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On May 13, 12:07 am, Vic Smith
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On 12 May 2007 17:00:22 -0700, wrote:



I am a 5th generation North Florida native and y'all aint invited to
come spoil my little corner of paradise. Although I am sure the
people of Wyoming feel the same way about me buying property there,
there is litle danger of Wy becoming overpopulated. So, yankees and
south Florida refugees, stay away.


Some southern hospitality that is.

On a boating topic, I took my Tolman Skiff over to Dog Island today
from Carabelle, beautiful water, hardly anybody around, it was
wonderful. However, the sight of the damned condos that have been
built on the old boat yard and my favorite oyster bar makes me realize
it wont be long befoe its ruined.


Probably last longer than SW Florida. My first trip down there was in
'78. Real pretty. Cape Coral had @25k people, Pine Island was
undeveloped, and fishing was terrific from bridges, canal banks, and
boats. By '85 it was all a mess, and I never went back.
What you need down there is about 5 years of heavy hurricanes to turn
those condos into reefs and clean out them Yankee carpetbaggers.
Al Gore just might have something in mind to take care of that.
Looks like he's already set fire to the place.

--Vic


I cheer for hurricanes, Gods way of cleaning the beaches of condo
filth.
However, our dumb ass politicians have made those of us who are smart
enough to not own property on the coast pay for those who think its a
good idea. They have made us inlanders help to subsidize the
insurance of those who want to live dangerously on the coast. Thus,
former boat yards and fishhouses have been turned into condos inviting
further financial disaster such that several companies refuse to
insure in FL at all because the state demands they insure unsafe
properties on the coast. I don't ask non-boat owners to help pay my
boat insurance, why should I have to help pay for dangerous coastal
property?
Southern Hospitality: C'mon down, stay awhile, THEN LEAVE.