Moving to Cape Coral - maybe . . . (Miami, Fort Lauderdale: real estate, houses, income)

[BacktoFLigo]

Originally Posted by firemed

Cape Coral has a 5 million dollar volunteer firehouse?

Yep, we do. It's right here on Pelican Blvd up the street.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by NY62

Gee we recieved a new 5 million dollar volunteer firehouse does that mean there are more fires ? Everywhere in the country needs more jail cells, if you are on the job in some way you should know that, with certain crimes it is up to if the beds are all taken when you go to court, weather you get probation or time, it is fact that certain times of the month more people go to jail because people are getting out. So yea everywhere needs more cells in reality. P.S. watch out for the ten year old hooligans that steal tires on the curb.

Move to Cape Coral, already. And best of luck to you. Really.

[firemed]

Originally Posted by BacktoFLigo

Yep, we do. It's right here on Pelican Blvd up the street.

Cape Coral is a full professional fire dept. There are no volunteer fire departments in that area. It must be a city owned station.

[firemed]

Originally Posted by NY62

Gee we recieved a new 5 million dollar volunteer firehouse does that mean there are more fires ? Everywhere in the country needs more jail cells, if you are on the job in some way you should know that, with certain crimes it is up to if the beds are all taken when you go to court, weather you get probation or time, it is fact that certain times of the month more people go to jail because people are getting out. So yea everywhere needs more cells in reality. P.S. watch out for the ten year old hooligans that steal tires on the curb.

Well yes!

"Lee County Telecommunications Program"

[jeffabb]

The thing with the Cape is it is a suburb. If that is your thing, then this is a peachy place to live. Also, the medium age has to be up there (or at least it swings up in the winter with the blue hairs). IMHO the pros and cons:

Pros:
Cheap place to live for the weather and crime levels
Plethora of canals if you are into boating and water access
Opportunity for service businesses to seniors and snow birds
Opportunity for elderly to make friends due to the influx of seniors
Cons:
Lack of vegetation makes it look like the Serengeti
Younger crowd has a hard time find like individuals to socialize with unless they either have kids, or are bar hounds.
Lots of rules
Lack of higher end jobs unless you are a realtor (and those are lacking now)
Little in the way of manufacturing
Not very environmentally sensitive


In short, I am going to get out of the Cape at first opp... either to the McGregor corridor into an older house or out to Pine Island Center into a newer house.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by firemed

Well yes!

"Lee County Telecommunications Program"

Dude you crack me up, I like getting in pissing matches with you your a great opponent. Hope to meet you someday maybe have a beer at berts. Oh and our volunteers use that money for the big screens and stuff in the rec hall. LOL not for extra fire fighting equiptment.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

Move to Cape Coral, already. And best of luck to you. Really.

you already moved , didnt you ? so go hang on the tennessee board , you tend to think you are the mayor of cape coral or something. just messing with you HIK I like you. have a great day and I already have my house there. there are some great deals going on. Its like walmart in houses,there are blue light specials going on all over. wait till the builders start the bogo sales. Then things will really start to heat up.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by firemed

Cape Coral has a 5 million dollar volunteer firehouse?

No on long Island. sorry for the confusion. two homes as of now.

[NY62]

Originally Posted by BacktoFLigo

Yep, we do. It's right here on Pelican Blvd up the street.

I guess they do.

[firemed]

Originally Posted by NY62

No on long Island. sorry for the confusion. two homes as of now.

I don't know anything about Long Island. But it must not be a very nice place to live. It seems people from that area flock down here. Years ago we had volunteer fire departments but not anymore.