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Originally Posted by Marmaduke

Of course all that would be considered "just another Tuesday in the Ocala Forest" so I dunno what to tell ya.

... Oh my!!! I'll tell you-For someone as liberal as you are in your frequent posts... to openly, smarmingly mock abject poverty rubs me the wrong way!

To other readers, please know that the Ocala Nat'l Forest is a true American Treasure:

Marjorie Rawlings 1930's Author of Cross Creek, The Yearling, etc tells the story of the forest people before drugs infiltrated their secluded lives.

Silver Springs State Park - Famous for its glass-bottom boat rides and wildlife.
And
Rainbow Springs- Also, Natural Springs, known for pristine water. Tubing, waterfalls, botanical trails and Crystal- Clear swimming.

Don't miss something great because someone wanted to elevate their stature as "all knowing" when they Do Not Know what they are talking about...beyond Painting a sub-culture of forest people with a very Broad Brush, the likes of which we'd all be admonished by her if she understood these very impoverished people.

Cringe at the thought of crime, fine, but do not objectify a whole area of pure mineral springs and beauty.

If you can't be a part of the solution, then don't be a part of the problem.

Maybe she was pointing out the misery of the forest for many and let's not over-glorify living conditions. The "object" truth of those living there is many want to live that way and are impoverished by life choices they make.