Florida and the Southeast are becoming unlivable with the constant killer hurricanes.
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Replies to: Florida and the Southeast are becoming unlivable with the constant killer hurricanes.
We have been here close to 30 years. That is after spending my early life in South Philly. Yes,
the hurricanes are scary but the one coming for us now is a once in a lifetime storm. We are prepared as well as we can be. Generator, gas, water, dry goods, propane and flashlights. We will ride it out, see who needs help around us and then get back to living. I will take these storms over living in Philly any day of the week.
Florida is overflowing with people moving down here. Roads are crowded, I-4 is an absolute nightmare to drive but you learn ways around it that may add some time but it's worth it. I cover 9 states in the southeast for my company. I could live in any of them but will never leave down here. Way too may positives that outweigh hurricane season.
Be careful. There might be another "once in a lifetime storm" next year.
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I know you're trying to make a point but you failed. I will take hurricane season over living in
Philly or anywhere in the NE. Florida isn't for everyone but at the rate people are moving here, it's for a lot of people. The last winter we spent in Philly we got 30+ inches of snow in a weekend. It locked the city down for a while. It turned from "look how pretty the snow is coming down" to "I wish this gray frozen shit would leave in no time". Sadly, people were trapped and died.
In other words, every place has the shit they deal with.
Good luck with the storm, Tampa
They're not fun. Sounds like you are as prepared as you can be...hang in there and check in on the other side.
Anyone thinking of selling good ocean front property at a bargain price call me.
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You should have bought an EV, it's your fault.
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Constant.
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Unlivable? Hardly.
This will be the 3rd hurricane (Ian, Helene and now Milton) to hit us in SW Florida in the last three years and no one is bailing. People continue to move to Florida for the weather, not run away from it. Ask TampaIrish what driving I-75 is like these days with all the new residents up and down the Gulf Coast. You are way more likely to die on that highway than in a hurricane. Florida is much more likely to become unaffordable before it becomes unlivable.
These storms are weeding out the crappy buildings that were built before Florida's new building codes were adopted in 2002. Driving through Fort Myers and Estero after Ian, you could see the difference. The newer homes were structurally fine. Sure, shingles and lanai screens needed to be replaced but the homes withstood the wind and water. It was all the old product that got destroyed. If you own an old wood frame house or trailer, at grade, close to the beach you know it's just a matter of time before it's going to get wiped out. All you need to do is look at your insurance premium to know that. Loss of property is inevitable, but with each storm and rebuild, property damage will get less and less as newer stronger product replaces the older buildings.
People just need to follow instructions and get the heck away from the coast for a few days to let nature do its thing. Loss of life does not have to be inevitable.
Hard pass. God made Fla for 3-4 months of the year not for year round living. Fine to rent or own
a second place there.
You'll get no argument from me on that.
We're only there from Nov-April. Florida's summers are the equivalent of Minnesota's winters. Too hot or too cold, you end up spending 95% of your time indoors.
Naples area is the tits from January-April. Like Thanksgiving and Christmas at home though.
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From yesterday's WSJ.
Free link for all the WP subscribers.
I-75 is awful. The area is ridiculously congested. The infrastructure cannot handle the influx of people after Covid. That is why people are bailing on their impulse purchases, now.
Link: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/florida-home-sales-slowing-355616a2?st=peEZEw&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Duh!
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No thanks, I'd rather not see my house and car floating away.
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Your choice. Enjoy those Pennsylvania winters.
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Meh, our winters are for pussies. Nothing that a little trip down south for a few weeks
(What it’s meant for) won’t solve.
Heh. You really are living in the South.
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Brrrrrrrrutal! I've heard it sometimes dips below 30 degrees. Your spit will freeze before it hits
the ground.
Do rich guys ever spit?
Brrrrrrrrutal! I've heard it sometimes dips below 30 degrees. Your spit will freeze before it hits
the ground.
Do rich guys ever spit?