Move to Florida, is it really safe?
May 21st 2016, 12:42 am
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Move to Florida, is it really safe?
I like the lifestyle and some of the property is really priced to sell! I saw this article this morning though and I wonder if these things could get in the door and hide under the bed.
Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps - BBC News
Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps - BBC News
May 21st 2016, 1:22 am
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
Well this Alligator might be smart enough
Who's there? Alligator caught on camera attempting to ring doorbell of home while owner's out - Mirror Online
Door bell rings. You open the door and WHAM its in and curling up in from of the fire or getting you to turn on the AC. Are you sure thats your handbag under the bed?
Who's there? Alligator caught on camera attempting to ring doorbell of home while owner's out - Mirror Online
Door bell rings. You open the door and WHAM its in and curling up in from of the fire or getting you to turn on the AC. Are you sure thats your handbag under the bed?
May 21st 2016, 2:37 am
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
I like the lifestyle and some of the property is really priced to sell! I saw this article this morning though and I wonder if these things could get in the door and hide under the bed.
Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps - BBC News
Florida crocodiles: Man-eating Nile beasts confirmed in swamps - BBC News
May 21st 2016, 8:52 am
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
There's more chance of contacting the Zika virus in Florida than being attacked by a croc.
May 21st 2016, 12:00 pm
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
My mother in law lives here, I''m currently down myself visiting. Yes, there are alligators here - everywhere, there's even a local road called Alligator Alley. I was talking to neighbors the other day and they were saying they saw one recently. My mother in law lives near a man made lake and they've been seen in there. I've played crazy golf with them swimming right by, took a selfie right next to one with a wire fence in between us. I've eaten them, bit chewy but tasteless otherwise. You can pet and hold baby ones at petting zoos in a bunch of places here, friends of mine have done so with their kids
As for Florida in general, I don't like it personally because I'm not a sun person (currently 87 degrees and 75% humidity at 8 at night so that makes it close to 35 degrees in old money), if I was I wouldn't live in Chicago. It's generally one of the cheapest parts of the country overall - no income tax and property tax is cheap. I find the people here as nice as anywhere else in the country; you get a lot of Americans from other parts of the country so it's a unique mix. There's plenty of red necks here also but I'm not a snob so it's all good. There's some nice towns such as Naples which has a great night life and posh restaurant scene, there's lots of amazing beaches and Miami is one of the most underrated cities in America but beyond that Florida is just endless malls and chain restaurants, not unlike lots of other places but even more pronounced here and the landscape is as flat as a pancake. I wouldn't come here if I kids, either, public schools in Flordia are notoriously bad. Enjoy
As for Florida in general, I don't like it personally because I'm not a sun person (currently 87 degrees and 75% humidity at 8 at night so that makes it close to 35 degrees in old money), if I was I wouldn't live in Chicago. It's generally one of the cheapest parts of the country overall - no income tax and property tax is cheap. I find the people here as nice as anywhere else in the country; you get a lot of Americans from other parts of the country so it's a unique mix. There's plenty of red necks here also but I'm not a snob so it's all good. There's some nice towns such as Naples which has a great night life and posh restaurant scene, there's lots of amazing beaches and Miami is one of the most underrated cities in America but beyond that Florida is just endless malls and chain restaurants, not unlike lots of other places but even more pronounced here and the landscape is as flat as a pancake. I wouldn't come here if I kids, either, public schools in Flordia are notoriously bad. Enjoy
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May 21st 2016, 1:24 pm
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
My mother in law lives here, I''m currently down myself visiting. Yes, there are alligators here - everywhere, there's even a local road called Alligator Alley. I was talking to neighbors the other day and they were saying they saw one recently. My mother in law lives near a man made lake and they've been seen in there. I've played crazy golf with them swimming right by, took a selfie right next to one with a wire fence in between us. I've eaten them, bit chewy but tasteless otherwise. You can pet and hold baby ones at petting zoos in a bunch of places here, friends of mine have done so with their kids
As for Florida in general, I don't like it personally because I'm not a sun person (currently 87 degrees and 75% humidity at 8 at night so that makes it close to 35 degrees in old money), if I was I wouldn't live in Chicago. It's generally one of the cheapest parts of the country overall - no income tax and property tax is cheap. I find the people here as nice as anywhere else in the country; you get a lot of Americans from other parts of the country so it's a unique mix. There's plenty of red necks here also but I'm not a snob so it's all good. There's some nice towns such as Naples which has a great night life and posh restaurant scene, there's lots of amazing beaches and Miami is one of the most underrated cities in America but beyond that Florida is just endless malls and chain restaurants, not unlike lots of other places but even more pronounced here and the landscape is as flat as a pancake. I wouldn't come here if I kids, either, public schools in Flordia are notoriously bad. Enjoy
As for Florida in general, I don't like it personally because I'm not a sun person (currently 87 degrees and 75% humidity at 8 at night so that makes it close to 35 degrees in old money), if I was I wouldn't live in Chicago. It's generally one of the cheapest parts of the country overall - no income tax and property tax is cheap. I find the people here as nice as anywhere else in the country; you get a lot of Americans from other parts of the country so it's a unique mix. There's plenty of red necks here also but I'm not a snob so it's all good. There's some nice towns such as Naples which has a great night life and posh restaurant scene, there's lots of amazing beaches and Miami is one of the most underrated cities in America but beyond that Florida is just endless malls and chain restaurants, not unlike lots of other places but even more pronounced here and the landscape is as flat as a pancake. I wouldn't come here if I kids, either, public schools in Flordia are notoriously bad. Enjoy
But the article was about Nile crocodiles, not alligators.
May 23rd 2016, 12:38 am
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
I really like crocodilians, any species that survived what wiped out the dinosaurs deserves respect!
May 23rd 2016, 12:51 am
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May 23rd 2016, 1:38 am
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LMAO!
May 23rd 2016, 1:55 am
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Maybe it was an American Croc with an African accent?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
May 23rd 2016, 3:22 am
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Re: Move to Florida, is it really safe?
Maybe it was an American Croc with an African accent?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_crocodile
May 23rd 2016, 6:00 am
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President Trump will round up all those crocs and ship em back to Africa. Some of them could be terrorists pretending to be crocs
May 23rd 2016, 7:47 am
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