Yep I was at Tampa Airport and rental car guy there said a lot of Floridian youngsters are leaving Florida because of increasing cost of living while minimum wage is not going up
@buffycat4641 yeah but you used to buy cheap homes too. Not anymore because all these NY and California ppl coming here and will to spend stupid amounts for cheap homes. 😢
Born no, raised yes. The minute my family left Oregon for this hellhole (wasn’t born in Oregon, but spent my young childhood days there) I’ve never been happy. Theme parks are overrated, and the beaches suck
@@GabrielJanicki i can confirm that been living in long beach on the long island, weather has been mild in the winter havent seen snow at all yet past winters in awhile
@@Morgan-zf3yz I don't blame her. I've lived here for almost 20 years, so it's hard for someone like me to leave because my family is firmly established here.
Hey, don't put yourself down. I'm glad someone my age is on here. My wife was raised mostly in Colorado, but came to Texas (my home state) where we are now retired. Trust me, at our age snow removal is the least of our concerns. Have a great day.
Where do you live in PA that isn't humid after May? It ain't Florida humid, but it's still humid. When I lived in TN, some of my where thinking the humidity was probably extreme to me in the summer, I was like nah, it feels like August to me, little if any worse than PA. I bitch much less about it after spending a summer in Florida, got out of that oven, I mean kitchen...
I only lasted 16 months in Florida. But I moved to the wrong part of Florida, The Panhandle. Panhandle is Alabama. Now I am the happiest in Japan, so I guess Florida pushed me to happiness.
@@lavelleswrld6309 I have family in ORL/Tampa/Miami, so I was looking into being close, but not too close, when moving from Napa. Biggest mistake of my life 😂. Sold my new built home, cars, furniture and moved to Western Tokyo. Best decision of my life.
Shit, Japan is hotter than Florida these days but without the nice beaches and with even more old people. I’m happy for you but Japan has its way of wearing you down too once the honeymoon is over. Why did you leave Napa in the first place??
@@ShogunZIlla It’s as hot here. But it’s short lived and we have all 4 seasons, and mountains 😅. Wife and I are both retired military. We moved to Napa after 6 years of being retired in Wyoming. It was a sabbatical to recover our souls. Florida was our second attempt. Japan was a lifetime unreachable dream, But ended up being better than expected. Cost of living alone is 50% less than FL and there is way more to do here than FL.
@@GNMi79 Wife and I both retired, so no need to learn a full language. Both of us already speak 3 languages and we have no plans to learn a 4th. This week will be 1 year of moving and have zero regrets, and zero plans to live anywhere else other than maybe the Philippines, which we have been to 3 times already.
I have lived in Florida my whole life. I love it here. Real Floridians know where to live to stay away from the crowds tourists, and have peace. We know what beaches are beautiful and not crowded and you can drive on the beach. we know the areas that are less expensive to live. I live on an acre and a third. Over many years I have planted so many fruit trees that I have a fruit forest. All different types of fruit and have fresh fruit in my yard all year long. I can grow vegetables all year long if I want. I used to have chickens for eggs and meat when my kids were growing up. I don't bother now that I'm old and it's just me here. But I would never want to live in places that have snow. I don't like snow.
I moved to Fl as a teen and l lived there i into my early 30’s. Lived on Jupiter Island with my parents and then Metro West, and Avalon Park in East Orlando. Did building inspections from Tallahassee to Key West. Left and moved to Chicago after grad school . I didn’t realize I missed the seasons, a large city and a completely different culture. I know all the florida tips and rules , but after leaving i knew culturally it was not for me. I enjoyed my time at UCF , and owned a few nice pieces of property, but it wasn’t my bag . Snow doesn’t bother me as i have someone to handle it, and enjoy outdoor activities. Just a matter of preference for me.
@daveassanowicz186 I am disabled. Rather than make the long walk, up and down stairs to get over the sand dune, I can drive on the beach when the conditions are right and just pull my chair out and sit on the beach, or sit with my feet in the water feel the wind blowing across me. I go to a beach between Datona and St. Augustine. It is kind of remote and only few people ever go there. It is actually a beach that is maintained for vehicles. I take my car through the car wash after. Then I always make a day of it and go to a little Mom and Pop fried chicken restaurant on my wat home. I live about an hour and forty five minutes from the beach at the Atlantic side. Or If I want to go fishing I live one and a half hour away from the gulf to fish in a little fishing village. I live in a rural area in the middle and I absolutely love. Been here 29 years. I grew up in the Ft. Lauderdale area and I didn't like that. Got out when I was 35 and love it here.
I completely agree, I've been down here all 40 years of my life and lived everywhere from immokalee to space coast, there's a lot to love about the state so long as you know what to look for.
Florida is viewed by many around the country as a postcard. They don't realize there is so much more to it than just the beaches. If one were to move there they should explore all of it. They will then realize how off they were with their view of the state and may find what they didn't know about is a great fit for them.
@@SA-hz1rs Ah not accurate but thanks for sharing your experience. Crime more in Dem cities, Plenty of walking opportunities, Great weather most of the time and no snow, Orlando? Please. That's for mouse heads. But at least you proved my point.
In the Panhandle, we do have seasons. We also have teacher and doctor shortages, high property taxes, and just heaps of local government cronyism and corruption.
Floridian here (Tampa). Between the heat and the rain, every day this summer has felt like stepping outside and into a sauna. Just my luck my car’s A/C decides to go out at the beginning of July. 😓
I've live in Florida for 40 years, since I was 15. I'm also a teacher. I'm leaving at the end of this month and following other family who moved to KY. The housing market here is about to crash, Blackstone, a huge corporation that buys up tons of houses is selling houses at a loss, dut to the difficulty getting hurricane and flood insurance.Thanks! Your videos are always interesting!
@@metropcs1976 More than the market, the prices, the heat, and the hurricanes are pushing me out. Also, every major home insurer has left the state and won't sell homeowners or flood insurance. If your house is destroyed by the next hurricane, tough luck! That's why people are leaving.
@@metropcs1976Prices going down means nothing if you can’t insure your house. Don’t go and put solar panels on your house without letting your insurer know in advance, and sometimes they’ll try to drop you regardless.
Thank you for mentioning Hurricane Michael. That was an adventure I hope to never repeat. Spot on with almost every detail, but I must mention that we actually DO have some cold weather here... and it's still humid... so it will creep into the bones. The cold doesn't last long, but it can be rough.
I lived in south FL in the 80's when the Mariel Boatlift met the Cocaine Cowboy Era. Crime was a serious problem. I recently paid a visit to a few cousins who still live there; the place seems a lot calmer, but traffic can still get nuts! When I moved to PA in 1989, my auto insurance bill dropped by HALF!
