From: "ameijers" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Home Prices
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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:34:38 GMT


"D. Gerasimatos"  wrote in message
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> In article <84irr72knh.fsf@ripco.com>, Todd H.  wrote:
> >
> >Amen.
> >
> >I'd take a lot of Florida beaches over their counterparts in the
> >Bahamas, even Maui, and East and West Caribbean as well.  When it
> >comes to wide sand beaches, it's mighty tough to improve on what
> >Florida has to offer.
>
>
> What I don't like about Florida beaches is the lack of surf. I feel
> like I'm wading into a giant, tepid lagoon. The sand is great, the
> water is warm, and it's good for swimming but I much prefer a beach
> with waves crashing. Watching people try to surf in Florida is a sad
> sight.
>
Chuckle- try the downwind side of the Gulf of Mexico, around the Louisiana
mudflats. You can walk out till you can barely see the shore in some places,
and still only be chest deep. Not a pretty beach, either- always a scum line
and trash, marking high tide. Haven't seen them post Katrina/Rita, but I
understand a lot of the beaches (and some of the towns) are simply .
The half-dead marshes now run right up to the waterline in a lot of spots.

aem sends...