tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post6974450570973440596..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Alaska v. FloridaScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-73894464357467442552008-04-18T20:21:00.000-08:002008-04-18T20:21:00.000-08:00Awww stop it - you're making me homesick. Everythi...Awww stop it - you're making me homesick. Everything you said was spot on - except, you only have tolls on the Turnpikes. If you're not on a turnpike, you don't have tolls =)<BR/><BR/>Unless things have changed so very drastically since last I was there (not terribly surprising, it's been about 7 years).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30553838923388584222008-04-04T09:20:00.000-08:002008-04-04T09:20:00.000-08:00Haha! Having lived in Miami for nearly 10 years n...Haha! Having lived in Miami for nearly 10 years now I have yo agree with a lot of your observations! Although there are still some of us gringos who drive Odesseys around.<BR/><BR/>Thanks also for your advice a couple weeks ago re: my bread machine difficulties. I tried using abit less flour and took it out after the dough cycle to stick it in the heaven and it worked! Yeah!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56639218759745442732008-03-26T19:36:00.000-08:002008-03-26T19:36:00.000-08:00I love Florida, until August when the actual air y...I love Florida, until August when the actual air you breathe is also drinkable. But I must say, having lived there 1 summer in college, they do indeed have bugs. Big, nasty, awful disgusting bugs. Cockroaches the size of Texas (er, Alaska) and scorpions and all kinds of things that make noise in the crazy grass. All those snakes have to live on something...KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435195670201242295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-90198998456367072052008-03-24T22:03:00.000-08:002008-03-24T22:03:00.000-08:00Perhaps it's Lexii?Trust me, Australians are just ...Perhaps it's Lexii?<BR/><BR/>Trust me, Australians are just as blasé about their wildlife.<BR/><BR/>Face it, they fry up kangaroo & emu steaks, and they're the animals on our coat of arms!<BR/><BR/>And yes I am Australian, but I honestly never have tasted either - and not just because they are too expensive.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078268933443516223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43925778545226006272008-03-24T17:03:00.000-08:002008-03-24T17:03:00.000-08:00great post.great post.Julio Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02387950295646423499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-51985418003150442702008-03-24T14:35:00.000-08:002008-03-24T14:35:00.000-08:00#13? yea, i bet it was a cockroach.A REALLY BIG O...#13? yea, i bet it was a cockroach.<BR/><BR/>A REALLY BIG ONE!gwendomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439664476465264089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24471331582239027372008-03-23T16:09:00.000-08:002008-03-23T16:09:00.000-08:00lol, i loved this...haven't been to florida in a f...lol, i loved this...haven't been to florida in a few years....my friend down there calls it the land of oranges...but your line <I>"Maybe that’s why Florida is so warm, all those old people with their heat turned up high."</I> really made me smile!!<BR/>and i'm the one who looks for geckos...love them :)~ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461738529248708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91215438193862168572008-03-22T20:08:00.000-08:002008-03-22T20:08:00.000-08:00As a Florida gal (who has trees growing on her tre...As a Florida gal (who has trees growing on her trees), I loved this: "In Florida they must be very eco-friendly or something because they make their own water I think, probably from underground plants that pump it up to the surface via manatee flipper action. At least that’s what it tastes like." Hysterical! Also, can you believe one time I had to pay $14 for a plain ol' sandwich?! And just so you know: my car is dirty. The trees on my trees are dropping stuff on my car.<BR/><BR/>I love the pictures of your very pale children (hee hee!), especially the one of the four of them at the beach. Glad you had fun!<BR/><BR/>PS As a resident, it makes sense to have a SunPass. This is a little device you keep in your car that automatically deducts money from your account when you go through a toll. That way, you don't have to deal with change. You just forget that the Department of Transportation is siphoning it from you....Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-48470851847867158852008-03-22T08:27:00.000-08:002008-03-22T08:27:00.000-08:00This post really cracked me up. You are very insi...This post really cracked me up. You are very insightful. I have never been to Alaska but I have a feeling I might prefer it. Just a note - I haven't found a hamburger in Nassau for less than $10 (most are $12) and this isn't even a theme park... give Atlantis a few more years though and it may be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-87319566285509476132008-03-21T18:30:00.000-08:002008-03-21T18:30:00.000-08:00M~ What a wonderful post! The pictures are beautif...M~ What a wonderful post! The pictures are beautiful and I'm glad you had a great time! <BR/>Welcome home. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-22047716062208791362008-03-21T16:33:00.000-08:002008-03-21T16:33:00.000-08:00Having visited Florida and Alaska both once, I'd p...Having visited Florida and Alaska both once, I'd prefer to revisit Alaska. :)<BR/><BR/>Happy TT.pussrebootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167235847991793325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24978202947617184282008-03-21T11:40:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:40:00.000-08:00Oh yeah... you get the old folk down here (and sor...Oh yeah... you get the old folk down here (and sorry old folk) but they are very annoying to drive behind... as for bugs... I live in the bug area... dammed gnats... I don't drink my water errrr... we have a well and if you are lucky you get the taste of 'lime' in there... we do have those wonderful things called 'hurricanes'... oh... gotta love those... I do love the Spanish Moss though... and yeah... the orange juice... and everyone does seem to wash their cars each time they turned around... weird... I enjoyed reading this... will drop by again sometime...Fliss and Mike Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480895260275801501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-59830633016350060722008-03-21T07:21:00.000-08:002008-03-21T07:21:00.000-08:00Florida is most certainly unique. I used to live ...Florida is most certainly unique. I used to live there, and would love to again one day. Nothing beats walkin gout into your garden and picking your breakfast off a tree.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790787955193833733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34127149478746919662008-03-21T03:56:00.000-08:002008-03-21T03:56:00.000-08:00This was fun to read. I live in Georgia, but I've...This was fun to read. I live in Georgia, but I've only been to Florida twice for very short trips.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634919180872634636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-67979483190744623692008-03-20T23:11:00.000-08:002008-03-20T23:11:00.000-08:00Thanks for the chuckle, Michelle. Coming from "du...Thanks for the chuckle, Michelle. Coming from "duct-tape-and-dirt" Alaska,myself, it was especially fun to hear you joke about Florida. Loved that post!High Heels and a Sippy Cuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427998423100979265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-60607522048002837952008-03-20T19:22:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:22:00.000-08:00Very enjoyable read from beginning to end. I'm wo...Very enjoyable read from beginning to end. I'm wondering what your readjustment to Alaska is like. Just returning to N Va from a recent long week in FL took a long while to readjust and I thought I didn't mind the winters in Va. I have a great picture of a mint container at a restaurant on Sanibel Island, it just happened to be a alligator or is it crocodile head open with the mints laying in the jaw :)~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-30761876220241567922008-03-20T19:13:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:13:00.000-08:00Florida cockroaches tend to be the size of Boeings...Florida cockroaches tend to be the size of Boeings! What is this compulsion to kill spiders, by the way, that women suffer from? They do us nothing but good, getting rid of countless flies and mosquitoes.<BR/><BR/>The very first time I visited Florida (Punta Gorda) I was amazed at how many old people there were. And as a consequence, the town kept old people's hours. I went to a local restaurant for dinner at 8.00pm (not an unreasonable time for a meal, I would have thought) only to be told that the kitchen had just closed. But now I have lived here for seven years, in a university town, so it is not geared to geriatric time, I have to say that by and large I really enjoy it. Not least because of the total absence of winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-14072900748698009412008-03-20T17:26:00.000-08:002008-03-20T17:26:00.000-08:001. I live in Naples...You weren't even in the rea...1. I live in Naples...You weren't even in the real swanky part yet :0 We have the prettiest fly-over you have ever seen. Even our "bad side of town" has landscaped medians! <BR/>2. That was not a cockroach, it was a "palmetto bug". <BR/>3. Did you smell the orange groves? or night blooming jasmine~yummy!