| During my most recent trip to the East
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| | bureaucracy in Florida is extremely
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| coast of South Florida, which turned out
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| | cumbersome and difficult to engage
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| to be much lengthier than anticipated, I
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| | without an attorney and something as
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| knew before hand there would be much to
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| | simple as transferring title to a vehicle
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| loath and probably more to fear. I was
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| | can become arduous. However, there are
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| not disappointed on either account.Upon
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| | plenty of attorneys to choose from since
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| arriving at the Ft. Lauderdale
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| | Florida state motto could well be "I'll
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| International Airport, I purchased a copy
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| | Sue You. One uses a shopping cart at his
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| of the Miami Herald and immediately
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| | or her own legal peril while shopping for
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| sensed fear, for I read that Governor
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| | groceries at Winn Dixie, particularly on
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| Jeb Bush was about to sign a bill just
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| | the days following a hurricane when water
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| that week that would become known as the
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| | is in short supply. It's helpful, of
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| "Stand Your Ground" law. The law
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| | course, to be Tri-lingual, that is,
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| immunizes citizens who use deadly force
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| | fluent in English, Spanish, and New York.
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| in self-defense against criminal
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| | That I was fluent in only the first two
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| prosecution and civil liability. Quickly
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| | did not make my stay any easier.Florida
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| realizing that under this "Shoot First"
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| | weather can be treacherous in its
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| law, as long as the shooter "is not
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| | unpredictability. Heavy rain storms
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| engaged in unlawful activity" and is
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| | suddenly pop up while the sky is blue and
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| "attacked in any other place where he or
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| | then disappear just as quickly. This, of
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| she has a right to be" the shooter has
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| | course, adds to one's driving pleasure,
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| the right to use deadly force. Thus , if
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| | especially while the lane jumpers are
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| a fist fight escalates to lethal
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| | perpetrating their madness. Speaking of
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| violence, the shooter could receive
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| | weather, what would a visit to Florida be
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| immunity under the law even if he
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| | without at least the threat of a tropical
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| initiated the confrontation, as long as
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| | storm or hurricane. Hurricanes are not
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| he "reasonably believed" that shooting a
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| | romantic.They are nasty, scary and equal
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| gun was necessary to prevent "great
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| | opportunity renderers of severe damage,
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| bodily harm" to himself. Needless to say,
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| | not only from wind and water, but from
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| even before I drove out of the parking
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| | the after effects of being without power
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| lot, I swore to myself that I would be on
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| | for weeks. Indeed, the subtle ripple
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| my very best behavior and look straight
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| | effects of these storms are just plain
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| ahead even after being insulted or
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| | awful and too numerous to describe in
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| otherwise abused during any road rage
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| | this piece. Yet, to cushion the
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| incidents....which, in Florida, are
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| | discomfort, there are thousands of little
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| virtually impossible to avoid. Cautiously
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| | acts of kindness that neighbors do for
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| glancing at the faces of some of the
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| | each other that are so very wonderful and
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| drivers while driving north on dangerous
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| | tender. During the aftermath of the
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| 95 brought to mind Jack Nicholson in the
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| | hurricane that blew directly over Delray
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| Shining.Now don't get me wrong. I'm no
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| | Beach (though not my first experience
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| shrinking violet, and NH Senate Bill 318,
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| | with one), the fact I was able to make
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| recently introduced by Senator Peter
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| | instant coffee and cook soup with sterno
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| Bragdon, R-Amherst, if passed, will
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| | made me quite popular in my condo
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| thankfully bring NH law more in line with
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| | complex. Meanwhile, someone named
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| that of Florida......and that's a good
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| | "Boyardee" quickly became the most famous
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| thing since no person should face the
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| | chef in Palm Beach County.To this day, I
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| possibility of prison time for standing
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| | cannot fathom why people waited in
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| up to an attacker. But present NH law
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| | two-mile long lines to get ice. Why? What
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| does just that. It states that deadly
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| | did they do with it? Martinis, medicine,
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| force used in self-defense outside of
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| | food? No one seemed to know the answer
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| one's own property is not justified if
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| | but people still waited in long.......and
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| one can, with completee safety, retreat
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| | I mean long..........lines which were
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| from the situation or surrender property
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| | supervised by heavily armed members of
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| to which the aggressor claims a right.
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| | the Florida National Guard even though
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| So, if faced with a car jacker in, say,
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| | those waiting appeared to pose no threat
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| Wal-Mart's parking lot, let him drive off
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| | given their frailty and median age.
