[Spring Hillian]

Thousands and thousands of Americans are employed at Wal Mart.

I guess you pay MSRP on a new car to support the auto biz.

Originally Posted by Gatornation

Ah. The perfect Example how your generation sold off American jobs decades ago. Instead of paying a little extra to support an employee owned company that pays its workers well and always ranks high on best places to work you choose a company that has a horrible record.

[Gatornation]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Thousands and thousands of Americans are employed at Wal Mart.

I guess you pay MSRP on a new car to support the auto biz.

Every company employees people. Sadly many Americams like yourself put cheap ahead of morals and ethics in their purchases.

[Spring Hillian]

I just can't see spending $2.29 on an item I can get elsewere for $1.89. I work too hard to give it away.

Originally Posted by Gatornation

Every company employees people. Sadly many Americams like yourself put cheap ahead of morals and ethics in their purchases.

[roadapple]

Originally Posted by NatureCoastFL

If you will be here before the newest addition, spring hill regional has very nice mommy/baby delivery suites. We had 2 of our kids there and loved it...

My Comments: With all the growth, almost every major store is now somewhere in the spring hill area, although the closet mall is 20 miles away. There still is a vast amount of empty lots and land, but the prices have gone way up. Several new public schools have been built and there are several good private ones as well. There are really only 2 seasons here, hot and warm. We use our air almost 10 months of the year, but so far this winter, it has been a little cooler. Here in spring hill, we have not had a direct hit from a hurricane in many years. In the 04' season, the highest winds we had were under 60mph, but some would argue we(the tampa area) are very overdue for a direct hit.

Insurance costs have skyrocketed, as I used to pay $700 a year, and this year it is almost $2800 . Property taxes have also increased a lot and if you buy a home, make sure you know what you taxes will be the first year since the previous owner may have had an exemption and a saves our homes cap.
Crime is ok, but as one can imagine with more people moving here, crime will go up. We really dont hear much about the really bad stuff; i.e murders, rape, assualt, most of that is closer to the bigger cities, tampa, st pete etc...

Another consideration is all the elderly population in spring hill. I'm not going to lie, there are quite a few of them. But since I commute to work every day out of the county, I dont have to deal with them so it does not bother me.

Traffic - Our traffic is on the increase, and it seems the county and state always are behind in fixing the problem. Sometimes during "rush hour" when everone is commuting home, traffic can be rough, but usually 7 or so, traffic eases quite a bit.
If you have any specfic questions, feel free to pm me.....

Why are elderly people living in Spring Hill something "you won't lie about"? I don't understand why this would something so negative.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by bamboosmom

Look out for SINK HOLES!!!! They can take your house down!

You may want to know that sinkholes occur throughout all of the west coast of FL.


I cant think of the last time there was a catastrophic collapse due to a sinkhole in Spring Hill.

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by roadapple

Why are elderly people living in Spring Hill something "you won't lie about"? I don't understand why this would something so negative.

Some people have a very negative view of senior citizens. The over 65 crowd is about 20 percent of the population.

[HarryWho?]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

You may want to know that sinkholes occur throughout all of the west coast of FL.


I cant think of the last time there was a catastrophic collapse due to a sinkhole in Spring Hill.

Sinkholes can happen anywhere. They're just more prevalent in FL because of the geology of the state. But I have to post this because of your statement.
Another Day, Another Sinkhole Emerges in Florida - ABC News

[Spring Hillian]

Originally Posted by HarryWho?

Sinkholes can happen anywhere. They're just more prevalent in FL because of the geology of the state. But I have to post this because of your statement.
Another Day, Another Sinkhole Emerges in Florida - ABC News

Actually the roadway collapsed. The house was torn down due to the sinkhole being so close. The house itself was not in the sinkhole.

Sinkhole swallows street, threatens home

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Some people have a very negative view of senior citizens. The over 65 crowd is about 20 percent of the population.

Does that include snowbirds ? Just curious as to how that number is calculated ...

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Gatornation

Ah. The perfect Example how your generation sold off American jobs decades ago. Instead of paying a little extra to support an employee owned company that pays its workers well and always ranks high on best places to work you choose a company that has a horrible record.

I don't shop at Wal-Mart. I hate it. But it has nothing to do with the above-mentioned.
Rather, I'd prefer to spend maybe $0.50 more on an item if it means a better shopping experience, quicker cashiers, friendlier service, cleaner environment, and less encounters with weirdos/

Nothing against Wal-Mart shoppers. To each his/her own. My wife used to shop at Wal-Mart all the time. Eventually she just got sick of it.