Single mother of two ...with section 8 ..moving to Orlando (Apopka: mortgage, roughest)

[justlikecandee]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

No one was being nasty about your weight. I made a statement based off of previous posts that YOU posted. You lost the weight, good for you. I don't give people high praise for doing what they should do. There was nothing insulting about what I posted.

That said, you also mentioned the heat here might be too much for you to handle, and that you hate bugs and weird critters. What environment and outdoor activities does Florida have to offer that attracts you so much? (Honest question.)

The swimming. My kids love to swim . I love the hot weather . Its better than being cold. I hate winters here in nyc . We might not have huge bugs here but we have mice and rats running crazy.

In nyc on section 8 you get cramped crappie apartments in ****ty neighborhoods...the section 8 listings in florida have been beautiful . We could get a house with our section 8 in florida. We cant do that here in new york. Hell people making $200,000 a year cant do that here ! They pay 3 grand a month for shoe boxes.

In my neighborhood its not at all unusual to see a family of 8 living in a one bedroom apartment.

I want my kids to have a nice home in the sun with a community pool.

[justlikecandee]

Originally Posted by Joey Falcon

^ You should just get a job at one of the theme parks then. Then you can be there all the time.

I would really like that. I would even like working at Wal-Mart. I dont need much to keep my little family happy. As Lon as we have section 8 rent will only be 30 percent and even working part time the ssi will make up the rest.

[brinkofsunshine]

Originally Posted by justlikecandee

In nyc on section 8 you get cramped crappie apartments in ****ty neighborhoods...the section 8 listings in florida have been beautiful .

I don't know what listings you've looked at but poor neighborhoods in Florida don't look like poor neighborhoods in the northeast. You're still going to deal with the threat of gun violence, break-ins, etc.

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by Bobdreamz

Do you even know how the OP vacations in Orlando yearly? I have family from the NYC area who crash with me instead of staying in hotels and we feed them as well!
Just because somebody gets Section 8 doesn't mean they can't vacation like others or are taking advantage of their situation.

You sound like one of those people who are bitter when people on food stamps can buy lobsters and you are buying 80/20 Ground beef instead.

I hate Lobster and I purchase whatever groceries we want but we actually have our own income and pay our way without subsidies......anything else you would like to assume?

We stay with family as well Mr. Know nothing about me but I am not the topic of this thread and I am not the one vacationing yearly (as stated by OP in the original post) and collecting rent subsidies/section 8.

Do you also pay for the gasoline to get there or the plane tickets? There is much more cost involved than just the hotel and that money could be used toward rent instead of vacations......

[annerk]

Originally Posted by justlikecandee

I am going to go to school so I can work. My depression is really bad. Its hard to understand. Its more than simply not wanting to work .

I think we could live just fine in orlando. I really do. I will always makes a way for my kids to have fun ...However I am starting to rethink moving to Orlando because of the school system. I just applied for even more services here in nyc and my kids are going to get free summer camp and recreational activities as well as respite for me. I think instead of living there we should maybe just vacation there as much as we are now. Ive read too much about the people in orlando being homeless and struggling. I do still want to live there though...its so lovely and I love the balmy weather and the theme parks.

The parts of Orlando where you would be able to use a Section 8 voucher aren't all that hot. Many look good by day, but at night...

You yourself said you couldn't afford the annual passes, so I'm not sure why you keep mentioning the theme parks. When you live here you don't go to the parks much if at all. Life gets in the way.

[norman_w]

I spent August in Orlando and it was very hot and humid. I can walk a mile easy in New Orleans in the early summer, but it was tough even walking a block in Orlando at 6pm. Because of the heat and humidity. Everyone driving their cars everywhere is adding to the problem. Also there's lightning all the time. 2pm every day. They said in the airport everything has to shut down and Orlando is the lightning capital of the world.
In Arizona in August it was hot at 100+, but not humid, so it was only really bad indoors. I went out all the time. Not at high noon. But Orlando it was too hot even for me.
I'd go for the far north reaches of Orlando - Apopka ? to the northwest, and Fern-whatever to the northeast. The metro bus stations there. Or Kissimmee which is south Orlando.

[Joey Falcon]

Originally Posted by norman_w

Or Kissimmee which is south Orlando.

Kissimmee (and Osceola County) stinks. My girlfriend and I could not leave there fast enough.

[MrKnight]

Originally Posted by Joey Falcon

Kissimmee (and Osceola County) stinks. My girlfriend and I could not leave there fast enough.

For once I actually agree with you Joey, I would also not recommend Kissimmee, there are MUCH better areas in Metro Orlando.. And besides, the OP should live in a more centrally accessible area, Kissimmee is far from central, especially if she will not have a car to get around and will be relying to ACCESS LYNX and public transportation.

[Joey Falcon]

Originally Posted by MrKnight

For once I actually agree with you Joey, I would also not recommend Kissimmee, there are MUCH better areas in Metro Orlando.. And besides, the OP should live in a more centrally accessible area, Kissimmee is far from central, especially if she will not have a car to get around and will be relying to ACCESS LYNX and public transportation.

[Joey Falcon]

Originally Posted by norman_w

I'd go for the far north reaches of Orlando - Apopka ? to the northwest, and Fern-whatever to the northeast. The metro bus stations there. Or Kissimmee which is south Orlando.

If someone needs to get around by LYNX, why live way out in Apopka? You ain't making sense.