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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It's a very strange phenomenon, for sure. Oddly enough it usually isn't a disaster. In 2023 there was flooding but remember - this is in the middle of the desert. So most people think desert = no rain = no flooding. Problem is, if it rains on the desert, the ground where people are camping/parking is compact and doesn't really absorb the water very well, leaving it no place to go. It doesn't take a lot of rain to flood the desert.
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Very true. But even without the weather, not my idea of a good time with no showers, real toilets or sane people.
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There was a woman who gave birth there this year, who didn't even know she was pregnant.
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True story: My aunt was so fat, she didn't realize she was pregnant until her water broke!
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And another person found dead in a pool of blood that is being investigated as a homicide.
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This should surprise no one.
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Of course all that would be considered "just another Tuesday in the Ocala Forest" so I dunno what to tell ya.
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I've never been, and now I know not to bother.
Understatement.