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Posted: 1/10/2020 9:34:31 AM EDT

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Oh, and Bern’s.

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Last time I went to Bern's (about 6 months ago with our company) I was very disappointed. Waiter was awesome, food sucked. Dessert room and wine cellar tour are still cool, so there's that. But overall, it ain't what it used to be.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:34:31 AM EDT

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OP twice a year or so I will get a room at the Ybor City Hilton then go to the improv for a show and finish up at the brewery across the street. Both places are fun to have a night out at.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:34:46 AM EDT

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Tampa a great city overall. If my mother-in-law didn’t live in Valrico I’d seriously consider moving down there. Awesome fishing, great weather, hurricanes usually miss the city. Try this place below for an outstanding Cuban:

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Posted: 1/10/2020 9:35:25 AM EDT

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I hope you like racist, vibrant people. There is a good Chinese restaurant there, don't remember the name though.
The beaches suck if you like playing in the waves. Oh yeah, one more thing, I hope you like racist vibrant people!

Good luck!

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:36:55 AM EDT

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And holy shit this. Every. Fucking. Time we took it, there was an accident.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:38:00 AM EDT

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Ybor is the birthplace.

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The real Cuban is from Miami

Hahahahahahahaha.

No.

Ybor is the birthplace.

^^^ indisputable fact ^^^

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:39:07 AM EDT

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Meh... I take I-4 to work everyday. Except for the daily slow down around the I-75 interchange, it's not bad. There are other nightmare interchanges (I-275 and I-4,) the Veteran's/Hwy-60 clusterfuck, and the north end of the Howard Frankland. Overall I'll take Tampa traffic over Orlando and (God forbid) Miami traffic any day.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:39:45 AM EDT

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I lived in Dunedin for 10 years now and for some reason have never made a trip to Honeymoon Island

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Me and the wife lived right off of Hercules Blvd in Clearwater. We used to kayak out to the island off of Honeymoon Is Beach. We went to the dog beach a lot also with our GSD.

We used to go to Ft DeSoto park a lot. Biking the Pinellas trail was an every Sunday thing.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:42:39 AM EDT

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Fees have increased and the 1000yd range has been eliminated.

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@osprey21

Oh no! I was planning to head out there to play at 1000 yards soon. What is the longest you can shoot now?

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:45:03 AM EDT

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As an official ambassador for the Great State of Florida. Let me give you a few ground rules.

1. We don't give a shit how you did it back home. Seriously, we don't. Fuck raising taxes.
2. Don't bring Religious Fundamentalist Authoritarian Blue Laws. We like to drink, fuck, smoke, listen to music at all hours of the night, and watch titties bounce at the beach.
3. Hurricanes are not to be feared, but embraced. Have a generator, food, water, and plenty of liquor for the hurricane parties.
4. We don't give a fuck how you did it back home. That means don't bring Authoritarian Gun Control.
5. Traffic is a bitch. Get used to it.
6. Disney is evil.
7. Beware of Skunk Ape. He'll fuck you silly if you're passed out in the yard.
8. You better enjoy eating food.

9. Some advice about our roads.

10. If you don't like it here....

Welcome to Florida.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:49:29 AM EDT

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I lived in Dunedin for 10 years now and for some reason have never made a trip to Honeymoon Island

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We always go to honeymoon if we want to visit a beach. I've looked for real estate around Dunedin for a possible retirement spot.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:49:52 AM EDT

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Nearby is the Manatee rifle range. Nice range, reasonable fees and they have 1,000 yds.

Fees have increased and the 1000yd range has been eliminated.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:50:40 AM EDT

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Hahahahahahahaha.

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Ybor is the birthplace.

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The real Cuban is from Miami

Hahahahahahahaha.

No.

Ybor is the birthplace.

But Miami makes it better.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:51:16 AM EDT

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Welcome!

I had a similar situation where work relocated me. Lived in Channelside for four years and Riverview the last three.

