[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by Mr.Kurtz

Exactly. Just how I felt ... and I'm 50.

Two hours is a long way to Gulf, Atlantic, Jax or Orl ... And with traffic, I say 3+ hours more like it. My job high paying, no place to go, or hang out when you're 40+ and single, no kids. Gainesville can make one feel sad over a long period of time ... High suicide rate too.

Care to provide a link to your suicide claim?

It takes 1 hour to get to the Gulf(Cedar Key). There is never any traffic to Jax which is 2 hours along with St. Augustine.

[crazynip]

Originally Posted by Gatornation

There is no issue with jobs if you work in higher education or healthcare.

The cost of living is higher because the university and hospitals have a lot of high income jobs. Gainesville is also one of the most educated cities in Florida and is liberal which often leads to higher taxes.

Like any other true college town it's an ideal place for families and not those who are single and out of college. There is a very good sense of community if you have a family and are involved in activities.

Bull****...

To say there is "no issue with jobs if you work in higher education or healthcare" is pretty misleading. Competition for actual education jobs is VERY fierce, and pay is average for the industry. Healthcare jobs are plentiful, although pay is lower than what you can find in other cities. As far as the rest of the jobs at the university, pay is on average pretty low. And will continue to be if Rick Scott has anything to do with it.

Cost of living is high because there are so many leeches in the Eastside who suck up the welfare money and the keystone kops in the Alachua county commission and gainesville city council dont know how to run things.

The last time I was in Gainesville, I was appalled to see how run down the immediate area around the university had become in the 10 or so years since I had last been through town. I graduated in the mid 90's and had not been back in a while.

[crazynip]

Originally Posted by PeteU

The area north of the University itself contains older but generally well-kept houses in a safe neighborhood.

Not really until you get to about NW 8th Ave...

[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by crazynip

Bull****...

To say there is "no issue with jobs if you work in higher education or healthcare" is pretty misleading. Competition for actual education jobs is VERY fierce, and pay is average for the industry. Healthcare jobs are plentiful, although pay is lower than what you can find in other cities. As far as the rest of the jobs at the university, pay is on average pretty low. And will continue to be if Rick Scott has anything to do with it.

Cost of living is high because there are so many leeches in the Eastside who suck up the welfare money and the keystone kops in the Alachua county commission and gainesville city council dont know how to run things.

The last time I was in Gainesville, I was appalled to see how run down the immediate area around the university had become in the 10 or so years since I had last been through town. I graduated in the mid 90's and had not been back in a while.

So the most educated city in Florida doesn't have high paying jobs? Good luck with that. No one is saying to move without a job but if you are moving here with a job at UF/Santa Fe/Hospital there won't be many issues.

The cost of living is high because there are extra taxes for schools and conservation which like I said you will find in areas with a highly educated/liberal population. There are some programs for the Eastside in the taxes but that is just part of it.

So your information on Gainesville is over 20 years old and you were only a student? This explains why you don't know much about the current climate.

[Mr.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by crazynip

To say there is "no issue with jobs if you work in higher education or healthcare" is pretty misleading. Competition for actual education jobs is VERY fierce, and pay is average for the industry. Healthcare jobs are plentiful, although pay is lower than what you can find in other cities. As far as the rest of the jobs at the university, pay is on average pretty low. And will continue to be if Rick Scott has anything to do with it.

Cost of living is high because there are so many leeches in the Eastside who suck up the welfare money and the keystone kops in the Alachua county commission and gainesville city council dont know how to run things.

The last time I was in Gainesville, I was appalled to see how run down the immediate area around the university had become in the 10 or so years since I had last been through town. I graduated in the mid 90's and had not been back in a while.

Crazynip is 100% correct.

Gatornation ... Most likely UF Dropout Zealot ... working at 7-Eleven in Jonesville.

[Mr.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Gatornation

Care to provide a link to your suicide claim? It takes 1 hour to get to the Gulf (Cedar Key). There is never any traffic to Jax which is 2 hours along with St. Augustine.

Hey GatorZealot -

About my suicide claim; ... my estimates unconfirmed. Word of mouth / non factual hearsay only. But word on the street indicates high suicide rate per capita in Gainesville. Daytona Beach also. I've had 5+ friends kill themsleves since 1997. Youngest was 24. Oldest was 47.

