There's a lesson I've learned about Florida. You drive along the waterfront and there's upscale stores and beautiful homes and high-rises. Drive 2 miles inland, and you'd better have your car doors locked. It gets ugly pretty quickly.
That's where the expression "the wrong side of the tracks" comes from. Drive west of Federal Highway (US1) and the railroad, and it gets progressively seedier. Go west of Military Trail and you're dealing with nothing but crackers and white supremacists. Literally. It is scary.
Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
You see weird shit on the Florida news, stuff you never see anywhere else.
Yup. And guys like Dave Barry and Carl Hiaasen have made absolute fortunes covering it all. I love those guys. I real the Palm Beach Post and the Miami Herald online every day. It's funnier than Letterman .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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