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30 Parks near Geneva, Alabama
Samson, Alabama 11.11 miles NW
Fort Rucker Army Post, Alabama 19.91 miles N
Florala, Alabama 26.56 miles SW
We did however find 30 campgrounds within 50 miles of Geneva. You can also find a list of cities with campgrounds or RV Parks near Geneva in the left hand column.
Westville, Alabama (map) | (850) 956-4526
Sites: 21 | Latest Rate: $18.00 | 3 Reviews
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Jan 2011 - $18.00
The owners have done an excellent job of cleaning up after the previous owners. Both are the kindest, most helpful and gracious owners we have encountered. Everyone is very friendly. The grounds are landscaped nicely and well kept. There are a number of long timers who are also helpful. They have added a club house for get together. Two docks available for fishing. Landing is available with a recommended $2 launching fee. The lake only allows electric motors - no gasoline. The campgrounds are literally out in the country closer to Geneva, AL than Defuniak Springs, FL. - MOexpat
Mar 2010 - $18.00
Excellent little campground! Most sites have at minimum a large deck, and some even have large protected decks including full roof over the deck and camper/RV. Full hookups available, although check the length of your wires/hoses as they can be an extra 5-15 feet away compared to other campgrounds we have stayed. Work is still being done on the campground and it looks like they may be expanding. Currently they are redoing much of the electrical but we never experienced any outages or spikes. It appears that dish network TV is available, but I am not sure about wireless, phone or modem hookups. The owners/hosts are great people, VERY kind, helpful and go above and beyond. Boat ramp close by and there is a recommended $2 boat launch fee which is definitely well worth the graciousness they provide. Excellent fishing most of the year although this year has been tough with the extended and colder than usual winter. - MikeKai
Oct 2009 - $18.00
Great little campground. There are a few long term residents which reduces the number of available spots so be sure to call and reserve ahead of time. Excellent fishing on the small lake with two ramps available. There are 21 sites, some gravel some sand. No playground or swingset of any kind. - MikeKai
Ponce de Leon, Alabama (map) | (850) 836-4979
Sites: 20 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 4 Reviews
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Jun 2012 - $25.00
Pulled off the highway looking for an overnight stay. Found this park way out in the country. Beautiful setting with super friendly staff. Great diving area available along with swimming and recreation. Great, off the beat spot for family vacationing at a reasonable price. A,lot of people staying there, but surprisingly quite at night. If I ever traveled through this area again, I would not hesitate to stop. - Jeff MacDonald
Jun 2007 - $18.00
Very primitive, much sand, roads were in disrepair, sites poorly marked. It took us 50 minutes just to get checked in, staff was new and not very professional. This is an excellent Dive site, great swimming area, kind of small. We left a day earlier than we were supposed to. Hopefully they will bring this park up to standards soon. - jericbarg
Jun 2006 - $27.00
Yuk. Sites were awful. Electric boxes falling apart. Only saving grace was the swimming area. A cool spring. I would recommend staying somewhere else and day visiting because this campground is terrible. - skycop
Bonifay, Alabama (map) | (850) 258-3110
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 55 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $30.00
We just spent the night when passing thru. This is an old park our site didn't have sewer. There is a restaurant in the CG and there we a lot of local cars parked in front of it so it must be OK. The bathrooms are inside the restaurant building and are more like a residential bathroom with a bathtub than what you would normally expect to find. There is a spring onsite and swimming is permitted but we got there too late for that.
This place was OK for an overnight off I-10 but we wouldn't spend more time here than that. - agesilaus
Mar 2015 - $37.00
Easy access to I-10, quiet and beautiful area. This park is a work in progress. Sites are extremely unlevel, roads needed lots of work. It took over an hour to get our motorhome situated so that the rear tires were not off the ground. The office personnel didn't understand why we cared if the tires were off the ground. A 45' motor home, really?? We had to explain the damage that can be done to a motor home if a stabilizing jack fails.
There is a restaurant located in the park office which they really push. We were given quite the spiel by the office staff both when we made our reservations and upon check in. We did not eat in the restaurant as we felt it was overpriced.
Our site did not have sewer connection but the price was the same as a full hookup site. We were told all of the W/S/E sites were reserved,however the park was fairly empty other than the permanent residents. The one dumpster in the park is difficult to find as it is located on the west side of the office close to some other buildings.
There is no Wi-Fi at your site. You have to sit in the office or out back after the office closes. We did not use the restroom facilities. The swimming/fishing hole is no more than a runoff pond.
The maintenance guy told us that they are getting ready to level the sites and work on the roads. This park will be much better when completed.
We would consider staying at this park again when traveling through. - Harley Oma
Mar 2015 - $34.00
Convenient park close to I-10, good for an overnight while traveling. Have stopped there several times. Some sites on a hill not too level, others have been improved. WiFi and cable available and a small lending library. Staff is very helpful. The Mustang Grill at this park is surprisingly very good, with an attentive wait staff. Enjoyed our brief stay. - rversfrommaine
Defuniak Springs, Alabama (map) | (850) 892-4043
Sites: 20 | Latest Rate: $15.00 | 9 Reviews
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Apr 2013 - $15.00
See June 2012 review for more info. This CG is no 10, but is a very good value with Passport America. We paid $12 plus $1.50 for cable (a pretty good lineup appx. 65 stations) and tax so it was $29 for 2 nights. The Wi-Fi was very good. The area is not the best and the town like many others does not offer much. The CG itself has lots of old dated trailers, but we had no problems. Everyone pretty much keeps to themselves here. There are two sites that have side but side hookups and no sewer. The one facing the pond is not bad. We were in the other and very close to the sites on either side. These are the pull through sites and the largest. Not very big rig friendly so I would not recommend it for anything over 38'. We would stop again if passing thru the area. Overall a solid value with PA and a not a bad place for a night or two. - Bob and Inga
Apr 2013 - $12.00
Rate paid was with Passport America. Very nice little park with the friendliest owners that we have every met. Mostly permanent residents in the park with only four overnight spots. Very clean restrooms and showers. Laundry was very reasonable. Loved the park and would stay there again. - rlyons
Feb 2013 - $10.00
Nice little park along Juniper Lake. The biggest draw back is all FHU are filled with very long-term "perms". This leaves E/W hook ups for travelers. The Passport America book states they have 5 of these sites. We saw 2 that are usable; as the other 3 seem to be used as extra storage or parking for the "perms". These 2 are "pull-thru" and back to back to one another. One faces the water and the other faces the rear of a very permanent trailer. Shared power pole contains 1 – 50 amp, 1 – 30amp and 1 – 20amp that must be shared. They do have a dump station. Everyone is super friendly and helpful. This area of the lake is more swamp than lake, so fishing from the bank is not really an option. Bath house is clean and updated. Washers and Dryers are located in the bath house, 2 in the ladies and 1 in the mens. Cost is $1.00 per unit. The biggest draw back here, the local men seem to use the washer and dryers in the ladies room. I am sure most females would find this practice very unnerving when attempting to take a shower. Cable is $1.50 per night. Internet is free. Cell phone service was fair. I would not rate this park as big rig friendly. We are 35 ft plus toad and maneuvering to get to the site was extremely tight. You are in the country here and wild life is in abundance: ducks, bees, frogs, snakes, gators, etc. Rate shown is RPI. We will stay here again. - Full-Timer RV'er
Defuniak Springs, Alabama (map) | (850) 892-3445
Sites: 21 | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 31 Reviews
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Nov 2015 - $20.00
Great little overnight spot if you are in the area. They have a few big rig friendly sites and you do. To have to unhook your car. Owner has you call when you get off the freeway and she gives directions and mets you outside the campground. Then takes you to your spot and ensures you get level. Right on lake and you can sit on deck and enjoy the water. - Buspuppies
Mar 2015 - $19.00
Clean level gravel sites. Well spaced on gentle slope to lake. 30/50 amp service. Very quiet and private. The proprietor is very helpful and friendly. We would stay here again. - User3471
Mar 2015 - $22.00
We pulled in for only one evening but the view, friendliness as well as peacefulness of the park kept us another day. A piece of Old Florida. A lovely deck on the water with tables and chairs to sit an enjoy the lake. - Dave's Wife
Defuniak Springs, Alabama (map) | (850) 892-5914
Sites: 45 | Latest Rate: $10.00 | 5 Reviews
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Dec 2011 - $10.00
We enjoyed our week here. Very quiet, peaceful place. A few sites have a 50 amp plug but per the maintenance guy, No sites have 50 amp service. We didn't need it this time of year anyway. Shared posts with circuit breakers for several sites so just find your post along your row. All staff are super friendly and helpful. Sites area all back-in, park on stone with pad for picnic table. Restrooms/showers are old but clean. Rate is Coast-to-Coast. The town of DeFuniak Springs was a bonus. Cute old town with lots of history (go to the library!). Nice walk around circle lake. About 30 minutes to beaches on the Gulf straight south. We'll stay here again. - cwier
Mar 2011 - $35.00
This park is a disappointment after the reviews I've read. To begin with, the price has increased six dollars a day due to "An increase in our power rates." Secondly, the power didn't work at the two sites we tried. it was after 4:30PM and the office was closed. Another camper reached the "manager" who guided me to the breaker box where I rectified the problem. Not much service there. The place is tired. It hasn't received much maintenance over the years. It's sad, since it is located in a beautiful area. It's the first time we've not been pleased with a park recommended by rvparkreviews. I'd discourage anyone from staying here. - Red Wolf Deux
Feb 2011 - $15.00
Very clean park. Lots of shade trees, large pool, pet walk, Sites are gravel, some with concrete patio, some with wood deck. The lake is beautiful with some sites waterfront. I was here in the winter with only two other campers. It is far enough away from town to be very peaceful and quiet. The staff are very helpful and informative. The daily rate is C.T.C. - P.C. Lalle
Defuniak Springs, Alabama (map) | (850) 892-7229
Sites: 220 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 85 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $35.00
Great staff, poor Wifi, and friendly campers even with lots of seasonal campers. We pulled in with a slow leak on a truck tire. They pumped in enough air to get me the 8 and 1/2 miles into town and called to tell them I was coming. Found more damage than a slow leak so we put on two new rears which we were planning to do this in winter. We stayed 2 nights and they even sent someone to our sight the first night to see if we were okay and to let them know if we needed any more assistance. We will stop here again. - Mr. Camper
May 2015 - $28.00
We enjoy this Rv resort for holiday and long weekend getaways. The owners have created a nice campground with lots of amenities.
