Photos: Why Florida Rocks

The folks at the website Thrillist.com announced on Sunday that Florida is pretty much the worst at “everything.” Patch readers just don’t agree.

“Ridiculous,” wrote Patricia Horton on the St. Pete Patch Facebook page.

Amy Dar seems to see the rankings as a way to keep traffic down.

“Yes, it’s horrible” she joked. “Everyone should stay away.”

Viki Watson picked up Dar’s torch on the Clearwater Patch Facebook page. “Good to know, that way more people won’t move here because I love it here and it won’t be so overcrowded.”

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“We have no state tax, our second Amendment is respected, our weather is awesome,” wrote David Haywood on Dunedin Patch’s Facebook page. “How terrible it must be for us to live in paradise.”

Reader Tracy Moore may have taken the cake in defending the Sunshine State’s honor though.

“Florida is the best place ever,” Moore wrote in an email that included some photos taken around the Bay Area that illustrate the point.

Check out Moore’s work in the photo gallery. Moore’s shots feature some of Tampa Bay’s most popular spots, including Sunset Beach, Lake Tarpon and Honeymoon Island.

Have photos that show just how awesome the Bay area is? Email Sherri.Lonon@patch.com with the images, permission to publish and descriptions on where they were taken and they just might appear on Patch.com.

Photo Credit: Tracy Moore – Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs, Lake Tarpon, Honeymoon Island, Crystal Beach and Homosassa Springs.