[BNW] Reasons for CaC to be

[Arne Reuter <reuter@tse-online.de>]

Dear Cameron!

On Monday, May 07, 2001, 11:53:40 PM, you wrote:

> * a tourist driven economy

Most definitely this would be of the factors - rather small scale
though. No resorts, but lots of small motels, hotels appartments,
boat tours through the islands, fishing, etc.

And of course a few beaches.

> * an industrial one that supports outlying farms and production centers

Not really much industry here. Outside of town you'd find a lot of
farms for oranges and grapefruit, and processing for that near town -
but thats about it. Of course city council has tried to attract quite
a bit of service industry, most recently Neptune Corp. established a
research center.

And the Atlantic University has a branch here, mainly dealing with
maritime geology, some business studies (tourism) and agriculture.

At the C4 (CaC Community College) you'd learn more general skills like
nursing, general technological skills, that sort of thing.

> * a support town built around a university or a military base

no military base, but the coast guard has an office and a pier here.
Its not what you could call a base though.

> * a city defined a past historical need and now foundering to find its place

Well, we could come up with something. Anybody have a grasp on history
in Florida? It had to be settled somewhere...

A Fort in the "pacification effort" against the Seminoles? Against
pirate activities? Secret assembly area for the invasion of the bay of
pigs?

> * Just one of those places which seems to have had none of the above, but 
> prospered anyway.

It has a lot, and to boot, the Indians shunned the area. Nobody lived
here or further inland, although they buried their dead nearby...

Maybe they were smarter ;-).

> OOOOhhhhhhh. AN idea just hit. { I know, I'm a melodramatic old ham, but 
> indulge me if you will }


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> Okay, if you read Starman by James Robinson, and his fictional setting of 
> Opal City, the city's founders were heavily involved in the arcane and 
> murkying up the political and financial waters for their own gain. Perhaps 
> Caiman City's founders were just such a group, making deals with the 
> netherwolrd to make their city prosper at the expense of their citizens. For 
> example, maybe slaves were traded and executed as part of the deals. Or 
> "disasters" would occur in the poorer areas. An entire city founded on pain, 
> misery and commerical exploitation.

Lol. Well, that makes certain sense for some of the background. That
would make it the Anti-Salem type of town, would it?

Behind the scenes there certainly could be something like this.

Keep the ideas pouring, i'll destill and serve iced ;-).

For Love and Liberty,

Arne Reuter

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