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1. 
   tjinfl | May 12, 2006 08:43pm | #1

   Ralph,

   What happened - get the notice for next year's insurance bill? I got mine 2 weeks ago... Insurance went up another 50% after nearlyl doubling last year! I'm looking to leave too! Whoever thought they'd be paying $4850 per year in homeowners insurance! I sure didn't.  And that's after they told me my screen enclosure is only covered for $6900 this year! Geez... If these keeps going, there will really be some cheap property in Florida - and soon!

   Rant over.... Good luck selling your home.

   Terry in Hurricane alley South Florida

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   maverick | May 12, 2006 10:54pm | #2

   Story on 60 minutes last week about florida's real estate market screatching to a halt. maybe ins. rates have part to do with it

2. 
   kate | May 12, 2006 11:22pm | #3

   No, thank you - I'm a Connecticut Yankee!

   
   

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   Edited 5/12/2006 4:26 pm ET by kate

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   dedubya | May 13, 2006 01:49am | #4

   MY son thought last year he would make his home in

   key largo.went hunting for a job got the first one he applied for

   went to a new bank to change his accounts over durn if they

   offered him a job there. he took that one bank manger type

    thought he was crpping in high cotton, quit 4 months later after

   being evaked out for the 3rd time said they could  keep that

   dagnabbed rock pile.----shortage of professtional help down there.

   Just give me the blue ridge thanyyou

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   blue_eyed_devil | May 13, 2006 02:15am | #5

   any interpreters out there?

   blue 

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   Hackinatit | May 13, 2006 02:49am | #6

   His kid is leaving because of the hurricanes along with the insurance companies.

   Florida needs professional employees.

   Guess ya gotta be from Tennessee to translate.Troy Sprout

   "Don't forget the screws"

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   dedubya | May 13, 2006 04:10am | #9

   thankey Troy- Sorry blue, not well thought out on my

    part,or spell checked. MY x sisterin law from the U.P.

   has the same problem with me.So many thoughts

   so little a key board.

2. 
   blue_eyed_devil | May 13, 2006 07:41am | #10

   I kinda had that much figured out...the part that the kid left.

   What does this mean: "bank manger type  thought he was crpping in high cotton"?

   blue 

3. 
   seeyou | May 13, 2006 01:36pm | #11

   bank manger type  thought he was crpping in high cotton"?

   "Executive, thought he was on top of the world". We KY guys understand the dialect as well.

   What time's the game tonight? I'm on the road and hope to make it home by 9pm. 

   Its never too late to be up to date.

   http://grantlogan.net/

4. 
   calvin | May 13, 2006 01:38pm | #12

   around 5.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

    

5. 
   Sphere | May 13, 2006 02:24pm | #13

   Hijack..

   Gman, WE made it!

   Got a car from Enterprise finally. 12 hours later I am in moms living room.  Yikes.

   Hope your trip went well too.

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Damm, I miss that stuff

6. 
   timkline | May 13, 2006 02:29pm | #14

   are you here in scenic Pennsylvania  ?

    carpenter in transition

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   Sphere | May 13, 2006 02:35pm | #15

   yup, Lansdale for now. Going to Vernfield for breakfast, Alburtis for dinner.

   Gotta hit Zerns while I am up here too..get that good ol PA Dutch treats to take home.

   Came up Rt 100 from the Tpike last night...GEEEZUS it grew around here.

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Damm, I miss that stuff

8. 
   timkline | May 13, 2006 03:24pm | #16

   Welcome !

   May you eat a thousand dutch funnel cakes without a tinge of remorse. (or indigestion)

    

   grew ?

   you mean exploded !

   you should come further north into the Lehigh Valley.   the traffic is nuts.

   i'm embarassed to say i've never been to zern's.  i just found out about it a month ago.  i need to take my girlfriend, she would love it.

   alburtis for dinner ?

   The Blue Orchid ?

    carpenter in transition

9. 
   Sphere | May 15, 2006 01:51pm | #17

   Got back late last night sorry I couldn't track ya down.

   I WAS up in Lehigh Sat. Eve. CRAZY is right...unbelievable.

   Alburtis is where my Dad's SO lives. We cruised around that area. Emmaus and Macungie, et al.

   WWhew what a drive, I clocked 1550 miles from Fri. AM to last night...rain all the way home..eeech.

   I'll be back this summer for the final pick up of mom, bring her back here to a 'home'.

   LAter, stay dry.

   Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

   Damm, I miss that stuff

10. 
    CloudHidden | May 16, 2006 04:52am | #23

    >The Blue Orchid?A friend's brother owns that! (Unless it's been sold in the last few years.)Sphere mentioned Macungie...that's where I was born and raised. Probably said that before, but it allows me to reminisce. Those were the good ol days. No they weren't. Gonna be back in July for a week. Already steeling myself for the changes since last visit maybe three years ago.

