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Old 01-30-2013, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Myrtle Beach
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Speaking of beaches. I think it might time to head out this weekend to the beach... it's been awhile. Maybe we'll take the 'new' ride. Yeah, yeah... I know... the garage is dirty.

Need to hit the beach this weekend so we can take some nice Florida Themed Pics.

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Old 01-30-2013, 10:20 AM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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Speaking of beaches. I think it might time to head out this weekend to the beach... it's been awhile. Maybe we'll take the 'new' ride. Yeah, yeah... I know... the garage is dirty.

Need to hit the beach this weekend so we can take some nice Florida Themed Pics.
Oooh nice ride you got there...reminds me of the cars I see here up in Mass when the summer nationals come to town..
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Old 01-30-2013, 10:34 AM
 
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I am at the beach now! Its windy, and the water is choppy but it is GORGEOUS out right now!!!!
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Old 01-30-2013, 12:06 PM
 
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and a pano....
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Old 01-30-2013, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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and a pano....
Ummm..... yeah I need me some of THAT!!! This is what I am seeing...and this is an improvment because we are a having a one day heat wave of temps in the 50's so it melted a lot of the snow but it will be right back to freezing in a day or so...awesome..but look at the depressing gray..
(Sorry if it sideways didn't know how to turn it)
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Old 01-30-2013, 12:44 PM
 
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Ummm..... yeah I need me some of THAT!!! This is what I am seeing...and this is an improvment because we are a having a one day heat wave of temps in the 50's so it melted a lot of the snow but it will be right back to freezing in a day or so...awesome..but look at the depressing gray..
(Sorry if it sideways didn't know how to turn it)
I like snow...I love to watch it snow...but at a ski resort...LOL sorry...
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Old 01-30-2013, 01:03 PM
 
Location: says MA on my license but can be found wandering the beaches of RI
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Speaking of beaches. I think it might time to head out this weekend to the beach... it's been awhile. Maybe we'll take the 'new' ride. Yeah, yeah... I know... the garage is dirty.

Need to hit the beach this weekend so we can take some nice Florida Themed Pics.
That is a nice set of wheels you've got there!! I used to own a 70 Mustang convertible. But living in Mass, not having a garage, or the money to fully restore it properly (floor boards rusted out for starters), I sold it to a Dad and his son who would work on it like it deserved.

Enjoy that car, I'm sure it's great driving it down there!
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Old 01-30-2013, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Massachusetts
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I like snow...I love to watch it snow...but at a ski resort...LOL sorry...
lol..yeah I like to 'watch' it snow too..then I wish it would melt away immediately!!! If I was at a ski resort I'd just be at the lodge drinking hot cocoa with lots of booze in it and that's pretty much it!!
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Old 01-30-2013, 02:51 PM
 
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If I was at a ski resort I'd just be at the lodge drinking hot cocoa, and that's pretty much it!!
But of course! that is the ONLY way to do it! hahahahahahaha

BTW whenever you guys come down (and I highly recommend you visit at least once before moving), do the red square on two days, and the blue on another two days, so you have time to go up and down and truly explore the area. From the airport (you can find a hotel there and be central to everything), take Veterans up to Lutz, Odessa, Citrus Park, Carrollwood, (exit 9 & 14). Take the Gunn Hwy exit (exit 9), and go west to Citrus Park and check it out, and then from there you can go back towards Ehlrich Rd and go all the way to Dale Mabry/Bearss. Then take Dale Mabry up to Van Dyke, explore that, and then go up one more exit to Lutz Lake Fern and explore that as well...all the good schools are on that road. Then next day take Courtney Campbell to Gulf to Bay and then make a right on Mc Mullen Booth, and then go all the way up to East Lake with Tarpon Rd, and then from Tarpon Rd go west towards US19 and take that all the way down (or until you had enough...LOLOL)...Leave two extra days to explore the beaches, and see which one you like best. From the airport you can also take Dale Mabry north (in blue on the map) and see what that's like.

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Old 01-30-2013, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Any Beach/FL
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I have been to both,, small beach areas, since they closed F. Howard to fix the road havent been back, Sunset never found I think, maybe drove by- it's tiny. Just like the one in Springhill - 30 cars n it's over. Algia what's with the X's??
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