Sites are grassed with concrete patio slabs, well maintained.
We have a 32' motorhome and have never had a problem. We have always gotten a 50 amp pull through.
Clean pool, exercise room, friendly staff and volunteers. Live entertainment on Saturday nights which was great for a local place, talent surprised us.
The full timers and those that reside in cottages Keep their places well maintained.
This weekend they had a bbq and Memorial Day ceremony.
Great place to overnight or stay a week. Our grandkids love the pool, playground and fishing dock.
Paved roads and escort to your site. Free wifi and cable. Full hook up. - Gatorgrammie
Mar 2015 - $29.00
We stayed one night in a pull thru. The level, grass site was very close to our neighbor on the hookup side, but we had lots of room on the patio side. It's a beautiful park, and we'd like to comeback when we have more time. - mrpeepers
Florala, Alabama (map) | (334) 858-6425
Sites: 28 | Latest Rate: $28.00 | 8 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $28.00
I gave a satisfactory rating because the park is in transition from state to city and there are some maintenance issues because of it. State has pulled out the laundry facilities and slacked off on maintenance. Lake side sites were $35 while across the road were $28. All sites have water & electric, level and tree lined. Our B was the smallest camper there, about 4 other sites had 5'ers, all other sites were empty. 28 total sites. We had a beautiful lakefront site. Hope this park doesn't fall into disrepair. - garmp
May 2015 - $35.00
Great State Park on Lake Jackson. Awesome views, great lake for kayaking. Sites are dirt and gravel, somewhat level, lots of trees and moss. Bath house nice and clean. Sites are close with a few pull-thru. Stayed in a 40 ft Motor Home. Will stay again. - gleLOAL
Oct 2014 - $24.00
Friendly staff. Most sites are back-in. Beautiful setting with views of the lake from all sites.
Cable was fuzzy. Satellite depends on site due to the trees.
The sewer on my site was backed-up and unusable. - jnateg
Fort Rucker Army Post, Alabama (map) | (334) 255-4234
Sites: 48 | Latest Rate: $18.00 | 4 Reviews
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Jun 2011 - $18.00
The stay was good but the big bummer is no sewer hook ups. I talked to the staff: sever hook-ups are coming and Wi-Fi too. The rate is the same everyday. The game wardens are all over the place, so have your fishing permit handy. - ttflightengineer
Oct 2008 - $15.00
Nice, clean and very well maintained. The staff were friendly and helpful. The only downside for us was the lack of sewer hook-up. After three days, the gray water needed dumping. For a two week trip, this was very inconvenient for us. Were able to get a good satellite TV signal and our Alltel wireless Internet worked great. Would stay here again if for a short time. - TeamBell
Jul 2007 - $18.00
This is a first come first serve campground for Active Duty, Retirees, DOD & NAF Civilians only. 44 of the sites are full hookups. Rates are determined by rank. Most sites have trees that provide either partial or full shade. If all sites are taken there is a dry camping location that will easily accommodate at least 8 rigs. To say this campground is awesome is an understatement. Wildlife abounds, you are a short drive to Anchorage to tour around, discount tickets available on base for various excursions, motorized & non-motorized boats for rent and for the golfer there are 2 different courses, The Hill Course and the Creek Course at Moose Run make-up the World's Northernmost 36-hole golf course. Husband played both and saw moose on the Hill course. He completely enjoyed both the sites and courses. Fort Richardson and Elmendorf are connected so you can eat like a king at the Air Force Iditarod dining facility. Camp hosts were outstanding. Unless you are a very late sleeper (11AM) you will see and hear the Air Force jets going through maneuvers. That was a thrill for us to see. I cannot say enough wonderful things about our stay. - petpeople
Dothan, Alabama (map) | (334) 792-3313
Sites: 75 | Latest Rate: $19.00 | 55 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $19.00
A small park with mostly permanent units, but the sites closest to the highway are available for transient guests. Family owned park with extremely friendly and helpful staff who did not quit until we had a site that would accommodate our 40' coach, though certainly not ideal. The first site they directed us to was still occupied, we took the adjacent site and then were told it was booked and we could not stay there. They found us a pull through site next to the bathhouse usually used for pop-ups but we managed, as it did have 50 amp service. A bit tricky pulling in around some interesting obstructions! The next coach that arrived at the site next to us was a maestro in pulling their space as well. Easy pull out and access to the roadway in the morning. Grass site, plenty of area to walk dogs. Watch for red ants, we had an active nest on our site and staff took care of them immediately. Would return if in the area again. - M&M
Oct 2015 - $31.00
Owner was super nice. Easy pull in and out onto the highway. Some highway noise but not really bothersome. Power was a little unstable and the cable TV hookup super-heated my cable connection somehow. - Cebu
Oct 2015 - $22.00
Easy access, level lots, convenient to highway, excellent staff. Some traffic noise but did not bother us. A very clean and pleasant place to stay. We stayed one night. We will stop here again. - RC Travelers
Opp, Alabama (map) | (334) 493-6988
Sites: 32 | Latest Rate: $28.00 | 18 Reviews
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Nov 2015 - $28.00
This is a very nice park. We are in space 29, which is a very wide and long gravel pad. We are in a 41' motorhome with slides on both sides, and we have plenty of room to accommodate our exercise pens that we use for our pups. The park has WiFi, but it is slow, and the signal is weak. We have a strong WiFi booster, but even with a good signal, pages load slowly, but they do load. The park also has excellent cable, with over 100 channels, which is something you don't usually see in a state park. The town of Opp is rather small, and has a few fast food restaurants, and only one grocery store.
We are staying here only one night this trip in route to our next destination. We will most definitely stay here again, and will likely spend more time here the next time we come through. - Mike Hopkins
Sep 2014 - $25.00
The park is a beautiful park and well maintained. The Wi-Fi was excellent and cable was more than adequate. At the entry station the ranger was most helpful. We were very impressed with a state park having all of benefits that this park has. The only bad thing was, that we were invaded by tiny black ants. - morrison
Aug 2014 - $25.00
This is an outstanding state park, full hookup 50/30 amp, good cable TV, and very good Wi-Fi. The grounds and the facilities are all very well maintained and clean as a pin. Very nice large and level sites, most on the lake. A nice sand beach swimming area, great kids playground, boat ramp and small dock. Management was very friendly and helpful. As I said the bathrooms were as clean as a pin, but the only negative was that the water was never more than lukewarm during my 4 day stay, but I would certainly stay here again. - trav
Chipley, Alabama (map) | (850) 638-6130
Sites: 24 | Latest Rate: $18.00 | 34 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $18.00
Stayed here for one night. Watch for low branches on the drive to the park entrance. Checking-in was easy because we had reserved online, extra fee of $6.70. Since it was a little distance from the check-in area back to the campground we inquired if we needed to unhook the car. She said "yes, there is no room back there." We thought that she should have told us that automatically. We were in #2 so had to drive around the whole campground loop to get to our back-in site. We were there during some bad storms so did not get to hike or see the waterfall. There is no sewer but a dump is available. - SoonerMom
Aug 2015 - $17.00
This park is located on a hill. We have a 38 ft RV and even though we stayed in a pull through, we had difficulty getting in and out because of the narrow roads. We did not see the falls because of the dry conditions. This was our second time at this park, but our previous stay was in a 31 ft class C. We had no issues with that rig.