I lived in Florida for a solid 15 years. I was in Jax for 3 years and Orlando for 12. While I enjoyed my time in Florida, it isn't for everyone and it depends on what you prioritize. If you are homebody, Florida is great - as long as you can afford the electric bill for running the AC 24/7 for most of the year (yes, even in winter) - keeping our 2900sf home in Orlando at 70F all year was about $800/month in the summer months and around $500 in winter. If I had to do it again and had the freedom to choose where to live (retired or remote work), I would go for a place within 5 miles of the coast. Any further inland, and it is just a hot muggy mess most of the year (March - October in Orlando). November - February can be nice to glorious. I'd also be a snowbird - travel or living a milder place form early-spring, through summer, until late fall. Hurricanes are only a problem if you live near the coast - which is the only habitable part of Florida. It's a great state if you frequent the beaches and _really_ like theme parks. Bugs are a bigger problem than gators. Just don't swim in any open bodies of water - even natural springs. You have to watch out for cottonmouth snakes - they are aggressive and don't warn you and can swim. A White Christmas is a day at the beach in Florida. Insurance problems aren't limited to home owners - but also auto insurance. We moved simply because we wanted someplace different - mountains, seasons, and a place I could step outside and not instantly burst into flame - for us, that was Colorado.
IDK I love it here, it's home - I love how alive everything is. There is always something moving, the wind, the nature, the adventure not for everyone but it's my home and I love it!
I honestly don’t know another TH-cam channel that gives nearly as many disclaimers for negative comments as you do. I appreciate that so much that you actually read our comments man 🤙🏼🤙🏼
I completely agree with moving so you can actually see the seasons! I grew up in Florida and I lived in the air-conditioning and my favorite season was winter/spring. I love colder weather and moved up north when I finally settled down and had kids.
Great video! Florida's attractions are hard to beat, but the challenges you mentioned are real eye-openers. I'm curious about the other reasons why it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Looking forward to the rest of the list and your insights on life in the Sunshine State. 🌴🌞
I would have been terrified! Wasn't there another huge sinkhole recently? I remember a huge one opened on the interstate in the 90's, down towards that way.
The people are terrible too. Born/raised and it’s sad just how angry and filled with the hatred the state has become. It wasn’t like this 20 years ago.
@@Cruxis_AngelLeft in 1977. Southern hospitality back then. Now the people are demonic. Called me a damn Yankee and vote red. Slashed my tires and told me to go home.
The heat and humidity combo is why I left. Sweating 24/7 and being unable to enjoy being outside most of the year sucks! 3 showers a day couldn't combat it. However my skin was absolutely gorgeous when I lived there. Florida is lovely to visit in February. The beaches in the Emerald Coast/panhandle are my favorites.🏖
Southwestern Florida resident here… alligator danger is overrated by people who don’t understand how to co-exist. I’ve had them in my back yard and on walking trails. We’ve had 1 attack locally. About 2 AM a guy decided to urinate outside a bar that is near a retention pond. It didn’t end well. Just leave them alone and you’ll be fine.
I lived in San Diego for 15 years and loved it, but it has been taken over by the crazy people (much like the rest of the left coast) and it's unaffordable now. The high cost of living was one of things that drove me back to Florida, which isn't cheap, but isn't insane like most of the coastal areas of CA. I live in a major metropolitan area, with water less than five miles away in two directions, at a cost that California can't touch.
@@UserHorologium I would never move to Florida! I don't believe in politics. Why move to Florida if you got California? Don't you know that Californa is more populated than Florida. Some people think Florida is the only state that is never cold, but California is a lot hotter than Florida.
My retired NYPD cop uncle retired there. He spent his days playing golf with his cop buddies who also retired to Florida. I went to Navy boot camp in Orlando in 1985. After I finished boot camp me and one of my ship mates spent a day at Circus World. One day in August when my platoon was in formation after lunch, we were hit with a surprise thunder storm. There we were, soaking wet, trying to maintain our military bearing.
Baldwin Park? I remember trying to figure out where the buildings from the old base would have been, and gave up because it was so different. I went to boot camp there in 1987; it's just a teensy bit different now.
@@UserHorologium My father and uncle were both military.. the NTC was a huge part of my life growing up. Nothing other than the VA hospital and Lake Baldwin are recognizable.
Yup the flatness is awful. I moved from a Midwest state with hills and enough flat and moving to FL was incredibly boring. The high points were usually bridges.
Awesome video Briggs! And so many more topics that could be added. Born and raised in the Miami area, and I'm still here for another year or two. Nothing that made it popular back in the 60s 70s 80s or even the 90s is still a factor. Greed and the lack of any real leadership for many years has turned this into paradise lost. Hurricanes and sink holes are the least of the problem. Rising seas and the very possible prospect of no usable drinking water in many areas will be the end of the story. If want to experience it you really need to see it soon. Leadership in this state really doesn't care anymore.
Been in Florida my whole life and so done with it! Still trying to find my way out and where to go. Nobody around me seems to understand why I wanna leave, good to know I’m actually not alone.
lived in Manatee County, Florida for a few years during the 1980's. It has great white sand beaches. Haven't been back since. Florida is so overpopulated now. I probably wouldn't even recognize Bradenton in 2024. I imagine the entire Tampa Bay Area is pretty big now. The humidity and heat were brutal. I like some change of seasons.
@@pdxmtngoat The area between the beaches and downtown haven’t changed a whole lot. Most of the expansion has been north of the river where I live and the eastern part of the county. The population of Manatee county was around 215,000 in 1990, it’s now a little over 450,000.
“Makes the little fellow look distinguish though”, 😂😂😂. I spit out my coffee when I heard that. That is why I love your channel, not only do I learn things, but sometimes you really come up with crazy funny one liners.
We love visiting Florida in the winter for two or three months. We stay in the St Augustine area where the winter weather is very comfortable but not hot. Daytime highs in the 60’s and 70’s , nighttime lows in the 40’s and 50’s. We’ve been considering buying but the home prices and insurance are at a peak so renting is the low risk option. Also, Florida grocery stores are very expensive and there is very little competition.
October is my favorite moment in Florida, a lot less rain compared to the summer, it rains too dang much in the summer, the bugs are insane , high cost of living is insane
I totally agree with the number one reason! I use to work for the state insurance and the problem really lies in with the replacement cost, that basically causes anything negative that happens to the roof, it’s basically a full replacement. It’s really really bad in the Miami area!
Florida is a beautiful state, having lived there over 25 years but it’s sad because every swath of land has been overdeveloped, yard & critter chemical spraying has destroyed the ecosystem (along with trash thrown everywhere), identity theft/scams are through the roof, the tourists and older folks never bothered me with driving it’s always been the aggressive/make my own street rules peeps that are beyond insane. Sinkholes from overdevelopment/removing oaks with good root structure. There was definitely a time when the weather became cool in October and stayed until March. It breaks my heart to see what has become of it 😢
I don't like being sticky. Humid heat = sticky. Also if a state is driving out teachers and doctors, and insurance companies want to haul ass too.... that's not a good sign for the future.
I’ve been living in Orlando since September of 2023. It’s alright for the most part, there’s lots of people who shouldn’t have drivers licenses around here. It’s also very hard to get a job here, the job market is extremely competitive. I have a trade school certificate in Medical Billing and Coding and I work in a mall department store because it’s the only place that would hire me after submitting over fifty job applications. I do however love how much it rains, and winter was perfect, it just felt like autumn the whole time.
