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• You residents of south Florida, how to you survive here?
  • First you complain about Norfolk in winter
    • Yeah I'm a picky SOB....
      • You'll be back in climate nirvana, soon.
      • my single biggest reason to NOT leave So Cal.
        • Gene- In the PNW (now 54ºF), just add more clothes and your comfortable!
          • You're!
          • Yup, keeps coming up in discussion.
        • But you pay for it in $$
          • It's true. You get what you pay for. It's a
            • I have got to move my boat to the big bay...
              • Come on over to Pier 32. We have
                • May come down to visit... but where I am is just a short hop from the house
                  • Is the Coronado Brewing Company tasting room
                    • No, that would be just too darn convienent.
                      • BTW if you are biking in MB...
                        • Look at those bike and walking paths. That's fantastic.
                          • While I tend to agree...
                            • In Amsterdam I noticed the "bike and scooter only" lanes and thought they looked a good idea.
                              • Perhaps a case of "leave on in every port?"
                                • We kind of subscribe to that line of thinking. When
                            • Those that don't benefit directly always complain about the costs.
                              • Good points, also the side benefits of...
                                • Just a bit more on cycling... Vehicular cycling vrs path cycling
                                  • Last fall my wife was struck by a car as she bicycled home from work.
                                    • So sorry to read that
                                    • So Sorry to hear that Tom....
                                      • Logic of riding with traffic... And to Tom...
                                        • Gene, well said....but
                                    • Tom- What a continuing nightmare, thankful it wasn't worse
                                    • She was fortunate..
                                    • Tom, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope
                                • Holland isn't SF
                                  • No, but we CAN do a better job....
              • Longer ago I had friends living aboard a fity foot ketch in Chula Vista.
                • But.........the weather was fabulous!
                • Yes, Chula Vista is kind the end of the road for
          • Your nearby Greenwich Conn. costs more than twice San Diego for housing.
            • Doesn't Greenwich Conn have about a three week sailing season?
              • 3 wks? How about 6 or 7 months
              • That's enough! They have to use their second home in Vermont, for ski season.
                • ... And the winter home in Palm Beach
                • How about 4 homes?
                  • Unfortunate
        • all right, you guys are killing me here
          • That "what if we left San Diego" thing...
            • real estate
  • I live in St Petersburg Florida....
  • I live on the south Texas coast- pretty much like south Florida weather wise
    • Do you get used to it?
      • I've lived in the deep south for most of my 70+ years
    • Charlie, how was the trip? Any major problems or drop outs?
      • Pretty good trip Westy. Yes there were problems. 8 of the PDR's lost rudders, but they
        • To further explain- the event we are discussing is called "The Texas 200". A five day
        • It's a good trip to prove design and work. I'm sorry I missed it.
          • John Wright. He tried an experimental Proa this year- didn't work
            • I remember a proa that first year and it had issues IIRC.
    • Ouch..it hit 73 here a week ago and I thought I was going to die...
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