: I come from a resort town - but one that would shut down every winter! We have been here a month and actually haven't even been to Disney. We have been all over the place discovering the rest of our area from the Gulf beaches to the clear spring water natural pools to the playgrounds (and splash pads!). I haven't been here long enough to tell you the bad side, but so far we are loving it. As a nurse, it was really easy for me to land a job before we came down. My husband is in tech support and is still looking.
We live upstate NY and the winters are long, cold and plenty of snow that keeps us indoorsThe warm weather doesn't last long and I'm still waiting for a nice hot summer day (compared to Florida heat its not hot here at all). We end up counting down the days to every visit we can make to Florida. Thanks for sharing your stories, I think its time to plan for that final visit to Florida and make it our home
The summers in Orlando are really brutal if you do not handle heat well (me), because with Orlando there rarely are any breezes except right before an afternoon storm comes, it is just hot and humid. Did some checking before moving and the schools are very good in our area, elementary through HS. Yes; a lot of folks say go to the beach or pool to cool off, well you are no longer on vacation so you have work, after school activities, grocery shopping etc. Getting into a car that is 120 degrees is no picnic, if you have leather seats you better have a towel for your legs. We were getting ready to start a family and were not impressed with the schools there, yes there are some good ones but you better make sure you live in that area. Decided we had enough of living in the middle of the state and ended up moving to the pan handle, where there is more change of weather. We have lived here now for 12 years. It gets in the 90s here also but not even close to as many days as Orlando gets, plus there is a breeze that makes it much more tolerable. We actually get down in the 30-40s in the winter months. Plus great beaches and a very manageable 7 hour drive to WDW
So if you are really thinking of moving to an area that you like to vacation, I would suggest to go there and NOT vacation and go through the daily work day routines etc. to get a better feel.
I am hoping to move down to Florida in the next few years. I will not have to worry about school districts. But I want a safe area with health food stores.
I like the heat and I hate winter.People that complain about the traffic, have you seen traffic in LA and New York. I guess it depends on where you are coming from.[/QUOTE
Couldn't agree more!
History; lived in Michigan, moved to Orlando because our company relocated there. We lived there for 18 years. At first we really loved it, but then they kept building subdivisions and not roads. Well it started getting really old driving 20 miles to work and having it take 45-60 minutes on a good day
I am hoping to move down to Florida in the next few years. I will not have to worry about school districts. But I want a safe area with health food stores.
I like the heat and I hate winter.People that complain about the traffic, have you seen traffic in LA and New York. I guess it depends on where you are coming from.[/QUOTE
Couldn't agree more!
Never been to NY but have been to LA, Chicago, DC etc. and also lived in Detroit and here is where Orlando is very different then those cities. Using a Michigan example
