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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:03:54 PM EST
[#1]
We're full.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:04:57 PM EST
[#2]
We can swap but Texas has to take Florida man off our hands.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:10:22 PM EST
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I'm obviously biased toward my county-- been here for 30 years. Easy water access, good schools, minimal overdevelopment.
Look up Martin County on the east coast. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:11:03 PM EST
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Don't rule out Southern Alabama. Fairhope and Spanish Fort area are very nice and about an hour from nice white sand beaches. I live in Mobile County which is not considered as nice but I love it. I have a place on 20 acres (only cost me 220k) 15 min from my work. I can get to nice beaches in an hour and a half and I have my own gun range. New Orleans is a couple hours away, Destin is a couple hours away, Atlanta isn't to far.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:13:27 PM EST
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Drive her around S.Dallas a while,then ask: You sure you want to live like this?
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:13:51 PM EST
[#6]
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We're full. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:14:12 PM EST
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:14:14 PM EST
[#8]
Does she like mosquitoes and meth heads?
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:17:38 PM EST
[#9]
Send me an IM if you want some more info. I'm a real estate agent down here in the Fort Myers/Bonita/Naples area.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:19:06 PM EST
[#10]
Port St Lucie area is one of the areas we have considered.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:20:16 PM EST
[#11]
Pinellas County (Gulf side of Tampa Bay where St. Pete is located) has lots of stuff to do on the water. I don't know about jobs in your fields though. But the beaches are accessible, clean, there is a lot to do. Housing is expensive. Weather is relatively warm year-round; winter here is a low of 60 degrees and a high of 72 degrees for about 6-8 weeks of the year, then it's back to the 80s and 90s for 10 months. Many of us treat June-August like the rest of the USA treats winter; hide inside in teh climate control, stay outdoors the rest of the year.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:21:27 PM EST
[#12]
go ask around in the Florida hometown forum too.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:23:06 PM EST
[#13]
Lived in Florida from 1963-1994. Lived on both coasts for a total of 7-8 different cities/towns. Gainesville was home base though. Personally I wouldn't want to be anywhere but the Panhandle. Close to great hunting, best beaches, excellent fishing, pretty stable economy with Eglin and Pensacola nearby. Currently have no idea what cost of living is in that area nowadays though.
Orlando is one giant tourist trap shithole. Tampa St. Pete is rich and vibrant, full of newly weds and nearly deads, and the local political scene has gone full leftist retard per friends I have that still live there. I hear Ft.Myers, Venice, on the Southwest coast is ok but pricy. Unless you are into big cities Jacksonville, Miami would be a no-go for me. Same reason as Tampa St Pete. I left Fla. FOR Texas for more weather variety, proximity to N. Mex. and Arkansas for camping etc. If I ever were to move back there, I would likely be looking in the panhandle only. But that is due to the outdoor opportunities more than anything else. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:23:16 PM EST
[#14]
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Port St Lucie area is one of the areas we have considered. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:23:43 PM EST
[#15]
You know Texas has beaches as well
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:23:53 PM EST
[#16]
After watching Live PD, I'm not even going to FL for vacation any more! At least here in Richland County we get twerkers on Live PD.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:25:05 PM EST
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Don't rule out Southern Alabama. Fairhope and Spanish Fort area are very nice and about an hour from nice white sand beaches. I live in Mobile County which is not considered as nice but I love it. I have a place on 20 acres (only cost me 220k) 15 min from my work. I can get to nice beaches in an hour and a half and I have my own gun range. New Orleans is a couple hours away, Destin is a couple hours away, Atlanta isn't to far. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:25:10 PM EST
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We're full. 
OP, you don't have that funny TX accent do you? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:27:37 PM EST
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Yeah they do but Texas gulf water is ugly.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:29:22 PM EST
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You know Texas has beaches as well |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:30:19 PM EST
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I'm obviously biased toward my county-- been here for 30 years. Easy water access, good schools, minimal overdevelopment. Look up Martin County on the east coast. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:31:06 PM EST
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Yeah... I mean a Texan isn't as bad as a yankee, but still a Texan.
