tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post6216681194498176566..comments2023-10-10T04:20:51.463-05:00Comments on My Musings: You Know You Are a Real Floridian When....LeftLeaningLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04359577019343211327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-14731753844516205002008-01-22T08:19:00.000-06:002008-01-22T08:19:00.000-06:00Pete, I am glad you enjoyed it. This one really ti...Pete, <BR/>I am glad you enjoyed it. This one really tickled me. I just wish "skimming the pool" had been part of my childhood chores. Sadly, we didn't have one. <BR/><BR/>Shel, <BR/>I read yours about being from Minnesota, too funny!LeftLeaningLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359577019343211327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-90845064137764013552008-01-21T12:56:00.000-06:002008-01-21T12:56:00.000-06:00"You measure distance in minutes."Not a Floridian ..."You measure distance in minutes."<BR/><BR/>Not a Floridian (although I've visited several times), but that applies to me, too. I recently had a friend ask me how far it was between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul and my answer was, "Depends on the route and traffic." (For the record, it's about 10 miles.)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417213230251187926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588398189699340968.post-52153953507133943892008-01-21T09:11:00.000-06:002008-01-21T09:11:00.000-06:00so true! though I must disagree with this one: "Yo...so true! though I must disagree with this one: "Youʼve gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark."<BR/><BR/>when I was a kid in Long Island we'd start trick or treating right after school... when I moved to FL I was confused for the first Halloween, as I got ready to head out and noticed there were NO kids trick or treating... I think a neighbor told me everyone waited until it was at least getting dark...<BR/><BR/>thanks for this... hilarious... "A trip to lovely Miami Beach!" what kind of game show prize is that???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com