Do you regret moving to Florida?
- Thread starter Old Dummy
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jujube
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Aaaahhh, I apologize, Trade. I've been a damned Yankee transplant for 41 years now and I hope I've made a favorable impression on Florida. I know I've tried and outside of a little whining about the summer heat (and who doesn't whine about the summer heat, native or transplant?), I've always been a Florida booster.
Victor
Senior Member
- Location
- midwest USA
Anyone in Florida here have asthma and does it affect your breathing well from humidity?
Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
IF for ANY reason I'd have, Florida is the place to which I'd move.
Chucktin
Member
- Location
- East Central Fla
We were moved to Florida. Mom wanted to get as far as she could from her folks.
If I'd win the Lottery it'd be winters in New Mexico, Summers in Vermont.
If I'd win the Lottery it'd be winters in New Mexico, Summers in Vermont.
I lived in Florida for 17 years....about 8 miles from Pensacola......
When we purchased a home it was out away from the hustle and bustle of things, but with a quickness it encroached on us.
Although at that time it was good for business...It stripped away our freedom.
I will never regret moving out of Florida.
We packed up and moved to the sticks.
When we purchased a home it was out away from the hustle and bustle of things, but with a quickness it encroached on us.
Although at that time it was good for business...It stripped away our freedom.
I will never regret moving out of Florida.
We packed up and moved to the sticks.
DaveA
Senior Member
- Location
- Coastal Massachusetts, USA
Always enjoyed our winter stays in SW Florida but never considered moving there. Actually we never considered moving anywhere as all of our kids and grandkids (with the exception of one grandson and his wife) are still nearby here in southern New England.
Floridatennisplayer
Member
- Location
- Ohio and SW Florida
Fortunate to have a home in Ohio and SW Florida. We just got back yesterday from 12 days of wonderful sunshine, lots of pool time, tennis, and sunset dinners. Couldn’t live there full time because I would miss my little grandkids soooooooo much.
So, instead, our entire family comes down the first 2-3 weeks of November and April. Our 5 year old grandson has developed an attraction for women in bikinis. He pops out of the pool with his swimmies on and walks over to women sunbathing and asks them if they will be his best friend forever. He’s quite a hit. He tells them he can get them anything they want at the snack bar because Paw Paw always pays for it. It’s hilarious. He’s made me quite popular too.
So, instead, our entire family comes down the first 2-3 weeks of November and April. Our 5 year old grandson has developed an attraction for women in bikinis. He pops out of the pool with his swimmies on and walks over to women sunbathing and asks them if they will be his best friend forever. He’s quite a hit. He tells them he can get them anything they want at the snack bar because Paw Paw always pays for it. It’s hilarious. He’s made me quite popular too.
Floridatennisplayer
Member
- Location
- Ohio and SW Florida
My wife and I were sitting poolside on Saturday and this beautiful woman comes up and says, “Are you Weston’s PawPaw?” I laughed and said ..Oh my, yes I am. She laughed and told us that in November he not only asked her to be his best friend, but invited her to his birthday party in Ohio. She said he was so polite and sweet and stole her heart.
The next day she came she came over to our table with a Ben Ten cartoon character wrapped up and asked us to give it to him back home. She laughed and said, you also owe me a BMW. He told her Paw Paw will open the top on his car and make it go fast. She said...that’s neat and she would like a BMW. He told her Paw Paw will get you one! Looks like I’m on the hook.....
The next day she came she came over to our table with a Ben Ten cartoon character wrapped up and asked us to give it to him back home. She laughed and said, you also owe me a BMW. He told her Paw Paw will open the top on his car and make it go fast. She said...that’s neat and she would like a BMW. He told her Paw Paw will get you one! Looks like I’m on the hook.....
A Yankee comes down, spends his money and gets on back home.
A Damn Yankee comes down and stays.
donnaleecam
New Member
- Location
- Florida
No. We have lived here over 12 years.(south central FL) Most of our family are still near Chicago or in AR. They like the 4 seasons!! We really don't miss the cold. We visited our daughter in CT in Jan. and were pretty cold!! Half of our neighbors are snowbirds, but we only have one house. I would rather be hot than cold!! Be bad if everyone wanted to live in the same areas!!
Pappy
Living the Dream
- Location
- Florida (transplanted New Yorker.)
I am also a damn yankee of 20 years now. Right now I am in NYS freezing my ass off in this lousy May weather we have had. Plus, it rains everyday.
We love our double wide, in a 55 or over park, and the beautiful part is we own our own land. It is a deed restricted park. It does get hot here but that’s what a/c’s are for.
We love our double wide, in a 55 or over park, and the beautiful part is we own our own land. It is a deed restricted park. It does get hot here but that’s what a/c’s are for.
AnnieA
Well-known Member
- Location
- Down South
As a lifelong Southerner, I can't imagine moving to Florida. The humidity and heat are worse even than in Mississippi without the forested rolling hills topography of our area. I'd only live on the coast in beach house and that's never a safe bet due to hurricanes. I like to go to visit the coast in the spring or fall, but live there ...no! I can see why avid golfers like it, but can think of no other reason to live there other than in an ocean view home.
If I lived in a cold area and wanted to retire South to a state without income tax, I'd choose Tennessee. Chattanooga is a beautiful, vibrant city that's only a day's drive from Georgia's Golden Isles or SC beaches if you have to have a beach fix. The Nashville and Knoxville areas are super nice as well.
If I lived in a cold area and wanted to retire South to a state without income tax, I'd choose Tennessee. Chattanooga is a beautiful, vibrant city that's only a day's drive from Georgia's Golden Isles or SC beaches if you have to have a beach fix. The Nashville and Knoxville areas are super nice as well.
ray188
Member
- Location
- FL West Coast
Not for a second.