@@LethaWolf30 I’m busting your chops Was gonna ask ya for the Power Ball numbers . I wish I could relate to your job problem. I’m in my mid 50s and have literally had three jobs my entire life not counting the things I did in college.. I worked the same job for 23 years ( behavioral counseling) got burnt out and decided to go to culinary school. I’m in my mid 50s and had no problem finding a job as a chef and I absolutely love it . Don’t give up . Florida is amazing despite a few drawbacks and I’m in total agreement with you about the weather. I am weird. I love the heat and humidity. I love going to the beach. I love going to the springs I love boating, kayaking, canoeing fishing and camping.. you can’t do that stuff in November in Massachusetts. So yes, when people ask what I love most about Florida other than its natural beauty, it’s the weather.
The shitty driving issue mostly stems from too many driving cultures/styles clashing with each other. The elderly, West coast, Midwest, NE, and South America all drive vastly different and everyone’s pissed that you’re not how they’re used too.
It’s such a shame that decline of Florida, with the terrible weather, the high cost of any living, and many of the terrible politicians. It was once a nice place to visit, it’s too bad! 😢! Great job Briggs!
@@Orlando_Steveoh I definitely won’t move there you people have ruined a beautiful state with your racism bigotry and your ignorance I wouldn’t step foot in FloriDUM
I'm gray on top too, but not down south (and I don't mean FL). Hair dye isn't just for the head ya know.. Good for the chest and underarms too if you're going to a pool party; makes a difference.... Try it out. Thanks for the video!
So you are not allowed to call insurance company for somebody as a roofer in the state of Florida. Also if the insurance doesn't okay it's the contract is void. Make sure if you do sign a contract that it says void
I enjoy everything about the panhandle except the heat June, July, August (much preferable though to ice and snow November, December, January). And we do have seasons here, though not as differentiated as points north). For example, fruit fly season is in full swing at the moment.
Florida's coastline is more than double what California's is. Comparatively, its very easy to find an empty beach. Lived in Caifornia for 4 years and Florida for 2 (so far).
I'm a Florida native and I am still a kid and I was looking at everything about the state and I can see why a lot of people here in Jacksonville are leaving for Georgia. I can even see myself in Europe in the future.
As a person that was born and raised in Puerto Rico which is an US territory, I can understand the situation. I lived in Florida for briefly 1 year and is true. The salary is very low, the job market is not great and is easier when you love landscaping and tourism positions for the most part. Growing up in PR was tough do to low wages, the goods are expensive and small job market. Florida and Puerto Rico are super fun and there's a lot to do for entertainment. However, I currently live in a great suburd from the Cleveland, Ohio area and I have no regrets. My career success skyrocketed in a good way, great salary, the average house in Ohio is much larger than Florida and Puerto Rico houses for a bargain price and I am much better off financially. I do still love Florida and Puerto Rico and I do visit them often for vacations.
@@Orlando_Steve thanks . Ive added to the alumni network for UCF, as that school was a fantastic university. It launched my career, and im grateful for it. I still own a condo in Jupiter for my mom to live in, but that would not have been possible without the engineering program at UCF. I’m much happier where I am . It works for me. I married a rancher from the Dakotas. You have to be into that kind of life to love it, and its quite taste specific, but I LOVE it.
Briggs, in my effort to save you, Hawaii is the southern most state. As a matter of fact Brownsville, Texas (latitude 25/90) is slightly farther south than Key West (latitude 24/32) . I still understood what you meant. Good. fair, and almost completely accurate report.
Huh? Since when is Lat 24.54 (Key West) north of Lat 25.84 (the southern tip of Texas)? All of Florida south of Hialeah on the east coast and Everglades City on the west coast is south of the Texas southern tip. Might want to check your map reading skills....
i can def understand the tourist economy, i lived in Williamsburg, VA for 3 years and when its not summertime with the tourist and exchange students everything was dead and work was hard to get. and the weather thing to, not now but when i lived there back in 07 i had the most depressing xmas of my life it was 85' and sunny out. i stayed in Kissimmee for a summer in hs and once a hurricane hit i was done with the place. im going to visit soon and just going to do disney and some shopping then back up north.
People who can't make it up north love moving to Florida then complain it's not like where they left up north. They bring their mental problems, bad driving, drug usage, crime and other issues then blame locals. Florida was a vastly different place years ago. People were friendlier, calmer and just more relaxed. Now anywhere you go the first thing these new residents bring up is where they're from, why they "left a blue state", bring up politics or tell you why it's not what they thought it was. These new residents are entitled wackos that aren't even from Florida. They're from up north. As soon as they can't make it in Florida they move back up north and blame Florida. Old Florida was much better, not this new rich people I'm from NY crap they do now.
I’m from nyc and I agree with you. I would love to leave my state but I won’t . My have my friends and family and I would be miserable if I moved to Florida.
I remember that day (I was in third grade). The Fort Lauderdale News (remember that paper?) ran a headline in the largest pitch typeface I ever saw about the first recorded snowfall in Broward County history. It melted before it hit the ground, but SNOW!!! I was in my 30s before I saw snow for more than a day (and in my 40s before driving in it), but I was over it fairly quickly. Olympia's snowpocalypse of 2019 (18 inches in four days, which brought the entire city to a standstill) was another of the deciding factors to move back to Florida. It may be an overactive sauna for nine months of the year, but snowstorms (or 34 degree drizzle, another Washington lowlight) is not an issue.
We had a roofer try to pull that on us. We canceled the AOB because they hadn't filled something out right so we were about to use that as our reason. We had valid damage, but felt weird when they seemed to be pushing. After researching, we backed out and filed with a local roofer, paid our deductible, and got a great new roof!
My sister lives in Florida and hates it. The last time I went to visit was in October, so it wasn't horrible, but South Dakota and Wyoming on the way back were a lot more pleasant.
I've been to more than 20 countries on four continents and a fair number of US states. Florida is right at the top of my list of worst places I've ever been (it would be a sad, sweaty, drunken fistfight between Florida, Alabama & Mississippi, while Chile's Puerto Chacabuco dances around the melee, looking for an opening). Spent nearly a week there and it was absolutely miserable in almost every way. I don't want to visit it again. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live there. I know some folks love it. Good for them. I wish them well. "Go with the gods," as they say. But no thank you.
We’ve been in Central Florida for over thirty years and now that we’re both retired, we can’t wait to move North. Even our adult children that now have College degrees can’t find decent paying jobs and buying a house is out of the question so they plan on moving out of state too. Florida just isn’t what it used to be when we moved here and it’s becoming increasingly unaffordable.
The bugs are a reason why I'm thankful that I live in western NY. As long as the stink bugs or carpenter ants don't find refuge in your home for the winter, all other bugs die when mid-late fall arrives.
I live in CA and a Bike solves all parking problems. A bike and a Surf or Body Board Backpack and park Far away and Bike in. No Problem. Easier to Bar hop too.
