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Echtcane said:
Seeing is believing, so I thought I'd take an aerial look at what all the gator bragging is bragging is about. And compare it to the Miami experience.

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In fairness to the gators, proximity is not to be underestimated. There's a hospital right next door to the Eleo in case the .... cuisine don't treat you so well.
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Beautiful comparative pictures, sir.

And, yes, I can assure you, the Eleo Retention Pond is not a naturally-occurring body of water. I've driven up 441 (the road on the right side of that picture) countless times in the last 45 years, and that "scenic vista" is a retention pond required by the Alachua County Zoning Board.
 
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Wait, wait, are you telling me that the Gaytors couldn't book THIS fine establishment?

Have they still not repaired all the fire extinguisher damage that Willie Williams caused?



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Echtcane said:
Seeing is believing, so I thought I'd take an aerial look at what all the gator bragging is about. And compare it to the Miami experience.

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In fairness to the gators, proximity is not to be underestimated. There's a hospital right next door to the Eleo in case the .... cuisine don't treat you so well.
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That Gainesville Hotel Eleo - has a real nice view of that mudhole - and I think there's a Waffle House just down the road for Gainesville Fine Dining.

Gonna be hard to beat that . . .

Even Grunge Grease (Ohio State) doesn't have a mudhole!
 
UMFarArcher said:
That Gainesville Hotel Eleo - has a real nice view of that mudhole - and I think there's a Waffle House just down the road for Gainesville Fine Dining.

Gonna be hard to beat that . . .

Even Grunge Grease (Ohio State) doesn't have a mudhole!
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HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!?!

A man's gotta have...options...

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TheOriginalCane said:
I mean...I have to laugh...

OIA is on the OPPOSITE side (southeast) of Orlando from Hogtown. That is a BRUTAL drive on a Friday afternoon.

Hilarious.


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Jesus, Mary and Joseph, crosstown Orlando traffic on a Friday, and then having to endure a drive to the hillbilly hellhole of Gainesville to stay in a motel 6 decor postage sized room with a view of a retention pond? Dude has already talked himself out of going to UFailure.
 
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OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
You guys talking about the Simpsons reminds me of the episode where they mentioned flying to Gainesville. Even the Simpsons know what a ****hole that is.
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The Ultimate Behemoth RV has more deep fat fryers (4, one for every part of the chicken) than the Gainesville Airport has gates (3)...
 
TheOriginalCane said:
I mean...I have to laugh...

OIA is on the OPPOSITE side (southeast) of Orlando from Hogtown. That is a BRUTAL drive on a Friday afternoon.

Hilarious.


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The ride from Orlando is an hour and a half even with zero traffic. I’m sure that kid’s parents will be totally stoked about having to do that every Saturday in the fall
 
DTP said:
The ride from Orlando is an hour and a half even with zero traffic. I’m sure that kid’s parents will be totally stoked about having to do that every Saturday in the fall
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Dude, it's 90 minutes from MY SIDE of Orlando on the northwest (OK, my family's side, since I now live in ATL).

It's 2 hours from OIA in the middle of the night with the FHP eating doughnuts...
 
DTP said:
Yeah I was re-living my college years of 3am road trips at 90 MPH through Central Florida
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I used to try to save Turnpike tolls by taking 192 or 520 out to I-95.

Was always...interesting...passing cars on those 2-lane roads in the dark.
 
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UMFarArcher said:
That Gainesville Hotel Eleo - has a real nice view of that mudhole - and I think there's a Waffle House just down the road for Gainesville Fine Dining.
Gonna be hard to beat that . . .
Even Grunge Grease (Ohio State) doesn't have a mudhole!
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Swamp -> gators -> mudhole. So I guess give them points here for authenticity.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
I used to try to save Turnpike tolls by taking 192 or 520 out to I-95.

Was always...interesting...passing cars on those 2-lane roads in the dark.
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Bloody 520 was a regular part of my trips between UCF and home in South Florida because “who can afford the $2.50 to take 528?”
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Dude, it's 90 minutes from MY SIDE of Orlando on the northwest (OK, my family's side, since I now live in ATL).

It's 2 hours from OIA in the middle of the night with the FHP eating doughnuts...
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Why wouldnt they fly recruits in through Jacksonville? Isnt that much faster??
 
Warrior808 said:
Why wouldnt they fly recruits in through Jacksonville? Isnt that much faster??
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So...the Jax airport is ALSO on the opposite side of town from Gainseville (north side of Jax). And a lot less of that drive (Jax-Hogtown) uses surface roads instead of interstates or toll expressways.

Either one (Jax/Orlando) is going to be quite a long drive.

I'd also point out that US 301 has all the "Dukes of Hazzard speed traps". I think I got 3 speeding tickets on 301 in one year, AND I KNEW THEY WERE THERE. ******* AAA had to issue a travel advisory. Not a joke.



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