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Just wait a frekin' minute!

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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:23:02 -0400, H K
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Yeah, but I work at avoiding geezerhood.
Sarasota is really a fairly young town, particularly when you get away
from the filthy rich areas.

My wife has a number of relatives in that area, and we've visited. My
best memory is visiting her grandmother, who had a dozen or so
fruit-bearing citrus trees. Nothing beats picking fresh oranges in the am.

I just never "took" to the area. Too hot for me, and I didn't much like
the topography. When it comes to south Florida, I prefer Bal Harbour.
Just as hot, of course, and same flat land but...lots to do, restaurants
we like, uncrowded ocean beaches in front of the condos, easy fishing,
Carib/Latino culture, Ft. Lauderdale airport (cheap airfares from here,
convenient). I'm sure the other coast of florida offers a lot, too...

I think the whole East Coast is too crowded, with the possible
exception of some areas around Melbourne. I have beaches around here I
can get to by boat in 20 minutes and not see a soul (with no condos).
We also have lots of places we can go up in the mangroves in the bay
where nobody goes.
On the other hand I am 10 minutes from a Ruths Chris steak house if I
want to spend some money, 10 minutes from I-75 and 15 minutes from an
international airport.
I will trade a little "hot" for snow any day. I remember being plenty
hot in DC with no good way to cool off. I see plenty of 100+ weather
reports from cities up north and the water keeps it from ever getting
that hot here.

Yeah, a few years ago my bud got a nice little chunk of property about 3
miles from the 10 and 75 intersection.. Out in the sticks enough that
with the new Hilton and Walmart that came in he should be ok in a couple
of years...