Guest guest Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 carolyn.....you're right.....florida weather is just lovely for most of the year.....we ( personally ) became tired of the heat in the summer but for the majority of time that we lived in florida, we greatly enjoyed them.....hurricanes are just part of nature.....you learn to " batten down the hatches " when one is headed your way and god willin' and the crick don't rise it will decide to head away from you.....it is just part of nature and one heck of an experience to go through are you on lake okeechobee or in the town ?.....we looked at property down there on the lake.....it is very beautiful and i'm glad to hear that you enjoy your home.....peace, mary > > > > I went to Port Charlotte a year or two after Charley went through. There was still rebuilding going on and there were a lot of things that were missing. It was more of a fishing community than a tourist area. There weren't a lot of things to see. > > > > > > Carolyn Wilkerson > > > > > >  > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 I couldn't have said it better...I am just a bit northwest of Tampa Jane > carolyn.....you're right.....florida weather is just lovely for most of the year.....we ( personally ) became tired of the heat in the summer but for the majority of time that we lived in florida, we greatly enjoyed them.....hurricanes are just part of nature.....you learn to " batten down the hatches " when one is headed your way and god willin' and the crick don't rise it will decide to head away from you.....it is just part of nature and one heck of an experience to go through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 lol , yes MANY moons ago! lol Have lots of family on his side still lives there as well between Tampa, St. pete and Lake panasoffie (sp?)as well as Gulf Breeze. I have some family down in naples and Good family friends in Ft. Walton. Tampa is where I 1st saw salt water, went swimming in salt water for the 1st time at Picnic Island, dolphins scared me to death thought they was sharks until they jumped. (Grew up watching Jaws, wanted to be an oceanographer till I seen that movie..lol) Enjoyed swimming off the St. petes side of the Gandy bridge and my 1st time swimming in the gulf was at clear water beach.  Want to understand the Bible better?  FREE  studies.  For more info Just ask! ________________________________ To: sproutpeople Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 9:03 AM Subject: Re: port charlotte & Mountains  " many moons ago " , huh ?.....my husband and i met in st petersburg.....much of his family is from tampa and on into midstate florida.....florida became my second home and we enjoyed it for many, many years.....i've been to milton, too.....we lived in gulf breeze, florida " many moons ago " .....our reasons for not wanting to live there any more have nothing to do with the weather either .....peace, mary > > > carolyn.....you're right.....florida weather is just lovely for most of the year.....we ( personally ) became tired of the heat in the summer but for the majority of time that we lived in florida, we greatly enjoyed them.....hurricanes are just part of nature.....you learn to " batten down the hatches " when one is headed your way and god willin' and the crick don't rise it will decide to head away from you.....it is just part of nature and one heck of an experience to go through > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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