moving to orlando

[sanela]

somebody from orlando?i want to move to orlando.need information on weather,bugs,huricanes etc...please help

thank you

 

[DISNEYGATOR]

I live in Orlando...

As far as weather, winter varies... we get cold fronts, can get down in the mid 30's for a few days, but I would say winter average is in the 60's
We don't really have a spring... just starts getting into the 80's (and it already is in the 80's now)
Summer is H-O-T! Mid 90's, humidity is very high, but that is why humans invented air conditioning As long as you don't have to work outside, it's bareable.
Fall is short, it just gets in the mid to high 70's and thats not until Mid to late Octomber.

Bugs? Well we are subtropic so we've got them THe worst to me are the roaches.. something northern people don't really understand until the see a Florida roach! In the summer we have the usual gnats, but I've seen them up north, it's not like Florida is invested. Just different bugs... oh and lizards EVERYWHERE.

Hurricanes... Haven't had a bad one in a while, a few tropical storms, and even when they do "hit" Orlando, we are so far inland, that all we get is heavy rain and some wind. Nothing dangerous or life-threatening, and huricanes are predictable, so even people on the coast who are more at risk can prepare.

Orlando is a great town to live in, I love it. Lot's to do around here, overall, I would say the weather is appealing (I do complain about the heat from time to time, but the northern DISers on this board think I am crazy and I should live thru a winter snowstorm). I would say the BIG down side to Orlando right now is the traffic. But every developing city has that problem.

Anyway, hope that answers your questions

 

[Dan Murphy]

No answers on your Orlando questions, sanela, but how about coming to a Chicago DIS meet before you move? We have one planned up in the Gurnee area on April 12th. Here is a link. Hope to meet you soon.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?threadid=328258

 

[Pin Wizard]

Don't worry...the lizards are small. Occasionally one gets in the house. I'm told that's a good thing since they'll eat any bugs around. The worst for me? The aligators and snakes. Had a coral in the garage a couple years ago. Thank goodness for neighbors! A former sheriff and his friend got rid of it.