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Sancho

(9,065 posts)
36. Good...I grew up in the Carolinas and I've been in Fl for 25 years....
Fri Sep 15, 2017, 07:57 PM
Sep 2017

I love the international flavor, and winter weather. I love the water, entertainment, and sunshine.

The rebubs haven't taken over; Democrats still outnumber the enemy. Fl is the training ground for gerrymandering, hacking DREs, and voter suppression. Otherwise, the reds would be doomed.

Some retirees are rethinking Florida after Irma [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2017 OP
8 elderly allowed to boil to death in that hot nursing home would certainly turn me off to Florida. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #1
That was entirely the fault of for profit health care GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #13
Well, you're wrong. :) Nothing's ever that simple. Hortensis Sep 2017 #49
Do you know how many calls FPL is getting right now? GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #53
Owner of this little chain is a physician, Hortensis Sep 2017 #54
I think we are pretty much on the same page GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #60
You too. I think in the end it will come down to human frailty. Hortensis Sep 2017 #72
I would think evacuating across the street to the hospital air conditioned lobby would MLAA Sep 2017 #77
Quite an image there. :) Seems someone should have called the hospital Hortensis Sep 2017 #80
Precisely. Ligyron Sep 2017 #83
So the staff just said "Oh well, they aren't coming, B2G Sep 2017 #68
I live in Florida and Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #2
I live in North Central Florida and it is bearable, I will never return to katmondoo Sep 2017 #3
I grew up in G'ville Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #4
don't a lot of them go back home during the summer and fly back when it gets cold? pstokely Sep 2017 #73
My money is on this "rethinking" lasting until about November...nt ExciteBike66 Sep 2017 #5
Exactly, storms haven't impeded retirees moving there before. Hoyt Sep 2017 #76
Half backs underpants Sep 2017 #6
That makes a lot of sense. Lee Adama Sep 2017 #26
Yup. Lindsay Sep 2017 #29
"retired to FLA but moved half way back to the Carolinas" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #58
I visited Florida once in the summer, many years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #7
I put Macon, Georgia in August and Houston most any time for breathing water in the air. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #22
Hilton Head was beautiful but suffocating when we visited. spooky3 Sep 2017 #40
I've been to FL 3 times in my life crazycatlady Sep 2017 #24
I live in Minnesota. I don't want to live any farther south. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #25
I'm looking for a colder climate crazycatlady Sep 2017 #27
It got to 80 today here, 87 yesterday - a bit warm for September The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #30
I see you live in MN. Could you be more specific? Nt raccoon Sep 2017 #57
The People's Republic of Minneapolis. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #63
I lived in FL for 15 yrs janterry Sep 2017 #51
As someone once said, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #78
exactly what i posted. I was there in Dec and OMG!!! samnsara Sep 2017 #62
Hell, I'm 37 and I'm rethinking Florida. Dr Hobbitstein Sep 2017 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #81
They did in 2004, too, and produced a minor real estate crash Warpy Sep 2017 #9
if people say "it ain't the heat, it the humidity" DonCoquixote Sep 2017 #10
Funny - the air in Las Vegas is so dry it made me completely miserable the one time I was there. LisaM Sep 2017 #28
I feel the same way JonLP24 Sep 2017 #33
Las Vegas summers are beyond unbearable Awsi Dooger Sep 2017 #37
Lol..... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #32
Oh, please, please, please rethink coming here! FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #11
agreed obamanut2012 Sep 2017 #16
not only that onethatcares Sep 2017 #20
... Scurrilous Sep 2017 #45
thinking the same thing . . . don't want to visit? cool . . . .don't want to move here? . . . fine DrDan Sep 2017 #59
We do get rather hot and humid GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #12
Exactly. Here in CA, the thick adobe walls of the old Spanish homes kept interiors cool. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #17
I agree with you about designing for this - I was in New Orleans in June a few years ago... LisaM Sep 2017 #31
Things have changed Loge23 Sep 2017 #14
Yes, it's a vicious cycle, with more righties moving to FL. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #18
I love California. spooky3 Sep 2017 #42
Me too! SunSeeker Sep 2017 #44
Much cheaper to live in northern CA CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #55
Yes, but a little too cold & rainy in the winters for my taste. Love the greenery though. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #67
Yes it is cold & foggy where I live CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #69
Glad it has worked out for you. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #70
It is redwood here CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #71
Good! Make traffic better and car insurance lower obamanut2012 Sep 2017 #15
If I'm ever able to retire and can afford to relocate, I know where I'm going. Ace Rothstein Sep 2017 #19
A neighbor is trying to sell their property in Merida flamingdem Sep 2017 #46
I can't imagine ever wanting to leave my beloved Evergreen State, Aristus Sep 2017 #21
Give me four seasons, summer, fall, winter, spring...each beautiful in its own right. haveahart Sep 2017 #23
Yes! I live in Seattle, but miss the Michigan weather. LisaM Sep 2017 #34
UP Mendocino Sep 2017 #82
Won't ever get me down there. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #35
Good...I grew up in the Carolinas and I've been in Fl for 25 years.... Sancho Sep 2017 #36
+1, n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #38
Come to Virginia spooky3 Sep 2017 #39
Low cost of living? Lucinda Sep 2017 #41
My parents are moving back. gollygee Sep 2017 #43
I am enjoying the low cost of living in North Florida madville Sep 2017 #47
What county are you in? GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #65
Yeah - wait until the winter. They will be rethinking. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2017 #48
I'm With You ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #50
My cousin moved to The Villages in Florida recently CountAllVotes Sep 2017 #52
We lived in Naples for 10 years HockeyMom Sep 2017 #56
i have visited florida in the winter and how in the hell... samnsara Sep 2017 #61
I grew up in the deep south GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #66
Subtropical summers are weird LeftInTX Sep 2017 #74
I have cousins who moved to Bradenton in May. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #64
Can we get them to rethink coming to the coast of South Carolina too? bluepen Sep 2017 #75
Personally, I have never understood the horror of winter so many people have. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #79
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