[macguy]

Originally Posted by CURT

which part? the gray gloomy sky or the dead looking trees?

Because it is nature and beautiful in any form. Yes, even a hurricane. We have hiked the Alps as well as the Grand canyon. I have to admit though, some may be best viewed from a distance, I didn't enjoy Death Valley all that much.

A vacation to me is the north in winter since I live in a tropical climate year around. The thing is though, none of us really wants to live in the extremes, be it dead of winter or sweltering heat. Life is about experience then we die. Thats it, thats all there is and you can live it or miss it.

[Major League]

Originally Posted by CURT

which part? the gray gloomy sky or the dead looking trees?

Curt, the dark gloomy clouds dont seem too appealing, but in the summertime, we dont get dead trees but we get dead grass. What is so pretty about it is that atleast it's not so hot and humid. People, dont move to FL because it's warm. The truth is, it gets down right miserable here in the summers. Dont talk about how you cant stand the cold and will never miss it, because after a few summers here in FL, you may change your mind. There's nothing fun, new or exciting about how predicatable and hot our weather is.

[THX 1138]

Originally Posted by Major League

Curt, the dark gloomy clouds dont seem too appealing, but in the summertime, we dont get dead trees but we get dead grass. .

lol, those trees are not dead, they are just dormant. Same goes for grass in the summer, usually it's dormant as well.

[Major League]

Brown grass is attractive, either way. Dont you think?

[MrTudo]

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[HockeyMom72]

Originally Posted by LewLew

HockeyMom wants it to rain. I'm not sure how long she's been in FL, but if she is here in the summer....she'll get her rain....right around 3pm every single solitary day...for about an hour!

and I have been here through the summer. Rain to me means all day and several days in a row.

[THX 1138]

Originally Posted by HockeyMom72

and I have been here through the summer. Rain to me means all day and several days in a row.

If that happens here, Noah will be building his ark.

[Petertherock]

I know that weather isn't the only thing in life that will make me happy. The job market in Florida can't be any worse than it is here in Maine. About the only thing I can find is a $10 an hour security job. It's about the same pay down in Florida for security jobs too. The company I work for has jobs in Florida and pretty much every other state.

The cost of living is cheaper for the most part in Florida. Plus you have the added benefit of no state tax. For a single guy who will most likely be a renter for my life schools, property taxes and insurance (other than renters insurance) are not an issue for me. Obviously I would like to live in a decent area with low crime but that's about the only thing that concerns me. But crime is anywhere...I mean some guy just shot 40 shots in some mall in Omaha, Nebraska today so it doesn't have to be Florida to get violent crime.

I know there are other areas that have warm weather but even places that are similar to Florida like Charleston, SC have high crime rates. Looks like the warm weather attracts criminals.

[seeriously]

About Florida weather...

I can appreciate that anywhere you go in the US, there are trade offs. The north has snowy cold winters while Florida has beautiful winters but pore-wrenching summers. Trade offs!

But what I have a problem with is feeling upside down with the rest of the country. When it's summer and I'm watching TV and seeing festivals, barbecues, beach scenes, etc., I can't go outside. When I'm Christmas shopping at the mall, a decorated Christmas tree looks about as normal as a UFO. Florida, lovely as it is right now, is so out of sync with the rest of the country and, more importantly, with my own inner compass.

[Major League]

Hi Vero bch. I love your little town. Did I read that you were trying to move out of Vero Bch.?