tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post8002545530805106689..comments2024-03-18T22:26:49.555-07:00Comments on The Celebration, FL Blog: Yes, Lost Tourist, Please Cut Me OffBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877713144114565202noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post-35964968070909922232010-01-06T08:29:26.987-08:002010-01-06T08:29:26.987-08:00I am guilty as charged!
I am one of the tourists y...I am guilty as charged!<br />I am one of the tourists you speak of. And yes! we do all the things we do on purpose. you may think we are lost or daydreaming, but we have taken up the hobby of driving the local folks crazy with our antic's, or so it seems. I have visited celebration 6 times in the past 4 months and found myself doing exactly what you describe. All the distractions cause us to lose reason and drive in screwy ways. I'd like to say I'm sorry for all the folks I cut off and maybe some who found themselves in a bush or someone else's driveway for safety. One thing I can say that came easy and I learned from examples of others, is driving slowly through Celebration, and when I mean slowly...I mean the speed limit. It is noticeable and strange to us folks from other places to have people greet you with a smile and a wave as if they knew you! it is a funny wave(that poor guy with only one finger) just kidding. It is noticeably refreshing to walk around and enjoy the family and community pride that is easy to sense. It makes us outsiders consider relocating and joining what appears to be a slower more relaxing community. People I know who reside there are the best salespersons celebration can have and there is not a week that goes by without the question of, So when are you going to go house shopping? Well, the answer is always soon. I am working on my due diligence and the funny part is my wife has never been there with me and I have become one of your "Celebration Fans" Best Regards to all!WayneFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post-63401456633993235312009-10-31T01:40:30.675-07:002009-10-31T01:40:30.675-07:00Thank you for all the information you provide on t...Thank you for all the information you provide on the experience of living in Celebration!! I have been reading up on your posts and appreciate your blog. My husband and I are from NJ and we are looking into moving to Celebration this coming July. I am an in-home therapist for families in crisis and he is a high school teacher as well as a part time cast member. We are hoping to find work in the area and I hope we have a successful experience, as it seems you have!Christina Ferrettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post-47457661329032187902009-09-26T08:41:15.898-07:002009-09-26T08:41:15.898-07:00It's difficult to keep a calm head when all ar...It's difficult to keep a calm head when all around you people are driving without THINKING! I'm from the UK and more and more of our small island is getting used up with roads, and said roads are busier. BTW, we have ONE main toll road, the M6 Toll so the change you were offered would not be useful for tolls here! My pet peeve is drivers who don't signal when turning on our roundabouts here. We-re coming over to Kissimmee for our 5th trip in 6 years so driving in Orlando is something we're used to and no maps out whilst in a driving lane on the highway for us!!! LOL. Keep up the blogs, I love them, reminds me of good times in Florida. DeanDeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post-52755518394931001432009-09-22T14:45:32.747-07:002009-09-22T14:45:32.747-07:00International Drive, south of outlet mall area, th...International Drive, south of outlet mall area, three lanes each direction. Car ahead in right lane (travel lane), brake lights on, I'm getting closer, realize car is stopped! I move to middle lane and as I pass I note the driver has a large map spread out and he's reading it. Stopped in 45mph travel lane to read a map. <br /><br />Do they REALLY do that at home? Have seen this three times now in various locations.Bob@thenesthttp://eaglesnestonline.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172038.post-49590502538627304732009-09-22T13:53:56.867-07:002009-09-22T13:53:56.867-07:00I agree with everything you said! I lived in Cele...I agree with everything you said! I lived in Celebration for a few years, and still visit frequently (my mom lives there) so I see it all the time. I'm up near UCF now, and still deal with stuff like that on a daily basis. Everything you wrote, is pretty much part of the big pet peeves I have about driving in this state.<br /><br />Oh, and I drive a Saturn Vue too.Running Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199673939107675160noreply@blogger.com