Well I've been in Florida 14 years now, after living in 6 other states and I've been happiest here. I don't even notice the humidity, the heat is what we have AC for and that works just fine. Okay, no one wanted to live here until AC was invented, I get it, and it was invented here. So was ranch dressing BTW. Yes Briggs, the alligators were here first but they don't pay taxes. We know to give them their space and no one with a brain would go into a pond here. Seasons I don't care about, I grew up in Michigan and I don't miss them at all, and I especially don't miss snow! I hate snow. True, Florida is not for everyone, and I'm glad of it. We are full here and I wish more would leave.
I would add poor water quality to your list also! I’ve lived in SW FL for 14 years and the degradation of the gulf, estuaries, rivers and tributaries is really sad. Plus all of the things you listed, which as a long term resident I can verify is really the case, I personally cannot wait to get the hell out of here, hopefully next summer we are moving to the Carolinas. There are a lot of really great things about Florida; the beaches, birds and other wildlife are beautiful. Jan- Mar is unbeatable as far as weather. But corrupt developers who want to pave over ever inch of green space, to increasing severity of hurricanes and flooding down in Miami, plus so many more issues, it’s absolutely NOT for everyone. But I argue, what state really is? Everywhere else has its problems too. Number 1 for us is the lack of seasons, oppressive 6 month long heat and humidity and no mountains.
I’ve lived here for 58 years and I really don’t know where else I moved to. I do have family in Tennessee so that might be the only other state I would consider.
Dang I was hoping to be the first comment! Florida is a great state to visit in my opinion, my dad actually lived in Palm Beach for several years. I’m not sure if I could deal with the weather 24/7 though, or the drivers!
FL costs are high and climbing, wages are low, which makes it tough for locals.
Yep I was at Tampa Airport and rental car guy there said a lot of Floridian youngsters are leaving Florida because of increasing cost of living while minimum wage is not going up
Wages have always been low in FL.
@buffycat4641 yeah but you used to buy cheap homes too. Not anymore because all these NY and California ppl coming here and will to spend stupid amounts for cheap homes. 😢
Especially according to this guy... what was he said you needed to 'live comfortably' in Florida? Like 250k?
@@hdw237 - I always gotta laugh when supposedly conservative folks complain about how free-market capitalism works.
FLORIDA BORN AND RAISED !!!!!!!!!
I've never smiled in my life
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Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber
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Same
Born no, raised yes. The minute my family left Oregon for this hellhole (wasn’t born in Oregon, but spent my young childhood days there) I’ve never been happy. Theme parks are overrated, and the beaches suck
The high humidity and heat makes people grumpy. It's the deal breaker for me. Florida itself is nice in Winter and Spring. Best visited.
Best time is late Jan early Feb hands down.
That's the truth. People are rarely happy. I lived there for a decade and that was enough.
Here's a fun fact. Long Island New York hardly ever gets snow anymore. Winters aren't harsh anymore. It's warm and mild.
@@GabrielJanicki i can confirm that been living in long beach on the long island, weather has been mild in the winter havent seen snow at all yet past winters in awhile
@@GabrielJanicki 👍😄
Florida is an amazing place ! Palm trees , sunshine and beaches ! If I never see the winter again that will be a great life.
Florida resident here. The insurance is absolutely killing us. No disposable income anymore. Overdevelopment is also making it miserable.
I have a new coworker that came from north of Tampa. She left because of the overpopulation
@@Morgan-zf3yz I don't blame her. I've lived here for almost 20 years, so it's hard for someone like me to leave because my family is firmly established here.
Heat and humidity #1 for me. Lived my whole life in the Rocky Mountains in houses above 7000 ft. That’s 70 years, so yeah, I’m old too.
Wildlife, Flood, and Hurricane for me 😮
Love mountains too, only ours are "blue" and in the east, AND we've been known to get a tired-out hurricane occasionally!
Nice would love to move to mountains. I love mountains
Hey, don't put yourself down. I'm glad someone my age is on here. My wife was raised mostly in Colorado, but came to Texas (my home state) where we are now retired. Trust me, at our age snow removal is the least of our concerns. Have a great day.
@@irmakalember9403 You should find some and move there. So many places are so affordable! Follow your dreams!
I'm 72 and retired and I would never move to Florida. I hate heat and humidity. I'll just stay in Pennsylvania.
Where do you live in PA that isn't humid after May? It ain't Florida humid, but it's still humid. When I lived in TN, some of my where thinking the humidity was probably extreme to me in the summer, I was like nah, it feels like August to me, little if any worse than PA. I bitch much less about it after spending a summer in Florida, got out of that oven, I mean kitchen...
It's where I will now be living. It's beautiful and my home state.
As if Pennsylvania is any less humid come on.
Living in the Tampa Bay area is like living in someone’s armpit!!
@@sherylcrawford8201 yes somewhere where it’s leased populated
I only lasted 16 months in Florida.
But I moved to the wrong part of Florida, The Panhandle.
Panhandle is Alabama.
Now I am the happiest in Japan, so I guess Florida pushed me to happiness.
You dont enter Florida until you get to Orlando everything else is just South Georgia 🤷🏾
@@lavelleswrld6309
I have family in ORL/Tampa/Miami, so I was looking into being close, but not too close, when moving from Napa.
Biggest mistake of my life 😂.
Sold my new built home, cars, furniture and moved to Western Tokyo.
Best decision of my life.
Shit, Japan is hotter than Florida these days but without the nice beaches and with even more old people.
I’m happy for you but Japan has its way of wearing you down too once the honeymoon is over.
Why did you leave Napa in the first place??
@@ShogunZIlla
It’s as hot here.
But it’s short lived and we have all 4 seasons, and mountains 😅.
Wife and I are both retired military.
We moved to Napa after 6 years of being retired in Wyoming.
It was a sabbatical to recover our souls.
Florida was our second attempt.
Japan was a lifetime unreachable dream,
But ended up being better than expected.
Cost of living alone is 50% less than FL and there is way more to do here than FL.
@@GNMi79
Wife and I both retired, so no need to learn a full language.
Both of us already speak 3 languages and we have no plans to learn a 4th.
This week will be 1 year of moving and have zero regrets, and zero plans to live anywhere else other than maybe the Philippines, which we have been to 3 times already.
As someone that lived in Florida for 22 years, I can say someone must ignore A LOT in order to live there
Lived in Orlando from 1962 until 2017, with a few years in other states. Disney ruined Orlando with shitty wages.
😂 I ignore the Confederate flags and Swatzstickas over by disney allllllll the time
Most people ignore insurance costs when moving there.
Very true
I tried to ignore as best I could for 12 years, but couldn't do it anymore. The sky-high rents were the final straw!
I have lived in Florida my whole life. I love it here. Real Floridians know where to live to stay away from the crowds tourists, and have peace. We know what beaches are beautiful and not crowded and you can drive on the beach. we know the areas that are less expensive to live. I live on an acre and a third. Over many years I have planted so many fruit trees that I have a fruit forest. All different types of fruit and have fresh fruit in my yard all year long. I can grow vegetables all year long if I want. I used to have chickens for eggs and meat when my kids were growing up. I don't bother now that I'm old and it's just me here. But I would never want to live in places that have snow. I don't like snow.
