are you all in northern fla leaving for nc too? (Jacksonville: crime, houses)

[FLPL75]

Originally Posted by INeedAChange

There is some great wreck diving right near morehead city

I have heard that.
It is one place we would love to try, but I have heard the currents are treacherous.

karla

[INeedAChange]

Karla,

I didn't find the currents to be bad when I went...one thing though, is a lot of boat trips get cancelled if the seas are too rough there, so to be safe you should plan to stay in the area for several days to make sure you get to dive.

Also, many of the wrecks take 1-2 hours to get to on the boat, so it is an all day affair, and most are somewhat deep (top of the wreck was usually at about 90-100 feet), but having said all that it is definitely worth going at least once.

Originally Posted by myfask

I have heard that.
It is one place we would love to try, but I have heard the currents are treacherous.

karla

[FLPL75]

thanks for the info.
I am good at that depth so we may have to check it out.
what is the water temp? I am spoiled by our warm water here

karla

[ManFromMissouri]

From what I've seen off of Dice.com, the most IT related jobs are in Tampa. Actually, it usually goes in this order the amount of IT jobs available in Floriday

Tampa --> Orlando --> Jacksonville

I'd move to Tampa but I don't know if I could get homeowners insurance on a house. If I could it most likely would be through the roof!

[FLPL75]

My husband is in the IT field when he was annoyed with his job one day he put his resume on monster and I got 12 calls the next day granted they were all headhunters but they said they had both contracting and permenant jobs and the salaries were $75k and up.
I was nosey and asked lots of questions.

[backtofla]

so when i get to northern fla, i want be hearing, "we're out of here and heading to the carolina mountains?" like i do in central fla.

[INeedAChange]

I don't remember the temp but I used a 3MM and it wasn't a problem (this was in August). The dives don't last that long because they're deep, so I think that's why I didn't get cold.

Originally Posted by myfask

thanks for the info.
I am good at that depth so we may have to check it out.
what is the water temp? I am spoiled by our warm water here

karla

[backtofla]

back to original question please...thanks...

[riveree]

Originally Posted by backtofla

back to original question please...thanks...

I don't think there's much else to say about it. Sure, some people are leaving Jax, but who knows why? People are always leaving and coming into cities of any significant size. There is no mass exodus to the next paradise, people are pretty happy here......for now.

If you move here in a year, or five years, who can say for sure? It is a city going through a big growth phase, will it play out well or be a disaster?

On the general Florida forum there are some very vocal voices saying they're 'getting out of FL', but you really don't hear that on the Jax forum, so I think that speaks for itself.

[daisies76]

North Carolina...
We have thought about it, a lot about it actually... (moving to the carolinas) A couple of our neighbors have moved there and love it. My husband misses the mountains, but the wages are less there and I wouldnt be able to transfer with my job, so we are looking into other areas. NC does seem very nice, though.