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Old 12-14-2008, 06:36 AM
 
Location: where my heart is
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I left LI for FL in 1982 and never looked back. Only went back to visit once.
and I am going back again in January and July (younger daughter's wedding). My older daughter moved here 2 weeks ago for financial reasons and wants to go back in February for her Bday to see her friends, if she can get together the money.

I guess it all depends on how badly you miss a place.
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Old 12-30-2008, 10:30 AM
 
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Cape Coral, and I would assume all of Florida, is VERY different than New York. I have a condo in Cape Coral and we don't go as much as we would like due to my moms illness but when I am there I really do love it. I was one of the diehard NY lovers and told my husband that there is no way I would ever even think of moving there EVER. Now when I go,I actually enjoy it very much. If you live in a quiet town with hardly any crime, Cape Coral will feel the same way. The only thing missing is Manhattan only a drive away. You do have Fort Myers which is a great place to shop, etc. Either way, it will be an adjustment for your family.Our condo is brand new and never really lived in. If you decide to try it out, email me, we are now thinking of renting it out. Good luck with your decision.
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Old 01-24-2009, 04:40 AM
 
Location: New York/Naples
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Who better to ask than people who live in Cape Coral? We currently are in the process of deciding where to move. We live in Spring Hill and simply do not like it here. We work from home so we can just about live anywhere. We can probably get a home on a canal in Cape Coral, gulf access, and we would save tons yearly (compared to Long Island) because of the lower taxes and cost of living. Our budget will not get us anything as good in NY of course, just an ordinary 3 bedroom 2 bath possibly a 4 bedroom in an ok neighborhood in Long Island not too far (hour or a bit more) from NYC. We are both in our early 30's originally from NY and have more friends and family up there. We really only know 2 people in Cape Coral area (husband's mom and her boyfriend and they are old). Where should we choose? Which would you choose if in our shoes? We have 2 babies under a year old. We are trying to decide on their childhood home, where they'll grow up. Such a hard decision. We need some honest answers.
[SIZE=4]Gotta love Upstate New York:
Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Upstate NY. It is s o beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.
Oct. 14 - Upstate New York is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.
Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why
anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in New York. I hope it snows soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight:
everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is
magnificent It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here!

Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little
trick again. What a rascal.=2 0A winter wonderland. I love it
here!

Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow!

Dec. 21 - More of that white **** coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. *******.

Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the son-of-a-***** who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??

Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Thanksgiving. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather
man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??

Jan. 1 - Happy New Year?
The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the ****head actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.

Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.

Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the
roof. I should have cut that old piece of **** into fireplace wood when I had the chance.

May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow ****.

May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida. I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of New York.[/SIZE]
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Old 01-24-2009, 06:08 AM
 
Location: where my heart is
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Default Because downstate NY is

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[SIZE=4]Gotta love Upstate New York:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Aug. 12 - Moved into our new home in Upstate NY. It is s o beautiful here. The hills and river valleys are so picturesque. I have a beautiful old oak tree in my front yard. Can hardly wait to see the change in the seasons. This is truly God's Country.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Oct. 14 - Upstate New York is such a gorgeous place to live, one of the real special places on Earth. The leaves are turning a multitude of different colors. I love all of the shades of reds, oranges and yellows, they are so bright. I want to walk through all of the beautiful hills and spot some white tail deer. They are so graceful, certainly they must be the most peaceful creatures on Earth. This must be paradise.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Nov. 11 - Deer season opens this week. I can't imagine why[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]anyone would want to shoot these elegant animals. They are the very symbol of peace and tranquility here in New York. I hope it snows soon. I love it here![/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 2 - It snowed last night. I woke to the usual wonderful sight:[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]everything covered in a beautiful blanket of white. The oak tree is[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]magnificent It looks like a postcard. We went out and swept the snow from the steps and driveway. The air is so crisp, clean and refreshing. We had a snowball fight. I won, and the snowplow came down the street. He must have gotten too close to the driveway because we had to go out and shovel the end of the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Nature in harmony. I love it here![/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 12 - More snow last night. I love it! The plow did his cute little[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]trick again. What a rascal.=2 0A winter wonderland. I love it[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]here![/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 19 - More snow - couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work in time. I'm exhausted from all of the shoveling. And that snowplow![/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 21 - More of that white **** coming down. I've got blisters on my hands and a kink in my back. I think that the snowplow driver waits around the corner until I'm done shoveling the driveway. *******.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 25 - White Christmas? More freakin' snow. If I ever get my hands on the son-of-a-***** who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll castrate him. And why don't they use more salt on these roads to melt this crap??[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Dec. 28 - It hasn't stopped snowing since Thanksgiving. I have been inside since then, except of course when that SOB "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, cars are buried up to the windows. Weather[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]man says to expect another 10 inches. Do you have any idea how many shovelfuls 10 inches is??[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Jan. 1 - Happy New Year?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]The way it's coming down it won't melt until the 4th of July! The snowplow got stuck down the road and the ****head actually had the balls to come and ask to borrow a shovel! I told him I'd broken 6 already this season.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Jan. 4 - Finally got out of the house. We went to the store to get some food and a goddamn deer ran out in front of my car and I hit the bastard. It did $3,000 in damage to the car. Those beasts ought to be killed. The hunters should have a longer season if you ask me.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Jan. 27 - Warmed up a little and rained today. The rain turned the snow into ice and the weight of it broke the main limb of the oak tree in the front yard and it went through the[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]roof. I should have cut that old piece of **** into fireplace wood when I had the chance.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]May 23 - Took my car to the local garage. Would you believe the whole underside of the car is rusted away from all of that damn salt they dump on the road? Car looks like a bashed up, heap of rusted cow ****.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]May 10 - Sold the car, the house, and moved to Florida. I can't imagine why anyone in their freakin' mind would ever want to live in the God forsaken State of New York.[/SIZE]
NOTHING like upstate NY.
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Old 01-28-2009, 11:33 AM
 
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What can be said of the cape coral area? How are the people over there? I'm also thinking of moving there from NJ ( well I live in NJ now ) but we just can't afford it here anymore and we can pretty much "BUY" a home cash in cape Coral but how are the areas and people?
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