[tclark2008]

We've only lived here 7 months and the people are not that nice to say the least.. i live in central florida. We are now heading to Georgia.

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by sinfla1975

good bye! don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out! maybe those of us who were born here can actually enjoy our home state without all the yahoos and yocals screwing everything up! maybe then housing prices will return to normal...

We, especially me, did not choose to come here. My husband came here for the job. I lived here before and didn't want to come back, but sometimes life happens that way. We are your transients, in that we never intended to come, or to stay. When the job is over (retirement), we will go home.

I feel more sorry for the people who actively decided to move, pack everything up, and then after a while, decide Florida isn't for them. That must be rough. At least I already knew what it would be like. For me, it's just a matter of being able to wait out the time. Difficult, but at least I knew this in advance.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by TANaples

We, especially me, did not choose to come here. My husband came here for the job. I lived here before and didn't want to come back, but sometimes life happens that way. We are your transients, in that we never intended to come, or to stay. When the job is over (retirement), we will go home.

I feel more sorry for the people who actively decided to move, pack everything up, and then after a while, decide Florida isn't for them. That must be rough. At least I already knew what it would be like. For me, it's just a matter of being able to wait out the time. Difficult, but at least I knew this in advance.

TANaples - I have a sincere question for you; as I know how unhappy you are here. I have read your posts on many Florida threads about our bad economy and job situation in the state, but you and your husband left your OWN home state of NY to come to Florida work - why is that? Could you not get jobs in in your own state? I don't understand coming to a place you really hate and "doing time" like this. This would tell me things aren't that great where you are from, either, at least on the job front.

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by gypsychic

TANaples - I have a sincere question for you; as I know how unhappy you are here. I have read your posts on many Florida threads about our bad economy and job situation in the state, but you and your husband left your OWN home state of NY to come to Florida work - why is that? Could you not get jobs in in your own state? I don't understand coming to a place you really hate and "doing time" like this. This would tell me things aren't that great where you are from, either, at least on the job front.

He works in mainframe computers. Old technology. Apparently, there was a need for it still in Florida. We know several people in IT with advanced degrees, latest tech skils and certs, who were let go and then replaced with younger and CHEAPER employees. We know one IT man who went from making $50/hour to $8/hour at Home Depot. He lost everything and I do mean everything. My husband figured it was better to move if meant having to live like that. It has not been good in this field for the last 10 years, but all that has been talked about to death.

I had a job. I had no trouble getting a job there, or here. I work with special needs kids. There's a demand for that everywhere. Unfortunately, this line of work doesn't pay anywhere near what my husband's field does. However, that doesn't matter to me really. I really love my work and these kids. I couldn't do this if I didn't.

I just need to vent sometimes, sorry.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by TANaples

He works in mainframe computers. Old technology. Apparently, there was a need for it still in Florida. We know several people in IT with advanced degrees, latest tech skils and certs, who were let go and then replaced with younger and CHEAPER employees. We know one IT man who went from making $50/hour to $8/hour at Home Depot. He lost everything and I do mean everything. My husband figured it was better to move if meant having to live like that. It has not been good in this field for the last 10 years, but all that has been talked about to death.

I had a job. I had no trouble getting a job there, or here. I work with special needs kids. There's a demand for that everywhere. Unfortunately, this line of work doesn't pay anywhere near what my husband's field does. However, that doesn't matter to me really. I really love my work and these kids. I couldn't do this if I didn't.

I just need to vent sometimes, sorry.

Thanks for explaining - I hope you will at least be able to make peace with your situation until you can move. Good luck to you and your family.

[Jillzilla]

Originally Posted by pdfsmail

Compared to many other states i have been to, Florida is horrible, I have lived all over the state and it is the same all over it is either run buy tourism or small jobless redneck towns. It is not easy to make something of yourself here.

There are bugs everywhere, and they are much bigger

The storms in the summer are really bad (the thunderstorms, not the hurricanes!)

The water smells

No scenery after you leave the beach, flat and ugly

Retirement state

The Summer heat is more depressing than being snowed in a cabin up north in the winter...

big issue with illeagals taking jobs, some places speak more spanish than english

towns / cities are dirty many have much higher than avg crime rates.

I can go on...

I probably shouldn't have read this.. I am moving to Florida in the coming months and I am visiting for the month of August.. I was hoping for greener pastures in Florida.. in NY, with a good salary, the cost of house was near impossible. Houses in Florida (Port St Lucie area) seem affordable.. but the mold, bug stuff never occured to me. Yikes.

[gypsystar]

Originally Posted by TANaples

He works in mainframe computers. Old technology. Apparently, there was a need for it still in Florida. We know several people in IT with advanced degrees, latest tech skils and certs, who were let go and then replaced with younger and CHEAPER employees. We know one IT man who went from making $50/hour to $8/hour at Home Depot. He lost everything and I do mean everything. My husband figured it was better to move if meant having to live like that. It has not been good in this field for the last 10 years, but all that has been talked about to death.

