The water is plenty deep going north. Only shallow going south.
Just like the cows in the mountains that are bred with two legs shorter than the other two so they can stand on the side of the hill.
The water is plenty deep going north. Only shallow going south.
If you haven't already, buy one of the towing packages and do it NOW!!!!!
And do not wait to use the towing company until you're aground. If you have questions about an area, there is no better source than the tow captains and they're glad to help.
Very good point!
What's a tow company? Do we have those on the west side?????
A bitting nat on steroids....
Back when living in South Carolina, I had a skiff with a bimini top. One day looked up and the underside was covered in horseflies. But they were not really bothering me. So I left them alone.
Next day at high noon looked up and there were pinholes in the top!!. Those buggers were eating my bimini top!!
A bitting nat on steroids....
Question: are they all over florida?
Kevin
Portland, OR
We are contemplating a relocation to sunnier climes in the near future and have been wondering about Florida's bug population. Where we live in Portland we don't really have problem with biting bugs being somewhat elevated and drier, but understand there are always compromises one must make in a change of scenery. But I would rather know going in what I am up against instead of relying on the answers of people who have a vested interest in our relocation if you know what I mean.
What I was curious about was all of the screened-in porches in FL. Is that common all over the state or certain parts say closer to the Everglades?
Ok, sorry about thread drift ... But it can be considered a problem on the ICW can't it?
Kevin
Portland, OR
What I was curious about was all of the screened-in porches in FL. Is that common all over the state or certain parts say closer to the Everglades?
Probably the most problematic insects in Florida are love bugs on your car (they dry like concrete). and Palmetto bugs. Palmetto bugs are cock roaches on steroids. Another less of a problem is the chinch bug in St. Augustine grass lawns. Really nothing that can't be controlled or lived with.
By the way, not much of the Disney site was swamp. I was on site during construction in 1964-66. Our company supplied much of the form material for the concrete foundations. There is another city with tunnels and underground chambers to service the park above. It was an interesting project. I have not been back since before in opened.
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Numbers...
running hours 105.3 hrs
gallons used 426
fuel usage (including gen') 4ghp
average rpm 1750
average speed (including tides+/-) 8knots
aprox. mileage 775 statute
Best we can figure out...
Twin Lehman 120hp. Onan 15kw. Boat weight 25 tons full displacement.
I didn't think construction began until 67 as they didn't announce the project or make public the land buying until late 65. (Land buying started in 64, first recorded spring of 65). As to the swamp, just know what I've read as I wasn't yet born. You definitely should go back some time.
Disney did an amazing job of keeping the project a secret while buying all the land under many different names and not recording any of the purchases until ready. Oh, plus lying when directly questioned. No one would ever be able to keep anything like that a secret in today's world. Too bad he died before it was developed.
Maybe eventually we'll pave the Everglades...lol. I say that only because I recently heard an old old old radio gag. The day after a plane did an emergency landing on the expressway, Phil Hendry, a local talk show host who did a lot of fake characters, had a fake Brian Cox (a controversial Miami Dolphin). The fake Brian said he didn't like it. Planes had no business landing on the expressway. You didn't see cars driving out on the tarmac at airports. How would they like it if next time he had car trouble he just pulled onto the runway at the airport. As questioned about what he would do then, he said there was all the land in the Everglades and it wasn't used for anything so they should just pave it all and then the planes could land there all they wanted.
This was before Brian Cox had a post game locker room explosion and Phil Hendry made comments about it the next day that led to a major lawsuit and when the station was sold, one of the conditions was the previous owners were stuck with Hendry, his contract, and all lawsuits and they new owners got no part of him.
Wifey B: You mean there was a time there was no Disneyworld, back in ancient days? Oh my. I can't imagine. Actually I didn't get to go my first time until 2012 at the old age of 33, but I was like a child. Next you're going to tell me there were times without space travel and before computers and then televisions...boy, how primitive.
As stated in previous posts Florida is a large state with many different terrains and insect realities. But for someone contemplating a move from Portland, OR to the Sunshine State I would suggest spending a week in Florida during the months of either June, July or August prior to making permanent arrangements to live here. Bugs are a minor annoyance compared to the heat and humidity. You won't have to worry about those screened porches because you will be in an airconditioned box of some sort for the duration of summer.......