Let's Get Aquainted Florida!

MickMan · 09-23-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ZimmygLrL

What if I want to stay in bed and call in sick to work just for the hell of it? Oh wait, if I do that, then I won't be able to attend Little Rock...

I am off this weekend and I am happy!!

How are you doing?

Zimmy

I am feeling much better. Still a bit tires, but better. Momma has the same symptoms I had, so I am thinking she caught it... what ever IT is. But, she will be ok.

Hows the weather down there? It is gloomy here.

The_Lady_Snow · 09-23-2011, 10:47 AM

It's cloudy sunny rainy hot humid all in one here in JAX, Ponte Vedra has dark clouds looming over them!!

Lazy Daze · 09-23-2011, 11:33 AM

Will be moving to Florida soon and oh so very excited!!

Zimmeh · 09-23-2011, 11:36 AM

Have a safe trip!

Zimmy

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Originally Posted by Lazy Daze

Will be moving to Florida soon and oh so very excited!!

BugsAndKisses · 09-26-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazy Daze

Will be moving to Florida soon and oh so very excited!!

Where are you moving to in Fl? I heard on the radio that Wilton Manners in S. Fla was the #2 destination in the USA for gay couples. I live on the edge of it and its odd. One half is perfectly manicured by what appears to be an army of high fashion gay men while the other half....well, I wouldn't go walking around on the street by myself, even in the day! Personally, I have lived on flat land my whole life. I crave rough terrain and mountain views.....sigh

MickMan · 10-01-2011, 06:44 AM

Anyone going to the parade today in Riverside?

Lazy Daze · 10-03-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BugsAndKisses

Where are you moving to in Fl? I heard on the radio that Wilton Manners in S. Fla was the #2 destination in the USA for gay couples. I live on the edge of it and its odd. One half is perfectly manicured by what appears to be an army of high fashion gay men while the other half....well, I wouldn't go walking around on the street by myself, even in the day! Personally, I have lived on flat land my whole life. I crave rough terrain and mountain views.....sigh

I will be moving to the Tampa area..and it looks like sometime before christmas! Hopefully I have a job of sorts lined up by then! In the next step of the process at Hillsborough, doing that this Friday while I'm there

ruffryder · 10-05-2011, 12:28 PM

Hey Floridians! Looks like cooler weather and rain is coming. Hope it clears out next week. My daughter is coming for a visit! I'm hoping it's nice enough so we can enjoy the beach and the sites.

The_Lady_Snow · 10-05-2011, 03:55 PM

OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE

http://www.OccupyJacksonville.com

Occupy Jacksonville Assembly Set for Hemming Plaza

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Occupy WallStreet demonstrators aren't just in New York.
The movement has gone from there to Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and now Jacksonville.
A website called OccupyJacksonville is calling for people to meet at noon Saturday in Hemming Plaza for a peace and solidarity meeting.
Geno Burch is a supporter. "With the people joining together then we can have our voice be heard because the top corporations have ignored us for so long," said Burch.
The leaderless group is spreading its message using social media.
It has more than a thousand followers on its Facebook page and 300 plus on Twitter.
The demonstrators say they stand against corporate greed, social inequality and global climate change.
"Our deficit is at an all-time high, our dollar is at an all-time low, unemployment rates aren't going anywhere...people are mad and they're not going to take it anymore," said Burch.
The Occupy Jacksonville folks say Saturday's meeting in the Hemming Plaza is just to organize what is expected to be an even larger, national movement come October 15th.
Despite more than 700 demonstrators being arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend, Occupy Jax supporters say their meetings will be peaceful showing of solidarity.

First Coast News

Mrs. Strutt · 10-10-2011, 04:00 PM

Well, hello Florida! It's been ages since I've peeked on the board. Heard a bit of news that makes me more inclined to do more than the occasional peeking in the future...I've missed it here

So, RDC version of the past couple of years: Mr. S and I are doing fantastic and our beloved daughter started first grade this year, if you can believe it. I own my own salon now, Mr. S is still at Home Depot and we are just hanging out in west-central Florida, loving life

Bella~Vita · 10-10-2011, 04:03 PM

Glad to hear life is good for all of you. Good to see you here.

scootebaby · 10-10-2011, 04:04 PM

Hey there Mrs Strutt...long time no type! glad to see you back! Are you getting all this funky weather over there...lots of rain,high winds,frogs mating in the pool? lol

Glad to hear the family is doing well. Hope to see you around more often!

all my best to you and yours!

