PCB's were outlawed as a toxic substance that destroys the environment.Originally Posted by Slüdge
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PCB's were outlawed as a toxic substance that destroys the environment.
"Have you ever noticed
When you're feeling really good
There's always a pigeon
That'll come shiat on your hood?" John Prine 4-7-2020
"Into the blue again; in the silent water
Under the rocks, and stones; there is water underground" Talking Heads
hot,flat.....and flooded...and mosquito ridden.
"Not all change is improvement...but all improvement is change" Donald Berwick
We have plenty of mosquitos in the Great North Woods, and black flies as well, which make mosquitos seem insignificant. But it's only 90 days from frost to frost, so we don't have them for 9 months of the year.
The flooding is a good point, though. Water runs downhill, and we have plenty of downhill for it to run down, so flooding events tend to be severe, but brief and localized. By the time the water gets up to my house, the church steeple in Chelsea villlage a mile away would be under 300 feet of water.
I did it last August, I moved to Tampa from NYC. (My grandmother lives in this area.) I'm not even cave certified yet, but I'm working on it and living in FL makes it easier. I'm about 2 1/2 hours away, and I get up there 1-2 weekends/month. Fortunately, I'm a public school teacher so I can relocate anywhere in the country and have a pretty good chance of finding work.
I've never once regretted leaving New York. I say, go for it.
Wife and I are both Registered Nurses so employment has never been an issue. We moved to Suwannee County from Michigan 10 years ago. If the cave diving gets too boring the Keys are only an 8 hour drive.
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We are moving to southern North Carolina in just one month. Looking forward to meeting some of the forum members!
Not looking forward to a 2,400 mile drive with a horse, two dogs and three cats, plus two moving vans, two vehicle trailers and a large horse trailer. Ugh!
Tracy
US Army Maj (ret)
So I am on a plane and strike up a conversation with the woman next to me. Turns out she is an avid environmentalist.
She asks me what I do for a living, and I told her I designed complex PCBs. (knowing full well she would not be thinking Printed Circuit Board) . Just before the laser beams emitting from her eyes cut me in half, I explained there's more than one meaning for PCB...
I had a pretty good chuckle out it.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
-Ferris Bueller
The most certain way to stumble into the future, is to live your life looking over your shoulder.
-Jeff Hawes after getting a huge mulligan...
When I was finishing my degree my idea was to go work as a school teacher. And then we began what I gleefully call "the war on education" here in Floriduh. And I realized it would be less stressful to remain an IT nerd.
Hats off to you. We need motivated teachers.
Grand Cayman is closer than the keys. Just saying. Even with TSA theater you can be there in five hours from High Springs.
We moved down from North Carolina 11 years ago, after getting tired of the 8-9 hrs drive once a month to come dive the caves.
Work was never an issue, Scott commutes to DCA to get to work (he is a pilot), and I am a critical care nurse at one of the local hospitals….
Very happy, still, with our decision.
Jacksonville is close enough to cave country and the airport has plenty of scheduled flights to get anywhere you want or need to go.
Life is good..
Dive safe,
Celia
"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."
...Buddha
''Life's tough, pilgrim, and it’s even tougher if you're stupid.''
- John Wayne
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