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BUD · #1 Postby **BUD** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:56 am

i do hope fla. will be spaired you all have had enough

TexasStooge · #2 Postby **TexasStooge** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:25 am

I don't know how much more tropical weather Florida can take, hopefully there won't be anymore this year.

Eyes2theSkies · #3 Postby **Eyes2theSkies** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:19 pm

florida can take alot. We have been through alot. Storms can take our homes and belongings but we are strong and will continue to rebuild so we can continue to live in the most beautiful place on earth.

#4 Postby **Canelaw99** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:22 pm

eyes! I agree with ya

dgreen · #5 Postby **dgreen** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:12 pm

FLORIDA will stand strong!

chris_fit · #6 Postby **chris_fit** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:14 pm

FL will just everything built on top of her wont ;-)

Josephine96 · #7 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:16 pm

We here in Florida are strong and resiliant.. We can deal with it.. despite the aches and pains these storms cause

wankelman · #8 Postby **wankelman** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:20 pm

Florida is not about to give in to mother nature. We natives all know how unforgiving it can be down here, but It's still the best place on Earth. Even my hometown of Punta Gorda will be better than it was before.

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Josephine96 · #9 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:21 pm

We are strong and will remain that way :wink:

FLAgirl · #10 Postby **FLAgirl** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:27 pm

I partially agree with you all. Been here for over 11 years and I love it.

But are you all going to say that when the insurance companies pull out again or raise the rates so high that we can't afford it? Or when we can't get financing for our homes because the lenders will only finance insured homes?

I think this could put a MAJOR dent in our economy that will affect the big and little guys.

caneman · #11 Postby **caneman** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:28 pm

Josephine96 wrote:We are strong and will remain that way

Agreed, I would live on the beach with a tent if I had too. Of course, some misquito spray and a battery operated fan would help too.

wxwatcher2 · #12 Postby **wxwatcher2** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:29 pm

Here's an honest question.

How many Floridians would live in the best place on Earth
if you didn't have airconditioning?

wxwatcher2 · #13 Postby **wxwatcher2** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:30 pm

Here's an honest question.

How many Floridians would live in the best place on Earth
if you didn't have airconditioning?

#14 Postby **Canelaw99** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:32 pm

Don't know if many places I'd live without A/C. My fam. lives in Winston-Salem NC, and that place gets HOT in the summer, as does NY, PA, etc. Gimme A/C anywhere, any day in the summer!

caribepr · #15 Postby **caribepr** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:32 pm

I lived in fla most of my life without a/c...and have lived in the islands (forget what they say, there IS humidity here!) without it, and know quite a few who do the same. But then...my sweat smells pretty!

clearwater · #16 Postby **clearwater** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:32 pm

I would -- lived here just a few years back without air-conditioning. Your body acclimates and not having air-conditioning at all is not nearly as bad as having it and losing it.

Josephine96 · #17 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:35 pm

Clearwater.. Those 11 days without air.. I actually began to get used to it.. You just have to find ways to stay cool..

The 11 days in the dark got nerve wracking though lol

Doc Seminole · #18 Postby **Doc Seminole** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:36 pm

FLORIDA: We've been knocked down, but we're not knocked out.

That is due in large part to the utility workers assistance from so many states.

A big THANK YOU to all of them that are here helping us get back on our feet.

Josephine96 · #19 Postby **Josephine96** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:37 pm

Big thank you to the out of state crews indeed

bev · #20 Postby **bev** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:41 pm

wxwatcher2 wrote:Here's an honest question.

How many Floridians would live in the best place on Earth
if you didn't have airconditioning?

Well, I hate to admit this, but about a week before Charley struck I wrote a scathing letter to the Bradenton Herald regarding over-development or what outsiders term "progress". A developer was about to destroy the Historic Lamb House in Palmetto. (still is, by the way.) In my letter, I embarrassingly hoped for another Cat 5 to wash away the @#$@#$ yankees and leave us to each other and the mosquitoes.

The following week I was hiding under the staircase in Arcadia as Charley blew over and eating my words. The letter remains on my refrigerator as a reminder to be careful what you wish for. My husband teases me awfully about cursing the state.

But to be quite honest, and I know many natives feel this way. Florida has been going the wrong direction now for many years. If we wanted crowding like New York, we would live there. Most of us came for peace, serenity, the wild outdoors, and mild weather. (My ancestors were here in 1833) Now we have no access to islands where we once camped freely. We fight traffic every single day. Our schools are overcrowded and we are running out of water. We never built on the beaches for obvious reasons. Developers and a strong demand from northerners have rendered our sandpiles into multi-billion dollar soon-to-be-losses and have raised insurance costs for us all.

Florida is extremely wealthy in agriculture, being one of the few places in the world with three distinct growing seasons. Tourism is NOT necessary to survive here. We survived very well for generations long before tourism became our major industry.

So I guess my answer to your simple question is "YES, some of us would still be here if there was no air conditioner. I certainly didn't have it growing up."

-Bev
7th Generation Floridian

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