To Cedar Key, 2 hours w/traffic. 1 hour 30 minutes normal driving. However, nothing is there. Sea Breeze - only decent restaurant. Very small Redneck community. The ocean is muddy brown. Jax and St. Augustine - 2 hours minimum. With traffic about 1 hour 30 minutes ....

GN: Dont' Bullsh*t me about Gainesville ... I grew up there.

[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by Mr.Kurtz

Crazynip is 100% correct.

Gatornation ... Most likely UF Dropout Zealot ... working at 7-Eleven in Jonesville.

You are the one that couldn't get out of Gaineville for years because you didn't have enough money based on your past posts.

Gainesville is not a good place for older/single people who don't make much money. I can see why you hated it.

[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by Mr.Kurtz

Hey GatorZealot -

About my suicide claim; ... my estimates unconfirmed. Word of mouth / non factual hearsay only. But word on the street indicates high suicide rate per capita in Gainesville. Daytona Beach also. I've had 5+ friends kill themsleves since 1997. Youngest was 24. Oldest was 47.

To Cedar Key, 2 hours w/traffic. 1 hour 30 minutes normal driving. However, nothing is there. Sea Breeze - only decent restaurant. Very small Redneck community. The ocean is muddy brown. Jax and St. Augustine - 2 hours minimum. With traffic about 1 hour 30 minutes ....

GN: Dont' Bullsh*t me about Gainesville ... I grew up there.

So you just made up the suicide, got it.

Traffic to Cedar Key? At the one stop light in Archer? Ha.

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8...ed=0CCEQ-A8wAA

57 miles and you have about four stop light the entire trip.

My posts deal with FACTS. Your posts are wild claims.

[Mr.Kurtz]

Cedar Key does not really matter so much to people of Gainesville. Sunday brunches at Sea Breeze, that's about it ... And for you to claim it's anything more is bullsh*t. Cedar Key is a non issue ... People want to experience a real city and Jax, Orl and Tampa are all about 2 hours away, maybe 3 hours with traffic. And no scenery, flat I-75, cheesy billboards advertising sea shells and high school grade Fireworks, or even the hideous looking skanky women working at Cafe Risque.

I think you're one of the many hard core UF fanatics. Maybe this is why you're so strung out over the area. It's a hard town for people who want more out of life. And the conservative way of life and thinking makes it hard for single people over 40 who are independent or think out of the box, or those who don't work 9-5. I think Crazynip said it best ....

Once past college life, and you're 30 or 40+ ... Life in Gainesville gets old. It wears on you, over time .... People get in a rut. Hard to make enough $ to make a big move out ... People get ' stuck '.

Peace

[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by Mr.Kurtz

Cedar Key does not really matter so much to people of Gainesville. Sunday brunches at Sea Breeze, that's about it ... And for you to claim it's anything more is bullsh*t. Cedar Key is a non issue ... People want to experience a real city and Jax, Orl and Tampa are all about 2 hours away, maybe 3 hours with traffic. And no scenery, flat I-75, cheesy billboards advertising sea shells and high school grade Fireworks, or even the hideous looking skanky women working at Cafe Risque.

I think you're one of the many hard core UF fanatics. Maybe this is why you're so strung out over the area. It's a hard town for people who want more out of life. And the conservative way of life and thinking makes it hard for single people over 40 who are independent or think out of the box, or those who don't work 9-5. I think Crazynip said it best ....

Once past college life, and you're 30 or 40+ ... Life in Gainesville gets old. It wears on you, over time .... People get in a rut. Hard to make enough $ to make a big move out ... People get ' stuck '.

Peace

I've said from the start it's a town for college students and families just like every true college town is.

Alachua has twice as many democrats as republicans so the conservative talk is foolish. You know the mayor is gay right? You clearly are not able to differentiate from your personal experience in life and what the town culture is for most people depending on if you live on the east/west/campus areas of town.

The OP can decide who they fit best with.

-Single/middle age/no family
-UF grad who has been back once in 20 years
-UF grad who worked at Shands as of a couple years ago with a family on the west side.