I'm really not knocking Clearwater. I thought it was incredibly beautiful. I could have lived in Florida - and if people didn't say it was going to end up underwater I really might consider moving there. It's exciting to see all these developments for the Downtown area and the business people effectively revitalising the heart of the city. I think people have these perceptions of Scientology controlling the place because of the successful "invasion" of Clearwater and the lack of adherence to the "wog" regulations.
i would be willing to "winter" in clearwater, but it is miserable in the summer. i flew there from california. in august, i think the first time. the humidity was almost unbearable. and
everything indoors was too cold, and the outside was too hot. then we had a hurricane.
i was staying at the Fort Harrison. staff told us not to worry, that the FH was actually a hurricane shelter.who knows if that was even true? looking back.
but after the hurricane passed by(hurricane elaine) the stench was overhwelming. even the OT III's were holding their noses, lol.
i don't think it will end up underwater anytime soon. there is a fair bit of global warming fear mongering going on around that. i wouldn't let that stop you.
i look back to the time when i had a choice to move to san jose, california or austin texas, for a job.
i chose austin because san jose had a nuclear power plant sitting on a fault line. that was many years ago, and nothing became of the big EQ and nuclear meltdown.
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ocean is so warm in FL and the sand is white. not that i discovered any of that on my trip to flag... i found out about that on a later trip to florida.
so, if you aren't in a cult i think the state could be quite enjoyable.
i am not sure how it is now. but the FL men were wolves, i mean really they would just hang their head out the car and scream things at you, a woman walking alone. in the middle of the day. very different to california.
i still think california is a lot better... i miss it sooo much.
