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Mmmm, Ft. Lauderdale, it's a good place I think, but I've never been there... Just speculating... hahahahah.
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I currently live in the Tampa Bay area, and while I do find it lacks some things that I miss about living on the west coast or in a bigger city, it's pretty decent. If I stayed here the rest of my life I wouldn't be dissapointed. The good things about FL are the taxes are low and the cost of living is fair. Real Estate might be over priced by some standards, but it's WAY below Cali. I like the Tampa Bay area best in FL because the beaches are beautiful and we do have some decent metro culture with Tampa and St. Petersburg. We don't get as many shows as Atlanta or Austin, but we do get a decent amount, the crowds can be a little lack luster but I can't complain about the venues. Ybor city also has a decent club scene if that is something you are into. I live in Clearwater- Dunedin to be exact. CNN Money magazine just named it the best place to retire. It's very suburban, low crime, and has a cute little downtown area with a few choice bars and restaurants. I don't know if I'll stay here forever, but the schools and the neighborhoods are good, a really great place to raise a fam. The downside is you pretty much need a car. There are very few places you would want to live that have alot of things within walking distance and the public transportation blows. I know that's a bit of a trip for people who are used to living in larger cities. Things are pretty spread out. But what I love most about down here is that it seems like no matter where I am I'm no more than 10 to 15 mins away from a beach. The powder white sand and super calm gulf costal waters are something to behold. |
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Plus, our sales tax just got raised, unemployment is up and our government is out of money... |
i wouldn't go to cali. the state is broke. There can come no good of state that is broke and a dummy at the wheel.
"I'll be back" hhahahaha Go to Florida |
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I'd also put a vote in for FL - and the Tampa Bay area. (To be clear, I mean the areas surrounding the city of Tampa - I wouldn't want to live IN Tampa myself.) I've lived here 39 of my 42 years and still love the area. Everything is within reach - arts, entertainment, sports, beach, lakes, good food - there is something for everyone pretty much. The only thing we are missing - is mountains! My wife - who's from Colombia - is always pointing that out... :) |
East Coast of Canada is nice. Nova Scotia is like Boston and Cape Cod combined but on a smaller scale. Bit chilly compared to Cali and Florida though, so unless you enjoy scraping ice off your car I'd still stick with one of those.
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And I agree, I don't think I'd ever live IN tampa either. Maybe St. Pete, but not if you plan to have kids. Schools in St. Pete (and most of Tampa) are bad news. It's like KIDS down there. :( |
Would really like to hear from more Austin peeps, seriously considering getting out of LA.
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Sanibel's nice. or Kiawah Island in SC, close to Charleston for restaurants and stuff.
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Nobody has a good word for California?
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I love living in Ft Lauderdale, plenty to do great weather, I honestly haven't had one complaint about it yet and I have lived there for 7 years now.
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Very expensive to live there though. Not much to do unless you like drinking and diving. Just not at the same time. |
Toni....Move to Tampa so we can finally meet face to face...LOL
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California is practically a different country.
More to the point, the cost of living in California is very high, and economic future very bleak; too much regulation / nanny state. With that said, if you don't mind living out in a rural area / smaller city, there are likely places, especially northern part, in CA that may be fine. Personally, the choice between California and Florida is a no brainer - go with Florida. Ft Lauderdale area is good, but for a family, as others have suggested, look at Tampa / Clearwater area ... be very selective though (visit, ask around, check quality of the schools [even if no kids], etc), since some seemingly nice suburban areas around there are very sketchy. In regards to Orlando - don't even think about it ... very high crime, very little to do. Bad news! Miami has a lot to do, but go with South Miami Beach (it's not just physically separate from Miami, it's a seperate city) if living there ... or live a bit to the north, such as Ft Lauderdale - it's close to Miami, but not too close. On a related topic, if you're planning to run a local business in Florida (likewise to some extent in southern CA), be aware the work ethic is lousy - no biggie, if your work is all on-line. Ron |
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I'm in Riverview which is south of Tampa, FL.....and I love it!
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move to Austin.. vacation on the coasts
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If I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Florida.
Nothing good can come from blue state politics, and California is on its death bed. Last I heard, 1,000 people were moving out of California each day. The kicker is.. an almost equal number of illegal immigrants enter each day. |
I would love to live in Key West.
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If it's the former, yes, but we're talking waaaaaay back to my high school days (the 80's) of which I have very little recollection of anymore - except for one good buddy back then - Alan B. from Seminole (not sure if he's still in the area though - I thought I heard he was). Don't really know any current punkers tho. I may be too old!! :helpme If it's the latter - then no... but I would like to catch the 'punks' the recently broke into a few cars in our neighborhood. :disgust Quote:
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Seems that Florida has a big crime rate or let's call it over average, hm.
Fort Lauderdale seems to be very interesting and could be a good city for some additional retail business because of the big number of tourists there. |
Personally I live in Miami, I have lived in San Diego and LA. The only way to live in Miami is on the water, and to have a boat. With that, it's a tropical paradise. Living inland, it's simply flat and hot, with bugs.
For me, living in Miami is all about the water.... diving, cruising, taking the boat to the islands, etc.... There are some good places to eat, and good clubs, etc.... but that's not the real thing for me, there are more places in LA than Miami. Compared to Southern Cali though, prices are MUCH MUCH cheaper here, perhaps half as much for similar properties. Also there is no state income tax, which instantly adds 7.5% to your income in Florida. As for hurricaines, the possibility of one actually hitting direct enough to do damage are very low. You have DAYS of warning to decide whether to stock up your bar, and just have a party while watching stuff fly sideways past the hurricaine-proof windows, or get out of dodge and take a quick road trip to Orlando or something. I was in LA for the 1994 earthquake and there is no warning AT ALL.... I'll take the storms. Problems with LA and San Diego for me are: Cali state income tax, real estate twice as expensive, unreal traffic 7 days a week, and I found a lot of the people to be a bit too focused on trends and fashions in everything, from what they did as a hobby, to what they ate... not very real. The last thing was weather. If you like sub-tropical weather.... which I do, then Miami is great. Southern Cali was just too cold for me a lot of the time. My own personal thoughts.... . |
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Jay also brought Cybernet Expo to Tampa one year, I think we did it at the double tree. I was happy with it, but naturally I am biased. Jay, if you read this, ever thinking about coming back to Tampa? |
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