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Haggis for Breakfast

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2. I know Palatka too well.

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 11:06 PM

Sep 2018

My grandparents once owned a motel there (in the 50s). It closed when the Interstate came through and there was no exit near them. I remember the maids and helpers they employed to held them out. As a little child, I played with their children and we had a little swimming pool just for us "wee bairns." I never understood why they were always gone before supper.

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How Trump supporters made me feel like a stranger in Florida [View all] HAB911 Sep 2018 OP

I like the person in the comments who claims there is no racism in the area and he has been to 20 lunasun Sep 2018 #1

I know Palatka too well. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #2

My uncle moved to Palatka in '49. I was 14 when my parent drove to Palatka to visit. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #3