Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
May 8th 2006, 11:47 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Not like the ones they get in the south I bet. When was that?
1999 hurricane Floyd .
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May 8th 2006, 12:02 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by clydegirl
Knew you were gonna ask me that . Hold on.
1999 hurricane Floyd .
1999 hurricane Floyd .
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May 8th 2006, 12:36 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Maybe you should, there's one for sale near me.
Reg. Frank R.
May 8th 2006, 12:42 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by frrussre
Cozy.
Reg. Frank R.
Reg. Frank R.
Jul 6th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Well the bugs are still beating me. Have just returned from emergency room after my 4th July bites made my leg swell up to look like fat old lady feet. Doc says it may be a bacterial infection and they are seeing a lot of resistant strains so tetanus and strong antibiotics. Someone here died from a reaction to a mosquito bite recently.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
Jul 6th 2006, 2:57 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
Well the bugs are still beating me. Have just returned from emergency room after my 4th July bites made my leg swell up to look like fat old lady feet. Doc says it may be a bacterial infection and they are seeing a lot of resistant strains so tetanus and strong antibiotics. Someone here died from a reaction to a mosquito bite recently.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
Jul 6th 2006, 3:20 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
.......so what else am I missing?
Jul 6th 2006, 3:22 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by TouristTrap
Your first true lightning storm will freak you out.
I have seen types of lightning here in Fort Myers the like of which I never saw in 26 years at Sea. In fact I have not even read about them or seen photos of them.
We really do have very cool lightning displays.
Jul 6th 2006, 10:28 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
Ok so when I arrived in October it was like an English summer and I was lulled into a false sense of security. So a couple of weeks ago it was stormy and since then we have a frog chorus every night, plagues of ants, cockroaches and other bugs. Birds singing all night. I know we live on a reclaimed swamp but its more like being in the jungle.
Oh and we went to the beach and everyone had to get out of the sea cos someone thought they saw a shark!
I've been warned the only place I walk has cottonmouths and its nearly hurricane season. Its apparently gonna be 20 degrees hotter soon so what else am I missing?
Oh and we went to the beach and everyone had to get out of the sea cos someone thought they saw a shark!
I've been warned the only place I walk has cottonmouths and its nearly hurricane season. Its apparently gonna be 20 degrees hotter soon so what else am I missing?
Welcome to the sunshine state!!
Jul 6th 2006, 11:07 pm
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Why the **** did we ever move to Florida? I'm s**t scared of snakes*, the missus is s**t scared of spiders AND the in laws are nearer so I get to drive across the Alley to fix their computers on weekends...
Somewhere less dangerous, Kandahar maybe, is on the cards next I think
* - I have a "personal Florida snake experience" story, if anyone wants to read about it
Somewhere less dangerous, Kandahar maybe, is on the cards next I think
* - I have a "personal Florida snake experience" story, if anyone wants to read about it
Jul 7th 2006, 12:08 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
Well the bugs are still beating me. Have just returned from emergency room after my 4th July bites made my leg swell up to look like fat old lady feet. Doc says it may be a bacterial infection and they are seeing a lot of resistant strains so tetanus and strong antibiotics. Someone here died from a reaction to a mosquito bite recently.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
And a child on the next street was airlifted to hospital after being bitten by a pygmi rattlesnake on monday!
I'm staying in till November.
I sympathise with you.....bugs always feed on me too and I have also had swollen legs....many times. No way could I live further south than NJ. :scared:
Jul 7th 2006, 12:20 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I sympathise with you.....bugs always feed on me too and I have also had swollen legs....many times. No way could I live further south than NJ. :scared:
Jul 7th 2006, 12:20 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Ray
Bunch of bleedin wimps........
Yep....that's me.
Jul 7th 2006, 3:27 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I thought it might be Floyd. We only got the remains of it up here though. Just a bit of wind and rain. Nothing like hurricanes experienced in southern states.
Reg. Frank R.
Jul 7th 2006, 3:30 am
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Re: Frogs and Bugs and sharks in Florida
Originally Posted by Titchski
* - I have a "personal Florida snake experience" story, if anyone wants to read about it
