"eüphemism" wrote in message
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"Pete Platis" wrote in message
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puzzled wrote in message
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A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really
don't
understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of
having
to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone
explain
this to me.
Well , hurricanes are one reason but Florida has a host of
others
to
stay away:
1. Cockroaches ......LOTS OF EM ( also known as "palmetto bugs" in
order
to
water down the icky factor, don't be fooled though, they are just larger
roaches......that fly........very well) and a plethora of other pests
that
you WILL come into contact with on a personal level whether you want to
or
not..........this includes scorpions and brown recluse spiders btw, both
poisonous.
2. Staggering humidity ( well not all of florida but anything south of
the
tropical line is brutal)
3. Job market isn't so great.
4. There ain't no mountains, not a one!. There has basically GOT to be
something wrong with that. In fact , the highest point in the state is
only
a measely *345* feet high!.
5. Swamps........hell most of the state is a swamp.
6. Highest percentage of over 80 year olds behind the wheel of a
car.......THAT can't be a good thing.
7. Alot of white trash, yeah I know that can be found in alot of states.
Just seems worse in Florida for some reason though.
8. Basically Florida has one or 2 seasons, depending on where you live
in
the state. For a 4 season kinda guy like me , not a good thing.
9. Alligators coming into contact with people in or near their homes,
killing or maiming them and/or their pets. It's not a good thing. Been
happening more frequently too.
10. FLORIDIANS ARE VOTING-MACHINE CHALLENGED.
In case any of you are wondering, yeah I spent a couple of years in that
awful state.
Enjoy the remainder of your evening.
Were your years in Florida all spent living under an overpass in a moving
box that was infested with Palmetto bugs?
LOL!, actually I spent 6 months on the outskirts of Miami in what you
guys call "Redlands". My uncle is a rich S.O.B. and owns mainly leechie-nut
plantations ( I know it sounds strange but there is HUGE bucks in it) down
there. He's got a friggin ultra modern huge mansion about 1 1/2 clicks
from where his plantations start. Everytime I would turn on the light in the
kitchen the damn palmettos would scatter. It wasn't a matter of filth or
squalor, *everyone* had em in their homes there. Nothing you could do about
it but get used to it. I used to see them flying around outside sometimes
too, disgusting bugs. That's got to be one of the most physically beautiful
and quiet regions of Fla. though. Then I spent 2 years up in Merrit Island.
Not as many of them there but they were still a nuisance. Merit island
sucks btw.
You forgot to mention the fire ants, the tourists and the 6 month anxiety
attack called "Hurricane Season" that results from the shrill and
unrelenting stream of warnings from the media. None of it does any good
either...
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