Florida can be a wonderful place to visit... and a great place to live. There are things to do for people of all ages from golf to surfing, from theme parks to beaches, from Salsa to Pro Sports.... and everything in between. Here on ActiveRain we get the chance to read about the wonders within the State of Florida via the Mortgage Brokers and Real Estate Agent members who all share the love of the State.
Cyndee Haydon has a knack for posting great images of the Gulf Coast and its gorgeous beaches. Chris Griffith posted today a great piece on a local nature reserve. Colleen Kulikowski has a Facebook question about Disney (who's your favorite character?).
Today I got to experience another wonder of Florida that actually scared more people than it amazed... and it only took me 8 hours to get official word of what happened!!
Today while I was minding my business, there was a huge double BOOM that made all the glass in my house shake. I have a glass top desk so my entire desk was vibrating!
What had I experienced? There were neighbors out on the streets looking around trying to figure out if a transformer had blown or what... or if someone else had blown up an RV and small house trying to build their own mega- fireworks (happened last year!)
It was something far less sinister. What I had felt with so many of my fellow-Floridians was the sonic boom of the Space Shuttle Endeavor broke back into the atmosphere and headed towards another safe landing at Kennedy Space Center!
On the last shuttle mission, there was a twilight liftoff which we could see as a reddish streak in the dusk.
Seeing such amazing feats of technology is an amazing feeling. Few people get to experience anything related to NASA outside of Florida and Houston.
So the next time you are traveling to Florida, consider a trip to the Space Coast to visit Cape Canaveral or maybe plan a trip around a shuttle launch to get the full effect. It is definitely worth the effort!
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David A. Podgursky, MBA
The Mortgage Go To Guy!!
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