we probably won't stay here again because of the narrow roads. - daviputnam
Apr 2015 - $18.00
The park was clean and just finished some upgrades and repairs prior to our arrival. Some construction barricades still exist but posed no real interference to daily camping life. Our gravel site was a little un-level, we added 3 and 1/2 inches to the entry side and it was camp on! The park was pet friendly except for the swimming area. We enjoyed the friendly service from all and in the evenings the park was quite. We stayed here in our 26 ft TT with our two beagles and would stop here again. - The Wandering Berries
Dothan, Alabama (map) | (334) 718-7576
Sites: 32 | Latest Rate: $12.00 | 5 Reviews
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Sep 2014 - $12.00
Friendly owner. New full hook-up equipment. Propane sold on site. Some permanent residents. This is a pasture that is being converted into an RV parking area. Long and wide pull-throughs - did not have to unhitch toad. Surrounded by woods. No paved roads either within or into the property - a consideration in extremely wet weather. We will definitely overnight here again when passing through this area. PA rate. - LandSchooner
Sep 2014 - $13.00
Very quiet setting in the country is in stark contrast to the other park we've stayed at in Dothan. We had a pull-through full-hookup site in an area all to ourselves since the park was not very busy. Owners are very nice and helpful. The entry signage could be improved as you are on the entrance before you realize what it is. Rate is Passport America rate @ $12.50/night. We would definitely return just for the peace and quiet. - Bob & Stephanie
May 2014 - $13.00
They had just added several new pull throughs. We stayed in one of them with our HDT and 45' fifth wheel. The owners are very nice. Convenient and much quieter than the other two options in town. - Behemoth
Defuniak Springs, Alabama (map) | (850) 892-7261
Sites: 25 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 3 Reviews
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Jul 2010 - $30.00
We stayed 1 night at this campground, we followed the signs from the interstate. We had just went through a hard rain and the brake lights stopped working. Had that not happened we would not have stayed at this place. Lights had to be fixed so we stayed. No owner/manger was around. We left payment with another camper. The campground was very much in need of mowing. It worked for what we needed, but would only be a choice if we had vehicle problems. - JLitton
Apr 2006 - $20.00
We stayed here one night. Sites seemed fairly level, nothing too fancy, a little on the run down side. Owner showed us to our spot, and then left us alone. There seemed to be a lot of long termers there, but it was clean. An okay place for overnight. - Sid
Oct 2004 - $20.00
OK for an overnight. It's just a place to park, but it felt safe. No cable and cash only. A lot of road noise near the office. - Libby
Ozark, Alabama (map) | (334) 774-8361
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 11 Reviews
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Mar 2015 - $30.00
Stayed at Mr. D's overnight on a trip to Florida. Long, level, paved site. Good utilities. Owner escorted us to our site even though it was dark and raining. Easy in and easy out. - BamaGradx2
Apr 2014 - $30.00
We stayed 3 nights while visiting family in the area. Owner very friendly and helpful. Everything worked and we wrote a check for $90 (no credit cards taken). Close to Walmart and several restaurants. Don't miss the free Fort Rucker Museum. We would stay here again. - housecar
Apr 2014 - $30.00
We arrived late; the manager came out to insure we connected to cable because of the severe weather warning. The park is very clean, and perhaps the most level site we have ever had. Left our 41' 5er attached to the longbed dually with plenty of extra room! Highly recommend for an overnight or two. Laundry available, and the manager will even loan you her BMW for a run to the store or dinner if you don't want to unhook. - The Ear Vinery
Ozark, Alabama (map) | (334) 774-3219
Sites: 68 | Latest Rate: $38.00 | 53 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $38.00
Not long after we were hooked up, a gal from the office came around spraying our sites for ants. So they are sensitive to a particular pest problem. We stayed just overnight, as we have before, and found the park and the staff above average. Definitely would return. The campsites are concrete, spacious and staff will guide you in. The campground has a nice pool with plenty of space to sit to watch the children. There is a well stocked store in the registration office, and also plenty of shopping about 4 miles south on Rte 231. - alanez
Aug 2015 - $37.00
We stayed here overnight and would stay again for a longer time. The restrooms and showers were clean and the sites were great! The staff was friendly and helpful. - Florida Bob
Jul 2015 - $38.00
We were only here one night. The campground itself was satisfactory, but we woke to discover ants all over the inside of the RV. Three days later we are still trying to get rid of them. In all of our RVing, we have never had this problem before. Unlike one of the other reviewers, we were not warned and no precautions were offered. If you plan to camp here, suggest you use ant precautions. - Lynne1969
1128 N. Broadway Ashford, Alabama 36312 (map) | 334-899-4267
Sites: 60 | Latest Rate: $22.00 | 1 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $22.00
This campground was not on any review site. We followed highway signs and found a well laid out park. No attendant, so we drove around to select an RV site with hookups and shade. Permanent mobile homes are on one side and rv sites on the other. Site designation is a bit vague. I called the number on all the signage, and was instructed to fill out the form (no pens) and put cash or check in the secure drop box. Utilities were adequate except cable, but air reception was okay. Nice and clean family style bathrooms. Small pool and clean laundry. This park might have more business in the winter season but looks like it is running on a shoestring. I would stop here again for an overnight. - Yeager
Andalusia, Alabama (map) | (334) 222-2555
Sites: 75 | Latest Rate: $12.00 | 16 Reviews
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Nov 2013 - $12.00
We have camped here several times in a pop-up camper and a Travel Trailer. We recommend fall or winter camping here as there are no water activities to do during the summer. There are walking trails, fishing, and paved roads for bike riding. It is great for families and group camping. There are open areas that accommodate group camping and there are more private areas that can accommodate privacy if desired. No reservations available for camp sites, so on long/holiday weekends be prepared for it to fill up quickly. Fire pits are great! Bathrooms are clean but are not in controlled temperatures. When extremely cold outside, sometimes the top is boarded up to help maintain heat. There are not stores close for those "last minute things" so make sure you have what you need. If you do not, you will have to travel about 15 miles to the closest Wal-Mart. We will camp here again. - mastertech13
Oct 2013 - $12.00
We camp here once every few years, and it is still a great, clean campground. Water and electric worked fine. Sites spacious, fairly level to level. Trails are extensive and abundant. Excellent bicycling roads. Camp hosts friendly. Cannot beat the price. C-Spire phone service was one or two bars with back and forth 1x/3G service. Stargazing very good, easy to see the Milky Way, and galaxies looked bright in my telescope. Unlike a few years ago, the place has been discovered by residents of Pensacola, Fort Walton/Destin, Panama City, Montgomery, and Dothan, and is a packed weekend getaway. With no reservations available and a first come/serve campsite system, arriving early on Friday may be a must, or you might be dry camping in the A Loop, which would not be that bad in nice weather, and it would only be $6.00. About 70% of all campers left by noon on Sunday morning, causing a camper-jam at the only dump station. As an earlier reviewer noted, law enforcement does come through. An irritating part of this particular outing was people playing radios full blast while U of Alabama and Auburn U were playing football. The volume could have been a bit lower. Another nuisance is a handful of motorcyclists revving their motors for the sake of revving. More unnecessary noise. Nevertheless, the Great Horned Owls ruled the night. We will come again, but may take a weekday or two off to avoid the weekend crowds. - The Happy Traveler
May 2013 - $12.00
This is one of the best maintained camp grounds I have used. Access to each camp site is easy and the sites on the water side are superb. If you are an angler, try the fishing. I understand there is good bass fishing in the pond and the boat ramp is good. There are two small ponds just down the road that have even better fishing. I would have given this campground a much higher rating if not for the way I was treated by the Alabama State Highway Patrol (ASHP) and the USDA Forest Service. The ASHP patrols the campground around 9:30 PM and 8:30 AM and checks each campsite. If there is no clear evidence that someone is physically on your site the first night you stay in the campground, the ASHP will issue you a ticket in the name of the USDA Forest Service. I was out late having dinner with friends in Andalusia on my first night in the campground and left at sunrise to do photography at nearby Blue Lake. When I got back to my campsite, I found a citation attached to my travel trailer. Needless to say, it ruined my day. - LarryJ
Andalusia, Alabama (map) | (334) 222-5407
Sites: 10 | Latest Rate: $15.00 | 1 Reviews
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Apr 2009 - $15.00
Owned by the Alabama/West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. Located near MM 8.5 north of the AL/FL line on SR 137, just north of Wing. Pros: Extremely quiet (although during camp events, that might change). Restrooms and showers very clean. Bicycling along camp roads easy, fun. Beautiful swimming pool, bathhouse. Lake canoeing and paddle boats. Sand beach across lake in Conecuh National Forest. Internet available in lobby. Staff extremely friendly. Food service during camp events (fee). Sites grassy to leafy. Cons: Sites nearest the gymnasium have sewer, those opposite do not. Sewer holes, dump station in need of major upgrade. Pine cones everywhere. Some sites would be difficult to negotiate with trailer or big rig due to narrows and trees. Cell phone coverage spotty at best, better out near the highway. We would camp here again. - The Happy Traveler
Andalusia, Alabama (map) | (334) 388-0350
Sites: 71 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 5 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $25.00
Gantt Lake RV Park has the most helpful and friendly owners/managers of all the parks that we have had the pleasure to visit. We have traveled from Alaska to the Alabama and are now enjoying full time RVing. This park was very quiet and relaxing. The facilities were very clean. We really enjoyed the beautiful sunsets and watching the boaters, the fishermen catching fish as well as the colorful kyacks as they glide through the amazing cypress tress. We will definately be back soon! - Lane S.
