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Old 03-19-2008, 10:56 AM
 
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We could use less accidents!! I can't drive one freakin day without seeing at least 2 idiotic accidents. I have almost gotten into more very serious accidents in the two years i have lived than the 18 years of living in the midwest. These people are crazy drivers here!

 
Old 07-07-2010, 10:56 AM
 
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Thanks Jammie! I guess you can see that I don't check back here too often, lol! The move to Huntsville was a good move. It's beautiful here with the mountains and the river. Not much to do activity wise unless you're into outdoorsy stuff (which we are!), but Birmingham, Nashville, and Atlanta aren't too far away. The beautiful beaches are close enough that you can hit them occasionally on the weekend (5-6 hr drive). Well, you COULD anyway before the oil spill. As with any other place, there's good and bad, but the good definitely outweighs the bad. My son hates it here, but is planning on moving back to Rapid City when he finishes college (and to Cali. a few months after that!)

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Hi Zen and welcome to the forum. You're from my state. Sorry you don't like it there. At one time we had considered moving there, but there are just too many negatives. Of course the beaches are nice and the weather is warm, but there are just too many other things that aren't appealing.

I hope you like your new location.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 11:15 AM
 
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When I hear of Plant City, I think.....STRAWBERRIES....yummmm...Never made it to the annual Strawberry Festival though.

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oh, I didnt say I didnt hate it...by no means...but I think it is the "better of all evils" LOL...if you will....the best part is having the farmers market up the street where I can get a watermelon the size of a small suv for a buck!!! and sweeeeeeeeet!!!!!!
 
Old 07-07-2010, 11:40 AM
 
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Enjoy the million dollar heating bill while scraping the snow off the car window.
Funny, but our highest electric bill in Rapid City, SD, (in the dead of winter) was never as expensive as my electric bill in St. Pete, regardless of which apartment complex I lived in. Assuming that those who live in the colder parts of the US are going to have higher utility bills is often an incorrect assumption.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 11:55 AM
 
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Yep, couldn't agree with you more!

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I live in Massachusetts and it is in my "soul" I have lived here all of my life and travel for work to all parts of the country (no one place extensively) What is happening here is happening everywhere we are all just way to PC to call it like it is..Florida is a naturally beautiful place, in its virgin state..culturaly and socially it is a disaster zone of "no ties that bind transients" The legitimate family folks doing best to create community and opportunity are a minority in Florida and fast becoming a minority in Massachusetts as well. We have a different scurge here destroying the fabric of our community.. but not the natural beauty...I think about all of this alot, and let me tell everyone here..The prettier the place, the easier it is to overlook the cultural decline at the deepest levels..We are all looking for 1950's america, whether we want to admit it or not. It does not exist but maybe it looks like it does in your part of plant city, or in western Massachusetts. I wish to god we could have bypassed the baby boomer generation, whom I place blame for our current condition, on. The raging liberal/socialist generation, of the capitalist war pig parents..Your lack of social/cultural preservation has forced us all onto the roads..looking for consitency and safety in every state, It is getting harder to find with each passing day..As a parent and a husband my only condolence is that now your are becoming victims of the system you have created.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 12:34 PM
 
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This place just plain SUCKS...Well compared to So Cal... I mean Really! The SMOKING is just OUT OF CONTROL!!! WTF! Every dork, retard and lowlife smokes here!!! OMG! And the driving is just as bad! WOW!! I have never seen so many "Bassackwards" people in my life! Hick is an understatement... No amount of money or business will keep me here past my depart date back to the "real world" of California.. Just a few reasons :
1. Water Bugs AKA Nasty flying ROACHES!!!!
2. Fire Ants..
3. Smokers...I mean everywhere
4. HORRIBLE schools, ranked 48 of 50 states! Got letter from school " The school your child is in has failed for 7 years straight and we would like to give your child a chance to transfer!! REALLY.... Thanks! ..After my child was witnessed ..Drug deals..
Fights...More fights... Disrespect towards teachers...
5. REALLLLYYYY bad drivers!! in 3 months have seen 4 accidents
6. High Insurance due to #5!!!
7. High Power bills!!!! AHHHHHH wow....
8. Florida Cell Phone SURCHARGE!! WTF... $25 higher for cell tax then CA...!!!!
9. Downpours!! I mean crazy keep kids inside rain..Not Gene Kelley dancin in the rain stuff..
10. HEAT w/ humidity the kicks you in the teeth hot....makes your sweat sweat...
11. Bugs...All kids..and Big...And not afraid of humans AT ALL!!!
12. Trailer parkin hicks... WOW... Just as red neck as all can be!!!!
13. Crunked out corn rolled homies that hang out infront of liquer stores or front porches.. or ride around on bikes all day and night...
14. Cranky as$ snow birds !!!
15. Upper East Coast (New York, New Jersey, Boston, ect.) nasty mouthed, east coast draw talkin, chip on their shoulder wearing punk as$es!!!
16. Man this place is FLAT !!! Ahhhhhh Give me mountains... Hills... Valleys.... Ohhh man I miss home
17. Crapy annoying commercials... Every other one is Morgan and Dumbas$ or Kulpeper and Dipstick or some tard in a doctors jacket and goggles that flys around to sell you a car?!!! WTF!!! GOD this place SUCKS!!!!!
18. No REAL good food... No Mexican food... Chinese food... No heathly choices!! SUCKS!!!
19. FAT PEOPLE EVEWRYWHERE!!!! AHHHH man... Some fat mofo's here!!!
20. People are SOOOOOO much BETTER looking in Cali!!!! I wish they all could be California Girrrlllsssss!
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:44 PM
 