Currently looking to buy a house in Bradenton or Plant City to avoid Tampa/Riverview traffic and to get some land.

Seems most other topics have been covered.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:52:30 AM EDT

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This is how Florida Man starts.

Simple move to the state.

Find a nice home in Ruskin.

Go to a Bucs game.

Next thing you know, you are wearing jorts at a .38 Special concert in Cocoa Beach then getting arrested at the reservation rest stop on Alligator Alley trying to steal a gator head.

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Nailed it.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:53:00 AM EDT

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As an official ambassador for the Great State of Florida. Let me give you a few ground rules.

1. We don't give a shit how you did it back home. Seriously, we don't. Fuck raising taxes.
2. Don't bring Religious Fundamentalist Authoritarian Blue Laws. We like to drink, fuck, smoke, listen to music at all hours of the night, and watch titties bounce at the beach.
3. Hurricanes are not to be feared, but embraced. Have a generator, food, water, and plenty of liquor for the hurricane parties.
4. We don't give a fuck how you did it back home. That means don't bring Authoritarian Gun Control.
5. Traffic is a bitch. Get used to it.
6. Disney is evil.
7. Beware of Skunk Ape. He'll fuck you silly if you're passed out in the yard.
8. You better enjoy eating food.

9. Some advice about our roads.

https://i.redd.it/plawum5fi8i11.jpg

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10. If you don't like it here....

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/d6/54/4ad654caadd5b29239d7b4528bcfbf78.jpg

Welcome to Florida.

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This pretty much tells you all you need to know!

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:53:02 AM EDT

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This is how Florida Man starts.

Simple move to the state.

Find a nice home in Ruskin.

Go to a Bucs game.

Next thing you know, you are wearing jorts at a .38 Special concert in Cocoa Beach then getting arrested at the reservation rest stop on Alligator Alley trying to steal a gator head.

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It happens to the best of us.

Posted: 1/10/2020 9:55:19 AM EDT

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This is how Florida Man starts.

Simple move to the state.

Find a nice home in Ruskin.

Go to a Bucs game.

Next thing you know, you are wearing jorts at a .38 Special concert in Cocoa Beach then getting arrested at the reservation rest stop on Alligator Alley trying to steal a gator head.

It happens to the best of us.

Pffftt. I was born here and the Crackers even say I'm one of 'em.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:01:13 AM EDT

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I’m not a big fan of Mons. Songs are the same price, but dances aren’t private

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ahhh, brings back memories of 18yo me trying to hide my chub after a dance in the middle of a small crowded room.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:06:56 AM EDT

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Flamestone in Oldsmar is good eats.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:11:22 AM EDT

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Oh no! I was planning to head out there to play at 1000 yards soon. What is the longest you can shoot now?

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600

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:14:29 AM EDT

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La Terracita.

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Misspelled but correct. They serve up some ridiculously good food.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:16:26 AM EDT

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La Terracita.

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This guy gets it.

And get the hell out of Ruskin and at least get to Lutz or Carrollwood. You'll be closer to civilization.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:28:15 AM EDT

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I drive past that place a lot. I'll have to stop in one of these days.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:35:34 AM EDT

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WMNF 88.5 WMNF 88.5 FM for the music (7 days of archives on-line and on the phone app). Skip their news and public affairs unless you want to listen to what the opposition is talking about.

Shooters World for a 100 yd indoor range (get there at opening time on a Sunday).

Skipper's Smokehouse for the oyster bar and outdoor live music.

Brocato Sandwich Shop for the deviled crabs.

E.G. Simmons Park on the east shore of the Bay.

Fort DeSoto park (easy to get to from Ruskin by going over the Skyway).

Dunedin Causeway at sunset.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:37:58 AM EDT

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WMNF 88.5 WMNF 88.5 FM for the music (7 days of archives on-line and on the phone app). Skip their news and public affairs unless you want to listen to what the opposition is talking about.

Shooters World for a 100 yd indoor range (get there at opening time on a Sunday).

