[pianogal]

And most of us in South Florida realize that we will not be able to retire here.\\

Some of us in other parts of Florida are looking at that possibility as well, if insurance and taxes keep going up.

[Maramax]

I agree with Tinman313. Somepeople think we go over boar with our posting but the true is that things are not the same. It is to crowed here, traffic is pretty bad, housing is overpriced and vandalism keeps going up.

[hdzup3]

Originally Posted by paul1439

I lived in Philadelphia Pa. all my life and just retired to Florida. I spent 4 years researching and going to seminars about Florida. The last 4 years before retiring I went down to Florida each year to check out east and west coast and northern, southern and central Florida. The last year before I retired I flew into Ft. Lauderdale to check out W Palm Beach and Boca area. I was there for one week. After seeing the price of realestate on the ocean (condos) and the traffic I thought Philadelphia was the better choice. I was so depressed about S. Florida that I gave up on the idea of moving to Florida. The last day before I flew back to Philly I was having breakfast at my motel where I was staying. I was wearing my baseball cap which had Penn State logo on it. Out from nowhere a strange man came up to me and started yelling saying the coach should not be there at Penn State. At this point I wanted run from this crazy person. Then he said why are you here. I told him I was looking for a place to retire. He said what did you do for a living, I said law enforcement. He changed his attitude and said do youself a favor and go to Hutchinson Island. Being my last day in Florida and being somewhat depressed I set out to find Hutchinson Island. About 1 hour later I dicovered paradise. I found RE office and they showed me 3 bedroom condo on the 17th flr. with wraparound balcony. After seeing the million dollar view the rest was history. After 3 years of living in paradise there is no other place to live. Hutchinson Island

thats a great story. fate is amazing. i will be moving to florida soon i hope. i have always been drawn to florida since i was a child. im 38 now.. but i had never gone and i remember planning this big imaginary trip with my cousin that was so real to me, it was painful not to beable to go.. then i met my friend when i was around 25, she ended up settling with a guy from florida, he moved to CT to be with her, he hated it.. we saw him so unhappy, they decided to move to florida...i have visited her for 11 yrs now almost yearly and it is such a painful thing to leave.. i am so happy there. we dont do anything, just hang around but its a defenate pull, not vacation feeling. my husband went with me 2 yrs ago.. always said i would never live there. well, now our home is on the market, and we are moving to somewhere in sarasota county... its becoming such a dream come true for me but so hard because i cant have it now..lol. my children are very excited to go.. my 6 yr old was so sad when we visited this year, was devestated to go home. it was so sad to see her so sad like i felt. normally she will scream, when she cant have her way. this was genuine sadness. she just sat in the chair as i was loading our bags in the car, and the tears just streamed down her face.
i cant wait to be there! enjoy your home!

[faithfulFrank]

I like stories like these two. This is an older post, but still good.
There has not been a positive, fun post in awhile.

Here is one other one from the beginning of the year that some of the newer people may enjoy reading. I thought when it got colder up here again I would add to it.
http://www.city-data.com/forum/flori...-move-fla.html

Frank D.