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To: TexasGator

“You don’t know Florida”

Ha!
I’ve lived in, boated, surfed, paddled, biked, run, walked motorcycled, and hunted Florida since 1965 and live mere blocks from the beach. Owned this homestead house since 1993 (Paid 73k back then). I LIVE the Florida life! ...except golf...because golf sucks. I still own and run a 30’ express with twin 300 outs nearly every weekend. I’ve run boats up & down the coast, around the keys and Bahamas for years. Fishing 25 miles offshore easy on the weekends, even alone. I’ve surfed Canaveral, Sebastian, Melbourne, down to Fort Lauderdale in hurricane swells. I’m 58, 6’ 175 pounds strong and still surf! Been through too many hurricanes to count, with multiple home repairs and volunteer hours to help others after the storms. I’ve run the A1A marathon, COUNTLESS 13.1 on the Beach, too many other races from 5k to 10k, including the Wellington horse country 10 miler up and down the state. I’ve run the Hemingway 5k MANY TIMES in key West, run the even mile bridge run three times,fished the dry tortugas, snagged Florida lobster for decades, caught swordfish, sailfish, reds, shark, snapper dolphin, cobia, Wahoo, kings, net my own bait and anything in between. Camped from big bend & springs area down to keys, west and east coast. Fished lake Okeechobee, the everglades and everywhere in between. Board shorts and tshirt land...with flippies everywhere. Except work.

I KNOW Florida Jack!
I live it and breathe it.
And NOBODY wears Roman sandals on the beach except liberals, vacationers and diabetics.

I’ve got more Florida sand in my flippies and welcome mat than your thin stab at sarcasm has sense.

You’re just throwing Texas sized cow pies (aka BS) with that statement about things you don’t know (until now) about me..but now you do know.

...btw...only time I left Florida was for college at SFA. Nac-a-no-where. Loved Texas!

Tell me ‘bout what all YOU know about Florida tex!


112 posted on 09/19/2021 9:08:52 PM PDT by SheepWhisperer (My enemy saw me on my knees, head bowed and thought they had won until I rose up and said Amen!)
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To: SheepWhisperer

“And NOBODY wears Roman sandals on the beach except liberals, vacationers and diabetics.”

Those weren’t Roman Sandals and the photo wasn’t at the beach.

“I’ve got more Florida sand in my flippies and welcome mat than your thin stab at sarcasm has sense.”

Born in Florida, Raised in Florida, Retired in Florida. And wear my sandals to the beach!


115 posted on 09/19/2021 9:15:36 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

“with flippies everywhere. Except work.”

I would NEVER drive with ‘flippies’.


116 posted on 09/19/2021 9:19:07 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

“and hunted Florida since 1965”

Got my first Florida deer in 1954.


118 posted on 09/19/2021 9:21:14 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer
'I still own and run a 30’ express with twin 300 outs nearly every weekend. I’ve run boats up & down the coast, around the keys and Bahamas for years. Fishing 25 miles offshore easy on the weekends, even alone. I’ve surfed Canaveral, Sebastian, Melbourne, down to Fort Lauderdale in hurricane swells.'

Can I be your friend? (I'll promise to leave my sandals at home...)
121 posted on 09/19/2021 9:24:44 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: SheepWhisperer

“hunted Florida since 1965”

The only thing you were hunting in 65 was your mama’s nipples!


130 posted on 09/19/2021 9:49:57 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

What type of floppies do you wear while hunting?


134 posted on 09/19/2021 9:53:52 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

Wearing floppies while boating is asking for trouble.


139 posted on 09/19/2021 10:02:29 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

“Tex”

I think you have spent more time in Texas than I have!


143 posted on 09/19/2021 10:30:17 PM PDT by TexasGator (UF)
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To: SheepWhisperer

I believe u

My two daughters were born at Mercy in the Grove

I’m a Stump pass alum...lol.....and pass a grille egmont key...when I saw the don cesar I knew I was good

Knew all the Everglades city lads before they imploded on each other

My Florida tales are book material but damn everyone is already all over Netflix

I remember when Destin had one motel and you went to Fort Walton to Staffs or Sand Flea to eat

And no interstates

No mouse

Southern accents the whole state even in myamuh

Shell roads......

Your reply made me chuckle ...

Gator is a cop....for the record


156 posted on 09/19/2021 11:09:47 PM PDT by wardaddy (Fear Republic land of grumps and scolds peppered with good folks )
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