Aug 2014 - $25.00
We camp at Gantt Lake RV Park quiet frequently. We love this quiet, friendly, safe park. Fun to Vacation and relax here. We water ski, wake board, kayak. They have two laundry rooms, extremely clean heated and cooled bath and showers. They also have cable, wifi, ice and a club house for our family events. You will love this park. Their owners own and manage the park and are always available. - Lane S.
May 2014 - $20.00
A really quiet and clean RV park. The owners are very friendly and helpful in setting up your RV if you need help. They have a park host on site as well as ice, propane, and two laundry rooms. We stayed there for a week's vacation. We brought our boat and was able to rent a boat slip, which was so convenient. The lake is beautiful, especially the sunsets. We fished and swam as well. We met a lot of nice people and cannot wait to go back. - Vicky S.
Marianna, Alabama (map) | (850) 482-1228
Sites: 32 | Latest Rate: $18.00 | 47 Reviews
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Nov 2015 - $18.00
This is another in a series of beautiful, clean, well-kept Florida state parks that we have stayed at. This one is a large park with a small (30 sites) campground. The campground has lots of trees and vegetation and the sites are very large and well-separated with picnic table, fire pit, grill, and even a clothesline. We only stayed overnight but checked out the restrooms/showers and they looked very clean, bright, and modern. They even had two washers and dryers! They were on a covered patio outside of the restrooms and there wasn't a folding table or anything like that, but how many state parks have laundry facilities?! Nice to have. There'd been lots of rain and some of the sand/dirt site surfaces looked a bit soft, but we were assigned a paved handicap site (don't know why; guess the ranger felt sorry for us! lol!). Probably because of all the rain and standing, the mosquitoes were vicious...but everywhere else we went in Florida was even worse. Bring plenty of bug spray, and I'd invest in a no-see-um net suit and screens for the rig if I ever come back to Florida! Despite the bugs, I'd definitely stay at this and all the other FL state parks we visited again...just probably at a later time of the year when the humidity is under 90% every day and you can run from the rig to the truck with less than a dozen bug bites! - Pdxjoanne
Sep 2015 - $18.00
The rate reflects a senior discount. If you love nature, this is the place for you. It is approximately 3 miles of paved roads from the entrance to the site. It was a lot of twist and turns but was manageable in our 40 plus tow. Our site was a 50 x 35 back in, dirt with full hookups. It is VERY dark in the park after sunset. Be very careful if you are driving in and out after dark because of the wild life. Have fun. - Michael47
Aug 2015 - $11.00
This is a beautiful park. The entry road is about 3 miles of narrow roads but easily passable. The space we are in is 50ft deep and 35 wide.
We only stayed one night, but plan to return. - daviputnam
Ebro, Alabama (map) | (850) 535-2888
Sites: 20 w/ wate | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 2 Reviews
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Apr 2014 - $20.00
The camp host is friendly and helpful, always offering to provide assistance. Stayed a total of 2 weeks. During Spring Break season was the busiest with all the sites occupied, but by the time we left it was just us and another camper beside the camp host. Walked some of trails, although some others are still under water due to flooding the previous Fall. - BubbaHut
Oct 2008 - $15.00
Small campground in the oldest state forest in Florida. It's a nice place and close to Panama City Beach. During hunting season it usually is full of hunters, but is a nice place. You can fish, hike, bring your horses to ride, or trail ride on your bike. - rdaniel911
Andalusia, Alabama (map) | (334) 388-0342
Sites: 25 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 7 Reviews
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Jun 2014 - $25.00
This is a nice quiet place to stay. Right on a lake with lots of shade. The only downside is that there are no sewer hookups at the camp sights but the owner will drain them for you for a nominal fee then there is a drain right outside the gate. Overall a great place to stay. - ddabbey
Jun 2014 - $29.00
Tranquil setting. Quite and relaxing. Sites on lake side are very large. Almost all sites are shaded. We stayed 5 days and never needed our awning out. Two docks for fishing and swimming. Good Wi-Fi and cable. Bathrooms are atrocious. Suspect there has been no updating since the 70s. Mostly clean, but pretty grungy overall. Never saw them cleaned whilst here. General daily maintenance very lacking. Waste bins throughout camp were full when we arrived and were never emptied despite full time on site hosts. Not much to do or see in the area other than water fun at campsite. Washer/dryer were padlocked and were $3.00 each. Would have given a higher rating but for the bathhouse. - AFDTrio
Jun 2013 - $32.00
Camp host very friendly. Restrooms and showers very clean. Overall, will go back again. - loweral
Freeport, Alabama (map) | (866) 929-6257
Sites: 72 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 30 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $30.00
The people couldn't have been nicer, laundry is clean and well maintained even if there are only two washer/dryer. Most of the units were park models but there were plenty of rvs and fifth wheels in the park. - rose1234
May 2015 - $37.00
Part of the RVC Outdoor group. Very quiet, neat and tidy park with tarmac roads and concrete pads with patio and picnic table. Large pavilion, outdoor pool with insect netting, boats ramp and docks. Large restrooms and showers but only 2 of each for whole site. Friendly staff. Trash collected from site which is becoming increasing rare. 20 minutes from the beaches on The Emerald Coast. Cable tv good. We would have given the park a higher mark but the down point was the wifi. It was intermittent on first day but then failed completely for the rest of our stay meaning we had to go to the other end of the park to the office area to connect. Apart from this we recommend this park. - Harris England
Apr 2015 - $37.00
Well located, very quiet, nicely kept up park. 15-20 minutes to beach. 30-45 minutes to Destin. We enjoyed canoeing on channel / river alongside park using their rental canoe. Many easy pull through large concrete pad sites. Each site seemed to have either fire ring or charcoal grill. We would definitely stay here again. - JaLou
Marianna, Alabama (map) | (850) 526-7578
Sites: 244 | Latest Rate: $36.00 | 35 Reviews
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Nov 2015 - $36.00
This park advertises 150 pull-thrus but it is an old park and the pull-thrus are not designed for big rigs. We were put in their largest pull thru and barely fit our 45' RV in the space provided. Absolutely no room for a tow. We had to unhook just to park to stay one night. There are numerous large trees with roots invading sites. We were told that we had the most level site for a big rig and our RV still said "excessive slope" after trying to level for the night. We had to lift jacks, repark in the same site just to try and get a more level position. If the park would have had more campers, we would not have been able to maneuver through the park to get in or out of the park. In our opinion, this park is not big rig friendly to motorhomes that are 40+ feet and/or with a tow and should avoid this park. We will not stay here again. - travelingpeople
Oct 2015 - $36.00
This is a overnight park at its best. It is a hugh place that is almost empty. The man working the registration desk was sitting with his feet up on the desk talking on the phone. He didn't acknowledge me even after he hung up. I finally asked him if he could help me. I asked if they were still a PA park and he said no, and hadn't been for 2 years. The do show as a member in the current PA book. It was not a plesant experience. I will not stay here again, - bones1941
Jan 2015 - $20.00
This is the one of the worst campgrounds that we have stayed at in the 15 years we have been full timers. There are FEMA trailers all over and trash by a lot of the live-in's. The sites are very unlevel and you can barely fit into the sites. - ob's place
Fountain, Alabama (map) | (850) 722-1401
Sites: 100 | Latest Rate: $18.00 | 53 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $18.00
We stayed here three days which was three days to many. The park advertises Satellite TV but you have to have a box from them and only they only have enough boxes for their full time residents. They also advertise Wifi but told us that it would not be working until August 1. Was told by another camper that they were told it would be working July 1. We have an infestation of ants that we picked up there and in all of our years (15 full time) we have never had ants this bad. Can't seem to get rid of them at all. Everything about this campground is not nice. Won't be back. - ob's place
Apr 2015 - $19.00
Called ahead to say we were coming in and assured there was room We stayed at this campground 2 years ago. Staff is very pleasant to deal with. Campground roads are paved but sites are grass or red dirt. Sites used at this time (mid April) are all pull-thru. We'd say the sites were 20' wide, and 50' to 60' long. There are a few trees in between sites, some right in the middle area. Staff came and cut a branch off a sapling to make room for neighbor's slide out vs having him move his rig.
Two bathrooms w/showers in the main building although one was out of order for work the day we stayed. Clean, good water pressure. Laundry is in back side of Quonset Hut - $2.50 each wash and dry.
We only used electricity at our site since we were in for just 1 night, but had the option of water and sewer as well. Air tv received a few channels. Free Wifi worked fine for us to check emails - we do not require more bandwith for downloading other things so we were happy with service.
Campground was very quiet and hardly any road noise from local highway 231 that runs by the front entrance. From our previous visit we knew they were a distance from major highway (10+ miles) but that's one of the reasons we chose to stay there.