OP, you don't have that funny TX accent do you? |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:33:49 PM EST
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oh im coming toooo flahhhhidaaa...
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:33:51 PM EST
[#24]
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PSL is overdeveloped and has bad traffic. Try Vero or Melbourne Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Port St Lucie area is one of the areas we have considered. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:34:24 PM EST
[#25]
Oh, hope you like humidity.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:37:26 PM EST
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The job market if DFW is awesome. Roofers are always employed with constant hail damage we have here. But I will say that DFW and surrounding suburbs are a big city feel and not at all representative of texas proper. Traffic is bad, Miami bad.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:39:34 PM EST
[#27]
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Lived in Florida from 1963-1994. Lived on both coasts for a total of 7-8 different cities/towns. Gainesville was home base though. Personally I wouldn't want to be anywhere but the Panhandle. Close to great hunting, best beaches, excellent fishing, pretty stable economy with Eglin and Pensacola nearby. Currently have no idea what cost of living is in that area nowadays though. Orlando is one giant tourist trap shithole. Tampa St. Pete is rich and vibrant, full of newly weds and nearly deads, and the local political scene has gone full leftist retard per friends I have that still live there. I hear Ft.Myers, Venice, on the Southwest coast is ok but pricy. Unless you are into big cities Jacksonville, Miami would be a no-go for me. Same reason as Tampa St Pete. I left Fla. FOR Texas for more weather variety, proximity to N. Mex. and Arkansas for camping etc. If I ever were to move back there, I would likely be looking in the panhandle only. But that is due to the outdoor opportunities more than anything else. Utah kicks ass ! |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:40:03 PM EST
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You know Texas has beaches as well |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:40:30 PM EST
[#29]
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Port St Lucie area is one of the areas we have considered. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:43:41 PM EST
[#30]
NAPLES
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:50:59 PM EST
[#31]
I moved to Orlando from Dfw in 2010.
I enjoy it but don't live near Disney! PM if you have questions |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 2:53:48 PM EST
[#32]
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Pinellas County (Gulf side of Tampa Bay where St. Pete is located) has lots of stuff to do on the water. I don't know about jobs in your fields though. But the beaches are accessible, clean, there is a lot to do. Housing is expensive. Weather is relatively warm year-round; winter here is a low of 60 degrees and a high of 72 degrees for about 6-8 weeks of the year, then it's back to the 80s and 90s for 10 months. Many of us treat June-August like the rest of the USA treats winter; hide inside in teh climate control, stay outdoors the rest of the year.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:00:44 PM EST
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Current Florida people. My wife and I really love the beach. She really wants to relocate somewhere closer to the beach. My son will be graduating from High School this year so we really don't have anything tying us down here once he finishes school. He's not at the moment really interested in college but loves the outdoors and fishes all the time. She's thinking he could get a job working on a boat charter fishing and work toward getting his own boat and start charters. She talks about it daily and I feel like I'm blowing her off. I'm terrified of big changes. She has a really good job here with fantastic benefits but the company is going through changes and she worries what will happen in the future. She's been with her company for 20 years and I doubt she could make close to what her current income is now. I am a commercial roofing superintendent/estimator. I could possibly make a decent income there but unsure about the job market, cost of living and housing in Florida compared to Texas especially in the DFW area. We want to be further down in Florida in a more constant temperature area compared to the panhandle. Is there any towns to look for and ones to avoid? No pics of wife! Second home is Florida. Gulf coast/Destin area have lots of like minded people. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:03:15 PM EST
[#34]
If your son is looking into charter fishing, the Destin area is where you want to be. Don't think you have to live in Destin proper, but close by would be good. Niceville, Shalimar, Navarre, or further north in Crestview keeps the housing costs down (compared to on the water). Oh, the panhandle has the best beaches and is deep red politically.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:12:10 PM EST
[#35]
Move to one of the blue counties and give em hell.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:17:43 PM EST
[#36]
Florida will still be there when something that maybe possibly someday could happen to your wife's job.
