They were. In fact, we used to go to a boat ramp at the barge canal to put their boat in the water.
For anyone not familiar with it, the re was an effort many, many years ago to dig a canal across the state of Florida in order to allow traffic from the Gulf to get to the Atlantic without having to go through the Straits of Florida. The portion that was competed is just north of Crystal River and goes inland a ways before itt stops, I believe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Florida_Barge_Canal The nuke plant was a frightening place. The stories I could tell you would make you swear to never, ever allow the use of nuclear energy ever again. Granted, it was due to the incompetence of the operators at the time, but still, it was frightening none the less. Dan On Jan 20, 2014, at 5:17 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: > Sounds like they were someplace between the Crystal River city limits and the > Barge Canal which is just south of Inglis. You can see the cooling tower > from nearly anyplace along that (five?) mile stretch of US 19. > > The nuke plant is in the process of being decommissioned, and they are > building two gas powered power plants there. The nuke fuel will be stored in > concrete storage "ponds" onsite for ??? years; from what I've read. > Gerry > > On 1/20/2014 4:44 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >> Find the failed nuke plant and they were about 1/4 mile north of it on the >> east side of 19. You could see the cooling towers from their property. >> >> After doing some work there in the early 90s for a consulting firm that was >> following up on a failed or problematic NEC inspection, I told my wife to >> find any way possible to convince them to get the heck out of there. >> >> Shortly after they moved to Holiday, which is just over the Pinellas County >> line from Tarpon Springs. >> >> Dan >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2014, at 4:28 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: >> >>> I think that part of Pine Ridge (or it might have been another failed >>> subdivision) is still pretty much devoid of houses. Citrus County doesn't >>> have much building going on, but that might soon change since the governor >>> has allocated money for the extension of the limited access highway from >>> Tampa. It currently ends near the county line but work on it was in >>> progress before the crash. When it's completed, Citrus County will >>> probably become more like Hernando and Pasco County and the empty >>> subdivisions might see more home building. >>> >>> It sounds like your inlaws lived near Inglis, Florida which is on US 19. >>> There is an upscale RV park south of Inglis on the barge canal where Gary >>> Berghoff (the M.A.S.H company clerk Radar) lives in a million dollar motor >>> home. >>> >>> Inglis gained national attention after the mayor put up signs on US 19 >>> banning the devil: >>> "In November 2001, Mayor <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor> Carolyn >>> Risher issued a proclamation banning Satan >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan> from Inglis. The proclamation began: >>> >>> "Satan, ruler of darkness, giver of evil, destroyer of what is good and >>> just, is not now, nor ever again will be, a part of this town of Inglis. >>> >>> "This controversial proclamation garnered national and world attention. The >>> American Civil Liberties Union >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union> accused the >>> town of what they alleged was a clear violation of the separation of church >>> and state <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state>. In >>> addition, the proclamation was placed on wooden posts that were installed >>> at the entrances to the town on public rights of way. After much >>> controversy and the threat of lawsuits, the town later rescinded its >>> proclamation, and the mayor reimbursed the town for the use of government >>> stationery. The wooden posts were relocated to private property." >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglis,_Florida >>> >>> This is an interesting part of Florida where people can usually do things >>> they couldn't do in more heavily developed parts of the state. For >>> example, in a fit of anger a Crystal River city commissioner pulled a >>> banana and aimed it at another commissioner. The chief of police rose and >>> charged him with assault. I didn't hear anymore about it, so the charge was >>> probably dropped. It was published in the local paper but I couldn't find >>> the story. >>> Gerry >>> ............................................... >>> On 1/20/2014 8:27 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: >>>> Probably the late 80s, very early 90s. >>>> >>>> It was on a business trip to Florida, more specifically, Orlando, where I >>>> brought my oldest son and dropped him off at the in-laws house. At the >>>> time they lived just north of Crystal River along 19, just north of and in >>>> sight of the now failed nuke plant. >>>> >>>> We were just driving around one day east of Crystal River in the Mazda >>>> Miata I had rented (what a POS) and we came across a rather expansive area >>>> where streets were laid out for what appeared to be a huge housing >>>> development with no houses. Seemed to go on for miles, as I recall. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On Jan 19, 2014, at 8:51 PM, "arche...@embarqmail.com" >>>>> <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> How long has it been since you were there? You're probably talking about >>>>> Citrus Springs and Pine Ridge which adjoin. You can enter Citrus Springs >>>>> just outside Dunellon and drive all the way to Crystal River; a distance >>>>> of roughly 20 miles (a guess) without leaving either subdivision. Since >>>>> we've lived in Citrus County, a lot of houses have been built in Pine >>>>> Ridge, which has become somewhat upscale in various areas, but there is >>>>> still a lot of vacant lots interspersed with the houses and large vacant >>>>> tracts, mostly in Citrus Springs. There are enough residents to demand a >>>>> separate address from the Post Office which would be Pine Ridge, Florida, >>>>> but I think that died with the financial crash. >>>>> Gerry >>>>> >>>>>> On 1/19/2014 7:00 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >>>>>> I don't know if it's Beverly Hills, FL, but east of Crystal River is a >>>>>> huge area of undeveloped property from the land boom of years ago. All >>>>>> sort of streets and stuff all laid out, ready for houses, and not a one >>>>>> in sight. 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