Florida, Ejections, and Idiots

Only been there twice...both journeys from Orlando to Disney....Both drivers offered to take me to see some wild alligators....

Blimey I was on holiday...why do I want to see wild alligators...

But now I know why they were wild...the crocs are invading right? Does Carl know?

 

lol....crocs, gators, all the same to me. either way, havent seen any other then the baby. Big disappointment there...i was expecting trees to go flying during the hurricane (i was swimming in a pool during the worst of it) and all sorts of wild animals....Florida sucks.

 

I live off of 535 as well. It is a small world. You must be up near the huge LDS temple.

Not me!

 

That's just because you live in that high falutin town you live in! I have seen many a wild gator, including one in my front yard and several in my community. A friend also had a 12 foot gator in her backyard but I did not get too close to that one! Another friend wrecked his car running over a 14 footer on I-4 a few years back.

As for snakes . . . .

'Python Patrol' targets giant snakes of South Florida - CNN.com

 

I heard that Florida has a mandatory death sentence on Pythons as they are not American.

Outsiders.

 

Too bad they don't have that policy with the other 'outsiders' we have here...

I live right up on the Windermere/WinterGarden Border...right by the Winter Garden Cemetery...actually, right across (pretty much) from that new park (Baseball/Soccer Field) they're building.

I have seen a few Armadillos and Coons, but thats about it.

 

We've had gators, all manner of slithering creatures (including several snakes that were more than 6 feet long), bobcats, and even a wild pig!

 

I could seriously post in this thread every day.

Here is another one, involving a K-9 Unit.

1 dead, 3 hurt in crash | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY

WEAR YOUR G-DAMN SEATBELT PEOPLE!

 

Drivers of Florida watch these British Public Information Films.

YouTube - clunk click

YouTube - Public Information Films - Mrs Blunders

YouTube - THINK Seatbelts - Three Strikes

 

I've just read that Florida has raised its minimum age for driving . . . a good start! (Especially since my son would have been old enough to get his license in January but now it appears that he must wait an additional year! I feel like I have been given an extra year without the terror of teaching him to drive!

 

What is the Min. Age? If I remember correctly, in NJ, you had to be 16 to get your permit, then when you turned 17 (and had had permit for at least 6 months I think) you got a restricted license. At 21, it became unrestricted.

I could have just made that up, but I'm pretty sure thats how it worked.

 

It is 15 to get a permit but it is now moving up to 17 to get a license, or so I am told. The license is restricted until age 18 I think.

They do require a 4 hour driving course to get the permit at 15 -- that is sufficient impediment to ensure that my son will resist getting a permit and for that I am grateful!