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08-02-2009, 04:53 AM
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Retired Florida Geezer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
Posts: 91
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Not A New Member, BUT I've Finally Arrived
Yep, I'm finally here in Florida. Our house in Citrus County has been done for about 16 months. We just sold our house in Maryland, and just moved down here permanently on Aug. 1.
Took 10 months to sell our house up North, and we took a hit on it, but it's gone. Couldn't sell my business, so I just pulled the plug.
My wife Pat retired from CMS (Medicare Medicaid) in Baltimore on July 31.
SO, we're now "old pensioners", and full time Florida residents. Had Thomas Sunday Auto Transport move my 3 cars down. They arrived safe and sound.
We'll be working for weeks just getting the house set up, then we have to get new drivers licenses, and register the cars.
It's exciting. We finally made it.
Chuck
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1963 Corvette Conv. Red/Black, 360HP FI, 4 Spd., NCRS Top Flight
1969 Corvette Conv. Orange/Black, 400HP BB, Automatic, NCRS Top Flight
1956 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan. 355, 4 speed, Vintage Air, Old School Hot Rod
2006 Corvette Conv. Velocity Yellow/Black
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08-02-2009, 09:01 AM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Nokomis
Posts: 438
Name : Rick Manning
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Welcome to Florida you 2. Now it's time to put some miles on those vettes year round. We refere to winter as top down season in Florida.
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08-02-2009, 01:35 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 36
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Welcome!
Welcome to paradise! Rich and I made the move from Maryland almost twenty years ago. You will love not shoveling snow.
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08-03-2009, 07:26 AM
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TampaBay Vettes
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 1,810
Name : Jim Kill
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Welcome Home
Welcome to Florida, Chuck and Pat. I was wondering if you were going to hook back up with us. I remember the progress pictures of your new beautiful home. "Post some pictures if you can". Look forward now to seeing you all at some Corvette Shows soon. Check out the St. Augustine thread, a few of us are going in October.
Best Jim
http://www.corvetteflorida.com/forum...ad.php?t=33882
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08-03-2009, 07:47 AM
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Retired Florida Geezer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
Posts: 91
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Thanks for the "re-welcome"
Here are a few pix. House turned out VERY well. There are always a few small things that you wish you would have/should have done, but they're all minor.
Garage turned out great. I can put my lift up to the highest "click". Couldn't do that in my old garage.
BUT......................I have one problem with the garage....
It's too small already. It's 36W x 28D. Problem is with all of my lawn and garden equipment, PLUS automotive stuff that I used to store in my 1200 sq. ft. basement in Maryland...........I have NO ROOM in the garage.
SO, looks like an outdoor shed is in my near future. Community rules limit it to 300 sq. ft., and that's a pretty big shed. I'll be able to put my tractor, weed whacker, blower, chain saw, etc. there, plus my engine hoist, engine stands, power washer, etc.
It's tough losing all the storage space that I had in Maryland.
Chuck
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1963 Corvette Conv. Red/Black, 360HP FI, 4 Spd., NCRS Top Flight
1969 Corvette Conv. Orange/Black, 400HP BB, Automatic, NCRS Top Flight
1956 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan. 355, 4 speed, Vintage Air, Old School Hot Rod
2006 Corvette Conv. Velocity Yellow/Black
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08-03-2009, 08:27 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Tallahassee/Blountstown
Posts: 715
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08-03-2009, 07:26 PM
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Stinger
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Citrus County
Posts: 59
Name :
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Citrus County Corvette Club
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08-03-2009, 10:39 PM
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Internet Sanitation Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crawfordville, FL
Posts: 15,127
Name : Rich Zuchowski
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Chuck,
Connie and I have been wanting to drive down to Crystal River to go to Charlie's Seafood to get some of their excellent fried shrimp. Maybe when we get out of our busy season (early September, maybe) we can get together and have dinner together. We've got a show coming up (reptile related) in a couple of weeks, so not likely we can get out of here before then.
So how does it feel to be a Floridian so far?
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08-05-2009, 03:47 AM
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Retired Florida Geezer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
Posts: 91
Name :
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KCandSting
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I haven't yet made it to a Citrus County CC meeting. After I get settled in, it's one of the top items on my "agenda".
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
Chuck,
Connie and I have been wanting to drive down to Crystal River to go to Charlie's Seafood to get some of their excellent fried shrimp. Maybe when we get out of our busy season (early September, maybe) we can get together and have dinner together. We've got a show coming up (reptile related) in a couple of weeks, so not likely we can get out of here before then.
So how does it feel to be a Floridian so far?
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So far, I like being a Floridian. Beats being a Marylander.
Would love to get together. Give me a shout. Have tried out lots of the local places over the past several years, but haven't hit Charlie's yet.
Chuck
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1963 Corvette Conv. Red/Black, 360HP FI, 4 Spd., NCRS Top Flight
1969 Corvette Conv. Orange/Black, 400HP BB, Automatic, NCRS Top Flight
1956 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan. 355, 4 speed, Vintage Air, Old School Hot Rod
2006 Corvette Conv. Velocity Yellow/Black
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08-16-2009, 07:53 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 36
Name :
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Hey, any thoughts on joining us in St. Augustine in October? Would love to see you there if you can get everything in place in the new house and have the time to goof off.
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