T said:
Sure but it probably rains 300 afternoons a year too. Alligators,
hurricanes,
year round bugs, mold, forest fires, sink holes and over crowding. OK to
visit but no desire to live there. Would appreciate a warmer climate though.
I have only seen a gator in Marion Countyat the Silver Springs Water
park, where most of the old "Tarzan" movies were filmed. OTOH, there
are monkeys, giraffes, an elephant and other animals in the SS Nature
Park. There are a pair of glass bottom boats to look down though the
clear spring water to see the fish.
There are plenty of wild gators 30 miles south of here in Lake
County, but we have actual dirt here instead of sand. It does not rain
every day. In fact, it needs to rain more often. Like I said, about
300 days a year with clear, sunny skies. Sink holes are more common in
sandy areas, south of here. One forest fire in 19 years. Bugs are almost
anywhere you go, and so is mold. A guy in another electronics newsgroup
was complaining about mold in Michigan. Some areas are crowded, others
are wide open.
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The arrow is one house south of where it should be. As you can see, i
don't have a lot of neighbors. The forest you see is part of the
"Florida Green Belt", and is protected from any new construction.
Don't want to live here? That's ok, too.
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prove it.
Member of DAV #85.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida