Top 10 cities: Where to buy now; #1 Panama City, FL

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. :confused:

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

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/

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.

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
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. :cool:

:lolabove:

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.

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. :cool:

Agreed. That avatar is BAAAAAAAAAAD !!!!

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. :confused:

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

What a PERFECT link!:lol: 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.

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

....Your avatar is a good start. :cool:

More humor to temper this thread:

Goofer, your "cowboy+sheep" avatar reminds me of a good lawyer joke.....

Jury selection was underway for a case regarding a farmer who was being prosecuted for having sex with his sheep. The farmer was very worried about the prognosis but a friend referred him to highly successful attorney who was very well known for being able to select the "right jurors".

Later that day, the trial began.

The prosecution asked their witness, "Sir, you said you walked into the barn and saw the act in progress?" The witness responded, "Yes sir, he was standing there with his pants down behind the sheep and the rest you can imagine." It didn't look good for the farmer.

After a few more questions, the prosecution finished presenting their case and it was time for the defense's presentation.

Now the farmer's lawyer called his only defense witness...the farmer. "Sir, can you tell your side of the story?" The farmer replied, "I was just standing in the barn, pulled down my pants and was taking a leak when all of a sudden one of my sheep just backed right up in to me."

One of the jurors elbowed the juror next to him and whispered, "Pssss...a good sheep will do that!";-)

One day these will be the good old days.

That should really sum this thread up......

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

What a PERFECT link!:lol: 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.

More true words have not been spoken.

One day these will be the good old days.

Speaking of "Back in the Goodle Days." Click on the top song in this link. :wub:

That should really sum this thread up......

What?...Trained sheep or good ole days?;-)

Both my sisters and I have already been pushed out of south walton{not South Walton County (for SJ)} along with many of my friends.

How exactly were you, your sisters and many of your friends "pushed out"?

How exactly were you, your sisters and many of your friends "pushed out"?

No baiting allowed.:roll:
I think we all understand where the Captain is coming from. Just leave it at that.

What?...Trained sheep or good ole days?;-)

Both. :lolabove:

The Walton Funn, October 27, 2006

Florida e-mail Scandal

The Walton Funn has obtained copies of implicit e-mails between a developer and the State of Florida.

ThirtyGay: hey

FlaUsa: hey, wassup?

ThirtyGay: I?m in pensecola, chekin things out

FlaUsa: cool

ThirtyGay: how long is your coastline?

FlaUsa: I don?t know, <giggles>

ThirtyGay: well take out a ruler and measure it for me

FlaUsa: about 1,197 miles

ThirtyGay: nice. just thinking about our time together in miami

FlaUsa: yea, we sure did it good there huh

ThirtyGay: we sure caused a lot of high rises to pop up, hehe

<The following portion of the transcript has been omitted due to the graphic references to wetland filling.>

Authorities have confirmed that ThirtyGay is the Yahoo IM screen name of SoWal?s very own 30-gAy. And that he has been responsible for the much discussed over development of Florida.

?We?ve been complaining for years about the ?developers? and now it?s good to finally know who is behind the molestation of Florida. It?s the gays; naturally. They have no ethics anyways and seem to enjoy destroying the country, I mean they?re even going after marriage now.

The state Attorney General says he will continue to probe as to whether any laws were broken, ?It is clear than 30-gAy has crossed an ethical line here by violating virgin coastal areas, however it may be harder to pin any actual legal charges on him.?

Janet Lupanare, a spokesperson for Grandma?s Florida, an advocacy group that pushes to return the state to pre 1920s levels of development; stated ?We ask all Floridians to join with us to push back the clock to a time when we had empty stretches of white beach, nothing but the sound of wild birds instead of cars??and Jim Crow laws to keep the darkies out.? Lupanare went on to explain her plan of action, ?We joined forces with Pat Robertson last year cause he said he had God?s cell number and would request the wrath of Mother Nature to wipe the state clean, but seeing as how that hasn?t worked out we turned to Exxon-Mobile, apparently there is a 50-50 change that when they drill for oil in the gulf they might actually open up a volcanic vent which would smother the state in a layer of lava. Either way the perpetrators will be punished.?

When asked for a comment, 30-gAy merely excused his behavior; ? I blame it on those fruit drinks with the little umbrellas, that and the fact that when I was a kid my hometown in Ohio was overdeveloped. I?m the victim here.?