Does Florida Suck?

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Gooberlx2

Lifer
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Oh yeah,

You get a funny sensation from watching COPS on TV, because so many episodes will happen someplace near where you live.

Definitely get a SAFE alert radio. People only think about Hurricanes, but FL is flat as hell as gets all kinds of tornadoes. Dunno about Boca, but where I lived (Vero Beach) there's no emergency siren system.
 

K1052

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Aug 21, 2003
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Originally posted by: iFX
Originally posted by: K1052

If you're from Chicago people in Florida seem like they're driving through molasses while on quaaludes . If you prefer a more sedate drive then it might be for you.

I'm from Chicagoland and I think the drivers in FL are terrible. You have never driven in Orlando, Tampa or Miami I take it. Some of the most horrible traffic in the country if you ask me.

I've driven in Orlando, Maimi, and various places in between. Metro Chicago still has worse traffic.

 

bobdole369

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Agreed - while I never drove in Chicago myself - i rode in a lot of cabs around there - Holy crap thats bad traffic. Its bad here, but nothing like chicago.


there's no emergency siren system.

Yup, we get some smallish tornadoes and waterspouts too - I wouldn't call them killers though - your roof will come off and maybe you get hit with a flying tree branch or some debris. Every house is poured concrete or block so the F1's and the occasional F2 don't really damage structures as much as cause panic.

They also tend to be short lived and underreported.
 

HannibalX

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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: iFX
Originally posted by: K1052

If you're from Chicago people in Florida seem like they're driving through molasses while on quaaludes . If you prefer a more sedate drive then it might be for you.

I'm from Chicagoland and I think the drivers in FL are terrible. You have never driven in Orlando, Tampa or Miami I take it. Some of the most horrible traffic in the country if you ask me.

I've driven in Orlando, Maimi, and various places in between. Metro Chicago still has worse traffic.

Sorry I just disagree. Once you spend some time commuting day in and day out in FL's Metro areas maybe you'll change your mind. I'll take Chicago traffic any day of the week.
 

Danman

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Nov 9, 1999
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I've lived in Florida all of my life.

- Born in Fort Lauderdale
- Then Melbourne/Palm Bay
- To college at UCF in Orlando, FL
- Now in Tallahassee, FL

(Basically migrated up from the state!)

Anyway, just like any other place, it has its' pros and cons. What I like about Florida is that you can get to any ocean from any point in FL within an hour and a half. There's a lot in this state, different climates, and different cultures.

Up here in Tallahassee, it's more of a "Southern" culture. People are very, very nice compared to Orlando, small town feeling. This area is growing rapidly and I really enjoy it up here. Compared to rest of Florida, we kind of get the four seasons here. Sometimes it gets hotter here, but nothing I'm not used to.

Other things:

- No income tax
- Very lenient gun laws

Things that piss me off:

- Drivers that don't know how to drive
- Dipshits that reside here in FL
- Our backwards ass legislature.


PM me if you have any questions.
 

HannibalX

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Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Are any of you Florida haters native to the state?

Oh, you're one of those people. Kindly do us all a favor and save it.
 

dainthomas

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Dec 7, 2004
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Originally posted by: bobdole369
And the mosquitos don't say bzzz. They go BUZZ MOTHERFUCKA! before they impale you.

LOL line of the day! :thumbsup:

I lived in Orlando for a year and it was awful. No redeeming qualities at all. Too hot in the summer, surly people, and Jurassic Park sized insects makes for not much fun.
 

bobdole369

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Has noone mentioned snowbirds? From November till March we have a massive influx of Quebecers, Connecticut-folk, New Yorkers, and seemingly just about everywhere else in the states that are sick of snow - and are coming to live in there "winter homes". They can't drive - and mixing in with the usual can't driveness of the old people, and the impatience of everyone else - its bedlam. Oh and they are out of black socks - everywhere....
 

preslove

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I've lived in FL for most of my life, but have visited various parts of the Godforsaken frozen wastes that are collectively called the Midwest *shudder*.

Florida > Midwest (any of those crappy, crappy states).
 

JulesMaximus

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Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Are any of you Florida haters native to the state?

God no. My Mom and my brother both live there though. I can't stand the humidity and the high temperatures. Summer months are unfuckingbearable and the entire state is only 6" above sea level. You have no hills there and the roads are all straight so owning a motorcycle there would be boring as hell. Not to mention the bugs and all the old people.

