What I dislike about Florida so far !!! (Tampa, Spring Hill: to buy, taxes)

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by Irishiis49

I live by...if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere...we were successful in NY under very competitive circumstances...we came to Florida with guaranteed income and enjoyed a fantastic lifestyle...we were hurt when the bubble burst but that is not Florida's fault...but rather our own for not recognizing that it was not sustainable...we regrouped and when homes were at an all time low we bought smart and are now sitting pretty...if you come to Florida with nothing chances are you will not enjoy living here or anywhere...

Excactly. Sinatra told us "if you can make it here you can make it anywhere". It's the drive we have inborn to us and we learn it quickly growing up.

The housing bubble was a double edged sword for us. In 2005 we were able to sell at an amazing profit but in turn we paid a lot more for our new abode.

[Snoogler]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Let me quote exactly what I wrote in response to Post 199. "Where are u getting the 15% lower figure and in what industries?"


Thus the WTF response. I wrote one sentence.

The hilarity continues.



Now go back and read my original question, which you still have not answered.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Snoogler

The hilarity continues.



Now go back and read my original question, which you still have not answered.

Good luck with that.

[DUNNDFRNT]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

It is those who came with nothing and who left with nothing that are the major complainers and have to spout their rhetoric as some method of "getting even" with all that went wrong for them here. We dont see many career oriented people here. We dont see many of those who live in 3 bedroom houses with pools complaining here. The people we do see complain that wages are low, rents are high, car insurance is ultra expensive and of course how hot it is here in the most southern state in the CONUS. And they blame it all on the state. What a joke.

I think its the opposite, I think people move from crappy places/situations/lives and they set the bar so low that they choose to focus on the weather and paint everything rosy.
I made a very good living in NYC I make a very good living here, my house in NJ cost a couple of 100k's more than the one in South Tampa but not much more it wasn't like it was half the price, same size, same age, same type of neighborhood. It is not awful here but it is way too hot for anyone but lizards, rents are high, car insurance is high, and the average household income is lower none of those things affect me personally but that doesn't mean they are not true. I hate the state of Florida and its regressive politics, I like Tampa I think it has a nice mix of suburbs and urban core, I dont care for the lack of public transportation and sprawl it doeskin affect me personally but again it is still true, I love my neighborhood and immediate surrounding areas but that doesn't mean I wished i would not be like stepping into a sauna the minute I opened the door in the morning. Seeing things for what they are and not how you want them to be doesn't make a negative or miserable person.

[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by dothetwist

That's an exaggeration. The H&H is a factor from mid-June to the end of Sept., maybe 3 1/2 months, 4 months tops if it hangs on till the 2nd week of October.

IF weather is your sole criteria, check out Lake Chapala in central Mexico...we lived there 5 years and National Geographic rates it the '2nd best climate on the planet.'

We reluctantly left and moved to FL;we immensely enjoy our life in Gulfport while we deal with a failing elderly parent.

We always thought we'd return to Lake Chapala full-time once our presence in the US is no longer needed. But we enjoy Gulfport's walkability and vibe so much that we think we'll stay here and go to the Lago for a few months in the summer, rather than return full-time.

Everyone finds their own piece of paradise, sometimes two!

It's mid May till around Oct 10th.

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by North_Pinellas_Guy

People said that about me a few years back. Well, here I am and I love and appreciate it even more than at first. Plenty have come and plenty have remained.

Quantity does not always equate to quality. I happen to like parts of Florida, but the bad outweighed the good for QOL for us.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by Snoogler

The hilarity continues.



Now go back and read my original question, which you still have not answered.

Do you read the quoted parts? Try skipping them.

[The Villages Guy]

Originally Posted by MAniacTHW

Are you familiar with the term "outliers?"

Yes. They are all the ones you choose to discount.....LOL!

Are you aware we have grown to be the third largest state? All them there "outliers".

[Snoogler]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Do you read the quoted parts? Try skipping them.

Try not wasting everyone's time by quoting a giant amount of text.

[The Villages Guy]

Originally Posted by leftee

Quantity does not always equate to quality. I happen to like parts of Florida, but the bad outweighed the good for QOL for us.

Well then I am happy you were able to leave and I hope you found somewhere to live that you love. I know we did. Then again, we enjoyed other places we have lived before. For us, it just kept getting better and better with each move that we made. And now we are living in the best place of all for us. I will assume you are happy for us, the OP and all the other members who are posting how much they love living here.