Mrs. Strutt · 10-10-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazy Daze

I will be moving to the Tampa area..and it looks like sometime before christmas! Hopefully I have a job of sorts lined up by then! In the next step of the process at Hillsborough, doing that this Friday while I'm there

Mr. S and I live in the Tampa Bay area (over in Pinellas county, actually). I'm sure you will love it here

ruffryder · 09-23-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

It's cloudy sunny rainy hot humid all in one here in JAX, Ponte Vedra has dark clouds looming over them!!

Isn't this all of FL this week? hehe.. last couple days I've gotten downpours. Doesn't change the temperature! I was amazed because when I first got to FL a bit over 2 weeks ago all the rain I kept running into was a 5 min pour then it was gone. a few times this happened till the other night boy was I surprised with that crackin' thunder. I wanted to hide under my bed! haha! Kinda sucks as I been wanting to hit up the beach.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

ruffryder · 09-23-2011, 02:31 PM

Heyyy sunny FL peeps. what is your fav grocery store chain and why?

So I went to get groceries at Walmart when I first got here. Walmart is reasonable priced. Not sure they have all the fresh fruits although. I was so surprised at the price of oranges grown in FL and the quality! I'm guessing they ship most of them, make some money on that and keep the shitty ones here to sell expensive. haha.

So today, I try a local Publix. I loved their bakery, deli area. Their fruits were a bit more pricier but looked fresher. There fresh veggies looked very fresh and great priced so I stocked up! I get to the meat area and I was surprised to see that FL has it's own chicken fresh at 6.99 lb. wow! Then I saw 3 hamburger patties 80 lean for 4.00. I thought to myself wow I can get a double burger cooked at a fast food joint for 1.00. I passed up the chicken and ground beef. LOL

MickMan · 09-23-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffryder_0187

Heyyy sunny FL peeps. what is your fav grocery store chain and why?

So I went to get groceries at Walmart when I first got here. Walmart is reasonable priced. Not sure they have all the fresh fruits although. I was so surprised at the price of oranges grown in FL and the quality! I'm guessing they ship most of them, make some money on that and keep the shitty ones here to sell expensive. haha.

So today, I try a local Publix. I loved their bakery, deli area. Their fruits were a bit more pricier but looked fresher. There fresh veggies looked very fresh and great priced so I stocked up! I get to the meat area and I was surprised to see that FL has it's own chicken fresh at 6.99 lb. wow! Then I saw 3 hamburger patties 80 lean for 4.00. I thought to myself wow I can get a double burger cooked at a fast food joint for 1.00. I passed up the chicken and ground beef. LOL

Yeah Publix is a decent store but can be a bit pricey. I like WholeFoods. They usually have their patties like 10 for 10.00 when on sale and often have other sales.

I buy a side of beef at a time and so I get all natural beef for 4.00 bucks a pound across the board. So, T-bones, ground beef, roast or ??? is all 4.00 a pound. Just have to have a big freezer.

Try to find local folks who can split a side with you, or who offer fresh eggs and such. I get eggs harvested the day I order them from a friend and they are amazing... 5 bucks a dozen delivered. I am sure you can find local folks in ST Aug that will do the same.

Best of luck
Mick

The_Lady_Snow · 09-23-2011, 04:50 PM

St Augustine has a farmers market at their Ampitheater, we go to the Beaver Street Farmers Market shop at BJ's and get our meat at Carol's Meat Shop on the west side of Jax. The ampitheater Farmers Market in St Augustine has meat cheese and seafood.

JustJo · 09-23-2011, 04:59 PM

Yes on the farmers market! Our local WalMart seems to play soccer with the produce, and Publix is good but expensive and often not the local seasonal stuff. I can't see buying expensive California grown produce when the local stuff is in season.

I found (on my second try) a wonderful family owned farmers market here...what they don't grow themselves they bring in from other local farmers. What isn't available fresh locally, they bring in through a network of small farmers in other areas of the country.

