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    How to make last Minute Reservation in July?

    wow...beachside 9 was the first place our family stayed in Sowal; before that we had gone to Myrtle Beach...after that first trip, we never went back to SC Seeing that condo brings back many wonderful memories...our children would have been 11 and 14 back then, now they're all grown up and...
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    SoWal to get a space shuttle?

    ok, I bit since the folks at the Air Force Museum at Wright (as in Wright Brothers) Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH have set their sights on acquiring a space shuttle for display there...they could display it on the runway with the retired Air Force One
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    What would you do if you had 1 day in SoWal?

    patience...visitor probably on knees still giving thanks for an escape from winter...as for me I almost wept today because we finally saw the sun again here is sw ohio...it was lovely and how I miss it when it hides behind that gray blanket of clouds
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    78,000 sf Walmart coming to SoWal [opening June15]

    the wal mart closest to my house has downsized...opened about 3 years ago and within a year, they had closed off nearly 1/2 of it...greatly reduced the amount and variety of merchandise...the closed half is just sitting there empty in nearby college town, the 1st walmart built was in walking...
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    Who's Who

    been poppin' in and out for a year or so...and I still have no clue! these folks are by turns crazy, clever, sincere, and sometimes sh*t stirring...I don't get all the jokes, but that's okay not sure I'll ever meet any of them...but for those of us who don't live there, it's a connection to a...
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    Coke or Pepsi?

    coke zero diet coke tastes like the can if I have to drink pepsi, only diet if it's real honest to goodness pop, the real thing...coke althought as a kid when everything was in bottles, pepsi was favored cuz their bottles were 10 oz compared to the little coke 6 3/4 oz and we used to check the...
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    Coming from the Midwest to SoWal

    Rockin...from my limited experience (Sowal in August; Destin in Oct) I def. prefer 331 to MidBay Bridge..both times traveling south from Ohio via Louisville and I 65. Compared to traffic around other beaches like Myrtle Beach (omg - 6 lanes of people from somewhere else trying to go someplace...
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    Hello from Ohio

    you're gonna love it! many of our wonderful family memories were made on the beaches of Sowal
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    Commodore Retreat?

    husband and I stayed there twice...no kids along (all grown) two different units, both nice one bedroom...didn't use the pool but the units were fine...first time was shortly after a hurricane the the walkover was repaired, unlike others in the area...we enjoyed being near Eastern Lake...beach...
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    Hang up and eat!

    at funeral, cell phone rings, look across aisle, phone being turned off belonged to a nun at school, presenting to parents gathered at curriculum night, cell phone rings in middle of presentation, several minute convo ensued between parent and child wanting to go somewhere with friend, parent...
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    SoWal HD - On Seagrove Beach

    your photos reminds me why we keep coming back... I keep thinking if God can make such beauty here on earth, what must heaven be like? thanks!
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    Seagrove Beach Morning

    thanks...the photos brightened this gray Ohio day...drizzle now and possible snow flurries tonight
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    Your traditions when vacationing in Sowal

    make your own frisbee golf course...we went out on the beach, after a storm, pretty deserted wing a nerf football down the beach, we then frisbeed toward the football, mixed doubles-boy, girl and so on until each couple successfully landed frisbee on the football...we played nine "holes" and...
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    Ike...reports from the ground

    the wind storm that swept though Louisville hit Ohio as well...90% of greater Cincy was without power last night, many neighborhoods with old trees hardest hit. Local paper explains that remnants of Ike mixed with the cold front that dumped rain on Chicago area allowing high level cold wind...
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    Hurricane Gustav

    local news in Cincy tonight showed our local Red Cross emergency response vehicle packing up...they are heading to Montgomery to wait...my fondest hope is they will not be needed...stay safe everyone, prayers for all
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    Your traditions when vacationing in Sowal

    sunset, with an adult beverage key lime pie from Seagrove Village Market staring at the Gulf beach chair at the surf line...if my book gets wet, I'm in the right spot frisbee golf on the beach (sorry again to the nice lady who took a frisbee in the backside) long walks on the beach with my cutie...
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    What do you look for in a vacation rental?

    Mango...did I mention the couch was painted black but you could just make up the tropical floral that was the original motif? It was a week of goth meets the beach...glad you got a chuckle. I had to laugh at myself that week too. In the photos on-line that I viewed before making the...
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    What do you look for in a vacation rental?

    We've only rented condos, not stand alone homes. Clean would be top priority. One time we went to Pensacola Beach and teenage daughters found a used condom on the floor of their room. Granted it was between the bed and the wall but needless to say "yuck". Everything in working order would be...
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    Double Reds this morning?

    So is there a chamber of commerce there that could appeal to the business community for sponsorship of a local, call in water safety advisory number? Would that be the province of the tdc? I don't want to tie up the swfd phone lines...there has to be a more positive approach. Maybe hearing a...
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    Double Reds this morning?

    I was thinking the same thing...as a visitor to sowal I've seen info on the flag system in rental units, but as others have noted the flags are not easily seen from all parts of the beach. A local phone number to call with current beach advisories would be a great help. Here at home we have...
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    Lurk no more

    Now s'mob you are not old. My children get old but I don't. Of course I'm about due back to work (teacher) and hanging with 12-14 year olds all day keeps me young and a tad crazy. My list of places to visit if very long. Now that the daughters are educated and married, I think maybe the...
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    Beach Conditions

    Peter, thank you for your dedication to the safety of others. Human behavior is often inexplicable. You do all you can and more than your work responsibilities require. Bless you for that! It frightens/frustrates/angers me that the stupidity and stubbornness of others adds more risk to you...
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    Lurk no more

    hey sassymob! welcome aboard....we'll do our best to enjoy the beach for your family too. We missed the beach last year because we chose to attend a wedding in NYC. That blew the travel budget but we had great fun with 3 other couples that all traveled together. We did two Broadway shows, the...
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    Lurk no more

    Well after years of lurking, I've joined. Thanks long overdue for all the posters who have kept my beach dreams alive. First traveled to sowal when daughters were pre-teens...bringing the daughters back next week, along with their husbands! We'll be back in Seagrove Beach for my husband's 55th...
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