bugs and hurricanes

[kla37]

There's always places like NC! We're right in the middle. Mild winters, only occasional snow, summers can be hot and humid. Lots of trees, access to beach and mountains. I love it here!

 

[Judy]

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I think the bugs that freak people out most are the gigantic cockroaches, AKA palmetto bugs.

I remember them well. They will eat your food but don't bite, and their natural habitat is not your house, it is in ground litter. I learned to kill them with a slipper, not a fly swatter (not heavy enough.)

Gnats and mosquitoes bother me a lot more than palmetto bugs ever did, at least they did til the good repellants appeared on the market. Of course the north had horse flies....

BTW, I agree, places like NC, VA, KY, etc. have a great in-between climate. Then there's Hawaii....

 

[Ridgerunner]

Let me understand this. You live in the Northeast, which is great in the summer. Your relative is going to be living in Florida which is great in the winter and would probably love to see you visit. And you are bummed out?

You can usually see hurricanes coming and take precautions. Yeah, the destruction can be great, but you can protect yourself by leaving. Blizzards, earthquakes, and tornadoes are different. Alaska and Minnesota (just to name a couple) are famous for their mosquitoes in the summer. On the Gulf Coast (Louisiana), I had mosquitoes and Palmetto bugs. Here I have chiggers and ticks.

I can understand and think it is quite proper that people think their school, town, state, and country are the best in the world. What is often hard to understand is that other people feel the same about their school, town, state or country. I think it is fine that the French think the world revolves around Paris, but they should not expect me to think that way. How can people stand to live where an earthquake can strike without warning, or a tornado with very little warning, or where the ground freezes in November and thaws in March? Yet many people do and love it. I've lived in many places around the world and would prefer the Gulf Coast for many reasons, culture and climate being at the top of the list.

 

[gryeyes]

Hey, but there is no Earthquake SEASON, y'know! And the big ones only happen here about every 10 years or so, and they're over really quickly.

Although I'm glad I relocated here in the Sacramento area for a lot of reasons, I really, really, hate the hot summers. And the too warm Springs and the too warm Indian Summers. I miss the Central California Coastline.

Earlier this year a bug the size of a pteradactyl hit me on the side of the head. Almost gave me a concussion! Carl the rooster snatched it right up and offered it to Rebecca, though. All the girls go after earwigs like they's candy, so I'm pretty happy about that. Just wish the place wasn't a black widow factory!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

It's always sad when someone you care about and enjoy moves away. You can still stay in touch, but it's not the same as when they live near you. Maybe you can still visit sometime on vacation, which would be great. Plus, the computer age is great for e-mail and digital photos. Talking long distance isn't as expensive as it used to be in the old days, either. If you can embrace the change, you will have lots of new topics to talk about!