Rate was with Passport America discount - We will stay here again when our journey brings us back this way. - yesmar
Nov 2014 - $35.00
RV Park not as per their website. Will not come back. Photos from 2005. Park not well maintained, much of what is on their website is not accurate. Pull-through that are easy to use are far from the office and closer to the fishing pond. The sites close to the office and recreation hall are cramped, not easy Pull-thrus because of sites close to the other and trees. Internet slow. Washer and Dryer old. Gym door locked no ccess and Fishing catch and release only not as per there website. Noise from trains, planes and highway, not much from the maintenance of the park! Will not stay here again. - Liz & Bob
Baker, Alabama (map) | (850) 957-6140
Sites: 15 | Latest Rate: $15.00 | 2 Reviews
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Dec 2008 - $15.00
We have been to this campground several times - last time about two years ago. Little about the facilities have changed in last ten years, except Wi-Fi (likely 64K DSL going off-site). Don't know their cleaning schedule as men's showers looked like something at gas station; women's were clean. Campground host played music LOUDLY during daytime, as well as on Friday night; partiers came in on Friday night and host did not instruct them to tone it down. Forestry worker started his leaf-blower at 08:15 in the morning for a tank and a half worth of pointless rearrangement of oak leaves. We came to this campground, during the week to find some solitude. The American flag was improperly displayed, as well as tattered, torn, faded, weathered, and unsighted. We've become too tolerant of this level of intellect in the South. We DID enjoy watching the alligators transit the lake during the evenings, their presence annotated by their wakes reflected in the glare of security lights from the opposite shore. Campground hosts can have a great impact on experience. We will likely visit some other Blackwater park, or Open Pond (just up the road in AL) the next time. - johngalt
Jan 2008 - $15.00
This is a very family friendly campground. There are hiking trails and plenty of places to fish from. The Host has supplied wi/fi for a donation to the cause, call ahead for camsite availability. Cleanest restrooms I've ever seen! We arrived at 11:30pm and the Host was out there helping us set up camp! This campground is well worth the $15! We most definitely will go back. - adkborn
Marianna, Alabama (map) | (850) 482-5313
Sites: 110 | Latest Rate: $42.00 | 11 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $42.00
This park was easy access from interstate. Sites were not very level. There were two concrete runners in grass, looks to have been built years ago for small rigs. Utilities worked well and staff was friendly, fine for an overnight stay. We did not use their facilities, so I cannot comment on that. My only problem with this park was the price, $42.00 and no discounts. A little pricey for what they had. We were in a 38' rig. - jlc
Oct 2015 - $42.00
I have stayed at this RV Park once before and it was run down and had not been updated. During this stay I saw a remarkable change in the park itself. Trimming of trees and replacement of electric panels were definitely seen; the bathroom are a must for updating. The compassion for RV Campers and energy displayed by the new owners was immediately noticed. I expect the next time I visit this campground ground I will see additional changes. The price was high compared to the last time I was here. I expect as the campground works to be one of the finest in the area as the owners fulfill their vision in the future. - Larry_Jane2015
Jul 2012 - $31.00
We have been here before, but the park is going down hill. The interior dirt roads are deeply rutted, and big potholes. The sites have concrete slabs for the tires, but they are breaking and in need of repair. The park has certainly gone down in the last few years. - wilpower
Clio, Alabama (map) | (334) 397-4875
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $21.00 | 5 Reviews
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Jul 2014 - $21.00
This is a great place to visit! The sinkhole walk is amazing and very cool. There is a big spring with two pools for swimming. Playground and volleyball area, too. Bathrooms were old but clean. Sites were plain and we had a pull-through site which was pretty level. Lots of shade and plenty of space. - LaMonte
Jul 2012 - $20.00
We stopped here on the way north and had a very nice stay. Beautiful park for rest and relation and we recommend it to all. - eugenia1
Sep 2009 - $21.00
This is a nice state park with a big spring to swim in. The springs are developed with stairs to enter. Camp sites are full hookup and are not developed. Some sites are not level and you will need to make sure to let them know your rig size. We came here to swim and camp over a 3 day holiday. We enjoyed it and so did our kids. Staff was nice and friendly. It was quiet and we will go again. - jpl004
Niceville, Alabama (map) | (850) 833-9144
Sites: 38 | Latest Rate: $24.00 | 30 Reviews
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Aug 2015 - $24.00
This is a nice campground which is for us close to relatives. We had a site on the back side which was spacious but very difficult to get into because of the narrow street. The site next to the water are much easier to back into. - HaveDieselWillTravel
Jun 2015 - $16.00
First and foremost we had cell service here versus just coming from St George's Island and having none. This park is very small with just about 40 sites. Bath houses as air conditioned. Laundry and a coke machine as well there. Only the one bath house for all the sites so be prepared to maybe wait for a shower or toilet. Lots of accesses to the Bayou but not from your camp site. You can rent canoes and kayaks from the ranger post at check in. Volunteers and hosts were awesome and did a wonderful job of keeping the sites and park tidy. Did I mention the bathhouses were air conditioned? Yeah! We were very close to family living in the area so we spent most of our time with them rather than in the waters. Never even put on our suits in fact. We will be back; no problems here! No real extra parking at your campsite for visitors. No guest after dusk; we got in trouble! Ooooops! - MOJOTANGO
May 2015 - $16.00
Campground was very nice, sites secluded from each other by brush and trees. Sites were wide and shady. Very quiet. It is on a bay and there are canoe and kayak rentals available. Usually a breeze and we didn't feel any mosquitoes. Bath house was clean and modern and had laundry area. No Wi-Fi and limited free TV stations. Grocery stores nearby. Free access to Henderson Beach state park in Destin, but it costs $3 to cross the toll bridge to get the the gulf park. We have stayed at Henderson Beach SP on the beach and like this park just as much. Will stay again in future. - tealcat


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It's not per paid. They quoted a replacement price, which means a Core was included in the math.
I have no idea how much the replacement pack really costs. What matters is the car owner only pays $10000 of of pocket when there older battery core is taken into account.
Take that Fox News (really TMZ should buy fox)
I would imagine you also get the same battery. If tech improves you will not get the 120kWh battery.... well you could but it would cost extra.
@Sudre_, are you sure? Does this mean that a 60kWh battery will be replaced by another 60kWh battery? So, is there no way to upgrade/downgrade batteries after 8 years?
~ Prash.
@prash. I would like to know that as well before I sign.
I believe Tesla has stated before that you can get a different battery. So you can gain additional mileage in the future. What you cannot gain if you get the 85Kwh for example, is supercharging ability
can someone please provide a link to the release or other source for the replacement option?
Again, it nowhere said that this is prepaid. I assume it merely a guaranteed price, which you can pay after eight years of ownership. By that time, there should be other, better, options, but you will be able to make the choice when the time comes.
This gives me great peace of mind to know that there will be a replacement battery at a reasonable cost. However, I fully expect to replace my battery with the new 170kWh version (of course, at a price of $20k). ;)
prash.saka, I would think you can upgrade you just have to pay the $10k difference (or whatever the price diff is in the future).
An 85kWh battery buys an 85kWh battery
A 60kWh battery buys a 60kWh battery
A 40kWh battery buys a 40kWh battery
I really doubt you are going to be able to cash in a 40kWh core and get a 120kWh battery for free.
ah, it was covered in the price increase blog......
I'm actually quite amazed that Tesla would predict / sell battery packs for the 'distant' future. I would guess this is more of a marketing ploy for the neigh-sayers as it attacks the issue of controlled-cost battery replacement while confidently stating that Tesla is here for the long run.
The way I see it we are seeing the infancy of mass market electric vehicles. And if it's anything like my days at Apple Computer, the technology moves so fast that I would more likely expect to pay half price for twice as much battery in 8 years from now. (see also LED/LCD TV's example.)
Nothing stays the same.
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Couldn't agree more.
The 85kWh costs $20k extra, but the replacement 85kWh battery is only $4k extra over the 40kWh replacement battery.
Again it's a replacement counting the Core exchange, exchange old depleted 40kwh for new 40kwh plus $8000,
Exchange old depleted 85kwh for new 85kwh plus $12000
The pack doesn't cost $12000. It costs the core exchange plus $12000., and it has nothing to do with upgrading.
And it's paid in 8yrs, 9 yrs, 10 years, if you feel you need to change the battery out after the warranty has run out. Not an added option now
The cost is a lot less than I anticipated and consider it great news. If in 8 eight years (or more, it said any time after 8 years, so if you kept your original battery 12 years then took the upgrade?)you get a new battery for $12,000 that totally helps with the higher price paid for the car. As long as you dont get bored driving the same car and can keep the car interior/exterior looking good, it certainly can be the last car you purchase - if you want it to be. Thats a huge bonus.
Yeah it's a good deal unless everyone else is putting banana peels into a Flux Capacitor!
(There needs to be a Bored Model S Reservation Holder thread for useless posts like this.)
I'd like a bit more detail on the 85kWh battery replacement.
1) Can this be purchased anytime? Or can you wait until you need it? I seem to recall the Roadster version was advanced purchase, but I could be wrong.
2) If prepaid, what happens if you total the car--is battery replacement transferable?
