Picture of the day:
The approach to Thousand Trails Orlando RV sites.
Now for today’s stuff:
Ever notice when someone does something that seems simple and normal then watch something totally different happen than what you expected.
A beginning note. Interstate highway #4 goes thru Orlando. In the past few years It has been really modernized to help traffic problems. Many over passes have been added. Traffic is still tough but much better.
Now to my first thoughts. In a few days we will head down to Orlando for a couple weeks. I am looking forward to a particular spot on hwy 27 west of Orlando.
AS you may know hills are not plentiful in Florida. There was a huge hill on #27 that was for sale for awhile. Probably 60 acres of land. I pictured condos or a shopping center there. While we were there a couple years ago they started leveling the hill.
I learned the buyer was selling the dirt to the state to build those over passes on I-4. Hundreds of trucks a day were hauling that hill away. I am anxious what a wise man or corp will do with the money they earned from dirt on that now vast level valuable piece of property. In reality they they sold the land a truckload at a time and still had the acreage they started with.
Well sorry, being a retired builder I am still interested in what other builders do, even the mega builders. I just thought that was an amazing idea.
Okay enough rambling, we are looking forward to being in the area of the famous entertainment things there, although it is doubt full we will do anything other than walk and relax.
Nite Shipslog
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7 comments:
Enjoy your holiday Jack and Sherry. Wishing you a great time.
God bless always.
I've heard of farmers selling land so they could retire, but this is the first I've heard of selling dirt. Smart man. Now he still has land to sell. The traffic there doesn't look bad at all. I thought it would be busier there. Have a good trip and enjoy Orlando.
I always wonder about 'progress' to Jack. Although what a way to make money and you still have the originally land left. You will have to let us know what happens to it. Have fun in Orlando.
That's pretty clever ... funny, too! Whoever came up with that idea deserves a big pat on the back. Safe travels!
As I've told you before, I grew up in Lake County (Tavares), and then when we first married in 1969, we moved to Orlando. It was MUCH different then than it is now. I cannot bear to drive through there anymore. Actually we have to drive down to Deland tomorrow to celebrate my sister and her hubby's 60th anniversary! We can make it that far and don't have to go through any major traffic to get there, so that is my kind of trip. My sister lives in Altamonte Springs, and I don't know how she stands the traffic, but she's lived in Orlando area for most of their married life, so to her, coming here to the country where we live is challenging. LOL. Too many dirt roads and not enough stores or restaurants. Yeah, perfect. And no tourist attractions! Yay!! My kind of town. Just nature at its best. LOL. Yes, that landowner person who sold the dirt off his land was pretty smart. Now he's probably got plenty of money to build something that will make more money. Good for him. He can have it. LOL. Some people make mountains out of mole-hills, but I guess he made a mole hill out of a mountain, but he'll probably have a mountain of money as a result! LOL. Good night, and enjoy your journey to the big city!!!
That worked out well. Good idea.
I would have enjoyed the hill more than all the new roads, but I guess you have to make it easier with all the traffic in that area. I haven't been to Florida in many years and even more years since Orlando to go to Disney. I work with a gal that goes to Disney about 10 times a year! She has a time share there. I kid her that she needs to get a job there when she retires from nursing! Drive safe and have a good weekend!
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