11. 
    timkline | May 16, 2006 02:57pm | #25

    I was teasing sphere when I said the Blue Orchid as I can still remember the last time I was there maybe 10 years ago.   Fantastic dinner and the service was amazing.  I think the bill was about $90 for the 2 of us back then.  10 years later and I still swallow hard.

    Did you go to high school in Emmaus or were you gone before then  ?

    One of the big things you'll notice is the re-routing of Route 100 and Route 222.  It's confusing as hell, even for a local.  The 222 work is only about 25% finished.

    I'm an east-end city boy.  My home is in Wilson Borough, right next to Easton.  Grew up in Bethlehem.

    Let me know when you'll be in town,  I'll buy you a beer at the Farmhouse in Emmaus.  It's just down the road a piece from Macungie.

    http://www.thefarmhouse.com/

     carpenter in transition

12. 
    CloudHidden | May 16, 2006 03:18pm | #27

    I went to Emmaus Jr High before moving in '70. Then moved back to Allentown after college until '98 or so. My first job was at Air Products and I used to run through the cornfields that the bypass or connector or whatever it's called is now changing. Used to get eggs from a farmer with real live chickens along 100. Brother worked at Rodale for years.Knew Blue Orchid was pricey...thus I never ate there. :)

13. 
    DougU | May 16, 2006 04:45pm | #29

    Used to get eggs from a farmer with real live chickens

    LOL, How else you gonna get eggs!

    Maybe thats only funny to us guys that grew up on/around farming but.......

    Doug

14. 
    CloudHidden | May 16, 2006 04:57pm | #30

    My wife eats EggBeaters, so shaddup!:)From a store, duh. In a carton. I bet half the consumers nowadays don't even know eggs come from chickens!

15. 
    bp21901 | May 16, 2006 11:16pm | #32

    Is that the Zerns in Gilbertsville you're taking about?

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    Sphere | May 17, 2006 02:00am | #33

    The one and only. Best damm farmers market around.

    Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

    Damm, I miss that stuff

2. 
   maverick | May 13, 2006 03:12am | #7

   There's plenty of Florida yankee's.

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   ErnieK | May 13, 2006 03:27am | #8

   Hey I saw the writing on the walls 2 years ago...been there most of my life.  Its only going to get worse.  And to boot, my wife works for State Farm.  We're outta here folks! 

4. 
   sonnie | May 15, 2006 07:29pm | #18

   Actually - I am looking to trade some land in Asheville for something in Florida. Interested?

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   CloudHidden | May 16, 2006 04:53am | #24

   Where's your property? Not in the market...just curious.

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   sonnie | May 16, 2006 03:11pm | #26

   I don't know if you are familiar with Asheville, NC but I have about 9 acres on the east side of Asheville, close to the VA. I kept it in my divorce to be used as a trade one day in my dreaming of moving back to Florida.  I used to live in Vero Beach and I remember it the way it was - not the way it is now - as most people who lived in Florida in the 70's or before can remember how great it once was.

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   CloudHidden | May 16, 2006 03:19pm | #28

   My house is in Haw Creek, back up against the Parkway in Sondley.Riceville Road? Have a friend back there. Another family friend is trying to sell a house on Riverbend. And the thieving excavator I once used lives back there on Grassy Branch, I think.

   Edited 5/16/2006 8:21 am ET by CloudHidden

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   sonnie | May 22, 2006 03:27pm | #34

   You're right- born and raised on Ricevilee Road. Sure do miss it, especially now that the heat and bugs are coming out here in SC. So the insurance premiums are high, blamed on probablility of storms? Our HO insurance has doubled in 2 years because of the "storm activity" in FL.  All I can say is that, insurance companies, like gas companies, etc. have really good lobbyists.

2. 
   Knightdiamond | May 16, 2006 05:04pm | #31

   Hey Soonie,

   I too used to live Indian River County in those days. (Actually lived in Fellsmere but thats a whole nother story) That was before I-95 went all the way through. Went to VBHS in 73/74. Still get down there occasionally but I could not live there again. Asheville sounds like you are on to something. I live in TN now and can not imagine moving. (I'm retired now so I'm not up for a big move). But still get to FL quite often.

   Thanks for prompting my memory.

                                                         KD

5. 
   LeeGrindinger | May 15, 2006 07:35pm | #19

   Well shoot, I'll start the bidding...

   A hundred bucks, eight paper clips, three peeries and 7 state quarters.

   Lee

   MontanaFest
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   brownbagg | May 16, 2006 04:17am | #22

   raise you a indian head nickel

6. 
   peteshlagor | May 16, 2006 03:01am | #20

   Do any gators come with it?

    

7. 
   andy_engel | May 16, 2006 03:39am | #21

   What? Did you come to your senses and are planning a move back to New England?

   Andy

   "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert A. Heinlein

   "Get off your dead #### and on your dying feet." Mom