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Originally Posted by MackThePoolGuy View Post
This place just plain SUCKS...Well compared to So Cal... I mean Really! The SMOKING is just OUT OF CONTROL!!! WTF! Every dork, retard and lowlife smokes here!!! OMG! And the driving is just as bad! WOW!! I have never seen so many "Bassackwards" people in my life! Hick is an understatement... No amount of money or business will keep me here past my depart date back to the "real world" of California.. Just a few reasons :
1. Water Bugs AKA Nasty flying ROACHES!!!!
2. Fire Ants..
3. Smokers...I mean everywhere
4. HORRIBLE schools, ranked 48 of 50 states! Got letter from school " The school your child is in has failed for 7 years straight and we would like to give your child a chance to transfer!! REALLY.... Thanks! ..After my child was witnessed ..Drug deals..
Fights...More fights... Disrespect towards teachers...
5. REALLLLYYYY bad drivers!! in 3 months have seen 4 accidents
6. High Insurance due to #5!!!
7. High Power bills!!!! AHHHHHH wow....
8. Florida Cell Phone SURCHARGE!! WTF... $25 higher for cell tax then CA...!!!!
9. Downpours!! I mean crazy keep kids inside rain..Not Gene Kelley dancin in the rain stuff..
10. HEAT w/ humidity the kicks you in the teeth hot....makes your sweat sweat...
11. Bugs...All kids..and Big...And not afraid of humans AT ALL!!!
12. Trailer parkin hicks... WOW... Just as red neck as all can be!!!!
13. Crunked out corn rolled homies that hang out infront of liquer stores or front porches.. or ride around on bikes all day and night...
14. Cranky as$ snow birds !!!
15. Upper East Coast (New York, New Jersey, Boston, ect.) nasty mouthed, east coast draw talkin, chip on their shoulder wearing punk as$es!!!
16. Man this place is FLAT !!! Ahhhhhh Give me mountains... Hills... Valleys.... Ohhh man I miss home
17. Crapy annoying commercials... Every other one is Morgan and Dumbas$ or Kulpeper and Dipstick or some tard in a doctors jacket and goggles that flys around to sell you a car?!!! WTF!!! GOD this place SUCKS!!!!!
18. No REAL good food... No Mexican food... Chinese food... No heathly choices!! SUCKS!!!
19. FAT PEOPLE EVEWRYWHERE!!!! AHHHH man... Some fat mofo's here!!!
20. People are SOOOOOO much BETTER looking in Cali!!!! I wish they all could be California Girrrlllsssss!
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Could you please tell us how you really feel?

Anyway, I am sure California will be just as glad to have you back as Florida will be to see you go.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Beach
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HAHAHAHAH I think its funny that he calls So Cal the Real World seeing how so many people there have cars and boobs they cannot afford. Plastic surgery galore and people leasing cars they cannot afford. Its funny how many REAL WORLD people have these fake personas when out and about and then go home to their studio or 1 bedroom cheap apartment.

So Cal..... Real World..... oh man..... that made my day.

And what part of Tampa are you living in?? I want to avoid your location.... sounds like you picked an area with great schools..... good researching!!
 
Old 07-07-2010, 01:01 PM
 
Location: N.H Gods Country
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Could you please tell us how you really feel?

Anyway, I am sure California will be just as glad to have you back as Florida will be to see you go.
I've never been to California so i really can't comment on that but i can idenyify with the majority of the things on your list. You're very observent. It didn't take you long to figure that out. It wasen't that long ago you moved here. Good luck with your move back home.
 
Old 07-07-2010, 01:19 PM
 
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Unhappy Not what it once was...

I could not agree more with the OP! I was born at St. Joseph's hospital and lived here for 37 years. My husband is 4th generation Tampa native. I cannot tell you what a wonderful childhood I had here (Lake Magdalene area in N. Tampa). It was a great place to grow up.

Fastforward to now....I CANNOT WAIT TO GET OUT!! It's so disappointing what Tampa has become. We are spending the fall looking at various cities in S & N Carolina b/c I cannot stand the thought of raising my 3 children in this environment. I know no place is perfect, but it has to be better than this.
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