3) What happens if a larger battery pack is available at time of replacement? Are we stuck with an 85kWh pack? Or could we move up to 100kWh pack if it is available for a (nominal) fee?
I'm planning on keeping my car for 10 years at least, but I could see keeping it longer if things are still working well and I could get an even larger battery.
It's PREPAID.
GB's blog:
We have received many requests for a Battery Replacement Option. We are happy to now offer this option for all three battery variants. This option will provide you a new battery anytime after the end of the eighth year at a fixed price. Prices are as follows: $8,000 for the 40 kWh battery, $10,000 for the 60 kWh battery, and $12,000 for the 85 kWh battery. You will be able to purchase this additional option through your MyTesla page in the near future.
It's an option you purchase "in the near future". Similar to the Roadster $12K battery replacement option offered for a while.
From TM's POV, having the money for 8 yrs is worth about 40%, and battery costs should drop about 40% in 8 yrs, so the present $12K (e.g.) would enable TM to replicate an 85kWh battery by then and break even on it.
OTOH ... re-reading it, it sounds like it may mean that those are guaranteed prices "8 yrs or later", but you must buy the option now (for some price TBD). But if you don't opt in up front, you take your chances on battery costs 8 yrs+ in the future.
I dunno Brian. I think it could be read either way. You're right that offering it "in the near future" is unnecessary for something that won't be needed for at least eight years. On the other hand, he doesn't say that we need to buy it within, say, 90 days after getting the car. And he doesn't state an option price. Surely he doesn't expect people to pay $12,000 today for a new battery in 2020!
How exactly did the Roadster program work?
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It looks like MotorTrend got some additional info regarding the battery replacement option:
It mentions that the battery replacement would carry forward to subsequent owners, and you have 90 days from delivery to decide whether to exercise the prepaid option.
If you could afford $10K to prepay for a replacement for a 60kWh battery I think you'd be better off just getting the 85kWh in the first place.
You're so right and it was definitely funny!We need these types of post to amuse ourselves!
Seems to me that if they are guaranteeing a price of $12,000 8 years from now that if you do not take the offer, your cost will definitely be higher (even if the cost of the battery is lower than $12,000 to produce at that time)because they are not going to upset all the people who did prepay right? Then how much higher would it have to be to not upset the guy who prepaid 8 years earlier? I mean if it cost $14,000 in 8 years is that worth paying 12 now? To make 5% on your money,that would be $400 a year times 8 or $3200. If the price was not at least $15,200 8 years later, you would not make 5% on your money paid today. If the battery is $20,000 in 8 years, then it is well,well worth it. Thoughts?
Buy $12k in Tesla stock instead - you may be afford a new car instead of a new battery in 8 years...
"be able to afford"
Another thought is what if someone else makes a battery that goes 1000 miles and cost $5,000 for Tesla's car? Would tesla void warranty? Maybe this is a way Tesla keeps people buying their batteries? I know this one is out there but its just a thought.
Totally agree.
The price list seems a good deal. IMHO, I'd think TM has a very positive opinion on the future pirces of batteries. This sounds really great to me, an EV supporter.
@markapeterman - absolutely!
I would like the option to pay for a replacement battery at the time I need it. How about everyone else? Paying 8,10 or 12k upfront for something you may never use, (car sold, totaled, whatever) seems like a bad investment decision. Not to mention cost of battery going down over time like other technology and improving over time, I just do not see the point in paying upfront. Does anyone actually see the cost of the battery replacement being higher in 8 years?
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Riverdale's Trevor Sutton (10) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a two-run home run against Brentwood during the Class AAA Baseball Tournament at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Riverdale won 8-4.
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LLoyd and Velma Stearns were married on May 1, 1947, (also Velma's birthday), and will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary with their family. The couple met in Sault St. Marie, Michigan. Lloyd served in Germany and they have attended Cherry St. Baptist Church for over 50 years. Velma loves collecting recipes and then going out to eat. They have six children, Vern, Beverly, Carol, Carl, Patty and Cheri. Our parents have been the greatest--their unfailing faith in God has been such an example to us. We love you both so very much !


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Al Golden feels he should have been informed
Tuesday's investigative report into Miami football named 72 former and current football players, coaches, and staff members who either participated in or knew of NCAA violations. One man with no connection to former Miami booster and convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro is current head coach Al Golden.
The Miami team has not been made available to the media, but Golden spoke with reporters before practice on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The comments, according to CBSSports.com's Brian London, were clearly much different in light of the recent allegations.
"Certainly if [our players] were exposed to Mr. Shapiro, we have to prevent that from happening again moving forward," Golden said. "We have to get the facts. If this guy was around our players, how did it get to that?"
When Golden spoke on Tuesday he confirmed that NCAA investigators were on campus this week looking into alleged claims made by Shapiro. At the time the extent of the allegations was not known, but Golden did say that he was not informed of any possible violations at the time of his hiring - which was done by current Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt. If there was knowledge of the situation, Golden feels that information should have been shared in both the head coach and athletic director transition.
"If they knew this was percolating, I believe they had a responsibility to tell me and to tell [athletic director] Shawn [Eichorst]," said Golden.
Making matters difficult for former athletic director Kirby Hocutt is the official release from the university on Tuesday stating that the University notified the NCAA of Shapiro's allegations "nearly a year ago." Miami asked Shapiro and his lawyers for facts, but Shapiro instead took his claims to Yahoo! Sports and the NCAA.
The challenge now will be to figure out exactly how much of Shapiro's claims were known to the administration that hired Golden. If it can be proven that Hocutt or university president Donna Shalala knew anything remotely close to the details in the Yahoo! report, things could get awkward and potentially legal in Coral Gables.
But for now Golden insists he's happy at Miami, and even suggested that he might have taken the job regardless of possible allegations. That could change should a NCAA investigation result in heavy sanctions against the Miami football program, but we are a long way away from knowing anything certain. Golden admits he's disappointed, but he has all 12 current players named in the report still on the field - preparing for the Hurricanes' season opener against Maryland on Labor Day.
CBSSports.com's Brian London contributed to this report
Since: Aug 17, 2006
Posted on: August 18, 2011 4:33 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
Yep he wrote a check, they have a picture of thr college president holding it.
Since: Aug 15, 2007
Posted on: August 18, 2011 12:00 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
but it's not like Golden can now pick up and go back to his old job because it's been filled.Oh, don't worry, by the time Addazzio's done with Temple, Temple will be BEGGING Golden to come back and fix it!! Temple will be WAY worse off after Addazzio's done than they were before Golden ever dreamed of going there to begin with.
Hell, Temple will probably be worse off after Addazzio's done than Miami will be after this scandal's done, so Golden might be better off staying with Miami than going back to Temple.
Since: Jul 24, 2008
Posted on: August 18, 2011 10:01 am
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
Pretty sad for Al Golden that he starts off his new job in an environment of distrust between he and his employer.
Since: Aug 1, 2009
Posted on: August 18, 2011 9:10 am
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
It's sad that in public Golden will be forced to say the right things to defend players like this:
Since: Dec 1, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2011 9:16 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
I agree. Too widespread not to have been a common locker room bragging item. "We were out on Shapiro's yacht - man you should have seen the hos and weed". The only bright spot is the plug for Shelly Bloom's clothing outlet. The best value menswear store on earth.
Since: Aug 4, 2008
Posted on: August 17, 2011 7:16 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
I agree that had the president of the school knew of potential sanctions against the sports program at the university, a new hire such as the new AD and football coach should have been informed. This reflects on the measurement of their success at this program and how they would be perceived in potential future employment applications.
There are inherent hazards and unforeseen things that might happen during the course of a person's employment, however, if an employer is aware of information that might affect you taking the job this should be discussed in interviews.
If the potential employer fail to bring up potential damaging information about him/herself then they would be fired for failure to disclosing this information. I think it is fair for the employer to disclose any negative information known or possible information that would affect the effectiveness of the incoming employer.
If the employer decide, after knowing, this information then at least he know what he potentially could be in for and make an intelligent decision about accepting or not accepting the position.
Since: Aug 31, 2006
Posted on: August 17, 2011 5:36 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
A few things to get off my chest.
First, several alluding to they THOUGHT that Randy Shannon was running a clean program, but...
Well, a coach can run a 100% clean program and this can still happen. This was not a booster/donor giving money to Shannon to distribute and you can take it to the bank (pun intended) that the booster/donor and the player(s) involved were doing this in the dark, so-to-speak, and out of the coaches sight.
So, for those of you that think you have a clean program, you do and you don't. There isn't a clean program anywhere in the 50 states. It doesn't need to be proven. The NCAA laws are hard to keep up with and terribly minute in some areas and quite ambiguous in others. Also, you can bet, even small-time programs have small-time boosters (that are big-time to them relatively speaking) that have, are and will be giving money, gifts or even simpler, discounts to products and services that no one else can get (thus unjust and illegal). It is happening EVERYWHERE... from Alabama to Michigan to USC to Gonzaga to Wichita State to Hawaii to Anchorage to Montana to Texas to Miami to Boston College to Penn State to Missouri to Okalahoma to Colorado to Oregon State to Fresno State to New Mexico, etc.
