Naples--ANYthing positive?

[Rachael84]

Originally Posted by Kuota

Gotta love Upstate New York:
Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Upstate NY. It is s o beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.
Oct. 14 - Upstate New York is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.
Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why
anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in New York. I hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight:
everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is
magnificent It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here!

Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little
trick again. What a rascal.=2 0A winter wonderland. I love it


Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!

Dec. 21 - More of that white crap coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway.

Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the son-of-a-b--h who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll crush him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??

Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Thanksgiving. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather
man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??

Jan. 1 - Happy New Year?
he way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the idiot actually had the nerve to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.
Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bum. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.

Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the
roof. I should have cut that old piece of crap into fireplace wood when I had the chance.

May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow dung.
May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida. I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of New York.

ust bought a new home in Lely Gold and Country Club. Best move we ever made.

There are those who like the cold, tolerate it, and hate it. It's the same with the heat of Florida. I would rather deal with the cold so I could live in metro NY with anything I want at my fingertips. I also love spring when it's starting to get warm.

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by TANaples

It is NOTHING like upstate NY. For one thing there is no lake effect snow. Generally, it is also at least 15 degrees wamer. In the 5 boroughs, unless you OWN your house, you don't shovel. The landlords and store owners shovel. Hell, I grew up in Manhattan and didn't even know how to drive or own a car until I was 30 years old. NONE of what you said applies in the slightest degree. Pun, pun. I lived on LI too for 20 years and NEVER experienced any of what you described.

Last Saturday, I was in Manhattan and it was snowing. We took the SUBWAY. We went shopping, visited Ground Zero, ate, etc., then went back on the SUBWAY. Yep, very, very difficult traveling around in the snow.

What is going on today in NAPLES? SWAMP BUGGY RACES. Oh, yipppeeee. What "culture".

Nope, I'll take ANYTHING in Manhattan over THAT.

You remind me SO much of some of my old Florida neighbors. Absolutely miserable about everthing all the time.

If it is so horrible, what in the world are you doing down there?
And what in the world were you thinking when you moved?
Did you not do ANY research at all?

[TANaples]

Originally Posted by johnatl

You remind me SO much of some of my old Florida neighbors. Absolutely miserable about everthing all the time.

If it is so horrible, what in the world are you doing down there?
And what in the world were you thinking when you moved?
Did you not do ANY research at all?

He was recruited by a Florida company, paid his NY salary, and expenses to move. Actually, this company does this all over the country. The majority of their employees do not come from Florida.

When we can retire, we will move back. I have 4 and a half years to go to get a state of Florida pension, if I can make it that long.

I lived in North Florida before and moved back. It didn't occur to me that South Florida was so much worse. I thought I could ignore it. I am still trying but as time passed it gets to me more and more.

If this job had been anywhere north of Georgia, I probably would have adjusted better.

[johnatl]

^Got it!

Sorry it has been so bad for you.