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Yep.
Damn, you must literally live around the corner from me.Not as such. I'm still down for Tate's. I could ride my bike.
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Who here lives in Florida?
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Yep, same here.
FrostuTheNinja
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Northern Central Florida reporting. Currently in the Dunnellon area.
Yeah, Dunnellon.
Yay!
Yeah, Dunnellon.
Yay!
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THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Sebastian
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Punta Gorda here,
Attending FGCU.
lol, i'm the same. Especially for what he is asking, and i'm probably the closest out of all posters so far (about 45 mins north of Naples).
Attending FGCU.
lol, i'm the same. Especially for what he is asking, and i'm probably the closest out of all posters so far (about 45 mins north of Naples).
MWS Natural
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GoldenEye 007
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Orlando.
Go Knights
Edit: Is that project even happening? I thought Scott pulled the plug on it. Would have connected Tampa and Orlando, right?
Go Knights
Edit: Is that project even happening? I thought Scott pulled the plug on it. Would have connected Tampa and Orlando, right?
You're thinking of High Speed Rail. SunRail is the commuter rail which runs from DeLand to Kissimmee. They've already broken ground on it and it's supposed to be running next year I believe.
GoldenEye 007
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Oh I see. DeLand to Kissimmee? Eh... I couldn't imagine a scenario in which that would ever be used by me. Is that a common route? I guess it is if they're building a train for it.
Well there are stops in between DeLand and Kissimmee
It goes to downtown and is basically to serve people who commute from suburbs (ex: Winter Park, Sanford, Longwood). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunRail
This is like asking if there's any part of Hawaii that doesn't have ocean.
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The Autumn Wind
They're hardly "constant," but no.
Alligatorjandro
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DUUUUUUUUVVVVVVAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Valkyr Junkie
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Jax probably has the lowest rate of tropical cyclone activity; haven't had a hurricane make landfall in half a century.
NarcissisticJay
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You shut your lying whore mouths!
Jacksonville here too, I dunno - I kinda love it here.
Weather is usually really good (past 10 days excluded), some of the best golf in america, NFL football (hurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, like the Jags are real football, LA Jags, move to london, etc) River for water sports, great food, no state income tax, great local breweries, Economy is great for me, etc.
I dunno, maybe Im doing it wrong or something .. but I cant complain. Go Jags!
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Alligatorjandro
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Im surprised there are so many fellow Jacksonville residents here.Its not that bad.At least we dont get direct hits from hurricanes.
If you're talking about the high-speed rail then hell yeah. Riding from Palm Beach to Orlando gonna be fun.
KidGalactus
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Orlando checking in.
high-speed rail got cancelled. Skeletor refused the money back and like 3 other states claimed it.
This place is awful.
high-speed rail got cancelled. Skeletor refused the money back and like 3 other states claimed it.
This place is awful.
I'm not talking about the HSR, because that money went to other states two years ago.
Are you telling me I'll have to drive to Orlando like some sort of tourist?
edit: wait, what about this? http://cbs12.com/news/features/palm-beach-county/stories/vid_434.shtml
There we go. Go Jaguars!
Jayayess1190
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Banjotanooki
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O-town, working for the mouse.
KidGalactus
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Different project. This looks like it's privately funded/owned.
Hadn't heard about it though. Pretty interesting.
Miramar here. For now anyway. I'll be back in Hialeah soon while I save up some money to buy a place nearby.
There kind of was a SoFla GAF meetup after the last Zelda concert at the very end of last year. I just barely didn't make it because of work, but from what IrishNinja said there were a few people there.
And not all the FL hate comes from outsiders. Some of us are born and bred here and aren't particularly fond of the place.
There kind of was a SoFla GAF meetup after the last Zelda concert at the very end of last year. I just barely didn't make it because of work, but from what IrishNinja said there were a few people there.
And not all the FL hate comes from outsiders. Some of us are born and bred here and aren't particularly fond of the place.
kingofthedead45
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Miamigaf here. :3 plus 1 to the Naples is best spot in FL though. Go there all the time for vacation with family. Love it there. Beautiful place
Meohsix
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Heh, i lived in Florida for 17 years and just left this past December. couldn't be happier.
i was in the Daytona area.
I know Florida has some rednecky places, but as someone who was born in raised in Arkansas, I just don't get the hate. Granted, I do always visit the beautiful towns on the ocean, but Florida just seems like such a kickass place compared to where I live. I still have the awful rednecks, the terribly corrupt government, and the backwards social issues... and I also live in Arkansas. Land of shitty weather all year round. Ice, tornadoes, humid summers that routinely break 100 degrees. At least you have the ocean.
edit: although I guess the really bad states aren't even considered when people complain about where they live.
Sanchito
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Yeah my wife and I lived on Gulf Shore Dr for almost a year. I can say I agree with you. I've lived in the area my whole life and I surely don't miss living out in Destin during the summer. I avoid going out there when possible then. During the off season, it's not so bad though.
Of course, it's always a matter of perspective and taste. I can acknowledge that the Miami area is a perfectly great place to live for a lot of people. I'm pretty sure all of my complaints can either be classified as nitpicky or as things that most other people might consider positives.
My problem is that I've had these preferences since I was a teenager. I'm nearing 30, and I've had the opportunity to travel to (and for a short while, live in) several different places. All of this has only reinforced my desire for a change.
Ask IrishNinja and Hawkian. Those are the two I've seen put in the most effort in the past year or two.
I'm in Lake Mary and live less than a mile from one of the new stations. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I really hope it makes traveling downtown much easier, and safer for those less frequent late nights (yay parenthood).