Originally Posted by MelodyL (Post 1001323)

HI Mary:

I used to go to Florida all the time when my parents moved there when I was 24. That was over 40 years ago. I will NEVER forget my first experience when I arrived at their home in Port Richey. This flying thing came out of nowhere and landed on my father's car door. I screamed and said "what the H is that?" My father promptly announced "Oh these are Palmetto Bugs". I said 'Palmetto WHAT??" He said "They are like flying waterbugs. That is all I had to hear. I then ran into the house (which I had never seen) and all I saw was that everything was in pastel colors. I then went into the backyard and sat on a chaise lounge and these lizards started flying over me. I screamed again and my father started laughing and said "what's the matter, are you afraid of little lizards".???? My father was putting down tiles on the outside and he was taking his hands and swatting hundreds of these little lizards. One got in the house and my mother was chasing after it with her broom. I then announced "You all are mentally ill, you have flying waterbugs and lizards". They never stopped laughing and I flew home as soon as I could. I will NEVER forget that experience. And don't get me started on the Love Bugs and the special screen my father had on the car. It's like this happened yesterday and it's over 40 years.

lol

Melody