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[SHELLY]

There is no going home again but we are truly in a paradise here...it doesn't get any better. Let's enjoy it and preserve it for those that come after us but let's not be so melodramatic.

Goofer,

We tried doing that years ago by fighting against developers who wanted to stack condos among the dunes, slap up strip malls, and clear-cut acres of live oaks and fill in wetlands to plunk down "cartoon town" subdivisions. Now it's your turn to be shoved aside in the name of "progress" and stand by and watch future development destroy your "paradise." A few years from now you'll look around and say to yourself, "now I understand why they felt the way they did in 2006." You'll see.

 

[SHELLY]

BTW, I waited at Starbucks for you the other day and you never showed up. What up ?

I was heading into Starbucks from the parking lot and ran into <Not safe for work or kids!> I guess that wasn't you after all.

Have your people get with my people and I'll pencil you in for another day.

 

[ecopal]

I think everyone really needs to LIGHTEN UP.... If you think South Walton is changing for the worse, I have a hard time following that logic because it is an oasis. There is no going home again but we are truly in a paradise here...it doesn't get any better. Let's enjoy it and preserve it for those that come after us but let's not be so melodramatic.

The reason you have a unique oasis of paradise on 30A is thanks to a few selfless dedicated people who fought hard to protect the county from excessive exploitation.

If you want to help continue their efforts consider joining South Walton Community Council.
http://www.southwaltoncc.org/

 

[goofer]

Shelly

That video is too funny !!

I beg to differ about my having regrets about paradise sometime into the future. I realize that many will seek this beautiful area as I did. You can"t stop the hordes from coming. We can only hope they will respect all that is here and keep it for the future generations the way we have enjoyed it. I know that may seem naive but if we who love this area want to keep it as pristine as we have enjoyed it, we must take an ACTIVE role in making sure the politicos and others act responsibly or else this area will become like any other honky tonk beach town. It is up to the good people to act vigilantly or else we could easily lose this special place. I am still very optimistic about South Walton. There is a magic about it that makes people who come here want to preserve the beauty......or so I hope.

 

[goofer]

ECOPAL

Thank you for that link !! I will become a member and do my part to keep South Walton the special place it is.

 

[SHELLY]

Shelly
We can only hope they will respect all that is here and keep it for the future generations the way we have enjoyed it.

Yeah, I hope so too....we've been doing a lousy job of it up to this point.

We must take an ACTIVE role in making sure the politicos and others act responsibly or else this area will become like any other honky tonk beach town.

Your avatar is a good start.

 

[goofer]

 

[Capt. William]

Unfortunatly shelly is right in another 15 years all the people that love this place know and think it is pristine will feel like we do know. But I guess you can't stop progress(as the politicions and developers would say). It will be another south beach miami before to long.

On the other hand atleast I did get to enjoy it while it was still truely pristine.


Psst. shelly if you look further east you can still find places that are still like south walton was before it was over developed. I might have to keep moving further east cause St Joe is doing the same thing.

 

[Mango]

Originally Posted by goofer44
We must take an ACTIVE role in making sure the politicos and others act responsibly or else this area will become like any other honky tonk beach town.

Your avatar is a good start.

Agreed. That avatar is BAAAAAAAAAAD !!!!

 

[BlueMtnBeachVagrant]

I was heading into Starbucks from the parking lot and ran into This Guy coming out of the store. <Not safe for work or kids!> I guess that wasn't you after all.

Shelly.....Next Stop (for you)......SNL !!!!

What a PERFECT link! Great way to start off my day!

At least with the PROs and CONs of this topic, your humor keeps me entertained and wanting more. Some people take personal offense by your observations and retaliate accordingly. No secret that I have a vested interest (and love) for the area. So yea, sometimes it's hard to swallow your opinions. But today's sales numbers are vendicating your position (to a degree)...period. The bottom of this market is still unknown.

There seems to be a little difference today: some strength in the genereal stock market. This will hopefully firm up the real estate market in general...just a hope;-) .

Maybe Goofer is right... that maybe now, those with any monetary guts, might be considering stepping up to the plate to buy. The height of the negativity (not just you;-) ) is close to its all-time high. That's when it's time to zag. But "good deals" must still be agressively negotiated even at today's prices. Banks and flippers are going to get hurt...one person's pain is another person's gain, as typically is the case with ANY marketable commodity.