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Old 01-25-2010, 01:55 PM
 
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I am thinking of moving to florida,but having trouble where in florida to more to. any suggestion??? kid friendly!
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Old 01-25-2010, 02:30 PM
 
Location: Asheville, NC
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I am thinking of moving to florida,but having trouble where in florida to more to. any suggestion??? kid friendly!
Do you know where you'll be working?
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Old 01-25-2010, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Sango, TN
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Job first, then decide on where you want to live.
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Old 01-25-2010, 05:54 PM
 
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no job yet still in school
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Old 01-25-2010, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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Sarasota county has some of the best schools in the state and is very family friendly. What are you studying in college? What kind of college are you looking for?
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Old 01-26-2010, 12:40 PM
 
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We were thinking the same, but can not decide where we would like to live. I know we would like to stay on the east coast, but not sure if we would like to move to very south or stay to the north. If anyone have any suggestions. We live Indiana now and for the past 40 some years we have been dealing with snow and the cold, we are just tired of it and ready for new.Are those hurricanes as bad as they are presented by media?
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Old 01-26-2010, 04:36 PM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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Really a hurricane can hit anywhere in Florida. I think that the Miami and Key West have the highest possibility of a hurricane strike. You need to be prepared where ever you live. I am a native Floridian and have lived in or close by Sarasota county my whole life and have never evacuated, not to say that I wouldn't but I've never felt the need to.

Anywhere you live in the world you will be faced with some kind of natural disaster-tornadoes, typhoons, tidal waves, earthquakes, blizzards, etc. At least with hurricanes you will have advance notice before they hit. If you choose to leave you have the opportunity to do so. This is not the case with most other weather situations.


Since 1992 Hurricane Andrew, the Florida Building codes have been up graded in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 to deal with damage from wind. Even new manufactured homes are safer than site built homes pre-94 The newer the home since 94, the less insurance you will pay. Insurance for pre 94 homes is difficult to get/keep and you will pay a lot of money for coverage.

Some hurricanes are large and can cover the whole state, while some like 2004 Charley was an oversized tornado. Some years we have to watch for a dozen and other years only one or two. The hurricane season runs from June to November with the peak amount in September.

Here's a chart that shows the probability of a hurricane strike in each area:
Florida Hurricane Coastal Strike Probability

Hurricane strike probabilities are only statistical
estimates. Be prepared as storms approach.



This website is also pretty helpful-- Florida Hurricane Info
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Old 01-26-2010, 08:01 PM
 
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What cities are in Sarasota county Florida?
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Old 01-26-2010, 08:35 PM
 
Location: Murrayville, Georgia
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What cities are in Sarasota county Florida?


Sarasota...
Venice...
North Port...
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:33 AM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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What cities are in Sarasota county Florida?
I'll add a few more:
Nokomis
Osprey
North Port
Venice
Sarasota
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