I moved to Fl as a teen and l lived there i into my early 30’s. Lived on Jupiter Island with my parents and then Metro West, and Avalon Park in East Orlando. Did building inspections from Tallahassee to Key West. Left and moved to Chicago after grad school . I didn’t realize I missed the seasons, a large city and a completely different culture. I know all the florida tips and rules , but after leaving i knew culturally it was not for me. I enjoyed my time at UCF , and owned a few nice pieces of property, but it wasn’t my bag . Snow doesn’t bother me as i have someone to handle it, and enjoy outdoor activities. Just a matter of preference for me.
High levels of cope in your comment
"We can drive on the beach" Why the F would you want to do that?! Floriduh is so cucked for cars and trucks it ain't funny.
@daveassanowicz186 I am disabled. Rather than make the long walk, up and down stairs to get over the sand dune, I can drive on the beach when the conditions are right and just pull my chair out and sit on the beach, or sit with my feet in the water feel the wind blowing across me. I go to a beach between Datona and St. Augustine. It is kind of remote and only few people ever go there. It is actually a beach that is maintained for vehicles. I take my car through the car wash after. Then I always make a day of it and go to a little Mom and Pop fried chicken restaurant on my wat home. I live about an hour and forty five minutes from the beach at the Atlantic side. Or If I want to go fishing I live one and a half hour away from the gulf to fish in a little fishing village. I live in a rural area in the middle and I absolutely love. Been here 29 years. I grew up in the Ft. Lauderdale area and I didn't like that. Got out when I was 35 and love it here.
I completely agree, I've been down here all 40 years of my life and lived everywhere from immokalee to space coast, there's a lot to love about the state so long as you know what to look for.
"you'll get so much sun that your shadow will need some sun block" 😂😂
Florida is viewed by many around the country as a postcard. They don't realize there is so much more to it than just the beaches. If one were to move there they should explore all of it. They will then realize how off they were with their view of the state and may find what they didn't know about is a great fit for them.
@@SA-hz1rs Ah not accurate but thanks for sharing your experience. Crime more in Dem cities, Plenty of walking opportunities, Great weather most of the time and no snow, Orlando? Please. That's for mouse heads. But at least you proved my point.
@SA-hz1rs after a few months in Flori-duh I regretted moving from Minnesota and my 67k a year corporate job!
@@samanthashine4506Did you end up moving back?
@@samanthashine4506 Minnesota land of far left radicals who hate America. Enjoy shoveling the white stuff 😂😂😂
@@SA-hz1rs you obviously have never been all through it. Thanks for proving my point.😂
I’m ironically watching this while residing in Florida. A lot is sad but true.
In the Panhandle, we do have seasons. We also have teacher and doctor shortages, high property taxes, and just heaps of local government cronyism and corruption.
Oh sweetie, you must live up north and out west for a few years. The panhandle has summer. That’s it. 😅
It's hot. Seasons lol
Floridian here (Tampa). Between the heat and the rain, every day this summer has felt like stepping outside and into a sauna. Just my luck my car’s A/C decides to go out at the beginning of July. 😓
Make sure you turn your car AC off when car turned off
Been there, hated that!
I've live in Florida for 40 years, since I was 15. I'm also a teacher. I'm leaving at the end of this month and following other family who moved to KY. The housing market here is about to crash, Blackstone, a huge corporation that buys up tons of houses is selling houses at a loss, dut to the difficulty getting hurricane and flood insurance.Thanks! Your videos are always interesting!
You don't leave when the housing market crashes. Tht means prices will go down.
@@metropcs1976 More than the market, the prices, the heat, and the hurricanes are pushing me out. Also, every major home insurer has left the state and won't sell homeowners or flood insurance. If your house is destroyed by the next hurricane, tough luck! That's why people are leaving.
@@metropcs1976Prices going down means nothing if you can’t insure your house. Don’t go and put solar panels on your house without letting your insurer know in advance, and sometimes they’ll try to drop you regardless.
I love gators
@@ashconner2293 Not when you find them in your pool! 😆Happened to me twice in 40 years, which is exactly 2 times too often! ;)
YES!!! KEEP telling people why THEY SHOULDN'T move here. WE ARE FULL!!!!
Yep
Move into one of the sinkholes; you should have enough room there.
@@outbackigloo6489 after you
You’re not full, it’s just poor land development and lack of public transportation.
He's got so much wrong in this video, but I am hesitant to correct it for that very reason.
Thank you for mentioning Hurricane Michael. That was an adventure I hope to never repeat.
Spot on with almost every detail, but I must mention that we actually DO have some cold weather here... and it's still humid... so it will creep into the bones. The cold doesn't last long, but it can be rough.
Central Florida, cold fog that turns into steam by noon and then back into cold fog overnight for two months.
I love our tiny FL cold snaps! They don't last long enough for me, though.
I lived in south FL in the 80's when the Mariel Boatlift met the Cocaine Cowboy Era. Crime was a serious problem. I recently paid a visit to a few cousins who still live there; the place seems a lot calmer, but traffic can still get nuts! When I moved to PA in 1989, my auto insurance bill dropped by HALF!
I lived in Florida for a solid 15 years. I was in Jax for 3 years and Orlando for 12. While I enjoyed my time in Florida, it isn't for everyone and it depends on what you prioritize. If you are homebody, Florida is great - as long as you can afford the electric bill for running the AC 24/7 for most of the year (yes, even in winter) - keeping our 2900sf home in Orlando at 70F all year was about $800/month in the summer months and around $500 in winter.
If I had to do it again and had the freedom to choose where to live (retired or remote work), I would go for a place within 5 miles of the coast. Any further inland, and it is just a hot muggy mess most of the year (March - October in Orlando). November - February can be nice to glorious. I'd also be a snowbird - travel or living a milder place form early-spring, through summer, until late fall.
Hurricanes are only a problem if you live near the coast - which is the only habitable part of Florida. It's a great state if you frequent the beaches and _really_ like theme parks.
Bugs are a bigger problem than gators. Just don't swim in any open bodies of water - even natural springs. You have to watch out for cottonmouth snakes - they are aggressive and don't warn you and can swim.
A White Christmas is a day at the beach in Florida.
Insurance problems aren't limited to home owners - but also auto insurance.
We moved simply because we wanted someplace different - mountains, seasons, and a place I could step outside and not instantly burst into flame - for us, that was Colorado.
IDK I love it here, it's home - I love how alive everything is. There is always something moving, the wind, the nature, the adventure not for everyone but it's my home and I love it!
I honestly don’t know another TH-cam channel that gives nearly as many disclaimers for negative comments as you do. I appreciate that so much that you actually read our comments man 🤙🏼🤙🏼
I completely agree with moving so you can actually see the seasons! I grew up in Florida and I lived in the air-conditioning and my favorite season was winter/spring. I love colder weather and moved up north when I finally settled down and had kids.
