Don White wrote:
"jim" wrote in message
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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida. If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim


You live there & still don't know your way around?



No surprise there.

On Sep 19, 2:32*pm, "Don White" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message

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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida. If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim

You live there & still don't know your way around?

Don, you live in Canada, do you know every place to go there? Do you
know everything to do there? Do you know every place do eat there? I
didn't think so. Because of your hatred, you're sounding quite dumb.

On Sep 19, 3:36*pm, wrote:
On Sep 19, 2:32*pm, "Don White" wrote:

"jim" wrote in message

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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida.. If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim

You live there & still don't know your way around?

Don, you live in Canada, do you know every place to go there? Do you
know everything to do there? Do you know every place do eat there? I
didn't think so. Because of your hatred, you're sounding quite dumb.

Pssstt.......Loogy........for starters (I will go slow for you, one by
one)......Canada is a Country........Florida is a State. Let me know
when you finally understand that so I can post the next fact.

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:48:15 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:16:33 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Texas, like Fl has law that says any of the beach between high and low
tide is public land and nothing me be built there. Of course, Ike has
moved the beach so many homes there are now below high tide line so
they cannot rebuild. Too effin bad I say. These idjits knew that was
the case before they built but did anyway.

The problem is they had a weak building code.
This one did OK, built to a 150 MPH wind code and exceeding minimum
FEMA elevation
http://esteroriverheights.com/electr...house.irpt.jpg

What storm was that ?

On Sep 19, 2:11*pm, wrote:
On Sep 19, 1:48*pm, wrote:

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:16:33 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Texas, like Fl has law that says any of the beach between high and low
tide is public land and nothing me be built there. *Of course, Ike has
moved the beach so many homes there are now below high tide line so
they cannot rebuild. *Too effin bad I say. *These idjits knew that was
the case before they built but did anyway.

The problem is they had a weak building code.
This one did OK, built to a 150 MPH wind code and exceeding minimum
FEMA elevationhttp://esteroriverheights.com/electrical/art.gilchrist.house.irpt.jpg

The trouble is that even if a structure is built to resist the forces
of a 200mph wind, it isn't practical to build one to resist the forces
of wind blown debris. Once you have compromised the wall, which is
acting as a diaphram to resist those wind forces with wind blown
debris, bad things start happening quickly.

I would think that being able to absorb impact forces of debris would
be one of the criteria for a structure being rated as being able to
resists the forces of a 200 mph wind.

JimH wrote:
On Sep 19, 3:36 pm, wrote:
On Sep 19, 2:32 pm, "Don White" wrote:

"jim" wrote in message
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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida. If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim
You live there & still don't know your way around?
Don, you live in Canada, do you know every place to go there? Do you
know everything to do there? Do you know every place do eat there? I
didn't think so. Because of your hatred, you're sounding quite dumb.

Pssstt.......Loogy........for starters (I will go slow for you, one by
one)......Canada is a Country........Florida is a State. Let me know
when you finally understand that so I can post the next fact.


Further, the distance between the Florida starting point and the
destination is not far, and there are first-rate interstate highways for
most of the trip. I've hauled boats up and down I-75 and east and west
along I-10. Why someone would think there might be a "road problem" for
hauling around a land cruiser is beyond me.

Floridians tend to travel all over their state, much more than the
residents of many other states where I have lived.

wrote in message
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On Sep 19, 2:32 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message

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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida.
If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a
large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination
is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim

You live there & still don't know your way around?

Don, you live in Canada, do you know every place to go there? Do you
know everything to do there? Do you know every place do eat there? I
didn't think so. Because of your hatred, you're sounding quite dumb.


mmmm. I do know the main and secondary roads around my home province.
Do you need help getting from Atlanta to.....say..Savannah??

Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Sep 19, 2:32 pm, "Don White" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message

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wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida.
If
I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a
large
RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The destination
is
Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd like the same
information for that route. I might rent a small boat in Destin for a
day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim
You live there & still don't know your way around?