The quality is excellent and the prices are much lower...and I like the idea of putting my money in the hands of small farmers and growers instead of the corporate chains.

ruffryder · 09-24-2011, 12:15 PM

Thanks everybody for the replies! I will totally check out that Farmer's market Lady. I heard about it; I just need to get up earlier on Saturdays! haha.. Thanks for the suggestions!

I really need to take advantage of these historic sites. I guess it's free entrance for residents. So that's the plan for the week coming up. Hoping to hit the beach early tomorrow!

Zimmeh · 09-23-2011, 04:47 PM

My favorite store is Publix and their five grain Italian bread is very delicious. I don't like to shop at Wal-Mart due to the unclean grocery area.

Zimmy

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Originally Posted by ruffryder_0187

Heyyy sunny FL peeps. what is your fav grocery store chain and why?

So I went to get groceries at Walmart when I first got here. Walmart is reasonable priced. Not sure they have all the fresh fruits although. I was so surprised at the price of oranges grown in FL and the quality! I'm guessing they ship most of them, make some money on that and keep the shitty ones here to sell expensive. haha.

So today, I try a local Publix. I loved their bakery, deli area. Their fruits were a bit more pricier but looked fresher. There fresh veggies looked very fresh and great priced so I stocked up! I get to the meat area and I was surprised to see that FL has it's own chicken fresh at 6.99 lb. wow! Then I saw 3 hamburger patties 80 lean for 4.00. I thought to myself wow I can get a double burger cooked at a fast food joint for 1.00. I passed up the chicken and ground beef. LOL

09-23-2011, 11:33 AM	#3
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The_Lady_Snow MILLION $$$ PUSSY How Do You Identify?: Kinky, Raw, Perverted, Uber Queer Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Iconic Ms. Relationship Status: Keeper of 3, only one has the map to my freckles Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: La Reina del Sur Posts: 22,488 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 32,231 Thanked 80,076 Times in 15,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474875	This SATURDAY!!! 12:00 PM OCCUPY JACKSONVILLE http://www.OccupyJacksonville.com Occupy Jacksonville Assembly Set for Hemming Plaza JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Occupy WallStreet demonstrators aren't just in New York. The movement has gone from there to Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and now Jacksonville. A website called OccupyJacksonville is calling for people to meet at noon Saturday in Hemming Plaza for a peace and solidarity meeting. Geno Burch is a supporter. "With the people joining together then we can have our voice be heard because the top corporations have ignored us for so long," said Burch. The leaderless group is spreading its message using social media. It has more than a thousand followers on its Facebook page and 300 plus on Twitter. The demonstrators say they stand against corporate greed, social inequality and global climate change. "Our deficit is at an all-time high, our dollar is at an all-time low, unemployment rates aren't going anywhere...people are mad and they're not going to take it anymore," said Burch. The Occupy Jacksonville folks say Saturday's meeting in the Hemming Plaza is just to organize what is expected to be an even larger, national movement come October 15th. Despite more than 700 demonstrators being arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend, Occupy Jax supporters say their meetings will be peaceful showing of solidarity. First Coast News __________________ "If you’re going to play these dirty games of ours, then you might as well indulge completely. It’s all about turning back into an animal and that’s the beauty of it. Place your guilt on the sidewalk and take a blow torch to it (guilt is usually worthless anyway). Be perverted, be filthy, do things that mannered people shouldn’t do. If you’re going to be gross then go for it and don’t wimp out."---Master Aiden

