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Post by aljwishhope on Apr 24, 2017 11:00:13 GMT -5
In an effort to make sure this thread is not getting too intellectual, did you know that mashed potatoes float? So does sorrow. so does Hope! |
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Post by hopingforalj on Apr 24, 2017 19:05:00 GMT -5
Did you know that the State of Florida moved a bill out of committee and towards a house vote that allows wealthy beach front home owners to make the beaches private, you heard that right, Florida is about to let beach front home owners kick the public (insert me here) off the beaches, so sad, so true 😞
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Post by JudgeKnot on Apr 24, 2017 20:25:20 GMT -5
Here's my "fun fact" that I'd like to include in one of my decisions, but it would likely provoke wrath by TPTB. "S___ happens."
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Post by bayou on Apr 24, 2017 21:13:55 GMT -5
Did you know that the State of Florida moved a bill out of committee and towards a house vote that allows wealthy beach front home owners to make the beaches private, you heard that right, Florida is about to let beach front home owners kick the public (insert me here) off the beaches, so sad, so true 😞 That seems a bit short sighted given the role that beaches play in Florida tourism. |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 24, 2017 22:54:15 GMT -5
As Bayou is rather short sighted when it comes to music, music trivia, musical instruments or anything dealing with music, I thought I would go in a different direction now that the topic has shifted to Florida.
Did you know that Florida is the shark bite capital of the world? Pixie
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Post by rp on Apr 25, 2017 7:35:39 GMT -5
As Bayou is rather short sighted when it comes to music, music trivia, musical instruments or anything dealing with music, I thought I would go in a different direction now that the topic has shifted to Florida. Did you know that Florida is the shark bite capital of the world? Pixie Is that because so many active and retired lawyers live there? |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 25, 2017 7:44:50 GMT -5
No, it's due to the extensive coast line, the number of tourists splashing in the water and the large number of sharks who live in the waters where the tourists splash. While there are few fatal attacks in Florida, the number of bites is high, the highest in the world. Personally, I don't go in the water as I want to keep all four of my extremities. I have been told the swimming pools in the state are safe from sharks, so I will go in the pools. As you can probably tell, I don't like sharks. Pixie
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Post by bayou on Apr 25, 2017 7:50:10 GMT -5
Princess Diana's funeral was the most watched broadcast of all time in Australia.
Which made me look up what it was for England. That was the 1966 England World Cup victory over West Germany; 200k more than the funeral which is #2.
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Post by hopingforalj on Apr 25, 2017 7:50:31 GMT -5
DId you know people surf fish (standing in surf fishing)with bait baskets tied to their hip like a fannie pack, and then they wonder why a shark would attack them, hmmmm 😳, only to also see peeps swimming close to where they are casting, not good. You are right Pixie, sharks, they do bite 🦈
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Post by bayou on Apr 25, 2017 8:06:06 GMT -5
No, it's due to the extensive coast line, the number of tourists splashing in the water and the large number of sharks who live in the waters where the tourists splash. While there are few fatal attacks in Florida, the number of bites is high, the highest in the world. Personally, I don't go in the water as I want to keep all four of my extremities. I have been told the swimming pools in the state are safe from sharks, so I will go in the pools. As you can probably tell, I don't like sharks. Pixie |
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Post by Ace Midnight on Apr 25, 2017 8:24:57 GMT -5
Since Florida seems to be the category du jour, Clearwater has the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita for the United States.
Has to be a Scientology joke in there somewhere...
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Post by Pixie on Apr 25, 2017 9:48:03 GMT -5
No, it's due to the extensive coast line, the number of tourists splashing in the water and the large number of sharks who live in the waters where the tourists splash. While there are few fatal attacks in Florida, the number of bites is high, the highest in the world. Personally, I don't go in the water as I want to keep all four of my extremities. I have been told the swimming pools in the state are safe from sharks, so I will go in the pools. As you can probably tell, I don't like sharks. Pixie OK, I'm not going in the pools in Florida (or Louisiana) either. I hate alligators almost as much as sharks. |
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Post by Ace Midnight on Apr 25, 2017 11:41:33 GMT -5
Where are you at on crocodiles? Because Florida has both, FYI.
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Post by mamaru on Apr 25, 2017 11:48:08 GMT -5
No, it's due to the extensive coast line, the number of tourists splashing in the water and the large number of sharks who live in the waters where the tourists splash. While there are few fatal attacks in Florida, the number of bites is high, the highest in the world. Personally, I don't go in the water as I want to keep all four of my extremities. I have been told the swimming pools in the state are safe from sharks, so I will go in the pools. As you can probably tell, I don't like sharks. Pixie Keep an eye out for the gators before you dive in. The first time I visited I found one in the pool and another in a sand trap. No thanks. |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 25, 2017 12:00:28 GMT -5
Where are you at on crocodiles? Because Florida has both, FYI. Not sure I believe that. I have seen those terrible alligators but not a crocodile. I believe crocs are also salt water dwellers? Now that I think more about it, might be best to just avoid the entire state. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 25, 2017 12:03:14 GMT -5
Where are you at on crocodiles? Because Florida has both, FYI. The crocs are just in the southern part, correct? Don't forget about the various constrictor snakes... pythons, etc. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 25, 2017 12:07:50 GMT -5
Where are you at on crocodiles? Because Florida has both, FYI. Not sure I believe that. I have seen those terrible alligators but not a crocodile. I believe crocs are also salt water dwellers? Now that I think more about it, might be best to just avoid the entire state. The American crocodile is native to Florida. I think it's range is limited to the southern part. Plus, I seem to recall that the Nile crocodile has been found in Florida in recent years. |
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Post by charlsiekate on Apr 25, 2017 12:55:44 GMT -5
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Post by Pixie on Apr 25, 2017 14:15:11 GMT -5
Not sure I believe that. I have seen those terrible alligators but not a crocodile. I believe crocs are also salt water dwellers? Now that I think more about it, might be best to just avoid the entire state. The American crocodile is native to Florida. I think it's range is limited to the southern part. Plus, I seem to recall that the Nile crocodile has been found in Florida in recent years. Horrid creatures, all of them. No more trips to Florida for me, except passing through at the airport. |
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Post by stevil on Apr 25, 2017 14:33:16 GMT -5
The American crocodile is native to Florida. I think it's range is limited to the southern part. Plus, I seem to recall that the Nile crocodile has been found in Florida in recent years. Horrid creatures, all of them. No more trips to Florida for me, except passing through at the airport. Prior to all the new condos going up in Mary Brickell Village in downtown Miami 10-years ago, there used to be an empty construction lot with a pond in it right next to the Miami river where the people mover crosses. Don't know how it got there, but there was a crocodile living in it, which became sort of a mascot. Officials confirmed it was a croc, and not a gator, which is easy to tell when you compare their snouts (crocs are longer and thinner than gator snouts). Croc was removed once construction finally occurred. Downtown's never been the same. |
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