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Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by Bazza, Oct 24, 2023.

  1. eastowest

    eastowest GC Hall of Fame

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    At Old Harmony Church Barracks.....no Air Conditioners.....:eek:
     
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  2. lifetimeg8r

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    You beat me to it re: Helene & peaches :) That's about it for me ;)
     
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  3. Bazza

    Bazza Moderator

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    Not trying to get into an argument with you but when someone says "from" it usually means that's where they were born.

    And it was Seabreeze High.....not Mainland......
     
  4. Gatorologist

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    Their interstates are generally smoother than those in SC
     
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  5. UF24ou14

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    I haven't lived in Gainesville for years, but I was raised there and still consider that to be where I'm from. I was born in Avon Park, Florida, and was only there during my stay for the first three days of my life. Am I from there or Gainesville?
     
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  6. UF24ou14

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    Yeah, got my schools mixed up. Forgot about Seabreeze.
     
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  7. gatormonk

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    Is The Dillard House still a thing?

    Whitewater rafting down the Chatooga River.
     
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  8. murphree_hall

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    Real estate is more affordable in Georgia
     
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  9. UF24ou14

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    Fall and spring are much nicer, too.
     
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  10. Mikog8tor

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  11. garettk

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    Drivin and Cryin

    lived in Dalton and Rome combined 7 years. Having seasons were nice but winters were depressing. Lived through 93 blizzard.
    No desire to go back.
     
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  12. senecagator

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    The quality of the experience isn't what it used to be, but it's still open.
     
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  13. garettk

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    People that have gone for years say it’s become pretty commercialized. Ate there about five years ago. Views are great but once I checked it off list I wouldn’t go back unless I was with people that really wanted to.
     
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  14. CHFG8R

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    Atlanta is actually a very pretty town for its size. Compare it to bleak-ass, treeless, soulless South Florida for instance.
     
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  15. 62gator

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    Don’t get me started about ATL! :mad:

    Some very nice places that I enjoy outside of there though:

    Cumberland Island
    Sea Island
    Reynolds Plantation
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    Gumlog Bar B Que & Fish Lodge
     
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  16. Endless Excuses

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    Oh no you didn't go there! Good ole Blondie...
     
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  18. Bazza

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    I actually met Mrs. Allman (Geraldine) back in the early 2000's, when I was still running my landscaping business.

    Friend of mine here, Diane Marshall, who had dated Gregg Allman, knew she was interested in some help for her property, so asked if I could go take a look.

    We did.............but nothing came of it regarding any work.

    Funny thing is most obits of Geraldine list her as living in Daytona Beach Shores, but I believe the property we went to was in Ponce Inlet.

    They did live in the shores when the boys were still in school....so maybe that's where the mixup is....
     
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  19. UF24ou14

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    I lived in Ellijay and Woodstock combined for almost eight years. Got snowed in for 3 days in Ellijay, but it was sunny during those 3 days and I enjoyed it. Woodstock weather got cold, but pretty mild most of the time. I can deal with the cold if it's sunny. I wouldn't have stayed had it been dreary. The colors in the fall were incredible.
     
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  20. eastowest

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