If you do make sure you come in to Carrabba's and I'll buy you a drink

 

Good morning, Florida. Enjoy your Saturday.

 

Well, another awesome weekend widing down and headed for the start of another work week. Ugghhhhh. Hope everyone's weekend was awesome or better and you week goes well.

 

Mine was awesome, spent it doing exactly what I wanted to- working on my Falcon. I think I have about 6 more days and I'll be done with scraping off that friggin undercoating. Man is that a job and a half.

 

Still in Southern California, but loading up the F-250, putting the car in the trailer and moving the family back to FL at the end of the month.

I was in the auto parts store today picking up a few last minute wiring goodies to finish installing my towing mirrors for the trip. The weather felt perfect outside. Little over cast... cool breeze picking up just enough to shake the trees outside a little. Keep in mind, the folks out here mistake a light mist for what they call 'rain'.

One of the locals (local to SoCal) walked in with a worried look on his face... and asked his buddy "Dood... doesn't this weather make it seem like the end of the world or something?"

It was all I could do to resist slapping him for being a little girl. I laughed at him... and he's probably still not sure why.

Can't wait to be back to Fl... where men... aren't little girls.

 

My dad and I went to the Tampa boat show last friday...

It was a little disappointing about how expensive owning a boat is nowadays.

We went to one in Philadelphia 30 something years ago and the boats have changed so much since then.

my a/c quit in my truck last week, and i have just started thinking about fixing it... I dont drive much lately and its coming into cooler weather...but I figure around $350 for parts and another $100 for evac and recharge once I finish repairs...

I need to hook up the uv light and check for leaks first...its had dye in it for years and i check it occasionally...im half tempted to just evac and recharge it and see if i can get another 2 years out of it...

 

Good morning...happy weekend...what's up with you all?

 

Good morning to you Tim. I'm giving Fordzilla some TLC this weekend. Changing the oil/filter and fuel filters. Then I'm watching some football. It's a great day here in NE FL. 81 degrees, cloud cover, and a gentle breeze. Great day to work on the truck.

 

Dang, Rob...just for that I'm not gonna let you use my ez bake oven anymore

 

Ok guys/ladies, help me out here. I was trying to remember all the different names for the various coasts in Florida (hey it's a BS thread for a reason!!!). So far I've come up with:

First Coast
Space Coast
Treasure Coast
Gold Coast

I'm sure there are more. Jump in if you have more coast names.

 

I did it all for the cookie...

East Coast
Atlantic Coast

Fl's west coast from South to North:

Lee Island Coast ..(Lee County)
Cultural Coast ......(Sarasota)
Sun Coast ...........(Tampa, St Pete, Clearwater)
Nature Coast .......(Crystal River, Yankeetown )
Forgotten Coast ....(Apalachacola, Port St. Joe)
Emerald Coast ......(Panama City, Pensacola )

 

East Coast

First Coast - NE Florida Coastline from Georgia to Ormond beach includes St. Augustine (founded in 1565 as the nations first city, which is where the name comes from)

Space Coast - CE Florida Coastline from Ormond Beach to Vero Beach includes the Kennedy Space Center (hence the name!)

Treasure Coast - Fort Pierce to Boca Raton including Palm Beach.

Gold Coast - Palm Beach thru Fort Lauderdale and Miami Coastline where the term "gold" refers to the property investments made by some of the wealthiest people moving and buying in the area.

West Coast

Lee Island Coast - Lee County's Coastline

Cultural Coast - Sarasota's Coastline named for the cultural arts that Sarasota is so rich in. Includes Ana Maria Island, Siesta Key, and Lido Key

Sun Coast - St. Petersburg - Clearwater coastline and barrier islands also known as "Florida's Beach"

Nature Coast - Pasco County north to Cedar Key this coastline is rich in natural habitats.

Emerald Coast - Panhandle coastline between Panama City and Perdido Key includes Pensacola.

Forgotten Coast - Gulf County, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Apalachicola, St. George Island

Other Coasts

Palm Coast refers to a city in Flagler County and is actually part of coastline region that is referred to as the First Coast.

 

Nice. Thanks T8R and ABW.

 

Good morning...have a great week everyone.

 

I guess this is not a very active part of FTE? Any way I just wanted to check in and make sure this chapter was still alive and kicking...