Bucket list

[Ancient_Mariner]

If man was really meant to fly, his ass would have been made out of Flubber. ...

My ass IS made of Flubber. What's it to ya?

 

[Pertinacious Tom]

I am not a rich man but my racing days are over for the most part so I'll have a few dollars extra. I'm not likely to leave the States or get on an airplane*. So what's to be done?

Floridian's what should I do that would take a couple of days and cost less than a grand? I was thinking a glider flight*.

If you do glider flight find a glider outfit that does ridge flying trust me its worth finding one that does this vs just the tow up and ride down.

That's going to depend more on atmospheric conditions than topography in FL. I used to tow gliders at Kendall Gliderport over the Everglades west of Miami. There's no flatter part of the state. The longest I ever stayed up was over two hours, and we only came down then because we looked down and saw the boss' van pulling in the driveway and realized that we'd lost track of time, nothing was put away, and she was going to be pissed.

She kind of was, but in the same way you'd be pissed at a couple of kids for returning late from sailing.

 

[Clove Hitch]

Just spit balling

--Read War and Peace

-- Take a sommelier class

-- Write a novel

-- Sail to Isle Royale

-- Walk across the Mackinac Bridge

-- Do a zombie run 5k

--sky dive

--restore an old [whatever]

-- See the Northern lights

 

[Pete Pollard]

Northern lights would be good.

 

[El Mariachi]

Northern lights would be good.

Here ya go. Now where's my five hundred bucks?....

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

tour the pensecola naval air museum... catch the blue angels practicing..

 

[Rasputin22]

tour the pensecola naval air museum... catch the blue angels practicing..

Yeah, that is a good idea! You can do the museum one day, fly with my soaring club the next (15 miles away), and come spend a day with me (10 miles away) and we can design the outriggers to go on your F-16 cat. Better yet bring your cat with you and I'll have the tri ready for you by Spring...

 

[Pete Pollard]

:lol: That could happen!

 

[alteredst88]

http://www.garlits.com/

Big Daddy Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

Just south of Ocala. Very cool.

G

 

[Grande Mastere Dreade]

http://www.garlits.com/

Big Daddy Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing

Just south of Ocala. Very cool.

G

sweet!

 

[CuriousPickleTrain]

Join a sailboat cruiser club and explore coastal Florida. Check out West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron. Good group.

Late winter to early spring. Spend a few days in the Dry Tortugas and visit Fort Jefferson. Take the Yankee Freedom out of Key West. Camp next to the fort if you like that stuff.

Shad fishing on the St. Johns river near orlando in Feb and March

March 1st - Watch the start of the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge

Daytona 500 - Feb 23rd

Bike Week in Daytona Beach 2nd week of March

Canoe the Suwanee river. Start in Fargo, GA to see the best parts.

Go to a University of Florida or Florida State football game.

Haloween in St Augustine

Stone Crab Festival in Napes around October

See the Seminole Indian reservation (Not the casio)

Find a swam and go for an airboat ride

Thomas Edison winter home in Fort Myers

Dali museum in St. Petersburg

Smallwoods Museum in Chokoloskee

See the springs in central Florida.

 

[Snaggletooth]

Greate list Micro-T! Thack you.

See the gattores from the worldes laggest fan boate on teh Myakka Rivere!!

 

[Pete Pollard]

Join a sailboat cruiser club and explore coastal Florida. Check out West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron. Good group.

Late winter to early spring. Spend a few days in the Dry Tortugas and visit Fort Jefferson. Take the Yankee Freedom out of Key West. Camp next to the fort if you like that stuff.

Shad fishing on the St. Johns river near orlando in Feb and March

March 1st - Watch the start of the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge

Daytona 500 - Feb 23rd

Bike Week in Daytona Beach 2nd week of March

Canoe the Suwanee river. Start in Fargo, GA to see the best parts.

Go to a University of Florida or Florida State football game.

Haloween in St Augustine

Stone Crab Festival in Napes around October

See the Seminole Indian reservation (Not the casio)

Find a swam and go for an airboat ride

Thomas Edison winter home in Fort Myers

Dali museum in St. Petersburg

Smallwoods Museum in Chokoloskee

See the springs in central Florida.

Dry Tortuga, definitely

No interest in stock cars but I've watched the 24hour a couple of times, sailing from Daytona beach needs to be a yearly repeat

Water tribe/EC, definitely watch the start maybe do part of it

UF/FSU, done.

No interest in Edison, maybe because I drive past it a dozen times a month

Dali makes me physically ill. Wife loves his work and the museum

Smallwoods is on the way to the Keys so why not. Should include a stop at Clyde Butchers's

Springs yes, canoeing maybe

Maybe job one needs to be getting the Tiki back on the water.

 

[Pertinacious Tom]

Join a sailboat cruiser club and explore coastal Florida. Check out West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron. Good group.

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Smallwoods Museum in Chokoloskee

WCTSS has posted their list of weekend outings for the coming months:

http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/dates.htm

I wonder how the meeting about Smallwood's went yesterday? This from Clyde Butcher's Facebook:

SAVE THE SMALLWOOD STORE - Jan 14 1:30 Collier CountyURGENT: Join us in Naples on the 3rd floor for The Collier County Board of Comissioners public hearing at 1:30 Jan 14 to save the the historic Smallwood Store, the only remaining structure of its kind in Florida.

My letter to the commissioners:

January 12, 2014

To the Collier County Commissioners

From Clyde Butcher

Chokoloskee Island has a long history and only the historic Smallwood Store stands as a reminder of times past. To the people of the island the Smallwood Store is a diamond. It is their connection to who they are. When the developer came into town and closed off the only road to the Smallwood Store he dismissed the values of this small community. When the developer bought the property he knew that the road that ran through it had been grandfathered in as a public road. It has been there as a public road for over 100 years. He knew it only took seven years of public access to gain the designation of a public road, yet he disregarded that legal precedent and closed the only road to the Smallwood Store anyway.

After bringing the issue to the Collier Commissioners it was determined that the road was a designated public road and had to be reopened. The developer opened the road, but continued to make demands that the county find some other access to the Smallwood Store. In an effort to prove that a road could be cut through the mangrove forest that abuts the Smallwood property he drove his truck into the mangroves cutting limbs and crunching roots systems to let everyone know it could be done. This action shows another action of disrespect for the law and the values of the community. Mangroves are not to be damaged. When the developer brought the plans of creating a road through the mangroves to the Core of Engineers he was told flatly that a road could never be built in that location of mangrove forest.

Evidently, not caring how this small island community feels about both the Smallwood Store and the precious environment surrounding it, he continues to try and remove the public road from the property he has bought. He now is projecting that he’d let the Smallwood Store use a road that he would build on the side of his property. That kind of offer cannot be trusted when a man disobeys so many laws to get his own way. Will he go back on his word? After 2-3 years of access to his property will he then say it’s his property and then close the road before it has had time for the public designation of a public road? His actions thus far have not shown respect for the community and therefore it is hard to trust that this, so called, generous offer will be a lasting offer. Having seen the edge of his property it seems to me that building a road in that location will destroy a large amount of the environment as well as some mangroves.

Currently the Smallwood Store is easy to find. However, creating a different access will make the store difficult to find. Currently tourism helps in the financial support of the store. When it is harder to locate the tourism will decline. Without a continued flow of tourists the store will have to rely on the county for funds. Continuing with a road that has been there for over 100 years allows people to find the location more easily and reduces the financial burden on the county for support.

The Smallwood Store is the only historic building of its kind in Florida. To dismiss it as ‘nothing’ as this developer has done, is morally wrong. We need real history to teach our children about the unique state in which we live. This historic building in Collier County is one of the many the historic buildings we have that tells the story of who we are. When tourists visit Smallwood Store they come to understand the kind of strong and courageous people who settled this land. The store is a treasure to our county and our state.

There are those who write history, there are those who make history, and there are those who experience history. You are making history with the decision regarding the success or failure of keeping the Smallwood Store alive for future generations. The conclusion you come to will be historic for the small island of Chokoloskee. My hope is that you will see that the issue here is greater than a “road”… it is for the very survival of a part of the unique history of Florida and our county…the survival of the historic Smallwood Store.

 

[Timo42]

Buy a $500 pickup truck and drive it cross country.

 

[Pete Pollard]

Thanks for the link Tom, http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/dates.htm . A number of those events sound interesting, especially Cedar Key.

 

[Pete Pollard]

Buy a $500 pickup truck and drive it cross country.

During the summer of '80, the wife and I drove a '78 Corolla from here to Glacier Park, down the pacific coast to L.A., across to the Grand Canyon and home again. That's enough of that..

 

[Timo42]

Buy a $500 pickup truck and drive it cross country.

During the summer of '80, the wife and I drove a '78 Corolla from here to Glacier Park, down the pacific coast to L.A., across to the Grand Canyon and home again. That's enough of that..

A two year old car is just driving, a $500 truck is an adventure... :lol:

 

[Pertinacious Tom]

Thanks for the link Tom, http://members.ij.net/wctss/wctss/dates.htm . A number of those events sound interesting, especially Cedar Key.

I have wanted to go to that one for years. Been there, but never for the small boat fest. This might just be the year for me!

 

[On The Hard]

Buy a $500 pickup truck and a $1,000 tool box and drive it cross country.

Fixed it for ya! That would definitely be an adventure.

Personally when I finally retire if I have the resources and physical ability, I'd like to cruise the intercoastal from about Port Aransas up to New York and then up the Hudon River as far as my mast height will let me. Stop in every small town that looks half way interesting along the way. Meet the folks. Take as little as I can with me and have no particular schedule (other than be back out of the north by November 1)

I'm pretty sure the wife half of this couple has absolutely no interest in this idea.