Your kid? Who gives a fuck? He's 18 and doesn't want to go to college? Fine. GTFO and go get a job. Greyhound goes to Florida. No need for mommy and daddy to relocate to wipe his ass. I left when I was 18. It won't hurt him, I promise. You would be crazy to leave good jobs to go to Florida and Maybe like it. I've lived in SoFLa and Central Florida. I loved it but it's a different world from Texas. Good luck in your decision. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:18:29 PM EST
[#37]
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Pinellas County (Gulf side of Tampa Bay where St. Pete is located) has lots of stuff to do on the water. I don't know about jobs in your fields though. But the beaches are accessible, clean, there is a lot to do. Housing is expensive. Weather is relatively warm year-round; winter here is a low of 60 degrees and a high of 72 degrees for about 6-8 weeks of the year, then it's back to the 80s and 90s for 10 months. Many of us treat June-August like the rest of the USA treats winter; hide inside in teh climate control, stay outdoors the rest of the year. And yeah, check out the Fl Hometown Forum. Very good group and we're pretty helpful. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:24:10 PM EST
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We'll take a Texan but not another damn yankee.
ETA; The Sarasota/Bradenton/North port area is starting to boom and is a very nice place to live. Like beaches? read up on Siesta Key beach, Anna Maria Island etc. As long as you ain't yankees.... |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:25:14 PM EST
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I second the people who recommend Destin....for work. To much tourist traffic for me. I live in Navarre which is in between Ft Walton Beach and Pensacola. Destin is 45 minutes depending on the season. We have the whitest beaches and it is very relaxing to live here. We are retired military and I have lived in this area off and on for 15 years. Love it. Wife loves it. Kids love it. You'll love it too.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:26:25 PM EST
[#40]
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If your son is looking into charter fishing, the Destin area is where you want to be. Don't think you have to live in Destin proper, but close by would be good. Niceville, Shalimar, Navarre, or further north in Crestview keeps the housing costs down (compared to on the water). Oh, the panhandle has the best beaches and is deep red politically. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:28:33 PM EST
[#41]
Florida is only good to visit....
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:33:07 PM EST
[#42]
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oh im coming toooo flahhhhidaaa... Best of everything to both you and the OP 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:33:27 PM EST
[#43]
Well, bye.
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:35:19 PM EST
[#44]
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...... You would be crazy to leave good jobs to go to Florida and Maybe like it. I've lived in SoFLa and Central Florida. I loved it but it's a different world from Texas. Good luck in your decision. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:36:35 PM EST
[#45]
This is ar15.com and you are asking for relationship advice -rofl
Eject, Eject, Eject - and were are the required pictures. She is probably bored with the affair she has been having behind your back. She thinks moving to Florida will spice up her life again. In the end she will not respect you, and moving will not fix her midlife crisis. I think this is a perfectly normal ar15.com relationship advice post. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:37:48 PM EST
[#46]
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I'm obviously biased toward my county-- been here for 30 years. Easy water access, good schools, minimal overdevelopment. Look up Martin County on the east coast. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:39:24 PM EST
[#47]
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Pinellas County (Gulf side of Tampa Bay where St. Pete is located) has lots of stuff to do on the water. I don't know about jobs in your fields though. But the beaches are accessible, clean, there is a lot to do. Housing is expensive. Weather is relatively warm year-round; winter here is a low of 60 degrees and a high of 72 degrees for about 6-8 weeks of the year, then it's back to the 80s and 90s for 10 months. Many of us treat June-August like the rest of the USA treats winter; hide inside in teh climate control, stay outdoors the rest of the year. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:40:45 PM EST
[#48]
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Don't rule out Southern Alabama. Fairhope and Spanish Fort area are very nice and about an hour from nice white sand beaches. I live in Mobile County which is not considered as nice but I love it. I have a place on 20 acres (only cost me 220k) 15 min from my work. I can get to nice beaches in an hour and a half and I have my own gun range. New Orleans is a couple hours away, Destin is a couple hours away, Atlanta isn't to far. 
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:41:17 PM EST
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Port St Lucie area is one of the areas we have considered. A very big fishing community, I think 1 put of 10 homes owns a boat. |
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Posted: 8/22/2017 3:41:20 PM EST
[#50]
You din't ask about the traffic or how the french tourists smell.
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