As farmer Grandmother once said many years ago, "At least in winter you can dress warmly to keep warm, while in the heat of summer all you can do is bear it as best you can while doing your outside work." (Going naked wouldn't help.") ha As you reach senior aging, no matter where you live, you're probably gonna need outside help in daily living anyway.
ray188
Member
- Location
- FL West Coast
Really? I wonder who that could be?
OD, I have seen The Villages on TV. I've heard people say it's a beautiful place and they love it.
The thing about the Villges, Sun City Center and others along that line is that the fcilities are fabulous and geared towards "having fun" 24/7 - as are the populations. I always wanted a golf cart to be my second car. They both have that as does where I currently live Timber Pinees (near Weekee Wachee).
I have visited the villages and its ok. We operate a business in central
Ohio where we meet a lot of people. I know we have met at least 6 couples this summer alone that lived in Ohio, retired to Florida and have now sold everything and moved back. Many resulting in severe monetary loss. The reasons; heat..cant get away from it. People, so many..cant go anywhere..can't get away from them. Traffic...cant get enough med's to drive in bumper to bumper traffic. So....we have tabled the thoughts of moving there...we'll just visit and stay in Ohio.
Ohio where we meet a lot of people. I know we have met at least 6 couples this summer alone that lived in Ohio, retired to Florida and have now sold everything and moved back. Many resulting in severe monetary loss. The reasons; heat..cant get away from it. People, so many..cant go anywhere..can't get away from them. Traffic...cant get enough med's to drive in bumper to bumper traffic. So....we have tabled the thoughts of moving there...we'll just visit and stay in Ohio.
We were born in central Ohio (Mansfield), grew up there and lived in Cleveland, Rochester NY, California and for the last many years in the base of the hill country of Texas. For 14 years, we spent the month of January in a beachfront condo on Ft. Myer's Beach. The traffic got worse and worse and it seemed it just wasn't worth it. Crazy, it would take 1-1/2 hours to go 5 miles down the beach.
Now we go to South Padre Island if we want a dose of the sea. Can't imagine living in that SW Naples area all the time. Of course we have a lot of privacy here where we live so there is no comparison. Heat wouldn't be an issue as long as home/car are A/C'd. We're like geckos - lounging on that flat rock, tongues stuck out to catch flies in 700% summer humidity...then jumping in the pool...lol. Do like a change of season as long as it doesn't involve snow or icy weather, though.
mathjak107
Well-known Member
- Location
- bayside ,queens , ny
We went to check it out this year ..it is nice but way to crowded ....waits for everything, trying to get in restaurants is crazy ..... it is to crowded in season. And I would not want to be there once the weather gets unbearably hot ..Really? I wonder who that could be?
OD, I have seen The Villages on TV. I've heard people say it's a beautiful place and they love it.
We had tickets for a show at the savanna center ...we had a golf cart but the center was to far and dark for a goldf cart ...we tried to get Uber and there were 2 in the area and none work after 8pm ...we tried getting car service but they closed at 8:30 and we couldn’t get back if we went so we did not go .
They have a 200 bed hospital and 120,000 seniors...you do the math ....people get farmed out all over the place .
In my opinion two few resources for so many people so we killed the idea off
Hey, way better to move to the Orlando area...anywhere there's Disney World, there is for sure infrastructure. Some folks we know of moved from the Villages to the Tampa area - to a mixed age community ...in the Villages way too many "parades" - it got old after awhile, like it was a make believe world or something. Think Leisure World, in CA, is the most successful senior community of that kind. We drove by the Villages for years going to SW Florida and it wouldn't have been our cup of tea, but different strokes for different folks, huh!
Old Dummy
Who am I? Why am I here?
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- In the backwoods of NYS
My OP:
Well the trip down never happened, and maybe won't. It's complicated.
I just re-read this entire thread, and thanks to all for the comments and insight. I think I mentioned this already, but I have (had?) zero interest in living on or near the Florida coasts or around any dense population centers.
I've been living in the woods on a dirt road here in NYS for going on 38 years now, and although I have absolutely great neighbors, I cannot live around any congestion. So, according to some of the comments here, I don't think I'd like living at The Villages.
So, who knows what the future will bring?
Haha, I missed this the first time around:
Well the trip down never happened, and maybe won't. It's complicated.
I just re-read this entire thread, and thanks to all for the comments and insight. I think I mentioned this already, but I have (had?) zero interest in living on or near the Florida coasts or around any dense population centers.
I've been living in the woods on a dirt road here in NYS for going on 38 years now, and although I have absolutely great neighbors, I cannot live around any congestion. So, according to some of the comments here, I don't think I'd like living at The Villages.
So, who knows what the future will bring?
Haha, I missed this the first time around:
Know what you mean about privacy. We live on several acres and have beautiful land and copious amounts of privacy. Lack of same is what stuck us in the 14 years we went to Florida for a few weeks in the winter. More and more traffic, less and less "nature" and not "value received" if you know what I mean. That's our mantra "value received". So, we stopped even going for a month at a time. Very fortunate we stayed that long each time we did go so we could see what "the lay of the land is", for we might have got sucked into thinking about moving there like so many old geezers do...lol.
Old Dummy
Who am I? Why am I here?
- Location
- In the backwoods of NYS
That's an interesting comment. I've checked summer temps for a long time between central FL and here in western NY. We typically get 5-10 days of 90 or higher per summer, usually with high humidity -- FL isn't much different except it is like that for months instead of a few days in July/August.
Also, overnight temps are much higher in FL. Here in the boonies it cools off quickly in the evening. Being at the eastern base of a hill, the sun disappears around 7:15 in June, then I have 2 hours of twilight. I don't have AC and I don't even have a fan in my bedroom.