Oh, no! The SNOW BIRDS are back!

pixiemomma · Nov 21, 2003

By family, I mean my sister and her children. They moved there about 8 years ago, almost overnight, to care for her mother-in-law who had a stroke.

I love visiting but my husband is rather heat intolerant. Come to think of it, he's cold intolerant as well. :confused:

And I hate shorts. I've had nightmeres about having to wear shorts ALL YEAR. Shorts and flats. {{{shudders}}}

moinab · Nov 21, 2003

We don't seem to get the snowbirds here in the Jacksonville area, or at least not in Atlantic Beach. But then, my step-father keeps telling me that Jax isn't really FL, but Southern GA :rolleyes:

Stepharoonie! · Nov 21, 2003

Originally posted by Pin Wizard
In January I'll be here 15 years. It's pretty here. But I'm in a rut. I'm ready for a change.

Since I'm 25, this is my 25th year

I'm a little tired of it, ready for a change myself

floridaminnie · Nov 22, 2003

I'll be here ten years at the end of next month. After living all over the world and country, I love Florida. Now I do like to travel, but Florida will be home for awhile. Even with the snowbirds, that do drive me crazy! :crazy:

SillyOldBear66 · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Pin Wizard
Please take them all out of Florida! The food store was horrendous yesterday! Traffic is abominable!! Making a move is looking even better!

Guess where some of them spent their summer?
Up here in Maine!

Sooooo.....my grocery store is much less crowded now!

I'm sure you'll ship 'em back once the spring weather arrives.

Glad we can share.....but feel free to keep them longer if you'd like.

-Tabitha

floridaminnie · Nov 22, 2003

.....but feel free to keep them longer if you'd like.

Thanks, but now thanks.

When the timer goes up, we're shipping them back up to ya. Need to make room for the toursits then!

Nick@ VB+OKW · Nov 22, 2003

I hope there is room for 2 more...................but we will be moving to Florida "Permanently" from Ohio

as soon as we retire in 4 years.We will be 51+52...............so we should have many more years to enjoy the Florida

.

Kitty 34 · Nov 22, 2003

Hey you Floridians.....what do you call the "spring breakers" when they come to visit in March?? :teeth:

You guys sound like us, in our little town when the COLLEGE students come back in the Fall!!!! :earseek:

BTW......I have a college student so I'm not trying to offend that group!!!

legs22 · Nov 22, 2003

I've been in FL for 35 yrs. :eek:

I'm tired of it too. Would love to live on the west coast of the U.S.

Posted by moinab:

We don't seem to get the snowbirds here in the Jacksonville area, or at least not in Atlantic Beach. But then, my step-father keeps telling me that Jax isn't really FL, but Southern GA

I lived in Tallahasee for a year and it was not FL to me. I always said it was part of GA.

Posted by Nick @ VB+OKW:

as soon as we retire in 4 years.We will be 51+52....

Wow, you will still be young when you retire! Good for you!

Posted by Kitty 34:

Hey you Floridians.....what do you call the "spring breakers" when they come to visit in March??

Party animals?? Crazy college kids??
Here where I live, it's not at all like the 1981 strip in Ft. Lauderdale when I went on spring break. Now that was crazy :earseek:

Posted by Bichon Barb:

How are your grocery store check out lines? Are they like Georgia--where everyone in front of you has to have a ten minute discussion about the weather with the check out clerk? Speaking very s-l-o-w-l-y?

Actually the snow birds are behind you in line hitting your ankles with their carts.

Nick@ VB+OKW · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by legs22
I've been in FL for 35 yrs.
I'm tired of it too. Would love to live on the west coast of the U.S.

legs22

We also considerd Phoenix and Vegas and love both places also. But a sister is moving to West Palm Beach next month, and the rest of our family lives in Ohio and Pa. so it would be a little to far from family. This way we can still go to Vegas every year for "vacation".

Kallison · Nov 22, 2003

We are thinking of moving to Pinellas County again -- I DREAD it, it makes me sick to my stomach. I love living in PA. Also I'm not real happy with how the school system looks.

Nick@ VB+OKW · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Kallison
I love living in PA.

Kallison

We are in Ohio so our weather is basically the same as yours.