I had a job. I had no trouble getting a job there, or here. I work with special needs kids. There's a demand for that everywhere. Unfortunately, this line of work doesn't pay anywhere near what my husband's field does. However, that doesn't matter to me really. I really love my work and these kids. I couldn't do this if I didn't.

I just need to vent sometimes, sorry.

TANaples, I have read so many of your posts and I can't for the life of my understand why you are SO unhappy in Florida as a whole. I can totally understand hating a certain area, or city, but Florida is so diverse and has some of the top-rated beaches in the nation. Do you hate beaches?

I have lived all over the country and there are so many things to do/places to go in Florida that I can never decide what to do on the weekends. A few weekends ago we saw the manatees in Homosassa, we walked along the gorgeous beach in New Smyrna Beach the weekend before that, and we always love walking along the charming streets of Micanopy (near Gainesville) and shopping in the antique shops there. The panhandle beaches are beyond amazing with that green water, and there is no other place like Key West. We have the freshest seafood, too- the food here is amazing (if you are a seafood lover).

I am not saying that Florida is the best place on earth an that it doesn't have its share of problems, buy why can't you just try to enjoy what this state DOES have to offer while you are here??? So many northerners would kill to be lying on the white sand beach on Captiva Island in the heart of a brutally cold winter, instead of scraping their cars and being locked in their homes due to cold weather for months at a time (I lived in Wisconsin -I know how much winter can suck.) Maybe try to look past the day to day drudgery of life and take fun day trips and appreciate all that this state has to offer? Just sayin'.

[TNRyan23]

Originally Posted by daniellefort

I'd be curious how many people are leaving Florida to go back to where they origianlly came from though because it seems after reading some of these posts that those who have only lived in FL (or have lived here many many years) are the ones coming back but those who moved here from another state are the ones wanting to go back where they came from and not come back to FL.

I was born in Orlando, raised in Tampa for the first 18 of my 25 years.

I've moved to Tennessee and will probably ( 80% sure ) never return to Florida. It's too hard and too expensive to live down there.

It's kind of amazing because I've been here now 7 years and everywhere I go I run into atleast 1-2 transplanted Floridians and before a word is hardly even spoken, I know why they left and them, me.

Weather is Weather, I personally prefer seasons and the thoughts that we only have to deal with 90-100 degree days for 3 months vs. 8.

Snow, Sleet, Cold Air... all can be dealt with by adding layers.

[liz2933]

Originally Posted by gypsystar

TANaples, I have read so many of your posts and I can't for the life of my understand why you are SO unhappy in Florida as a whole. I can totally understand hating a certain area, or city, but Florida is so diverse and has some of the top-rated beaches in the nation. Do you hate beaches?

I have lived all over the country and there are so many things to do/places to go in Florida that I can never decide what to do on the weekends. A few weekends ago we saw the manatees in Homosassa, we walked along the gorgeous beach in New Smyrna Beach the weekend before that, and we always love walking along the charming streets of Micanopy (near Gainesville) and shopping in the antique shops there. The panhandle beaches are beyond amazing with that green water, and there is no other place like Key West. We have the freshest seafood, too- the food here is amazing (if you are a seafood lover).

I am not saying that Florida is the best place on earth an that it doesn't have its share of problems, buy why can't you just try to enjoy what this state DOES have to offer while you are here??? So many northerners would kill to be lying on the white sand beach on Captiva Island in the heart of a brutally cold winter, instead of scraping their cars and being locked in their homes due to cold weather for months at a time (I lived in Wisconsin -I know how much winter can suck.) Maybe try to look past the day to day drudgery of life and take fun day trips and appreciate all that this state has to offer? Just sayin'.

Most of the people complaining on this post are from South Florida--where life is extremely harsh--rude NY's and Latins (remember Cubans have had a free ride here---not like other immigrants to America), extremely aggressive drivers, Hot, excessively humid, attitude all around, Rude, rude, rude. It's an enviornment of the haves and the have nots. I think many people have a different feeling on the west coast of fl were there are more mid-westerns and southerns who tend to have less of this ATTITUDE---Miami is a bunch of wantabees with ATTITUDE!

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by liz2933

Most of the people complaining on this post are from South Florida--where life is extremely harsh--rude NY's and Latins (remember Cubans have had a free ride here---not like other immigrants to America), extremely aggressive drivers, Hot, excessively humid, attitude all around, Rude, rude, rude. It's an enviornment of the haves and the have nots. I think many people have a different feeling on the west coast of fl were there are more mid-westerns and southerns who tend to have less of this ATTITUDE---Miami is a bunch of wantabees with ATTITUDE!

I just read some of your past posts about everywhere from Charlotte to San Antonio. I hate to break it to you but somebody has to be the bearer of bad news and please try not to take this personally; you may be a malcontent.