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| with your pickup. In our "Live Free or
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| | Meanwhile, burly State Troopers and local
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| Die" state, crime victims are at an
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| | police directed traffic and did a superb
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| disadvantage while a crime is being
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| | job though some of the high speed
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| committeed. If Governor John Lynch does
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| | collisions at unprotected intersections
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| the right thing, this is about to
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| | during the evening hours were almost
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| changeOnce safely ensconced in the family
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| | surreal in their spectacularity.But for
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| condo in Delray Beach, I received
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| | sheer fear, nothing topped waiting in
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| recorded non-stop phone messages from
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| | long lines at service stations for gas
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| just about every scamster in the state
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| | (at those stations smart enough to have
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| with just about every illicit idea
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| | generators) where the attendants wore
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| imaginable. A particularly despicable one
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| | holsters packed with lethal-looking
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| asked if my brother had passed away yet.
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| | weapons. Combining this with the new
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| He was "offering assistance during this
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| | "shoot first" law, the fact that being
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| time of grief." In Florida, these are
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| | able to shower with safe and warm water
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| apparently known as obituary predators.
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| | was a luxury long forgotten, being in
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| After scores of other calls, it became
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| | slow and long lines with hot tempered,
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| clear just how vulnerable the elderly and
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| | ill-mannered and dangerous looking
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| or the lonely might be in this state, and
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| | people, and doing all this while toting
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| how helpless they are to do much about
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| | up the costs incurred by a damaging
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| it. This is loathsome, indeed.But getting
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| | hurricane, and finally reeling from daily
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| back to road rage, Florida does not have
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| | customer service that seemed to go out of
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| a turning signal law so lane jumping is
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| | its way to be aggressively offensive and
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| commonplace. In fact, many multiple
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| | would better be termed "customer abuse"
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| lane jumpers have it down to an art
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| | ..........all this presented a supreme
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| form...........perpendicular finger and
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| | test of one's will.I did make many solid
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| all. And I am not just talking about
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| | and lasting friends during my stay in
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| driving around some protected enclave
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| | Delray Beach and Palm Beach County,
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| like Route 1 through Palm Beach or Boca
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| | particularly during the storm. Most were
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| Raton or on the other side of the state.
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| | from other states since a Florida native
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| No, I'm talking about driving south on
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| | along this part of the East coast is
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| 441 toward Plantation or on treacherous
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| | about as rare as a manatee. But I was
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| 95 toward Wilton Manors or in and around
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| | truly elated when it came time to finally
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| West Palm Beach or Miami proper where
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| | return home to my wife, dog, friends and
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| returning an insult can lead to something
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| | home in good old North Conway, New
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| sudden and serious. When you combine this
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| | Hampshire......a place the overall
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| with the new "Stand Your Ground" law, you
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| | pleasantness of which should never be
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| have something that can only be described
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| | taken for granted.A limo took me to the
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| as toxic alchemy.On one sunny morning
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| | Ft. Lauderdale Airport for an agreed upon
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| while driving south on 441 toward
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| | price of $ 70. Upon arriving, I handed
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| Margate, I suddenly noticed that cars
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| | the driver a one hundred dollar bill and
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| were swerving to the left and right of
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| | pleasantly said "please give me back $10"
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| center, some going on the shoulder.
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| | whereupon he replied he did not have any
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| Finally, I saw what the cause was. A
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| | change (apparently, a near 30% tip was
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| smiling George Burns look-alike, cigar
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| | not enough for him). Little did the poor
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| and all, was driving his golf cart down
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| | guy know I was hep to his scam and that
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| the center of the road in the wrong
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| | my frustrations had been building for
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| direction. Hardly believing my eyes, I
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| | weeks. He simply gave me the excuse I was
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| quickly swerved to the shoulder and let
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| | looking for...........but that's another
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| the fellow geezer pass. I never found out
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| | matter."The best remedy for those who are
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| what happened to him or how he found his
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| | afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go
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| way onto a major highway but I had a
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| | outside, somewhere where they can be
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| funny feeling the incident was not all
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| | quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and
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| that unusual. Fear and loathing? No.
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| | God. Because only then does one feel that
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| Amusing? Oh God, yes! Dangerous? Most
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| | all is as it should be and that God
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| definitely.On the positive side and given
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| | wishes to see people happy, amidst the
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| its population of retirees, Florida does
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| | simple beauty of nature." Anne
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| have a fantastic network of medical care
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| | FrankTed Sares, PhD, is a private
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| facilities running from out-patient care
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| | investor who lives and writes in the
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| to hospice and everything in between. The
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| | White Mountain area of Northern New
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| medical teams in Florida are simply
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| | Hampshire with his wife Holly and Min Pin
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| incredible and if one has to take ill,
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| | Jackdog. He writes a weekly column for a
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| this is one of the better states in which
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| | local newspaper and many of his other
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| to do it. Conversely, the governmental
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| | pieces are widely published.
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