There is no appeal. Which is why a) I don't live there and b) I will not visit the state until their politics change- I don't want one cent of my money supporting their draconian policies

I think it’s a fun place to visit but couldn’t imagine living there. I like four seasons.

Anonymous wrote:I think that many of the people moving to Florida probably grew up taking family beach vacations and Disney trips and are chasing the fantasy of a certain perceived lifestyle based on their fond memories of youth.

Unfortunately they will have to learn the hard way that Florida only offers a flimsy plaster stucco version of a good life and is actually a human cesspool built upon the rotting carcass of what was once a magnificent and uniquely beautiful jewel of nature. Florida is a shrine to human greed and soullessness.

Such drama. Hope you're taking an anti-depressant.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between the governor, the sticky heat, and the volatile weather, what's the appeal? Enlighten me.

Within a 10 minute drive, we have beautiful beaches, great kayaking and fishing, hiking and mountain biking trails, and 25 public clay tennis courts.

We have a pool and glorious gardens in our backyard if I don’t feel like driving anywhere.

We spend huge amounts of time outside and in/on the water. Far more than when we lived in DC.

I can’t remember the last time I wore long pants or closed toe shoes.

The biggest problem: which Gulfside restaurant should we choose for fish tacos tomorrow night?

DeSantis can f*ck right off, but I enjoy this place.

I mean almost any coastal area has those same amenities, though only the wealthiest have clay tennis courts.

You can pretend you can swim year round, but from May-Oct, the heat, humidity is relentless and afternoon thunderstorms every day. The ocean in Miami is 100F! There is no outdoor relief.

There are really two Floridas — walkable to the beach and the scrub. Most of Florida is the scrub, but if you can isolate yourself from it and it’s residents, you can build a nice life. That means gated community (25 clay courts, that’s a giveaway), private school, probably having someone do your shopping and errands

It’s becoming a MAGA mecca. No thanks.

Kids and elderly like it. Big party scene for adults who like to dance and drink.

The weather is good for arthritis.

No snow. No hills.

Cheapest public University in USA.

Lingering reputation from the 1980s.

I lived there as a young adult and was so disappointed. I love the beach and had always enjoyed visiting so I thought it would be amazing. I hated it. I was in S Fl and most of it was paved, not green, though lots of palm trees. Lots of crime. Schools where we lived (which was a good area) were bad with the exception of a few privates. There was tons of traffic (yes we have that here too). And the unrelenting heat and humidity wore on me. These days add in the crazy governor and crazy high cost to insure a home and I wouldn’t return.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More and more people move there every year. Florida must be doing something right

Try to educate yourself.

They sure are. But that doesn’t mean that good people are moving there or that more people moving there will make it better.

Only bad people move to FL? Seriously? Time to turn off the TV propaganda...

Anonymous wrote:Between the governor, the sticky heat, and the volatile weather, what's the appeal? Enlighten me.

Ocean air, beaches, swimming in the ocean, a governor who won't permit the crazies to ruin the schools with extremist political agendas that stymie education, the sunsets, golf, tennis, relaxed lifestyle in many regions. Humidity is okay if there is an ocean nearby.

Call me skeptical, but not sure that I believe that OP really wants to be enlightened. Sorry OP, but your post indicates that you are a closed minded person with a political agenda rather than a curious individual respectful of others perspectives & beliefs.

Anonymous wrote:More and more people move there every year. Florida must be doing something right

Try to educate yourself.

They sure are. But that doesn’t mean that good people are moving there or that more people moving there will make it better.

Anonymous wrote:I could never live in Florida.

I visited there a few years back & it was only in March yet you could cut the humidity in the air w/a knife!

I visited Disneyworld + a week after I left, it was in the news that a little boy had been killed by an alligator 🐊 at the same hotel resort I had visited.
So now I am deathly afraid of alligators and would never ever approach any body of water there.

Plus the political climate in that state is so far removed from my own state (CA.)
I could never exist in a state run by someone so stupid whose thinking is so far backward.

Omg. The parents of that kid were letting him play in the water.

You don’t need to be “deathly afraid” of alligators. You only need to know how to deal with them. Letting a two year old play at water’s edge is a bad, bad idea whether there are alligators or not.

—I lived in Florida, hiked around alligators, and alligators never attacked me.

More and more people move there every year. Florida must be doing something right

Try to educate yourself.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between the governor, the sticky heat, and the volatile weather, what's the appeal? Enlighten me.

Within a 10 minute drive, we have beautiful beaches, great kayaking and fishing, hiking and mountain biking trails, and 25 public clay tennis courts.

We have a pool and glorious gardens in our backyard if I don’t feel like driving anywhere.

We spend huge amounts of time outside and in/on the water. Far more than when we lived in DC.

I can’t remember the last time I wore long pants or closed toe shoes.

The biggest problem: which Gulfside restaurant should we choose for fish tacos tomorrow night?

DeSantis can f*ck right off, but I enjoy this place.

🤣I don’t think the fish tacos are your biggest problem but ok.

I like visiting my parents on the Gulf. Love the beaches, the tacos, relaxed vibe, etc.

I’ll say this, though: my mother has been subbing at various schools all over their area for 10 years and is absolutely horrified by the schools. She feels badly for the kids and the sub par education they’re all getting (she’s a former administrator in CT).

So, the OP is late- night drunk or high posting a vague Florida post...well it's been a few weeks since the last one at least.