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Mrs. Strutt Member How Do You Identify?: Stone Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: 16 Years as Queen of Hys Castle Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gulfport, FL Posts: 243 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 266 Thanked 341 Times in 115 Posts Rep Power: 17282	Well, hello Florida! It's been ages since I've peeked on the board. Heard a bit of news that makes me more inclined to do more than the occasional peeking in the future...I've missed it here So, RDC version of the past couple of years: Mr. S and I are doing fantastic and our beloved daughter started first grade this year, if you can believe it. I own my own salon now, Mr. S is still at Home Depot and we are just hanging out in west-central Florida, loving life __________________ ~ Tiffany http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...FLR/sunset.jpg "If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God." - Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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The_Lady_Snow MILLION $$$ PUSSY How Do You Identify?: Kinky, Raw, Perverted, Uber Queer Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Iconic Ms. Relationship Status: Keeper of 3, only one has the map to my freckles Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: La Reina del Sur Posts: 22,488 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 32,231 Thanked 80,076 Times in 15,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474875	St Augustine has a farmers market at their Ampitheater, we go to the Beaver Street Farmers Market shop at BJ's and get our meat at Carol's Meat Shop on the west side of Jax. The ampitheater Farmers Market in St Augustine has meat cheese and seafood. __________________ "If you’re going to play these dirty games of ours, then you might as well indulge completely. It’s all about turning back into an animal and that’s the beauty of it. Place your guilt on the sidewalk and take a blow torch to it (guilt is usually worthless anyway). Be perverted, be filthy, do things that mannered people shouldn’t do. If you’re going to be gross then go for it and don’t wimp out."---Master Aiden

09-23-2011, 10:47 AM	#2
The_Lady_Snow MILLION $$$ PUSSY How Do You Identify?: Kinky, Raw, Perverted, Uber Queer Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Iconic Ms. Relationship Status: Keeper of 3, only one has the map to my freckles Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: La Reina del Sur Posts: 22,488 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 32,231 Thanked 80,076 Times in 15,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474875	Weather check in It's cloudy sunny rainy hot humid all in one here in JAX, Ponte Vedra has dark clouds looming over them!! __________________ "If you’re going to play these dirty games of ours, then you might as well indulge completely. It’s all about turning back into an animal and that’s the beauty of it. Place your guilt on the sidewalk and take a blow torch to it (guilt is usually worthless anyway). Be perverted, be filthy, do things that mannered people shouldn’t do. If you’re going to be gross then go for it and don’t wimp out."---Master Aiden

10-01-2011, 06:44 AM	#6
MickMan Member How Do You Identify?: Male/FTM Preferred Pronoun?: Those which are male Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 118 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37 Thanked 222 Times in 83 Posts Rep Power: 1071129	Anyone going to the parade today in Riverside?

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scootebaby Timed Out How Do You Identify?: yes dear Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south florida Posts: 2,494 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,264 Thanked 6,737 Times in 1,777 Posts Rep Power: 0	Hey there Mrs Strutt...long time no type! glad to see you back! Are you getting all this funky weather over there...lots of rain,high winds,frogs mating in the pool? lol Glad to hear the family is doing well. Hope to see you around more often! all my best to you and yours!

09-23-2011, 02:31 PM	#15
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Heyyy sunny FL peeps. what is your fav grocery store chain and why? So I went to get groceries at Walmart when I first got here. Walmart is reasonable priced. Not sure they have all the fresh fruits although. I was so surprised at the price of oranges grown in FL and the quality! I'm guessing they ship most of them, make some money on that and keep the shitty ones here to sell expensive. haha. So today, I try a local Publix. I loved their bakery, deli area. Their fruits were a bit more pricier but looked fresher. There fresh veggies looked very fresh and great priced so I stocked up! I get to the meat area and I was surprised to see that FL has it's own chicken fresh at 6.99 lb. wow! Then I saw 3 hamburger patties 80 lean for 4.00. I thought to myself wow I can get a double burger cooked at a fast food joint for 1.00. I passed up the chicken and ground beef. LOL

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JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,404 Times in 4,660 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Yes on the farmers market! Our local WalMart seems to play soccer with the produce, and Publix is good but expensive and often not the local seasonal stuff. I can't see buying expensive California grown produce when the local stuff is in season. I found (on my second try) a wonderful family owned farmers market here...what they don't grow themselves they bring in from other local farmers. What isn't available fresh locally, they bring in through a network of small farmers in other areas of the country. The quality is excellent and the prices are much lower...and I like the idea of putting my money in the hands of small farmers and growers instead of the corporate chains. __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

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ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Thanks everybody for the replies! I will totally check out that Farmer's market Lady. I heard about it; I just need to get up earlier on Saturdays! haha.. Thanks for the suggestions! I really need to take advantage of these historic sites. I guess it's free entrance for residents. So that's the plan for the week coming up. Hoping to hit the beach early tomorrow!