Do you really enjoy cloudy days 80% of the year........snow......ice......potholes.........dirty cars.....wearing coats

5-6 months out of the year ...............hibernating indoors 5 months out of the year.............taking twice as long to drive

somewhere during winter?

I will take Florida weather

anytime over the above conditions of Ohio and Pa. ::yes::

Kitty 34 · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Nick@ VB+OKW
Kallison

We are in Ohio so our weather is basically the same as yours.

Do you really enjoy cloudy days 80% of the year........snow......ice......potholes.........dirty cars.....wearing coats 5-6 months out of the year...............hibernating indoors 5 months out of the year.............taking twice as long to drive somewhere during winter?

I will take Florida weather anytime over the above conditions of Ohio and Pa.

You just described lower Michigan, too! I'm ready to put on my wings for Vegas or Florida anytime!!! Too bad my DH and I still have to work! :rolleyes:

Cruisin · Nov 22, 2003

Okay, if all of the tourists and snowbirds did not go to Florida what would left there.
Our beloved Mickey Mouse would have to close up shop and move elsewhere because, tourism is what keeps Florida going.
Can anyone tell me other than tourism and citrus growing, what type of industry, etc. makes its home in Florida?

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Bichon Barb
Don't let their cuteness fool you. They are pure evil.

Those little people that you are talking about. Are they the ones who drive the Lincoln Town Cars?

ROFL! Not that I've seen! Seriously...there was this little old lady that pulled out of Century Village (say no more!) and was in front of me. She was just one of the many cars without a head. I passed her at one point and saw her stretching to see over the steering wheel. At a light she passed me and I decided to stay behind her...GOOD THING! She hit a car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Bichon Barb
BTW, while I have all your Flaaaaridians in one place, I have to ask a question.

How are your grocery store check out lines? Are they like Georgia--where everyone in front of you has to have a ten minute discussion about the weather with the check out clerk? Speaking very s-l-o-w-l-y?

Hey, I shouldn't talk. Up here, God forbid you pull out coupons or a checkbook in line. If you turn around you'll see everyone rolling their eyes and making tsking noises.

LOL! You're too funny! The only ones that do talking like that with the cashiers are the seniors for whom a trip to the grocery store is their social hour. Working people don't do it!

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by pixiemomma
By family, I mean my sister and her children. They moved there about 8 years ago, almost overnight, to care for her mother-in-law who had a stroke.

I love visiting but my husband is rather heat intolerant. Come to think of it, he's cold intolerant as well.
And I hate shorts. I've had nightmeres about having to wear shorts ALL YEAR. Shorts and flats. {{{shudders}}}

(((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))) regardin the MIL.

Only when you first move here do you wear shorts all year...if that. I've been wearing jeans lately.

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by moinab
We don't seem to get the snowbirds here in the Jacksonville area, or at least not in Atlantic Beach. But then, my step-father keeps telling me that Jax isn't really FL, but Southern GA

What an adorable picture of your little one!! :teeth:

Jax gets too cold for me! But I hear that a few of my high school classmates are there.

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by SillyOldBear66
Guess where some of them spent their summer?
Up here in Maine!

Sooooo.....my grocery store is much less crowded now!

I'm sure you'll ship 'em back once the spring weather arrives.

Glad we can share.....but feel free to keep them longer if you'd like.

-Tabitha

LOL! I'm ready to send them back to you NOW, Tabitha!!

So it was you who sent them all down here!!!! LOL! :tongue:

Pin Wizard · Nov 22, 2003

Originally posted by Nick@ VB+OKW
I hope there is room for 2 more...................but we will be moving to Florida "Permanently" from Ohio

as soon as we retire in 4 years.We will be 51+52...............so we should have many more years to enjoy the Florida

.

Congrats!! That will be a nice change. I did it backwards. Left NJ, came to FL. Now I want to go from FL to VA. LOL! But I HATE snow and cold weather. It would be so nice to live near my sister and have a change of seasons. And be closer to military and g-men since I'm "single again." My sister is dating a DEA agent!

I can't find that type here in this part of FL. And I put my military friend on notice that he's to find me a good, single, marriage-minded troop!

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