Second, I agree with an early post, why is it that all the FORMER players, coaches, AD's, agents and boosters involved get off with no punishment of any kind, yet the current employees and athletes of the school that had violations years ago pay the price? Why is that? It makes no sense. NONE. The NCAA needs to give itself the death penalty in my mind.
I am certain all the programs I like are violating rules on a near-daily basis, as are your programs. Its just a matter of time before you get caught. Some programs have been amazingly lucky for waaaay too long...it will end.
Since: Jan 12, 2011
Posted on: August 17, 2011 5:03 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
Just an FYI. The person that he is referring to is Paul Dee, who was the AD at the time most of this was happening at the U and was the NCAA compliance official that handed out the punishment to USC. His quote was something like "high profile players require high profile attention."
Don't agree that USC should have anything reversed, but if you read the Yahoo story that this came out in, it refers to the proper parties involved.
Since: Mar 25, 2009
Posted on: August 17, 2011 3:58 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
It should be noted that the guy in charge of handing out NCAA penalties is the guy responsible for the meltdown at the University of Miami.
Nevin Shapiro is responsible for handing out punishments for NCAA violations?? thats a new one on me
In light of this new information USC should vigorously appeal the penalties handed down to them. I would even go so far as to have the NCAA reinstate USC's stripped national title, Reggie Bush's stripped Heisman award and would give USC about $100-150 million in punitive damages for harm done against the USC brand.
good luck with that, even if this guy from miami, who is currently at tex tech, was responsaible for handing down usc's punishment, what exactly has he done that would make that ruling unjust? not telling a new football coach that a guy is making allegations against the school he works for?? its not like this AD was personally paying the players, the usc ruling was FAIR AND JUST!! the only persons responsible for hurting the "usc brand" is USC themself, so let me get this straight, USC is suppose to recieve upwards of 150 million dollars, all because the guy who handed down their punishment, happened to be working at a school that had their own skeltons in the closet, lmfao, so the guy at miami was the one who was paying reggie bush behind the scenes? was he the one who chose to play bush while he was being paid, thus making him an ineligible player?? nope, that was all USC, so put your big girl panties on and take you punishment like a man rather than blame everyone else for things that only your school should be blamed for, and notice i said "your school" because you have to be a USC fan to make a rediculous post like this, but thanks for the laugh anyway
Since: Dec 3, 2006
Posted on: August 17, 2011 3:41 pm
Al Golden feels he should have been informed
First off, I am a Gator fan living in Miami and hate the rival Canes. That being said, I feel bad for UM.
The worst part about these types of situation is that the players themselves, many of whom go on to lucrative careers in the NFL, pay absolutely no price for the damages they cause. The perfect example is the USC/Reggie Bush/Pete Carroll debacle. Reggie left USC and is in the NFL making millions. Pete Carroll left USC and is making millions. These guys come in, destroy a program and leave the university in shreds. The same thing will happen to UM now. The coaches are gone, the players are gone, the AD is gone, the President will be gone. The only one standing is the university and they have to be punished hard to send a message to other universities that this type of behavior wont be tolerated. However, how can a university police this type of stuff? How could any of this stuff be revealed unless one party or the other reveals it? It cant.
These improper benefits cases occur between willing participants, both of whom have it in thier best interests to keep quiet. The booster loves the program and wants to be surrounded by players and lavish them with gifts. The player wants to be lavished with gifts. Other than blatant signs of spending (cars, jewelery, clothes, wads of cash, etc), NOBODY is going to know the better. A university compliance department is about as effective at stopping a football player from being given a wad of cash by a booster as it is from stopping a member of the band from getting a free trumpet.
Just once I'd love to see a university sue a player that violated NCAA rules and caused a university to lose tens of millions of dollars. Reggie Bush and Pete Carrol are laughing all the way to the bank due to the shenanigans at USC. I wonder if they would be so happy if USC sued them in California for the monetary damage they did to the university. Would it stop future violations? Probably not. But at least there would be consequences and it would hit wrongdoers right where it hurts- in the pocket.


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(Rumors) Yeah, baby! Jay-Z just made this exclusive announcement on AllHipHop and everybody is wondering what it is.
Well, guess what? I've already got some insight on what the rumor can be! As the headline states, I am hearing that Beanie Sigel, the former Capo of Roc-A-Fella records, will publicly end his beef with Jay-Z. Or is that the other way around? Jay-Z is reading his beef with Beanie? Either way, this is what I am hearing will happen.
Now, if this does NOT happen Monday morning, then I can assure you, Beanie and Jay – maybe via their crews – are working out their issues.
Obviously, this will work well for both men and their images. Jay-Z, the Tyrant, and Beanie, the disgruntled one. I think it also will be even better if they can somehow start to work on music together. Now, beyond this, and this is where the mayor comes in, this will show the young brothers in Philly that they can peace it out if these two men can. The murder rate in Philly is out of control so we need to stop the violence and kick the science!
that would be a good look.
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wasn't 50 supposed to rirtee after losing to Kanye in album sales???? Now Jay-Z's dick is in his mouth again the 80th time this week. BP3 went platinum and Jay-Z is not worried about curtis jackson. 50 cent is so weak that he attacks weak tier rappers such as fat joe and rick ross. 50 lost to D-Block [jada, styles, sheek] and the game and he hasn't been the same since. Jadakiss shitted on 50 Cent and Styles P called hot 97 and had 50 cent sounding scared on the radio trying to clear everything up about pushing styles album back saying he can't do that lmfao. D-Block had 50 cent shook and he knew not to take it further than a diss track. The game = 300 bars and running which disarmed g-unit. That group hasn't been the same since Game left them in the cold. Beg for mercy sold 5 million and T.O.S. barely made it to 350,000 lmfao. 50 released Piggy Bank and all of those rappers he dissed on that song Jadakiss, Nas, Cassidy lyrically murdered him and he chose fat joe to continue dissing because he isn't as lyrical as the others .50 cent is a joke.
I don't have just on favorite aritst. I just LOVE too many songs! I love each of them for different reasons! It's too hard to choose just one!
y niggaz hatin so fckuin dumb lol 50 aint gota even gotta rap n america he bigger than jay-z n yea 50 didnt have a easier path how do you have a easier path when you get shot 9times and stabed n jay-z do the same shit blueprint 1n 2 2.1 was the whole nas beef the he had state property n the black album was he last album then kingdom comw his return album the american gangster he did his gangsta shit agan n the last 1 was blueprint 3 didnt do as well as the previous you dumb fucks
This move will be significant if they can get back to making great music again. Beans is greatly needed in the world of hip hop!!
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We're just cops and firefighters, eh? So when peploe you hire, including convicted felons, commit election fraud that you either knew or should have known about, that's ok, because, hey, you're just cops and firefighters. Right. I'll have what you're smoking. Hope someone investigates your whole shady operation.
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Always a beautiful thing when brothers who can do tremendous damage work out their problems. That's real. I push a Positive line. I'm a living legend
Forget all this other stuff Lil Wayne should be with me cause baby I can treat you so sapciel so nice I want your body need your body long as you got need you don't need nobody tell them other hoes to get out of your face
Ppreciate you posting the beihnd the scene video of Jay and Kanye. They keep so much beihnd closed doors that you rarely get to see the real person but rather the image they uphold on stage. I respect the privacy tho, when you get up to there level its a must to have private time. One again I appreciate the video post, ill be looking forward to more of your work.
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See my first guess was the announcement of meek signing with roc nation management but I hope this is what it is instead. Guess we'll find out soon.
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county of kings ok lets rap a lill . u right a lil bit i do bevleie 50 more then these other dudes .. cause his life story is real and he is still the same dude from 99 in 09 dat kanye shit is funny..lol but no i didnt bevleie that but wat i do bevleie is non of these niggas want it with fif .. u right its his lane to b a trouble maker and talk shit but do u think a nigga who is pussy or scraed or not 100 would take that lane??? and the buck situation it did make him loyal and stupid loyal cause he though buck was a friend and he helped a friend and stupid b/c buck was not the type of nigga to help like dat cause he ended up flippin .. I NO FOR A FACT DAT 50 IS A GANSTA 1 CAUSE IM FORM QUEENS AND 2 NIGGAS DONT PUT MONEY ON YOUR HEAD IF U A LAME . 50 is 1 of the only rappers who still raps for the hood and who is 10000 % authtic he is so rich but still u can c the hood and wat it did to him he is the only rapper who is gonna keep it 100 when asked a question or when battling dont front he keeps dis rap shit intersting and if it wasnt for fif i would cry thinking bout how rap use to b
Hip Hop Is Dead 50 tried to clown and take shots at Nas' career! Now all of a sduedn he is trying to go at Jay 50 claims: Since Jay lost to Nas he hasn't competed ! Well guess what 50 could never compete with either Nas or Jay! When Nas' Queen Get The Money aired 50 acted like a quiet little mouse but yet he goes hard body at Rick Ross and Fat Joe with video skits every damn day. 50 know who he can really attack this shit with Jay and Kanye is him hoping that Jay or Kanye will really respond to help promote his album! The fact that Jay said: Ain't no body scared of 50 Cent once again f*cked with his already low self esteem. So he will continue being bitter over that one line until his album drops. Jay stated the truth which is NO BODY IS SCARED OF 50 CENT Rick Ross was dumb to even give this fool (50) the platform to go at him. He tried attacking Lil Wayne=FAIL. T.I.=FAIL, and Drake on the low=FAIL and went at Fat and Jadakiss because they did a song with JaRule…how LAME was that! Cam told him he looked like bugs bunny what did 50 do got his teeth fixed and they still f*cked up!!!! 50 is a product of a person who suffers from attention once he had it he bullied everyone now that no one gives a shit about his short lived claim to the top he wants to attack anyone that gets more respect than him. RESPECT IS EARNED NOT GIVEN!!!!! The interviewers may ask 50 Cent the questions .but every question is not meant to be answered!! 50 Cent jumps at the opportunity to be involved in controversy because he is an ATTENTION SEEKER and wants to be revered as some who speaks the truth but truthfully he likes to GOSSIP that is why he is so in tune with the blogs and what bloggers say about him! 50 Cent knows exactly what his stans want from him and he gives it to them BULLSH*T!