Great video! Florida's attractions are hard to beat, but the challenges you mentioned are real eye-openers. I'm curious about the other reasons why it might not be everyone's cup of tea. Looking forward to the rest of the list and your insights on life in the Sunshine State. 🌴🌞
i had a sinkhole open up under my ATV in Lehigh acres as i drove. it didnt hurt me, but it was scary.
I lived in that town for 20 years, it's like that. I'm glad you're okay though.
Hola, Jose! Que pasa? Dios te bendiga…
I would have been terrified! Wasn't there another huge sinkhole recently? I remember a huge one opened on the interstate in the 90's, down towards that way.
You speak the truth. Having lived here for 70 years I’ve seen my state slowly slide down the tubes.
"You get what you vote for"
From my opinion, it’s expensive, hot, bad humidity, hurricanes, and it’s overrated and tiring!!💯💯
Well then stay the F away!
@@Orlando_Stevedon’t worry I stayed the f away you idiot!!! I will visit and you won’t stop me!!
The people are terrible too. Born/raised and it’s sad just how angry and filled with the hatred the state has become. It wasn’t like this 20 years ago.
@@Cruxis_AngelLeft in 1977. Southern hospitality back then. Now the people are demonic. Called me a damn Yankee and vote red. Slashed my tires and told me to go home.
@@Orlando_SteveYou move.
The heat and humidity combo is why I left. Sweating 24/7 and being unable to enjoy being outside most of the year sucks! 3 showers a day couldn't combat it. However my skin was absolutely gorgeous when I lived there. Florida is lovely to visit in February. The beaches in the Emerald Coast/panhandle are my favorites.🏖
The panhandle from Tallahassee to Pensacola has seasons and even occasional snow flurries, but it also has Georgia and Alabama vibes...
I love my state. Florida nature is amazing
Southwestern Florida resident here… alligator danger is overrated by people who don’t understand how to co-exist. I’ve had them in my back yard and on walking trails. We’ve had 1 attack locally. About 2 AM a guy decided to urinate outside a bar that is near a retention pond. It didn’t end well. Just leave them alone and you’ll be fine.
Just a ty comment for your Mr. Briggs for making great videos consistently. I legit watch them every morning getting ready😊❤
Snow would annoy me, but living in a steam oven would annoy me more! Thank you for the video!
I would rather be living in a deep freezer than in a boiling steam oven!
that steam oven till doesnt require cleaning snow, and trying to drive on ice
Where I live we might get snow every couple of years, like 4 or 5”. We love it and wish we would get at least one snowfall annually.
@@diodelvino3048Which is irrelevant if you don't drive
@@daveassanowicz186 most cities in the USA arent fully or even mostly walkable, so ya, its extremely relevant
Living in San Diego I can relate to the tourist issues. Some tourists who visit here act very self entitled.
I prefer San Diego over Miami
@@GabrielJanicki Good go there. We don't want you here!
I lived in San Diego for 15 years and loved it, but it has been taken over by the crazy people (much like the rest of the left coast) and it's unaffordable now. The high cost of living was one of things that drove me back to Florida, which isn't cheap, but isn't insane like most of the coastal areas of CA. I live in a major metropolitan area, with water less than five miles away in two directions, at a cost that California can't touch.
@@UserHorologium I would never move to Florida! I don't believe in politics. Why move to Florida if you got California? Don't you know that Californa is more populated than Florida. Some people think Florida is the only state that is never cold, but California is a lot hotter than Florida.
Californians are worse.
My retired NYPD cop uncle retired there. He spent his days playing golf with his cop buddies who also retired to Florida.
I went to Navy boot camp in Orlando in 1985. After I finished boot camp me and one of my ship mates spent a day at Circus World.
One day in August when my platoon was in formation after lunch, we were hit with a surprise thunder storm. There we were, soaking wet, trying to maintain our military bearing.
I remember Circus World. Great memories.
@@donna8243I'm a local, so I've never been.
@@pamelamays4186 I live right in the middle of that old naval training center right now
Baldwin Park? I remember trying to figure out where the buildings from the old base would have been, and gave up because it was so different. I went to boot camp there in 1987; it's just a teensy bit different now.
@@UserHorologium
My father and uncle were both military.. the NTC was a huge part of my life growing up.
Nothing other than the VA hospital and Lake Baldwin are recognizable.
Because I live in a very cold place, the intense heat turns me away from Florida.
It's true, in Florida between May and most of September, if the heat doesn't get to you, the humidity will. 😅
More like march-September. Our weather is only good a few months
Very relaxing and humble videos to watch .
Been there once and for me the flatness would drive me nuts if I lived there.
Yup the flatness is awful. I moved from a Midwest state with hills and enough flat and moving to FL was incredibly boring. The high points were usually bridges.
It's nice if you drive a manual, less clutching and breaking on sharp downhill curves.
Flat & monotonous scenery, wasn't a fan...
Flat roads + awful traffic. It's awful.
Awesome video Briggs! And so many more topics that could be added. Born and raised in the Miami area, and I'm still here for another year or two. Nothing that made it popular back in the 60s 70s 80s or even the 90s is still a factor. Greed and the lack of any real leadership for many years has turned this into paradise lost. Hurricanes and sink holes are the least of the problem. Rising seas and the very possible prospect of no usable drinking water in many areas will be the end of the story. If want to experience it you really need to see it soon. Leadership in this state really doesn't care anymore.
Been in Florida my whole life and so done with it! Still trying to find my way out and where to go. Nobody around me seems to understand why I wanna leave, good to know I’m actually not alone.
lived in Manatee County, Florida for a few years during the 1980's. It has great white sand beaches. Haven't been back since. Florida is so overpopulated now. I probably wouldn't even recognize Bradenton in 2024. I imagine the entire Tampa Bay Area is pretty big now. The humidity and heat were brutal. I like some change of seasons.
I'm a bradenton native , it's not the lovely town it use to be,I moved away 4 years ago,I went back to visit and it got worse
@@pdxmtngoat The area between the beaches and downtown haven’t changed a whole lot. Most of the expansion has been north of the river where I live and the eastern part of the county. The population of Manatee county was around 215,000 in 1990, it’s now a little over 450,000.
I lived in Bradenton from 2011-14 and I barely recognize it now
It's hot all the way to December these days in the south
“Makes the little fellow look distinguish though”, 😂😂😂. I spit out my coffee when I heard that. That is why I love your channel, not only do I learn things, but sometimes you really come up with crazy funny one liners.
Floridrian here, LOVE my state!!!!!!
Me to; Fort Lauderdale. going for a beach walk in 45 minutes.
@@mr.elastomeric1787 I used to live on Las Olas Blvd!
@@mr.elastomeric1787, if people don’t like the beach, there’s no reason for them to move to FL.
We love visiting Florida in the winter for two or three months. We stay in the St Augustine area where the winter weather is very comfortable but not hot. Daytime highs in the 60’s and 70’s , nighttime lows in the 40’s and 50’s. We’ve been considering buying but the home prices and insurance are at a peak so renting is the low risk option. Also, Florida grocery stores are very expensive and there is very little competition.
