Too many complainers here! (Orlando, Southchase: mortgage, health insurance, luxury)

[markhunt]

Originally Posted by Long Island Mermaid

That is fine as long as I can say what I think...I do not expect anything except to start fresh somewhere new in a place where I have felt really good each time I visit. I avoid areas and people that I don't feel good in. Many people want to get off of Long Island too for different reasons...some just talk and complain and others actually move. I try to look at the positive along with being cautious of the problems. Thaspecial says he thinks there are tons of things to love about Orlando but 98% of what he shares is negative. Since he knows these areas so well why not try to help us with info on the better schools and new attractions and other things that families would be interested in...We all have access to the local newspapers if we want the doom and gloom only.

Orlando may be a step up for you from where you lived in Long Island but, for some people (like myself), I came down with "the grass is greener", syndrome and I left a place that I took for granted (Connecticut), and came down to Orlando.

Now for me, going from a nice suburban town in Connecticut to Orlando was like taking 10 steps back in the "Quality" of life department. I didn't know what I was getting into, and like the old saying goes, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone".

This is a huge learning experience for me and I now judge quality of life, not based on a few months of nice weather, theme parks, and beaches; but rather, the people I’m surrounded by when I go out into public, what I see when I walk into the emergency room at a local hospital waiting room, quality doctors that see me in a reasonable amount of time when making an appointment, not having to fear for my wife’s safety if she wants to run to the local grocery store at 9:00pm to pick up some milk or something, knowing that my children will get a solid education by a school system in a state which consistently makes top honors for the highest in the country for level and quality of education, not having to worry about a ridiculously high percentage of sexual predators per square mile (even in 500K+ priced home neighborhoods), not being in a state where the majority of the areas even the "nicer" ones have a personal crime index 5-20 times above the national average, etc.. Etc... Etc...

I know I don't want to finish my days down here. I want to be back where I grew up and have all my memories, friends, and family. Where my roots are and many other families roots are. Where people have been living for generation upon generation and the infrastructure is there and has been tried and tested. Yes taxes can be more, but another old saying "you get what you pay for", I believe holds true in this case.

Florida in general is a transient state, and I want to live in neighborhoods where families have been for generations and are proud and happy to be there. I don't want to live in areas where everyone living there is from somewhere else and was trying to escape "something" they didn't like in their lives. Because chances are, the real problem was not where people were living, but rather an underlying issue within themselves.

I'll be the first to admit I was one of those people, and it took this move down here to figure it out, and I’ll be a wiser person for it.

This has been my "Venting", and I happen to agree with THASPECIAL, that this can be a therapeutic outlet here on the boards and I admit, it is nice to know that a lot of people are in the same boat as I am. I wish all those poeple good luck with trying to get back to where ever they are trying to go\get back to. Away from Florida.

[Stupid Flanders]

Originally Posted by **NoodLes**

...so why does the Orlando forum seem to get all the complainers for real...

I think you just answered your own question. There really is something wrong with this place!

[THASPECIAL]

Originally Posted by markhunt

Orlando may be a step up for you from where you lived in Long Island but, for some people (like myself), I came down with "the grass is greener", syndrome and I left a place that I took for granted (Connecticut), and came down to Orlando.

Now for me, going from a nice suburban town in Connecticut to Orlando was like taking 10 steps back in the "Quality" of life department. I didn't know what I was getting into, and like the old saying goes, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone".

This is a huge learning experience for me and I now judge quality of life, not based on a few months of nice weather, theme parks, and beaches; but rather, the people I’m surrounded by when I go out into public, what I see when I walk into the emergency room at a local hospital waiting room, quality doctors that see me in a reasonable amount of time when making an appointment, not having to fear for my wife’s safety if she wants to run to the local grocery store at 9:00pm to pick up some milk or something, knowing that my children will get a solid education by a school system in a state which consistently makes top honors for the highest in the country for level and quality of education, not having to worry about a ridiculously high percentage of sexual predators per square mile (even in 500K+ priced home neighborhoods), not being in a state where the majority of the areas even the "nicer" ones have a personal crime index 5-20 times above the national average, etc.. Etc... Etc...

I know I don't want to finish my days down here. I want to be back where I grew up and have all my memories, friends, and family. Where my roots are and many other families roots are. Where people have been living for generation upon generation and the infrastructure is there and has been tried and tested. Yes taxes can be more, but another old saying "you get what you pay for", I believe holds true in this case.

Florida in general is a transient state, and I want to live in neighborhoods where families have been for generations and are proud and happy to be there. I don't want to live in areas where everyone living there is from somewhere else and was trying to escape "something" they didn't like in their lives. Because chances are, the real problem was not where people were living, but rather an underlying issue within themselves.

I'll be the first to admit I was one of those people, and it took this move down here to figure it out, and I’ll be a wiser person for it.

This has been my "Venting", and I happen to agree with THASPECIAL, that this can be a therapeutic outlet here on the boards and I admit, it is nice to know that a lot of people are in the same boat as I am. I wish all those poeple good luck with trying to get back to where ever they are trying to go\get back to. Away from Florida.

Thanks for the words of agreement...Im not saying Orlando is all bad and i do like it here because of all there is to do.......but there are things to look out for in this community......Ill give you a rep point

[INeedAChange]

Aren't you the one who posted that you got out of a car to confront someone who was tailgating? Maybe you're putting yourself into risky situations and inviting crime? I don't see the other Orlandans posting on here that they've been crime victims 4 or 5 times there.

Originally Posted by THASPECIAL

Stepford?......I am from Miami.....LOL.....You think im "complaining about things?......Its not complaining because nothing really phases me at this point .......Ive been robbed at gunpoint and had a knife pulled on me in Downtown Orlando from an altercation and have been in 2 fights in traffic...you think im complaining....Im not......Im just telling it like it is

[Long Island Mermaid]

Its just the same things over and over...its getting old and boring

[THASPECIAL]

LOL.........thanx pal...i think i like you......but not in that way pervert....just kidding.....LOL.......We have alot of the same beliefs in our posts man....its good to be able to relate to people on here sometimes ....thanx again

[THASPECIAL]

Originally Posted by Long Island Mermaid

Its just the same things over and over...its getting old and boring

Do you live in Orlando?.....and what side do you live on?

[sunrico90]

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[backtofla]

uuuuhhh.... ok. i have one post on this thread, and it says that orlando has crime issues. coming from somewhere else, it might seem like orlando is happy, safe, clean little place with disney characters, and it's clearly not. that's what my one post said. cheers ppl!

[THASPECIAL]

Originally Posted by INeedAChange

I don't see the other Orlandans posting on here that they've been crime victims 4 or 5 times there.

It's not my fault other people lived sheltered lives.....if i get erased on this then there is something wrong....i am being adressed personally with this statement....if they want tp ask a personal question then PM me....otherwise i dont think my response should be erased..