Jeff,
When you call that number on the sign, does a turtle answer?

Well, rather discouraging to hear about the politics (esp. talk radio) down thataway.  It's barely a month since Obama took office and he's already being blamed for all the disasters of the Bush administration?

Yikes!
Dee

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Subject: BSF Ft. Myers

20 Feb

As one approaches Ft. Lauderdale the beauty of A1A is replaced by the concrete towers on beach side and old faded pastel homes of an earlier generation of Floridians across the road.  Traffic lights replace the serenity. 

Just as I start to think about the original plan of going to Ft. Lauderdate and then heading West (so as to see the interior) to Ft. Meyers I see that the airport is within stiking distance.  Soon I have a one day rental for the ride.

Imagine nothing, in the budhist sense, and then add a four lane road with wide bike shoulders running thru the nothingness.  Needs some shrub grass on the sides.  A few truck crossings, for no imaginable reason as there is nothing except the dirt being moved back and forth like Sysaphis.  Continue this north for 50 miles to South Bay and then West to Clewiston and this is what I missed biking.  The Adventure Cycling route is this scenic rt. 27/80.  Not even a tree for 60 plus miles!  Clearly I made a better choice with four wheels.

The lake, pictured, is the reason Clewiston was inserted in the interupted nothingness of what is now (drought and farm used water resource) vitually a swamp).  Nice birds – they seem to like the swamp.

The rest of the car ride was a similar emptiness.  Given the isolation and the talk radio (Obama recession, Tarp is Obama failure, Obama essentially caused the 6000 point drop in the Dow? Etc.) It is clear why these rural communities are anti-government and taxes. Nothing but parasitic govern'mt in it for them. 

Got the last room at a La Quinta Inn.  Business good.  Sold out for tomorrow night.  Said they dropped their rates but it sure did not seem that way to me.

Mel's Diner next door.  Looks good.  20 minute wait.  Place holds 100 plus people.  They have a sign posted -Now Hiring Several Positions. 

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