I love visiting The Keys, but wouldn't want to live there for most of the reasons you listed. Thanks!
I actually lived in Key West in the late 80's. It was fun as a 21 year old bartender; now? No way!
October is my favorite moment in Florida, a lot less rain compared to the summer, it rains too dang much in the summer, the bugs are insane , high cost of living is insane
Can confirm..... hence I'm moving to Northern Maine.
I totally agree with the number one reason! I use to work for the state insurance and the problem really lies in with the replacement cost, that basically causes anything negative that happens to the roof, it’s basically a full replacement. It’s really really bad in the Miami area!
Florida is a beautiful state, having lived there over 25 years but it’s sad because every swath of land has been overdeveloped, yard & critter chemical spraying has destroyed the ecosystem (along with trash thrown everywhere), identity theft/scams are through the roof, the tourists and older folks never bothered me with driving it’s always been the aggressive/make my own street rules peeps that are beyond insane. Sinkholes from overdevelopment/removing oaks with good root structure. There was definitely a time when the weather became cool in October and stayed until March. It breaks my heart to see what has become of it 😢
Born and raised and will be moving out of Florida for the first time at the end of the year. Just so expensive
I live in Florida and you are right Briggs. Paying insurance on homes here, are crazy. You have to have flood insurance and homeowners insurance.
I was born in Tampa and have lived here all of my life. It only gets worse, never better. Too hot. Too humid. Hurricanes.
Good points. Looking forward to leaving this state in a few more years.
37 year old native. Y'all. This place is wild, but it's home. ☀️🐊🦟🌊🍹😎🌀⛈️🏝🪳🦎🐚🦩🪼🦈🎢👴👵🏻💸
I don't like being sticky. Humid heat = sticky.
Also if a state is driving out teachers and doctors, and insurance companies want to haul ass too.... that's not a good sign for the future.
@@Tormekia
As a person who lived here for over 30yrs. Been there done that it always turns around.
Or for all the elderly who need more care, not less.
Fun fact: All you need to be a teacher in Florida is be a veteran and have an Associates degree in anything.
@@steven4315 Person that fits that description is way more qualified than your average Education major.
As someone whose family has been here since 1880 all I can say is Bye.
They can all go. 😅
Fla is NYC & NJ.
I spent a summer in St Augustine Florida building a mall in 1987. Hot as could be working but the beach on the weekends was great!
Thanks, Briggs!
You bet!
I’ve been living in Orlando since September of 2023. It’s alright for the most part, there’s lots of people who shouldn’t have drivers licenses around here. It’s also very hard to get a job here, the job market is extremely competitive. I have a trade school certificate in Medical Billing and Coding and I work in a mall department store because it’s the only place that would hire me after submitting over fifty job applications.
I do however love how much it rains, and winter was perfect, it just felt like autumn the whole time.
@@LethaWolf30
You’re a time traveler !!!????
@@FloridaManPat I fixed it
@@LethaWolf30 I’m busting your chops
Was gonna ask ya for the Power Ball numbers .
I wish I could relate to your job problem. I’m in my mid 50s and have literally had three jobs my entire life not counting the things I did in college..
I worked the same job for 23 years ( behavioral counseling) got burnt out and decided to go to culinary school. I’m in my mid 50s and had no problem finding a job as a chef and I absolutely love it . Don’t give up . Florida is amazing despite a few drawbacks and I’m in total agreement with you about the weather. I am weird. I love the heat and humidity. I love going to the beach. I love going to the springs I love boating, kayaking, canoeing fishing and camping.. you can’t do that stuff in November in Massachusetts. So yes, when people ask what I love most about Florida other than its natural beauty, it’s the weather.
The shitty driving issue mostly stems from too many driving cultures/styles clashing with each other. The elderly, West coast, Midwest, NE, and South America all drive vastly different and everyone’s pissed that you’re not how they’re used too.
I'm moving from SLC to Orlando next month.
Bring it on...
It’s such a shame that decline of Florida, with the terrible weather, the high cost of any living, and many of the terrible politicians. It was once a nice place to visit, it’s too bad! 😢! Great job Briggs!
Right. It's terrible. Don't move here. Tell all your friends.
2010’s was when I noticed the decline. Post covid it became a shithole
@@Orlando_Steveoh I definitely won’t move there you people have ruined a beautiful state with your racism bigotry and your ignorance I wouldn’t step foot in FloriDUM
I'm gray on top too, but not down south (and I don't mean FL). Hair dye isn't just for the head ya know.. Good for the chest and underarms too if you're going to a pool party; makes a difference.... Try it out. Thanks for the video!
The "Little Fella" comment earned you a Like. LOL
So you are not allowed to call insurance company for somebody as a roofer in the state of Florida. Also if the insurance doesn't okay it's the contract is void. Make sure if you do sign a contract that it says void
I enjoy everything about the panhandle except the heat June, July, August (much preferable though to ice and snow November, December, January). And we do have seasons here, though not as differentiated as points north). For example, fruit fly season is in full swing at the moment.
Been here 36 years. Couldn't imagine living anywhere else
Florida's coastline is more than double what California's is. Comparatively, its very easy to find an empty beach. Lived in Caifornia for 4 years and Florida for 2 (so far).
California beaches 💩and the water's cold and has great whites.
And full of nasty Sargasso too
Mountains > beaches
@@daveassanowicz186 I tend to agree, which is why I live in the PNW. Florida is a home away from home.
@@Orlando_Steve fl sucks
Briggs read my mind when I said I wanna move to Florida lol.. this video is like are you sure? 🙃
STAY WHERE YOU ARE! WE ARE FULL!
I'm a Florida native and I am still a kid and I was looking at everything about the state and I can see why a lot of people here in Jacksonville are leaving for Georgia. I can even see myself in Europe in the future.
I thought the title said why Florida isn't for anyone and was like Amen. Lmao😂
As a person that was born and raised in Puerto Rico which is an US territory, I can understand the situation. I lived in Florida for briefly 1 year and is true. The salary is very low, the job market is not great and is easier when you love landscaping and tourism positions for the most part. Growing up in PR was tough do to low wages, the goods are expensive and small job market. Florida and Puerto Rico are super fun and there's a lot to do for entertainment. However, I currently live in a great suburd from the Cleveland, Ohio area and I have no regrets. My career success skyrocketed in a good way, great salary, the average house in Ohio is much larger than Florida and Puerto Rico houses for a bargain price and I am much better off financially. I do still love Florida and Puerto Rico and I do visit them often for vacations.
I went to UCF and lived in Palm Beach County and Orlando for over a decade. Don’t miss it whatsoever
We don't miss you either!
@@Orlando_Steve thanks . Ive added to the alumni network for UCF, as that school was a fantastic university. It launched my career, and im grateful for it. I still own a condo in Jupiter for my mom to live in, but that would not have been possible without the engineering program at UCF. I’m much happier where I am . It works for me. I married a rancher from the Dakotas. You have to be into that kind of life to love it, and its quite taste specific, but I LOVE it.