You couldn't pay me enough to move there (well, you could but it would have to be a hell of a lot of money).
 

Miramonti

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Florida is one of the numerous states in the south that have spurned many scientific theories which are based on the premise that we are a devolving species. Don't worry tho, nothing has been proven as fact yet.

Actually I've vacationed in the keys and considered moving there but eventually voted against it.
 

ja1484

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Florida is horrible. Where to get started?

Firstly, the state is comprised of equal parts crazy people, carpet baggers, snowbirds, immigrants, jews, gays, gay jews, white trash, and shallow assholes. Anyone not fitting into one of these categories is lost and there by accident.

Now Boca. Or as most of the "locals" call it, "Bowkah!":

Boca Raton translates to "Mouth of the Rat". That's a perfect description of the city. It's populated primarily by faux-nouveau riche yuppies living off huge credit lines until that gravy train derailed in late 2007. That hasn't made them less annoying or idiotic though, so expect the same over-bleached blonde, over-surgeried, over-made up trophy wives engaged in suburban warfare at their children's birthday parties. Like dealing with unfulfilled people who try to buy their way to happiness and will judge you based on your posessions? Move to BOWKAH!

Traffic is hell. It's this weird mishmosh that's 1/3rd immigrants ignoring/ignorant of traffic laws, 1/3 snowbirds that can't see past the hood of their monster land yacht or RV, and 1/3 people who are so overcome with road rage due to these other two groups that they'll engage in gunfights at the slightest provocation.

People who live in Florida are not "Floridians". They're Florons.

Don't move to Florida. It's a shithole. Each coast needs a place to reposit the people the rest of us don't want around, and on the east coast it's Florida. The west coast has Cali.

Quit, Change Careers, Arson your house, kill yourself, whatever, but stay the fuck out of Florida.
 

HannibalX

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That's a good point. The French-Canadians really bothered me coming down acting like they owned the place. I made it a point to call the police on as many speeding Canadians as I possibly could. I got one jackass twice in one day!
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: Dark Jedi
Originally posted by: Danman
- No income tax

That's good i guess. Does that mean really high sales taxes?

6.5%, our real estate millage is high though and the cost of living in Boca is high...it's a nice area but like all of south florida there are ghetto areas.

We have the beaches, great outdoor life, TONS of the best shopping (almost all the high end yachts and exotics are sold here), great night life.

Florida isn't really for introverts though, although there are tons of museums and outdoor sanctuarys here for that if you at least get out of your house.

I like florida.

EDIT: my family is mostly from IL...I will say at least by the great lakes the heat and mosquitos were far worse than here since they don't treat for them as much.
 

HannibalX

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Originally posted by: Dark Jedi
Originally posted by: Danman
- No income tax

That's good i guess. Does that mean really high sales taxes?

Not really. Each county controls its own sales tax. I want to say Orange County was 7% when I left. There is no tax on non-cooked food.
 

Miramonti

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If you're young (and unmarried helps too), its important to weight the value of the new experience factor as well as the job opportunity. You can always move back.
 

Gooberlx2

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Insurance prices are rather high too. When my wife and I were looking, homeowners was $3,000 per year assuming fairly new construction, stucco or similar, not in a flood plain, low crime, etc...for ~200K house. Hell, renter's was $500 per year for the minimum coverage ($20K with most carriers I think).
 

bobdole369

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Firstly, the state is comprised of equal parts crazy people, carpet baggers, snowbirds, immigrants, jews, gays, gay jews, white trash, and shallow assholes. Anyone not fitting into one of these categories is lost and there by accident.

Absolutely true. I'm white trash. I know several jews, and 3 or 4 gay jews. Never met a gay jew before I was here.
 

Illusio

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Originally posted by: iFX
Originally posted by: Dark Jedi
Originally posted by: Danman
- No income tax

That's good i guess. Does that mean really high sales taxes?

Not really. Each county controls its own sales tax. I want to say Orange County was 7% when I left. There is no tax on non-cooked food.

Wow, sales tax here in Cook County, IL is 10%. stupid corrupt politicians...
 

Illusio

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
Originally posted by: Dark Jedi
Originally posted by: Danman
- No income tax

EDIT: my family is mostly from IL...I will say at least by the great lakes the heat and mosquitos were far worse than here since they don't treat for them as much.

We tend to not worry too much about treating for bugs, since by the time they get nasty, the will most likely be dead a few weeks later when the cold hits.
 
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