Anyone else NOT like it here?? (Tampa, Plant City: cheap apartment, leasing, transfer)

[stpeteguy]

Originally Posted by Obamanation

Some people making claims on this board really need to back their assertions up with some facts and statistics. Your personal anecdotes mean little to me or anyone else. Like has been said you are more than welcome to leave Tampa if you don't like it. Life is more enjoyable minus the negative people.

Nice name, sort of reminds me of Abomination.

[SuziSu]

Originally Posted by NeedAChangeFromFL

I am a native Floridian, born in Pinellas and have lived in Pinellas/Hillsborough/Pasco my entire life. I have to say I HATE it here....I see SO many people posting on nice it is here and I am just wondering where ya'll are coming from??
I could rant for days on all the things I dislike about this area and FL in general...

Anyone else share my opinion??

sigh......I do!

[Obamanation]

Originally Posted by stpeteguy

Nice name, sort of reminds me of Abomination.

Yeah I did that on purpose. Don't ask me why.

[**NoodLes**]

Originally Posted by Songbird42

What was once paradise to some people and I know there are many that just love the sunshine state, well, I think you will find that there are more that are disillusioned wtih Fl then anything else, my own personal opinion is that everyone comes down here thinking they have found uptopia, they have their new house, new furniture, money in the bank........then they have to find a job, months go by and no new job, money starts to disappear from bank, couples begin to argue over little crap that wouldn't have bothered them back home........kids hate school, they get picked on the school bus, kids threathen to beat their a** if they tell. Then the property tax bill comes, what!!! $3,000 in taxes, shucks we thought we'd pay $1,000......then the HOI bill comes, oopps, we got dropped, have to go with Citizens and get ripped off to pay $3,000 for HOI and still no job. Hey but wait, we heard this is paradise, the sun, the beaches, the cool breezes, jeez, can't stay out in the sun too long or we'll get skin cancer, the water is full of human feces
and what cool breezes in July, Aug.......so we stay in our brand new home with new furniture, become couch potatoes watching Judge Judy and get fat and depressed, and eventually we'll divorce, she'll get the kids and move back North and well, I guess a job at Micky D's isn't so bad.

Of course I exaggerating a little but you get the picture........I've hated this G*d forsaken place since the day I got here and hope to get out of this hellhole one day soon.

Well said! Florida's economy just can't stand up to the crazy cost of living there unlike years ago. On top of that one can only put up with tourists for so long.

[siteman]

Is Tampa a dangerous place to live?

[tampaguy03]

Originally Posted by siteman

Is Tampa a dangerous place to live?

I've lived here 20 years, and I don't feel it is a dangerous place to live.

[Keeper]

I lived in Tampa 30 years and wouldn't consider it dangerous either. Just like any other large city, there are areas you stay away from especially at night..

[rikki_5]

It's really funny how everyone says prices are so high in Florida, try living in Seattle where you can't even buy a house for under 300k (and that's a fixer)!

[MarketingGuy]

I don't like it here.. trying to get out.

[HarlowQueen]

we could use less cars on the road