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Ah, the legendary I-4. I remember when it was mile upon mile of orange groves, their sweet scent filling the car as we passed through on vacation. Nothing else like it.
No longer.
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04/01/2022 5:33:36 AM PDT by
Joe Brower
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To: Joe Brower
thank God i live in the wilderness of suwannee county...
13 posted on
04/01/2022 6:02:22 AM PDT by
heavy metal
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To: Joe Brower
I-4 is a mess! Yes, I do miss all of the groves along it!
14 posted on
04/01/2022 6:27:45 AM PDT by
Road Warrior ‘04
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To: Joe Brower
Severe frosts and citrus diseases and pests killed off most of the orange groves in the central region of Florida. Anti-pollution regulations also suddenly barred the use of smudge pots and bonfires to warms the groves on lethally cold nights. In my youth, the sweet fragrance of orange tree blossoms in the spring required smoke from such fires in the groves on cold still nights in winter.
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