Florida...the armpit of America??

Original post by lilmrs

Mar 24, 2005 11:06 PM

Seriously, I feel like THE most F'd up stories come out of this state!!!

ambersmom Posted: Mar 25, 2005 03:12 PM

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Well, good luck to my ladies living in Florida. In about a week, you're going to have the biggest set of a-holes moving down there (my bil/sil). So good luck and stay away from any NY Transplants with the intitials JB or WB.

12-3Princess Posted: Mar 25, 2005 03:14 PM

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Posted by RedHead

Posted by JAFTBye

I grew up in NY and now live in Florida.
I have a much better life here in Florida, the real estate is outrageous in NY, in Florida my home is brand new and was within our price range. And how nice it is to get a paycheck and not have NYS or NYC take a percentage of it.

Florida doesn't have taxes?

ANd you are lucky you bought when you did
Florida real estate will be like NY soon enough AND with less income !!
That isn't a good situation in my opinion

it's not good, it's great. We buy the real estate now, and in 10 years when it's as high as NY, we sell it and are rich!!! LOLOLOL

Hazeleyes33 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:04 PM

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Posted by 12-3Princess

Posted by RedHead

Posted by JAFTBye

I grew up in NY and now live in Florida.
I have a much better life here in Florida, the real estate is outrageous in NY, in Florida my home is brand new and was within our price range. And how nice it is to get a paycheck and not have NYS or NYC take a percentage of it.

Florida doesn't have taxes?

ANd you are lucky you bought when you did
Florida real estate will be like NY soon enough AND with less income !!
That isn't a good situation in my opinion

it's not good, it's great. We buy the real estate now, and in 10 years when it's as high as NY, we sell it and are rich!!! LOLOLOL

Not to sound mean, but if you are going to sell, where will you go? To a bigger house? Won't they be more expensive too? It is the same here. We could not sell our house and move up because it is too expensive. Even if we could afford the mortgage, we probably could not afford the taxes and utilities!
I am not knocking where people want to live, but I have known many situations of people moving to Fl and they are all not great. I know you have more registration fees on cars than NY does. The price of some things are cheaper but so is the pay. I know for a fact that the supermarkets are not cheaper. Eating out is but not getting food for home. Everything equals out unless, like I had said before, you move with the same pay.

jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:09 PM

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Well, if you're talking in a geographic sense. If the US was compared to the human body, LI is in the ideal location to be the armpit. In that case, Florida would be more like a foot.

I like your analysis..

lilmrs Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:10 PM

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wow this thread turned a very different way than I expected.

Although its very interesting to see people's misconception of some things of Florida.

jozieb0925 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:16 PM

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Posted by ambersmom

Well, good luck to my ladies living in Florida. In about a week, you're going to have the biggest set of a-holes moving down there (my bil/sil). So good luck and stay away from any NY Transplants with the intitials JB or WB.

I'm sorry, I'm reading thru this thread and this was funny

lilmrs Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:16 PM

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Posted by ambersmom

Well, good luck to my ladies living in Florida. In about a week, you're going to have the biggest set of a-holes moving down there (my bil/sil). So good luck and stay away from any NY Transplants with the intitials JB or WB.

Where in FL are they moving?

Hazeleyes33 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:19 PM

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Posted by lilmrs

wow this thread turned a very different way than I expected.

Although its very interesting to see people's misconception of some things of Florida.

I just think sometimes people think 'the grass is always greener'. Yes, for some people it is great (my parents moved with my father's salary from NY so they did well), but my dh's family moved there with no jobs and no houses and they are making nothing and live in not as nice homes and are constantly moving because their landlord sells the houses.

MrsERod Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:29 PM

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wow...maybe we should move to FL so we could live next door to 'millionaires'!!!

lilmrs Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:30 PM

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Posted by MrsERod

wow...maybe we should move to FL so we could live next door to 'millionaires'!!!

HEY!

MrsERod Posted: Mar 25, 2005 07:32 PM

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Posted by lilmrs

Posted by MrsERod

wow...maybe we should move to FL so we could live next door to 'millionaires'!!!
HEY!

lilmrs...you have fm

12-3Princess Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:16 PM

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aww, you guys, listen fl and LI are both great places! cmon! there are great things about both! can't we all just get along...

RedHead Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:18 PM

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we're all gettin along

lilmrs Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:19 PM

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Posted by RedHead

we're all gettin along

we sure are! Why would you think otherwise?

kel2004 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:29 PM

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Posted by Butterflybride

Well, if you're talking in a geographic sense. If the US was compared to the human body, LI is in the ideal location to be the armpit. In that case, Florida would be more like a foot.

New Jersey would be the armpit, not LI.

12-3Princess Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:35 PM

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Posted by lilmrs

Posted by RedHead

we're all gettin along

we sure are! Why would you think otherwise?

Oh OK - geez, maybe I need a drink - I thought you all were serious . . .

Hazeleyes33 Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:36 PM

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Sorry, I wasn't trying to not get along! I just wanted to add my 2 cents. Sorry if I hurt anyone.

12-3Princess Posted: Mar 25, 2005 08:40 PM

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Posted by MrsERod

Posted by lilmrs

Posted by MrsERod

wow...maybe we should move to FL so we could live next door to 'millionaires'!!!
HEY!

lilmrs...you have fm

this right here is what made me think you all were serious . . .I mean, when I made that 'millionaire' comment, it was obviously A JOKE, hence the little laughing guy...