

Finding your neighbors are running meth labs and let their pit bulls
run loose is probably a bigger concern, but I know what you mean.
I was raised a Baptist, but haven't been in a church for years, except
for weddings and funerals.
Even less chance of me going to church down there with all that
rattlesnake kissing going on.

--Vic


The first and only time I ran into snake handlers was in Loudoun County,
Virginia, near Dulles Airport. I took a wrong turn while driving to
Dulles and found myself on a lovely little country road. On that road
was a little church where the faithful were involved in an outdoor snake
prayer fest.

This was in 1970 or so. I'd bet that church is long gone by now.

For the first year we lived in Florida, not a week went by without some
uninvited church representatives knocking on our door and asking all
sorts of questions they had no business asking. They really were obnoxious.