Cubbiecakes
Mr. Cakes
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- Sep 17, 2016
After my brief time in Florida, I would say:
- the humidity
- the people
- the drivers
- the tourists
It just seems to me if your tired of the cold up north you can do better then Florida
It just seems to me if your tired of the cold up north you can do better then Florida
To me, Florida seems like a great alternative to the cold. Beaches, theme parks, SEC and Major League sports, no snow, laid back pace of life, lakes, wildlife, no state income tax.
I don't know, I'm just sick of the cold. It hurts my bones, and I am dreading winter coming up.
ETA: I lived in Polk County for a time when I was a kid and spent a lot of summers visiting family there (aubts, uncles, family friends). While the heat is hot, I never found it unbearable. I've always dreamed of moving back but I hear so many people speak of how awful it is.
I gotcha, but you would get more bang for your buck, like in South Carolina, Arizona, or a state like that. True Fla offer more, but the crowd/crime and high prices with low wages take Fla down a few notches in my book
I don't want to insult anyone in other states,
Florida keeps us within a day's drive to both our families and I have several good friends in the tampa and orlando areas. Arizona is too landlocked and S.C. might be good but it does get cold there.
do you need to be next to the Ocean
I do like the ocean.
I have to second what others have said about the heat and humidity being the worst. It's SO gross outside that you don't want to spend any time out there. My hubs calls living here "the refrigerated life" because you can't live without AC.
The other thing I have a hard time with is the lack of seasons down here. I feel like they're hot, hotter, and hottest. I laugh when Floridians talk about "winter" when it's like 50 degrees. It was colder than that in Seattle in the winter, but we still wore flip flops. We didn't get much snow either, so pretty mild.
I really miss Fall. It's my very favorite season. The leaves don't turn brown and fall off the trees down here until like December. I want to decorate for Halloween and put pumpkins on my porch but I can't because they'd cook! LOL - even in October, it's still too hot for pumpkins on the porch; have to get the fake ones.
Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot to include bugs. They are probably the worst and I'm so freaked out by them! Eeeeeek! Pest control is not optional down here either!yep Fall is great but winter sucks, also I would like to say ya got a lot of bugs down there, and they are BIG
same here it seems like Im insulting Fla and they have a great State, its just preference. But hey I live in Ohio, I love it but I bet I couldnt convince any human into moving here, lol
yep Fall is great but winter sucks, also I would like to say ya got a lot of bugs down there, and they are BIG
To me, Florida seems like a great alternative to the cold. Beaches, theme parks, SEC and Major League sports, no snow, laid back pace of life, lakes, wildlife, no state income tax.
I don't know, I'm just sick of the cold. It hurts my bones, and I am dreading winter coming up.
ETA: I lived in Polk County for a time when I was a kid and spent a lot of summers visiting family there (aubts, uncles, family friends). While the heat is hot, I never found it unbearable. I've always dreamed of moving back but I hear so many people speak of how awful it is.