Some retirees are rethinking Florida after Irma

[HockeyMom]

56. We lived in Naples for 10 years

Husband was out of work and got a job there. We moved back up North last February when he retired. Both of us could not take the heat there, even after all of those years.

We have always told people planing on retiring full time to spend a week in the Summer down there. Our Snowbird neighbors were in their 80's and considered it until they spent a week in Naples in August. They did not go out. The wife said she couldn't go in her pool because the water temp was 90 degrees. Hot Tub with a Sauna outside. The water temp at the Gulf Beaches also gets to around 90 degrees in the Summers when the air temps are in the 90's. It is nothing at all like Season (Winters).

Power outages only happen during storms? lol Accidents happen. I can remember one time we were without power almost 10 hours in the Summer. Construction workers caused it. We kept the windows and doors shut for as long as we could to keep the cool air inside, but eventually it got brutal inside. Open the windows to let the breezes in? What breezes? 5 mpr. winds? That too is very common when the temps are in the 90's and the Heat Index close to or over 100 degrees. This is why people buy home generators.

One of husband's former coworkers planned on moving. He was supposed to start work in 2 weeks up North while his wife and kids stayed in Florida until their house sold. His house had a lot of damage from the hurricane and will now have to spend time and money to fix it. How long will that take? How long will it take for someone to buy it? Decline the new job and start all over again? They both hate the heat and want 4 Seasons. He said to us, "I am screwed".

Why didn't that Nursing Home have it's own Generator? They never experienced any power outages except during a hurricane? Yeah, right. If the residents could not go to a public shelter, why couldn't they be taken to one of Naples three hospitals? It is not Season now. They must have had beds available. Insurance and money should not be a factor in an emergency. Putting side Scott, it sounds like this Nursing Home really dropped the ball with this; both not having a generator and not evacuating.