tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post9111146388015392856..comments2024-01-25T02:22:33.183-05:00Comments on ̶H̶o̶m̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶C̶h̶r̶o̶n̶i̶c̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶T̶a̶m̶p̶a̶ Lost in the Carolinas: #A-TO-Z CHALLENGE 2016 LETTER "A" ViolaFuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796592763194795436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-90204824959065978342016-07-30T08:59:00.442-04:002016-07-30T08:59:00.442-04:00@Heather!
Thank you so much for visiting and I ap...@Heather!<br /><br />Thank you so much for visiting and I apologize for the lateness of this reply! I really appreciate and value your comments and I'm so sorry I didn't see this sooner! I've been in and out of town and for awhile didn't have internet, because half of the ISPs in Tampa were being idiotic. I've always enjoyed this challenge and #IWSG as well. Thanks for reading and thank you so much again for the kind words! Mary ViolaFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796592763194795436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-64634326021903836382016-04-07T16:08:04.870-04:002016-04-07T16:08:04.870-04:00Hello!
Lots of great information in all these pos...Hello!<br /><br />Lots of great information in all these posts.<br />Very well done.<br /><br />Heather M. Gardner / @hmgardner<br />Co-Host, Blogging from A to Z April Challenge<br /><a href="http://hmgardner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Waiting is the Hardest Part</a>Heather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-89094109595119627582016-04-04T20:35:03.501-04:002016-04-04T20:35:03.501-04:00@Discovering!
Thanks for stopping by! It is quite...@Discovering!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! It is quite a 'hood! We'll take more strolls through it and it's not as dire as it may sound. Letters "B" and "C" may seem a bit dramatic, but really aren't. I was going for a contrast and compare in "B" but trying to keep it short, and I just confused people. "C" is about our beat Cops, whom we actually know and are fond of; nothing at all like Ferguson or other places you read about. Nebraska Ave. and my section of it, in particular is very "small town" in that way. Primarily, it has to do with our V. M. Ybor Association and it's historical roots and the fact that it is partially mixed-zone and while it contains homeless, low-end poor and many fixed-income and disabled people, it is also home to many professionals, thus it defies any pigeon-hole description, so it's a mish-mash of things and sights and goings-on to write about. I hope you enjoy hearing about some of my adventures here. I live about 50 feet off of the "Avenue" so I'm a bit closer to some of the action, and by that I mean, the real danger. But, hey! I've got plenty to write about! Thanks again for stopping by! MaryViolaFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796592763194795436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-39469348933500370162016-04-02T18:43:27.026-04:002016-04-02T18:43:27.026-04:00A great post! I felt like we were walking through ...A great post! I felt like we were walking through any hometown together - just talking and observing and remembering. Thank you for this visit to Nebraska Avenue!DiscoveringHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18259897836622968043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-22369608976506453692016-04-02T12:38:26.026-04:002016-04-02T12:38:26.026-04:00@Andrea!
Thanks for stopping by! If they EVER try...@Andrea!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! If they EVER try to change "Floribraska" (which the City Council won't after the barrage of raspberries and incoherent gibbering they endured over wanting to change "Nebraska" to "Pedro the Genocidal Maniac" or whatever) they would have SUCH a problem from ME alone, they would quickly abandon all hope and flee the ship! More on City Council affairs later. It's just sooo cheesy and great, but at the same time it sounds refreshing like, "I'd love a glass of iced-tea with a splash of Floribraska, if you please!" I had to make sure I got a pic of the sign itself, because I thought "hmmm, people will think I'm lying, if I just TELL them about this gem!" Anyway, thanks again for the visit! Hope you are having a happy a-z! <3 MaryViolaFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796592763194795436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-42742346703237302152016-04-01T18:20:04.858-04:002016-04-01T18:20:04.858-04:00Floribaska!!!!!! You have such tales to tell, so t...Floribaska!!!!!! You have such tales to tell, so thank you for sharing and Happy a-z!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-57249840193069551442016-04-01T13:18:20.812-04:002016-04-01T13:18:20.812-04:00@Alex!
Thanks for stopping by. Floribraska Ave. i...@Alex!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Floribraska Ave. is priceless to me and so flummoxed one individual in our homeless shelter who was trying to give directions to a friend, that someone in the kitchen just shouted out "21st Avenue, you nitwit!" to the offender on the front porch after his 56th attempt at saying "Floribraska". This is a rich and varied area for many reasons. It's largely Cuban and Puerto Rican, and there are also many African-Americans who live here in Progress Village. But the businesses are run by mane people who are of German stock and they, too live hard. The VFW has two chapters that fill up on Friday and Saturday nights and they run their Harleys up and down the Avenue.<br /><br />I'll have more about the denizens and some of the craziness; someone has even dropped a grand piano in the middle of the street! Again, thanks for stopping by, and I don't think we'll be seeing any name changes soon! <3 MaryViolaFuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796592763194795436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044142491333444735.post-88491969255628832712016-04-01T11:10:04.866-04:002016-04-01T11:10:04.866-04:00Floribraska Ave - now that's funny.
It would c...Floribraska Ave - now that's funny.<br />It would cost way too much to change all of the names now. There are better things the city needs to spend money on.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com