Fort Myers! Shhhhh. Keep it a secret. Go somewhere else. Nothing good in Southwest Florida . . . but, have Spring Training for the Twins and Red Sox, plenty of theater, shopping, loads & loads of doctors, colleges, car dealerships, VA hospital, Miami & Tampa are each about 2 hours away drive, have a new airport, a melting pot of people from UK, Germany, and Mid-West, sprinkled with a few from Boston & NYC, great fishing, lots of fresh shrimp/stone crabs/fresh fish/fruits/veggies all year long, beaches, boating, great kayaking, biking trails, palm trees, great air quality, and best weather in the US from October 15th to May 15th. Seriously don't move to Fort Myers, Lee County, or Collier County! Stay in Tampa.
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Maybe moving! Need some advice
by Jon Preston inok so we might be moving to fl.
wife wants to get away to start over.
i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.
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Maybe moving! Need some advice
by Jon Preston inok so we might be moving to fl.
wife wants to get away to start over.
i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.
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Are jobs a concern? Usually, Jacksonville area offers good job opportunities and lower cost of living. The houses are cheaper there, the beaches & fishing is great, and the cost of car & home insurance is lower too. It is like Fall there in the winter.
The further south you go, the higher your house & car insurance.
Orlando is super hot in the summertime. The whole state is hot in the summer, but the middle of the state swealters. Near the coast is cooler and has breezes & more afternoon showers.
Fort Lauderdale & Miami are like mini NYCs. A lot of crime and uninsured drivers there. But, there are jobs. If you are a millionaire, then these areas are great.
I don't know how the jobs are in Tampa. It is a big area, so you should get the job before you buy the house.
Honestly, I'd rent a place for a few months before buying.
And, if you don't have to work, rent a house in Islamorada. That's paradise.
Skeeter
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The 27 year old pilot would have been about 15 in 2001. He was at an impressionable age, and could have been brainwashed and used a sleeper. Remember, those hijackers had trained limitedly to fly a plane. But, landing a plane takes alot of skill. Find a zealot, 15 year old Islamist who wants to fly planes. Gear him towards flying planes, working for an airline, and taking a big bird to the desert.
Those planes have too many fail safe backup systems. And, the reports were that passenger's cell phones were still on, days afterwards. How can that be? I am always calling people who are traveling, and their phones don't ring.
Had to be foul play. I just hope it is in the ocean. I feel so bad for those people on the plane. But, I just hope it's in the ocean.
Either way, China is going to kick some Islamic arses. China is not going to be sensitive to radical Islamists. They run tanks over their own young dissidents, and have supported North Korea for years.
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May KM 2014 - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
by Ultimate Reality incourtesy of watchtower87, the may 2014 km has an announcement on page 4 as follows:.
"beneficiaries of a government program known as deferred action for childhood arrivals (daca) may apply to serve as temporary bethel family members or temporary volunteers.
when answering questions regarding citizenship on the application, these individuals should identify themselves as daca beneficiaries.".
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My JW sister left JW husband
by umbertoecho inafter years of looking down on me for not being "in the truth", being told (more or less) that my daughter died because i did not have the "truth" and therefore god's approval.
my sister has, after forty years of marriage and fifty years of being in the truth....left her husband and her dis-fellowshipped son and gone to live with our other sister (who by the way is disassociated).
i am amazed at this turn of events, as i have always been led to believe that they were a fine example of how complete and spiritually protected they were as a family for being in the jw religion.
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"zealously condemning the world, education, counseling, people in other religions."
That's a keepsake quote. I feel the sting you've felt from your sister all of these years. I think many on this board can relate. She likely sees this latest as Satan testing her, and can't see the root of the problem is that pressure cooker cult.
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Why hasn't anyone claimed it? Simple. Hijacking the plane (or the several hundred passengers) isn't the apex of their plans with it.
My fear is that they use this plane to fly a big dirty bomb over/into a big city. I hope I'm wrong on this, and that the plane is "safely," in the depths of the ocean and the passengers on board are, as JW say, "asleep."
Skeeter
p.s. I read somewheret that Isalam teaches theorcratic lying, just like the JWs. To them, not saying where the plane (or those people are) is to the greater "good".
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Where Do You Shop For Good Deals/Lower Prices?
by minimus ini know some people swear by ebay.. i like to actually see the product i am buying.
i'm not a big internet shopper.. places like job lots or discount stores like dollar tree are what i usually like.
k&g men's clothes and dsw shoes are other great spots to get big discounts.. where do you shop?.
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I love KMart, outlet stores, Costco, and the local farmer's markets (tomorrow morning is the big one).
KMart is not crowded, and the stores and neat and clean. Time saver over Walmart. I love the KMart cash back savings. Many times they have 30 cents/gallon off coupons on the back of my store receipt.
Twice a year, Publix runs some really great coupons. $100 gas or Amex gift cards for $75. Usually, just before major holidays.
Mulch is super cheap at Lowes & Home Depot on long, holiday weekends. Get it for a buck a bag.
I buy alot of stuff off Amazon. But, I had to cut that off. I could spend too much money, all too easily.
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I have a test when I buy something. It's a "3 part test."
1. Do I want it or need it?
2. Can I afford it?
3. Do I have something else that will work in its place?
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Malaysia has lights and cell phone towers.
(Malaysia at night)Even if the plane had no communications or electricity, why didn't the captain get someone's cell phone, fly low, and make a call? In September 11th, passengers were calling. It looks like this plane crossed the entire country. Autopilot alarms should have went off when it went off course, so I doubt the pilot & copilot just went asleep. And, that waterwayt is supposed to be a big shipping lane. Didn't any ship see/hear/feel this plane go down? Should have been 7 miles + in visability.
I think this plane was flown somewhere. Where, I don't know. And, I think it was the co-pilot, Fariz Abdul Hamid, that did this. He was likely the last person heard on that plane, and he's done some strange things before.
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How's the weather in your area?
by Decided inhere in nc it's snowing, about 6" so far.
haven't had so much snow and ice in a long time as we have so far this winter.. ken p..
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