I know. Just waxing philosophical. -D
> On Sep 4, 2019, at 5:25 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > No need to rationalize Dan. I was just tagging along on Curt's post and > poking a bit of fun at you. > Watch out for the pythons. > > Randy > > > On 04/09/2019 4:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> As I think I’ve mentioned before the worst part about hurricanes is the >> waiting. >> >> When you have a blizzard you don’t get a lot of warning in most cases, maybe >> a day or two. With hurricanes we are on the bubble as much as a week out, >> although our favorite local weather guesser has a set of rules about >> hurricanes, and rule #7 (the last one) is: >> >> 7. Stop freaking out....until I tell you to. We're fine. >> >> The anticipation is what wears you out, just like it did with Dorian. You’re >> watching everything in the media for 3-4 days solid only to have it go >> somewhere else…it’s a major mind mess expecting the absolute worst and then >> having it suddenly evaporate. >> >> Now to address Randy’s wonderment… >> >> Pythons are only in South Florida. Not far from you are bears and certainly >> plenty of poisonous snakes. >> >> Alligators are fairly common, but like most wild animals, will go out of >> their way to avoid you and are in clearly defined areas that any rational >> person simply doesn’t go near unless they are looking for a confrontation. >> >> Bugs? You have mosquitos the size of small birds. You just don’t have them >> year ‘round. You have spiders and other such crawly stuff, too. >> >> Humidity? Sure. But just as you stay inside to avoid the cold in the >> wintertime, we make use of air conditioning when it’s hot and humid outside >> if we don’t want to be in it. Also, you have humidity, too. Again, you just >> don’t have it nearly as much as we do. >> >> I could make a similar list about the North if I so chose to do so, but >> rather than that, I’ll share a nugget of knowledge I’ve accumulated from >> living all over the U.S. and for short periods of time elsewhere in the >> world, including places like the Northwest Territories, or Egypt, for >> example: >> >> >> No place is perfect. When you find the perfect place to live, please let me >> know. Life involves compromises, and choosing a place to live falls right in >> with this. I love Wisconsin for the spring, fall, parts of the summer, it’s >> dairy products and quality of life in general. I love Northern California >> for it’s diversity, climate and access to a wealth of outdoor activities. I >> love Florida for it’s nearly perpetual sunshine and wonderful winter months. >> I love New England for it’s rich history and wide range of cultural >> experiences in short distances. >> >> I dislike (“hate" is a bit harsh) Wisconsin for it’s winters and the >> sometimes close-mindedness and conservatism of the people where I lived. I >> dislike Northern California for it’s high cost of living, high density >> population, and nanny state government. I dislike Florida for it’s out of >> control growth and development, snowbirds/bluehairs who tie up the roads in >> their big cars at 30 mph in a 45, and somewhat for the 8 months of heat and >> humidity. I dislike driving on 128 at rush hour, (Boston) or trying to get >> out of town to the Cape in the summer or the mountains in the fall. >> >> >> >> So my point is that rather than look down upon or question the rationale >> behind other’s choice of places to live, understand that what might appeal >> to you might be exactly the opposite of what someone else might find >> desirable. Life is full of compromises, and balancing what is and isn’t >> important has a large effect on why someone chooses to do what they may. And >> people tend to exaggerate things as well, like how cold it gets or how many >> bugs there are. I’m in Florida not because of the climate, but because my >> wife wanted to be near her parents in their final years. Given the choice I >> would never have left Wisconsin, but my family came first in this situation, >> not my choice of where to live. >> >> I do enjoy “shoveling sunshine” in the winter and getting some fun digs in >> for those suffering in the cold, but I have no problem with the tables being >> turned when it’s in the 90s and humid here and having it pointed out to me >> that my old place in Wisconsin is having 85F days and 55F nights. >> >> -D >> >> >> >>> On Sep 4, 2019, at 4:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Normally we don't get big rains after Labor day but its just chucking down >>> right now, thunder, lightning, hail, the whole bit.It won't last but its a >>> reminder for us northerners. >>> Also, I saw on Facebook today "Nobody in Florida prays for New England when >>> we have a blizzard, they just talk smack and post pictures from the beach. >>> Whos laughing now?" >>> -Curt >>> _______________________________________ > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
