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euroholic

Florida Recap

Mar 17, 2006 22:50

The past week's business trip to Florida was relatively uneventful. Tuesday I drove down to St Augustine, stayed in the Casa Monica Hotel which I have been wanting to do for a while. It is a cool old hotel from around 1900 that fell into disuse over the years and was renovated about 10 years ago. It has a great restaurant, and although the place ( Read more... )

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johnskreet March 18 2006, 04:28:54 UTC

I'm glad you managed to avoid politics with your dad... :-)

...and had an otherwise pleasant journey to Florida.

What is it that you do?

euroholic March 18 2006, 16:24:36 UTC

It was most pleasant driving around central Florida in sunny 70 degree weather with the windows down, with the strong scent of orange blossoms in the air.

Our company works with municipal governments to help them collect revenue. I had to chase down information from cities that didn't send it by mail after repeated request letters. I have to do the same in Alabama in May. Not so pleasant.

johnskreet March 19 2006, 04:02:36 UTC

Yes, I would imagine Alabama won't be quite as nice. :-)

musicpsych March 18 2006, 08:09:43 UTC

It sounds like you had fun. I had to laugh at the "managed not to discuss politics" with your dad, and the "median age must be deceased" lines. I'm jealous - it snowed here last week... :)

euroholic March 18 2006, 16:26:31 UTC

I'll repeat a reply to another comment: It was most pleasant driving around central Florida in sunny 70 degree weather with the windows down, with the strong scent of orange blossoms in the air.

Down in Naples it was 80 degrees, which is really too hot for me. When it gets over 70 I don't like it. I was pleased to get back to Atlanta, where itr was about 55 last night. :-)