Don, you live in Canada, do you know every place to go there? Do you
know everything to do there? Do you know every place do eat there? I
didn't think so. Because of your hatred, you're sounding quite dumb.


mmmm. I do know the main and secondary roads around my home province.
Do you need help getting from Atlanta to.....say..Savannah??




I can drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific without consulting a map at
any time. So can millions of other Americans. It's not a great feat.
Neither is driving from Boston to Key West.

I doubt Loogy can tie his shoes without a primer.

John H. wrote:
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:19:55 -0400, jim wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:22:28 -0400, jim wrote:

wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida.
If I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a
large RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The
destination is Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd
like the same information for that route. I might rent a small boat in
Destin for a day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim
My daughter lived in Pensacola and later in Mexico Beach (Port St Joe
area). I have taken both routes many times (from SW Fla)
In a motor home I would certainly use the interstate. 98 will drag you
down some winding 2 lane blacktop. 98 is shorter but slower going.
Even coming out of Mexico Beach where there is no easy way to get to
I-10 without going out of your way, it is still faster.

thanks for the feedback.

Jim, sorry to OT you, but I just wanted to let you, et al, know that I got
my money back from Thousand Trails. It took a little prompting from the
Virginia Department of Consumer Affairs, but it's all back.

Which of the Passport America's do you use?

Glad you got out of 1000T OK

Just in case I can't find your Email addy., send me an Email and I will
give you a heads up on PA.

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On Sep 19, 2:20 pm, wrote:
On Sep 19, 1:55 pm, wrote:





On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:22:28 -0400, jim wrote:
wrote:
Sorry to pull this OT but I'm coming up your way from Central Florida.
If I take 75 and I 10 would there be any road or traffic problems for a
large RV? Any interesting scenery or stops along that route? The
destination is Destin beach area. I also mapped out going via 19/98. I'd
like the same information for that route. I might rent a small boat in
Destin for a day.Do you have any suggestions on that?
Thanks,
Jim
My daughter lived in Pensacola and later in Mexico Beach (Port St Joe
area). I have taken both routes many times (from SW Fla)
In a motor home I would certainly use the interstate. 98 will drag you
down some winding 2 lane blacktop. 98 is shorter but slower going.
Even coming out of Mexico Beach where there is no easy way to get to
I-10 without going out of your way, it is still faster.
Quite frankly, I-10 is the most boring drive ever but you might
consider stopping at Suwanee River State Park near Live Oak. There is
also a small spring between the interstate and the park whose name I
cannot remember but it is also state owned and there is a sign for
it. West of Tallahassee, you should visit Torreya State Park because
it has some of the highest hills in FL and will make you think you are
int eh mountains. It overlooks the Apalachicola River. The roughly 2
mile hike on the bluff trail to the primitive campsite is really
nice. Florida Caverns is a good park too near Marianna. The cave is
sorta small but the park has a good spring for swimming.
98 is interesting but will take you forever. East of Tallahassee,
there isnt much to see except for the Aucilla Sinks area but that is
quite a walk and drive into wilderness. There are tiny coastal areas
like Panacea but they are nothing to look at. Apalachicola is worth a
visit. Get a drink at the Gibson Inn or go to the Boss Oyster bar on
the water (its gotten very uppity lately). Walk out on the dock
beside the bridge into the bay. St. George Island has a good beach
but has become touristy. Near St. Joe I reccomend St Joseph State
Park but it is a ways off 98. Panama City will make you pray for it
to get a direct hurricane hit although St Andrews State Park is nice.- Hide quoted text -

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If you're looking for some damned good catfish, some of the best I've
ever had, and don't mind eating in little known truck stop like
places, hit Sheffield's Catfish House just off of I-75 near Live Oak.
You'll see neon colored signs for the place.

Thanks. I don't think I've ever eaten catfish. I have made a note of it.