Thanks for explaining that to me T.F.! From your description that sounded like exactly what you meant, but I'd never heard of that before so I just wanted to clarify for future reference! BTW, did Disney ruin Orange County as a good place to live? Thx!
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To answer your question about Disney, in my opinion, Disney was one of the greatest contributors responsible for the massive influx of people into what was once a pleasant place to live. Progress comes to most all communities, the old ways seem to fade away, that progress changed way too many things for me to feel comfortable.
My wife and I made a decision to leave there early in 1973, it took about 6 months to find the "right" place to live. Been on this small farm in the Panhandle for almost 50 years. Returning frequently to Orange County to visit family, on both sides, we are amazed at the "progress" every time we visit! Places we used to know have been absorbed into the madness that was once a place where you could " drive to town", now the town is every where! Some folks love it. I for one don't care for the madness of what was once the "City Beautiful", Orlando.
Economically, Disney was a boon to the area, lots and lots of jobs and business expansions came as a result of Disney moving into the southwest part of Orange County. Lots of our family benefited from it but I could see the "hand writing on the wall" and chose to raise my family in a slower paced environment. Lots of people will disagree with my opinion about the conditions that exist but I've never really regretted leaving the place where my wife and I grew up.
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Thank you for your detailed reply T.F. . I had a feeling it was something similar to what you described but felt compelled to hear it from the horse's mouth, so to speak. And I wholeheartedly agree with you that progress has come at a very high price. All any of us needs to do is think back to our teens and early adulthood and remember how simple and easy living was, and then fast-forward to today where life can be a grind at times with all the daily chaos and hustle-bustle attitude many folks have nowadays. An even better example would be to compare gasoline prices from then and now! My ex-wife and son live in Bradenton, Florida and a big part of why they are there and I am here is her desire for a faster way of life and she found it down there. I can remember as a kid my Dad taking us for drives in the country, and now I live in what use to be the country! So kudos to you for taking the initiative to pack up and move your entire life to where it's relaxed with a much slower pace, you'll likely live longer for it! EDIT: At this point Id like to sincerely apologize to Fred for hijacking his thread about lubricants with other subject matter!