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Sometimes you need an ice breaker when you're on a date, at a party, or sitting at the dinner table. Try this ice breaker and follow up questions during that next awkward silence!
Sometimes you need an ice breaker when you're on a date, at a party, or sitting at the dinner table. Try this ice breaker and follow up questions during that next awkward silence!
Gods at War
by Kyle Idleman
Audience: All
Idols go to war to steal our heart's affections. Many times, idols look common; they are simple in nature and desired by mankind. After all, what's wrong with having a successful career or money in the bank? What's the harm in enjoying sports, television, and food? And shouldn't our goals in life include finding a spouse and loving our families? The problem is not in the things themselves – the problem is that we care about these things more than God Himself.
Kyle Idleman, author of Not a Fan, addresses the idols in life that steal our attention away from God. Humorous in illustration yet serious in application, Idleman guides his readers through every area of life, exposing the idols of this world that have taken the place of God in our hearts. Idleman reminds us of the amazing, jealous love of God who can never be replaced by the things our hearts pursue here. Although the battle rages on within our hearts between God and our idols, we make the final decision on who the victor is.
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Learn more about Gods at War and purchase the small group DVD study at www.godsatwar.com
Wild at Heart
by John Eldredge
Target Audience: All
Great for women who want to understand the male heart
What lies within the deepest parts of a man's soul? What does he truly crave in life? What wounds him? What feeds his spirit?
In Wild at Heart, John Eldredge addresses the inner workings of the male being. Woman seeks to domesticate man, Satan seeks to wound him, and he himself seeks purpose and passion. Eldredge challenges men to stop holding themselves back – to defend against Satan's lies and attacks, and embrace the design God had for man at the beginning.
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For insight into the female heart, read Stasi and John Eldredge's book, Captivating
Your Marriage Masterpiece
by Al Janssen
Each marriage is a small paint stroke of an incredible masterpiece God has painted to show His deep love for His people. Do you see it?
Using illustrations across the Old and New Testament, Al Janssen pulls away the mysterious veil that obstructs our view of God's marriage masterpiece. With creative narration and deep insight, Janseen exposes the passionate love of God in a way we all may have overlooked.
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Study guide available in the back for individual, small group, or couple discussion.
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Wide Awake
by Erwin Raphael McManus
Audience: All
-> Great for singles who want to live their single season to the fullest
-> Also great for anyone feeling depressed, drained, or stuck in neutral
If only there was a blazing fire within us when we awoke – a feeling of joy, zeal, and excitement at the endless possibilities awaiting us. For some, a life full of passion and adventure feels improbable. But with God, everything is possible.
In the book Wide Awake, Erwin Raphael McManus inspires us to shake off the monotony we wake up to each morning and instead live the passion-filled life God has intended for us. Each one of us is a dreamer, creator, and adventurer who with the help of God can be an unstoppable force who brings good to the world. McManus encourages his readers to never hold back – to instead fearlessly pursue everything God has created you to be.
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The Book of Romance
by Tommy Nelson
Audience: Everyone
Good for couples
God created the marital relationship to be passionate, romantic, and intimate. No book of the Bible presents this case better than Song of Songs: the poetic account of Solomon and his bride. In The Book of Romance, Pastor Tommy Nelson takes apart the Song of Songs verse by verse, exposing the beautiful design of martial relationships.
Using the story of Solomon and his wife, Nelson covers all stages of romantic relationships, from dating to living unified as husband and wife. Nelson states that passion, romance, and intimacy do not have to be lost in the marital relationship – they can always be restored if fiercely fought for.
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Each chapter ends with discussion questions for individuals and couples.
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Sex is Not the Problem (Released also as Not Even a Hint)
by Joshua Harris
Target audience: Everyone
Most readers know Joshua Harris for his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a book that reopened the discussion of courtship for a generation dominated by the dating scene. With a refreshing boldness, Joshua Harris addresses the topic of lust and sexuality in Sex is Not the Problem (Lust Is). This book goes beyond the usual pulpit "don't have sex until marriage" speech, and instead celebrates sex and sexuality for what they truly are: a gift from God.
But in a fallen world, there are a lot of temptations and sins that distort the original design of sex. Harris not only teaches on the beauty of sexuality, but also how to deal with the pitfalls and snares of unholy lust.
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The Fifty Shades of Grey books are currently some of the most popular books on the market. It's disturbing how popular this book series has become in such a short amount of time.
For those of you who don't know what Fifty Shades of Grey is, it's an erotica series that involves some pretty graphic sexual encounters, including B&D and S&M. Yet people talk about it like it's a Harry Potter book – completely innocent, really fun, and something everyone should read. Do you know where I found a shelf of Fifty Shades of Grey books? Next to the preteen section. And if that's not enough, I even found cleverly disguised erotica books for teenagers hidden in the bookshelves.
Why are we okay with this?
Pornography is traditionally thought of as something visual, such as pictures and movies. And since books aren't visual – they're based on the imagination – we don't consider them to be in the same category as pornography.
We're wrong to think that. Very, very wrong.
Think about this: men are typically visual, and are statistically the main consumers of internet pornography. But what are women the main consumers of? Steamy romance novels; stories that play out sexual fantasies, much like internet pornography does for those who are aroused visually.
Pornography comes in many different mediums, not just in internet pictures and in x-rated movies. "Romance" novels are just as much a form of pornography as pictures are. They cultivate lustful desires in the mind in the same damaging way that internet pornography does. The difference is that romance novels target the emotions instead of the eyes, and in doing so, they dodge the pornographic label.
There is nothing innocent about pornography in any form. It destroys marriages, it destroys relationships, and it destroys lives. I don't say that to be dramatic – it's a fact. (There are links below if you'd like to see the facts for yourself.)
Psalm 101:3 says, "I will set before my eyes no vile thing." Vile doesn't come just in the form of pictures – it can come in written form as well. So what are you putting before your eyes — written or otherwise?
Verses to think about:
Romans 8:5-6
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
Job 31:11-12
For lust is a shameful sin, a crime that should be punished. It is a fire that burns all the way to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.(Emphasis mine.)
1 Corinthians 6:18
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
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20 apartments for rent near Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Apartments in Downtown Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Downtown Huntsville is a mega-district that begins with Big Spring International Park. Huntsville began when a metropolitan liquid, Big Spring, inspired a town. After years of endowments by dignitaries and foreign nationals, the park has become a stately display.
Residents today are fond of another focal point in Big Spring International Park, the fountain. At dark, the whole downtown district becomes impressive, even dramatic, when the lights appear. Each year, the square hosts the Panoply Arts Festival in April and the Big Spring Jam, a music festival, in September.
EarlyWorks Museums are located in the Downtown Huntsville. The Children's Museum allows kids to drop, shake, snatch, and grab artifacts. The Constitution Village is a exceptional journey of the legends and past of Alabama. The Huntsville Depot and Museum lets visitors see Civil War graffiti, hear a train whistle, and listen to the tracks rattle. The train station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Museum of Art opened an area called Park in the Plaza, which expanded the museum to 52,000 square feet of exhibit, gallery, and meeting space. The museum intentionally created a center where children, teens, and adults can view art, be creative, shop, and dine. The Park in the Plaza transforms art galleries, a museum store, student artwork, and a museum academy into a showcase city of originality.
The Von Braun Center is a stage for the performing arts and a sports arena. Named for a German rocket scientist, it has exhibit halls and concert halls that seat 10,000. Von Braun is home to the Huntsville Havoc Hockey Team and the Alabama Hammers Football Team.
The Old Towne Brewery is a micro-beer brewery. Many small businesses and specialty shops make up the Downtown Huntsville community. Known for diverse restaurants and eateries, the neighborhood is an excellent place to visit with a friend or family member.
Also located in Downtown Huntsville is the Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau.