When I hear "prairie" I think of The Great Plains and states such as Kansas.

When I hear "swamp" I think of the marshes and other wetlands such as The Everglades of Florida and the bayous of Louisiana.

What amazes me is the spin put on language today. Recently I needed to replace a HVAC in a home. The guy who came out to do the estimate (and he was capable and good) was titled a "Comfort Advisor" on his card. My estimate of four grades of units was titled "Investment Options". LOL!!!

I live near LSL too (Mallory Square) and we did not want to live near water. We figure we have less of a chance of a gator sneaking up behind me as I kneel to work on our flower beds. I do fear gators but feel quite safe with our home not near any water.

Exactly.

Ever heard of a Swamp Yankee?:laugh:

Well, looks like there is a difference between a "wet" prairie and a prairie. Thanks for the info.

Not until now. I had to look it up.

"Swamp Yankee is a colloquial term for rural Yankees (northeastern Americans). The term "Yankee" connotes urbane industriousness, whereas the term "Swamp Yankee" suggests a more countrified, stubborn, independent, and less-refined sub-type."

From: Swamp Yankee - Wikipedia

Swamp buggy races here in Florida are fun to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F7TwJzEyE4

Should they be calling them "Prairie Buggies"?

We had a home in SC, many years ago, with a marsh view.
Then and still today lots on the marsh or marsh view command(ed) a premium like golf course lots.

I fondly remember meeting one of the locals who told me he remembers when the area used to be called a swamp!!!

Marsh lots are gorgeous with a very active natural habitat for all kinds of wild life. The marsh also changed character with the differing seasons.

And yes, very many who call it a swamp are doing nothing more than tossing darts (jealous!).

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If you mean me when you write "Troll"- for asking the question- simply watch the latest video from Jerry and Linda. A viewer wrote with a question and called her neighborhood The Swamp. I live 2,000 miles away and won't move in for a year.

When people make remarks or observations about TV I have no way to get follow up information other than to ask questions.

I think you know all this but some venom inside you is fed only when you are trying to make other people feel bad. I assume you'll be spitting more venom at me in the future.

When I referred to "any needed measures" I was speaking in the hypothetical as I am ignorant of what, if any, safety measures could or should be in place regarding gators, assuming there are powers-that-be less ignorant than I on that subject. Feel free to label it a "Swamp Yankee" comment.

I’m looking forward to our first gator in the pond behind our house. We have seen a few in the ponds near Bradford.

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Anyone living near a so called wildlife preserve basically lives near a glorified swamp. Many preserves, including the one in our back yard, are used for water management during the wet season which is currently upon us. Retention ponds are proactively lowered by diverting water into the preserves, especially if a tropical storm is forecasted in anticipation of extremely heavy rains. We have seen the preserve behind our home go from almost totally dry to looking like a lake. The wildlife living in those areas is absolutely amazing. The only thing living in them that scares me are the water moccasins.

I75 to Gainesville, there are 3 named prairie’s. One is dry, one has some water noticeable from the freeway, and one named prairie closest to Gainesville has enough water for a-small lake. Since Florida game and wildlife named them a prairie, guess they know what they should look like. There is another thread that goes into detail about prairie’s in Florida.

I would run for the hills if I saw a gator anywhere near our home. Have fun with your new neighbor whenever he/she shows up.