I'd like to ask a question, if I may? I am recently retired, and have family in the Palatka area who have been wanting my wife and I to come down for years now. I have sold and wheeled Budweiser for the past 30 years,and my body is just about worn out. I quit tournament fishing about 10 years ago, due to being cursed with rheumatoid Arthur. Even though fishing is my #1 passion, I have also been plagued with living in the worst area of the U.S. for an angler to retain his sanity.I am in fact a genuine WV hillbilly. I' not looking to keep the roads hot and fight with the idiots. I have a fairly big house and 4 acres. I've spent the last 30 years keeping it up and selling/delivering Budweiser 50+ hrs/wk., and I'm done with it. My lifelong dream is to own a piece of waterfront property with a dock. I just want to get up, jump in the boat and fish when I want, LITTLE house, BIG garage is what I want.I have considered places in Al., N.C.,S.C., Ga., and Fla. I could probably ramble on forever. Just wanted some opinions on the livability, and congestion issues between Palatka and Lake George along 17 and 19. I seriously would not be intruding on your gridlocked bass mecca if I didn't have relatives in the area. I just wanna fish, and make a friend or three.