**why does everybody keep saying sarasota is so bad????**** (to rent, to buy)

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by Randy Forbes

Now you're talking! Three (3) of the four (4) cars we own are "topless" and I drive with the tops down unless it's pouring rain (sprinkles I'm okay with) or below 50*. That's been my driving preference for the past thirty-nine (39!) years.

Original Poster (you ).

Nice collection, Randy, I'm jealous!

[JohnInChicago]

Moral of the story is living here=good, schools=a little behind. Coming from Chicago we found that ALL of the schools curriculum was "slow", no challenge at all.

[floridaboy239]

Originally Posted by JohnInChicago

Moral of the story is living here=good, schools=a little behind. Coming from Chicago we found that ALL of the schools curriculum was "slow", no challenge at all.

Thanks John I appreciate it!!!!

[Ladywithafan]

Originally Posted by floridaboy239

Hi everybody,

I am thinking of moving to Sarasota from Ft. Myers with my 4 year old daughter and i keep reading these threads on here saying how dangerous Sarasota is. Or they will tell you to look at a map and tell you stay north,east,west and south of these roads. So then i do that and it only leaves my with a little piece of the city that people say are safe. lol i just dont get it.....Its making me think twice now about moving to Sarasota with my daughter. Im a single father and im not rich so i cant live right on the beach....So can you guys tell me IS SARASOTA REALLY THAT MUCH OF A DANGEROUS PLACE TO LIVE . Ive lived in Tampa and Orlando most of my life and i felt safe there...I JUST DONT GET IT PLEASE HELP ME

Sarasota is no more of a dangerous place to live than TPA or Otown. You'll be fine. If you look to find an annual rental beginning in May, June or July, you can find affordable living near the beach too.

[Randy Forbes]

Originally Posted by gypsychic

Nice collection, Randy, I'm jealous!

Thank you, but at least four (4) of those cars were only here to be worked on. Just the "old car" and the gray with the top up are ours.

Note: the gray car has already been transported to Florida, and is in storage, waiting for us to catch up with it.

[mrs.cool]

Originally Posted by Randy Forbes

Now you're talking! Three (3) of the four (4) cars we own are "topless" and I drive with the tops down unless it's pouring rain (sprinkles I'm okay with) or below 50*. That's been my driving preference for the past thirty-nine (39!) years.

Original Poster (you ).

Geez Randy, ya wimp!! I had the top down on my car Thursday on the way home from work! It was 46!!!

[sware2cod]

Originally Posted by JohnInChicago

Moral of the story is living here=good, schools=a little behind. Coming from Chicago we found that ALL of the schools curriculum was "slow", no challenge at all.

The Chicago Public School District got a national rating of "2" on a scale of 1-10. 10 is the best rating.

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[floridaboy239]

LMAO maybe it was too hard haha

[Randy Forbes]

Originally Posted by mrs.cool

Geez Randy, ya wimp!! I had the top down on my car Thursday on the way home from work! It was 46!!!

Sue can attest to the fact that the first time we took the hardtop off the black car (99 ///M Rdstr) we didn't quite wait until it got up to 32*

We still have our impractical/unrational moments too

[FLSnowbirds]

Consider starting a new thread I hate the title of this thread