Skipper's Smokehouse for the oyster bar and outdoor live music.

Brocato Sandwich Shop for the deviled crabs.

E.G. Simmons Park on the east shore of the Bay.

Fort DeSoto park (easy to get to from Ruskin by going over the Skyway).

Dunedin Causeway at sunset.

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Also there is Reload in Tarpon Springs which along with Shooters World makes you feel like you're at a BMW dealership more than a gun range.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:40:26 AM EDT

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Check out Pincher's Crabshack, at Lakewood Ranch, about 30 miles south of Ruskin. Coldest beer and the best stone crab you'll ever eat.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:48:39 AM EDT

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We bought a 2 bedroom fixer upper in New Port Richey for 53,000 about 10 years ago. Traffic on US 19 is brutal. Beaches, kayaking and fishing are great. There are 8 city, county and state parks, on the waterfront, about 6 miles from us. Heading out next week for a 3 month stay.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:48:48 AM EDT

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Check out Manatee Gun & Archery Club. It's a little south of you. They took away the 1000 yard range there but I heard from a guy on the board of directors he is fighting to get it back. They still have a 600 yard range and everything in between. Also once or twice a month they will hold a 3 gun match.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:52:47 AM EDT

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Prepare yourself for the year-round swamp ass.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:55:20 AM EDT

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Be prepared to spend half of your life in traffic. Welcome to the brake light State.

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At least it's only half your life down there. In Atlanta, you spend all your life in traffic.

Posted: 1/10/2020 10:59:52 AM EDT

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@PantherArms762, good luck, hope you enjoyed your stay here in Texas, it was a pleasure working with you.

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:02:04 AM EDT

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Tampa is probably one of the nicer towns in Florida.

Hope you like old people and golf...

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:03:15 AM EDT

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Tampa is probably one of the nicer towns in Florida.

Hope you like ~~old people~~ Puerto Ricans and ~~golf~~ bars...

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FIFY

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:06:29 AM EDT

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Central Florida was a paradise before Disney. Mostly rural and Southern. The Yankee filth mostly stayed down in Miami. Tampa and Orlando were nice quiet medium sized Southern cities. Traffic on I-4 was sparse. Cost of living was low and housing was really inexpensive.

The area around Sarasota/Bradenton was one of the hidden gem places to live in the US. Ruskin was all agriculture. Riverview was nothing more than a gas station or two along 301.

However, nowadays Florida is getting too crowded like many other places in the US.

Disney brought in tremendous growth and it has destroyed Paradise.

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:13:07 AM EDT

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When I was there a long time ago, you stay away from Dale Mabry if it was raining.
That road turned into a river.
Maybe they fixed it?

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It's only bad between the Neptune and Henderson intersections, less than a mile stretch.

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:16:08 AM EDT

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Here's your West Coast Floridaman^tm starter pack.

Remember, Publix is the best.

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:16:51 AM EDT

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Ruskin, where old people go to retired just to cause traffic and accidents.

Good luck

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:32:27 AM EDT

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Here's your West Coast Floridaman^tm starter pack.

https://i.redd.it/7b0aecbbnat01.jpg

Remember, Publix is the best.

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My area of NC is finally getting a Publix.

I grew up going to the one on Neptune and Dale Mabry in South Tampa. Good times.

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:42:57 AM EDT

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My area of NC is finally getting a Publix.

I grew up going to the one on Neptune and Dale Mabry in South Tampa. Good times.

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Here's your West Coast Floridaman^tm starter pack.

https://i.redd.it/7b0aecbbnat01.jpg

Remember, Publix is the best.

https://i.imgur.com/g5yPbb1.jpg

My area of NC is finally getting a Publix.

I grew up going to the one on Neptune and Dale Mabry in South Tampa. Good times.

So civilization is finally making its way that far north. Good!

Posted: 1/10/2020 11:46:09 AM EDT

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As an official ambassador for the Great State of Florida. Let me give you a few ground rules.

1. We don't give a shit how you did it back home. Seriously, we don't. Fuck raising taxes.
2. Don't bring Religious Fundamentalist Authoritarian Blue Laws. We like to drink, fuck, smoke, listen to music at all hours of the night, and watch titties bounce at the beach.
3. Hurricanes are not to be feared, but embraced. Have a generator, food, water, and plenty of liquor for the hurricane parties.
4. We don't give a fuck how you did it back home. That means don't bring Authoritarian Gun Control.
5. Traffic is a bitch. Get used to it.
6. Disney is evil.
7. Beware of Skunk Ape. He'll fuck you silly if you're passed out in the yard.
8. You better enjoy eating food.

9. Some advice about our roads.

https://i.redd.it/plawum5fi8i11.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ca/99/77/ca997727af1f52ea8c6ae62bb75dbb3c.jpg

https://dtjew9b6f6zyn.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21767947_1656548694357172_1115364977501198072_n.jpg

https://wtfflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/i-4-guide-768x789.jpg

10. If you don't like it here....

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/d6/54/4ad654caadd5b29239d7b4528bcfbf78.jpg

Welcome to Florida.

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Almost positive I was there when pic #2 was taken. Ex in laws live in Milton FL, and that looks exactly like it when I was there. Even the gas station.

Posted: 1/10/2020 12:16:35 PM EDT

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But Miami makes it better.

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The real Cuban is from Miami

Hahahahahahahaha.

No.

Ybor is the birthplace.

But Miami makes it better.

Whatever you gotta tell yourself, little moho.

Posted: 1/10/2020 12:23:15 PM EDT

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But Miami makes it better.

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The real Cuban is from Miami

Hahahahahahahaha.

No.

Ybor is the birthplace.

But Miami makes it better.

Posted: 1/10/2020 1:35:03 PM EDT

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WMNF 88.5 WMNF 88.5 FM for the music (7 days of archives on-line and on the phone app). Skip their news and public affairs unless you want to listen to what the opposition is talking about.

Shooters World for a 100 yd indoor range (get there at opening time on a Sunday).

Skipper's Smokehouse for the oyster bar and outdoor live music.

Brocato Sandwich Shop for the deviled crabs.

E.G. Simmons Park on the east shore of the Bay.

Fort DeSoto park (easy to get to from Ruskin by going over the Skyway).

Dunedin Causeway at sunset.

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This guy knows.

Posted: 1/10/2020 1:40:40 PM EDT

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Welcome to the area!

PM me and we can go out the Shoot Shack. Its about the only non-fudd range left around here.

Posted: 1/10/2020 1:41:23 PM EDT

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Ruskin is a little rednecky. But a few good dive bars like the beer shed are close. Great Kayak fishing for Trout, Jacks, Reds and Snook. Costco, Bass pro and Top golf 25 minutes or so away. Have fun!

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Gotta be there by end of month. Work paying for the move. Got a house in Ruskin for the first 12 months.

What do I need to know about the area?

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Posted: 1/10/2020 1:51:48 PM EDT

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Learn how to photograph lightning strikes. They're powerful, beautiful, and plentiful.

Posted: 1/10/2020 2:11:18 PM EDT

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Good luck, I feel sorry for you. I am counting the days till I can leave.

Posted: 1/10/2020 4:07:33 PM EDT

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Good luck, I feel sorry for you. I am counting the days till I can leave.

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Where are you going?

Posted: 1/10/2020 5:55:42 PM EDT

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ahhh, brings back memories of 18yo me trying to hide my chub after a dance in the middle of a small crowded room.

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I’m not a big fan of Mons. Songs are the same price, but dances aren’t private

ahhh, brings back memories of 18yo me trying to hide my chub after a dance in the middle of a small crowded room.

best time at Joes (as the long time locals call it . Joe Redner owns Mons) is at super bowl in Tampa … we see Joe out on the water/ bay all the time ...was a lot better 20 years ago but still the best ...Joe is a cool guy

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