Briggs, in my effort to save you, Hawaii is the southern most state. As a matter of fact Brownsville, Texas (latitude 25/90) is slightly farther south than Key West (latitude 24/32) . I still understood what you meant. Good. fair, and almost completely accurate report.
Huh? Since when is Lat 24.54 (Key West) north of Lat 25.84 (the southern tip of Texas)? All of Florida south of Hialeah on the east coast and Everglades City on the west coast is south of the Texas southern tip. Might want to check your map reading skills....
Better than Seattle
Wayyyyyy better.
No Seattle is better. Texas too. Arizona too. People should move out West.
Not if u r a POC or in the lgbt community
@@Orlando_Stevei like ur style
You also have to mention that people drive like it's Fast and the Furious (specially Miami)
Right I don’t know what he was talking about when he said slow drivers
Freezing your a*s off in the winter makes you appreciate summer.
i can def understand the tourist economy, i lived in Williamsburg, VA for 3 years and when its not summertime with the tourist and exchange students everything was dead and work was hard to get. and the weather thing to, not now but when i lived there back in 07 i had the most depressing xmas of my life it was 85' and sunny out. i stayed in Kissimmee for a summer in hs and once a hurricane hit i was done with the place. im going to visit soon and just going to do disney and some shopping then back up north.
People who can't make it up north love moving to Florida then complain it's not like where they left up north. They bring their mental problems, bad driving, drug usage, crime and other issues then blame locals. Florida was a vastly different place years ago. People were friendlier, calmer and just more relaxed. Now anywhere you go the first thing these new residents bring up is where they're from, why they "left a blue state", bring up politics or tell you why it's not what they thought it was. These new residents are entitled wackos that aren't even from Florida. They're from up north. As soon as they can't make it in Florida they move back up north and blame Florida. Old Florida was much better, not this new rich people I'm from NY crap they do now.
So true! Many of those people are going to be miserable no matter where they live.
Amen to that. I can’t wait for them to move.
I’m from nyc and I agree with you. I would love to leave my state but I won’t . My have my friends and family and I would be miserable if I moved to Florida.
If your a native of Florida the heat ,humidity,hurricanes and alligators don’t matter cause that’s all you know and grew up with .
As a newyorker I love my state but i hate most people from nyc , they basically are rude , not friendly and just about themselves.
Fun fact. It did snow in Tampa. Not a lot but it did snow.
It Snowed in Fort Lauderdale in January of 1977. I was in Second grade and Rember seeing a little red wagon all white.
I remember that day (I was in third grade). The Fort Lauderdale News (remember that paper?) ran a headline in the largest pitch typeface I ever saw about the first recorded snowfall in Broward County history. It melted before it hit the ground, but SNOW!!! I was in my 30s before I saw snow for more than a day (and in my 40s before driving in it), but I was over it fairly quickly.
Olympia's snowpocalypse of 2019 (18 inches in four days, which brought the entire city to a standstill) was another of the deciding factors to move back to Florida. It may be an overactive sauna for nine months of the year, but snowstorms (or 34 degree drizzle, another Washington lowlight) is not an issue.
I was tired of 70-90 everyday is a wild statement, Briggs.
We had a roofer try to pull that on us. We canceled the AOB because they hadn't filled something out right so we were about to use that as our reason. We had valid damage, but felt weird when they seemed to be pushing. After researching, we backed out and filed with a local roofer, paid our deductible, and got a great new roof!
My sister lives in Florida and hates it. The last time I went to visit was in October, so it wasn't horrible, but South Dakota and Wyoming on the way back were a lot more pleasant.
I love the little fella joke. LOL!
Amazing weather for Aloha today!!🎉
Yes it was!
I live over the hill from Aloha now but had to be there for an appointment
Thanks for the info.
You bet!
I've been to more than 20 countries on four continents and a fair number of US states. Florida is right at the top of my list of worst places I've ever been (it would be a sad, sweaty, drunken fistfight between Florida, Alabama & Mississippi, while Chile's Puerto Chacabuco dances around the melee, looking for an opening). Spent nearly a week there and it was absolutely miserable in almost every way. I don't want to visit it again. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live there.
I know some folks love it. Good for them. I wish them well. "Go with the gods," as they say. But no thank you.
Thanks for not living here. We definitely don't want you!
High insurance costs, lack of teachers and health care would have me second guessing moving there.
Spot on
Moved last year from Colorado to The Villages Florida - life is good - my expenses are less
We’ve been in Central Florida for over thirty years and now that we’re both retired, we can’t wait to move North. Even our adult children that now have College degrees can’t find decent paying jobs and buying a house is out of the question so they plan on moving out of state too. Florida just isn’t what it used to be when we moved here and it’s becoming increasingly unaffordable.
The bugs are a reason why I'm thankful that I live in western NY. As long as the stink bugs or carpenter ants don't find refuge in your home for the winter, all other bugs die when mid-late fall arrives.
I live in CA and a Bike solves all parking problems. A bike and a Surf or Body Board Backpack and park Far away and Bike in. No Problem. Easier to Bar hop too.
In FL you literally are not safe biking, high percentage of biker fatalities.
We have fall colors here (on the license plates) and we have FL snow in the winter.
Well I've been in Florida 14 years now, after living in 6 other states and I've been happiest here. I don't even notice the humidity, the heat is what we have AC for and that works just fine. Okay, no one wanted to live here until AC was invented, I get it, and it was invented here. So was ranch dressing BTW. Yes Briggs, the alligators were here first but they don't pay taxes. We know to give them their space and no one with a brain would go into a pond here. Seasons I don't care about, I grew up in Michigan and I don't miss them at all, and I especially don't miss snow! I hate snow. True, Florida is not for everyone, and I'm glad of it. We are full here and I wish more would leave.
Spoken like a real native. You're awesome.
@@Wearywastrel Why thank you so much :)
I would add poor water quality to your list also! I’ve lived in SW FL for 14 years and the degradation of the gulf, estuaries, rivers and tributaries is really sad. Plus all of the things you listed, which as a long term resident I can verify is really the case, I personally cannot wait to get the hell out of here, hopefully next summer we are moving to the Carolinas. There are a lot of really great things about Florida; the beaches, birds and other wildlife are beautiful. Jan- Mar is unbeatable as far as weather. But corrupt developers who want to pave over ever inch of green space, to increasing severity of hurricanes and flooding down in Miami, plus so many more issues, it’s absolutely NOT for everyone. But I argue, what state really is? Everywhere else has its problems too. Number 1 for us is the lack of seasons, oppressive 6 month long heat and humidity and no mountains.
I’ve lived here for 58 years and I really don’t know where else I moved to. I do have family in Tennessee so that might be the only other state I would consider.
Dang I was hoping to be the first comment! Florida is a great state to visit in my opinion, my dad actually lived in Palm Beach for several years. I’m not sure if I could deal with the weather 24/7 though, or the drivers!
In my eyes. I recognize you as the first to comment
Feel good about it!😅
Love Florida, but just to visit 👍