<BR/>4. And best of all, since we leave at 7:00 am and we usually roll in around 9 every night, we never see old people!<BR/>I was driving my son from a baseball game in Everglades City just this afternoon. We were driving US 41 across the edge of the Everglades and I turned to him and remarked~for the first time in the 27 years I have lived here~ "You know, I really like Florida"<BR/>And I meant it!LibraryGirl62https://www.blogger.com/profile/11826257812655578054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88476988969252683312008-03-20T17:12:00.000-08:002008-03-20T17:12:00.000-08:00I started laughing about the toll booths and then ...I started laughing about the toll booths and then couldn't stop when I read the rest! Oh, the study in contrasts. I hope your vacation is going well. You'll feel good back in Alaska, too.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-38049226801183325652008-03-20T16:58:00.000-08:002008-03-20T16:58:00.000-08:00This was a fantastic post. I'm the one in Alaska ...This was a fantastic post. I'm the one in Alaska that one of the previous comments (from Nik) mentioned. She lives in Florida, me Alaska, so of course this post was pretty amusing for us. We are planning a 2 week trip with me spending a week there and her spending a week here in Alaska. This just gives us even more of an idea what to expect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-86233219928568588892008-03-20T15:12:00.000-08:002008-03-20T15:12:00.000-08:00Enjoyed the section about the Wildlife. Same thing...Enjoyed the section about the Wildlife. Same thing here in new York State, although it's not moose nor alligators that the tourists gawk at with awe and fear... it's the politicians. Eh, they come, they go. but they mostly come. Like termites, we haven't quite figured out a fool-proof way to get rid of them and still satisfy the EPA... but we're working on it.Rebecca Mecomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203011427886042637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20724360302770294742008-03-20T13:19:00.000-08:002008-03-20T13:19:00.000-08:00Well, I've never been to either, but I'd pick Alas...Well, I've never been to either, but I'd pick Alaska any day if I had my choice of trips.<BR/><BR/>Half my parents' Bronx neighbors live part of the year in Florida. My dad just snorts--"Who'd want to live there with all those old people?" Pretty funny since he'll be 87 next month!The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79144059439910852092008-03-20T12:37:00.000-08:002008-03-20T12:37:00.000-08:00I was just in Orlando two weeks ago (no bugs there...I was just in Orlando two weeks ago (no bugs there either!) and my favorite part was the colors - vibrant green plants, crystal blue water, pale peach stucco, and intense sunsets bursting out all over the place. You forget about the colors during the winter. Ever since I've been home I just can't wait for spring to come. Too bad we're supposed to have snow tomorrow. What irony!ashleyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376783956652179489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-20433556374771693722008-03-20T11:50:00.000-08:002008-03-20T11:50:00.000-08:00You have Florida pegged!!! We have driven to Orla...You have Florida pegged!!! We have driven to Orlando a few times, and we always joke that the plane tickets would have been cheaper than the tolls! The one thing you can get while driving through Florida is Sonny's BBQ! All of the Floridians might think it's no big deal, but the Brownstone family loves it!<BR/><BR/>And I am one of those people that would love to come see a moose in Alaska! Really, I'd like to just see anything in Alaska. Someday...Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673433541250129062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82427325641597632562008-03-20T11:43:00.000-08:002008-03-20T11:43:00.000-08:00Well I hope too, that I don't sound as if I'm poki...Well I hope too, that I don't sound as if I'm poking too much fun at Florida, we had a great time (as you can tell from the previous posts) and I could have sat on the beach another week and been very happy. <BR/><BR/>I got that impression, Jennifer, about the taxes and thought "it makes sense to have the tourists pay, they're going to come anyway and you might as well make the industry profitable, right?" Alaska does that to the oil companies :)<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid too, that Alaska is so duct-tape-and-dirt sometimes that it's fun to joke about a classier place :)Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.com