Florida Squatters Create ‘Meth Island’ And Charge $10 A Night

This might be one of the craziest Florida headlines we've ever written. This didn't happen in Tampa Bay but it's too crazy not to mention. Some Florida squatters have seemed to find a way around the housing crisis in the state. They created their own island, but it's not as luxurious as it sounds. Locals have actually deemed it "meth island". The outpost is located near the Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange, Florida, which is just south of Daytona.

Apparently this isn't too uncommon. In the video published by the Volusia Sheriff office, you can hear officers compare the setup to some they've seen in the past. We'll even admit it, the treehouse is pretty impressive, for a meth-head project. The fact that you could even climb up 4 floors on the treehouse without falling through is something short of a miracle.

In the video, you can see all the "amenities" offered at the meth island. The area includes a welcome center, a trampoline, a "private" room that they're charging $10 a night, a message board, and a 4 or 5 story treehouse. We think we may even noticed a makeshift zipline, but that could also be for hanging clothes. Our favorite "feature" were all the signs. If you pause the video at 34 seconds, you can see a sign on the treehouse that reads "Do Not Fall Off The Top" and "77% chance you will die up here". Very welcoming!

Before the Florida squatters took over the area, it was known to be a beautiful and relaxing spot. Volusia PD is hoping these trespassing notices will be one step in bringing back the area to its natural beauty. It looks like the squatters wanted to keep adding to their makeshift resort, but we'll never know how it would turn out.

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Florida has been known to always have it's own culture, and that includes language. It's not quite like other southern states where they use quirky southern phrases, but completely made up slang words that only make sense in the Sunshine State. Lets take a look at some of our favorite Florida slang words.

Like we said, Florida is like it's own world. Meaning we operate differently than folks in other states. Thunderstorms and hurricanes don't scare us, but a broken AC unit is our worst nightmare. We found a great website that dives deeper in slang terms by region. Letslearnslang.com has a list of 35 slang words and phrases that are specifically unique to Florida. Check out their full list here.

One thing to understand about the Florida language is simply how we say "yes" and "no". When Floridians say "yeah, no" that means no. And when we say "no, yeah" that actually means yes. If you ever hear "yeah no, for sure" that means definitely. We'll admit, there were some words and phrases on the list that we've never heard before. For example "wicked up" is a phrase used for when someone gets too intoxicated. But we've never heard anyone in Florida say that before. It could be a regional thing, since the state is so massive. Any missing words or phrases that you think we should include? Let us know on social media!

Meaning: An adjective to describe something that's really good

"This Chick-fil-A is bussin'"

This is probably more of a southern' term than mainly Florida, but it is used a lot here. Skeeter = mosquito. Plus, if you type "skeeter" on your iPhone, the emoji will pop up!

This word is normally used to describe a young person (and normally said by a young person). It could also mean "Juvenile In Training".

"No one likes to hang out with that jit."

This must be one of those southern phrases we've never heard! But apparently it applies to small insects that you can't really see that bite you, they're technically known as Ceratopogonidae. You know, they're all over the swamplands of Florida.

"Those no see 'ums are eating me up tonight"

Every Floridian is familiar with sun showers, especially during the summer time. Another Florida/southern saying to describe sun showers was "the devil is beating his wife"

Alright, this is one EVERY Floridian should know! We all have our favorite Pub Sub order and are always on the lookout for the chicken tender subs to go on sale at Publix.

Probably the most common Florida slang, next to Pub Sub. We all know snowbirds are the northern folk who flock down here during winter.

Raisins are what Floridians call snowbirds who have been in the sun too long.