Why do people live in Florida?

"Budman" wrote in message
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On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:40:55 -0700, "Richard Johnson"
wrote:


"eüphemism" wrote in message
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puzzled wrote in message
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A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really
don't
understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired
of
having
to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone
explain
this to me.



You should probably review the specifics with more care. I lived in
Florida
for 25 years and endured only one hurricane - it was a Cat-1 wimp named
"David" in 1979. Andrew was the only really devastating hurricane that
came
close to where I lived - and it was terrible. It was supposed to hit
the
Palm Beaches, but it never turned north and just went straight in - it
actually "missed" the most major population areas of south Florida.
Had
it
come in 50 miles further north, the damage could have easily been 10
times
worse.

This is the first hurricane in modern history to affect this extensive
of
a
stretch of population. There have never been evacuations involving 2
million people. This storm is "raking" the coast starting just at Ft.
Lauderdale all the way up to at least Melbourne. Nasty, nasty, nasty.

Property values have gone ****house in Florida over the last four
years.
Maybe this will stop that madness.

This season will clearly be a modern record for the number of people
directly impacted by hurricanes. The bad news is that there are three
months of hurricane season remaining - and there's another storm
already
out
there - by the name of Ivan.

You may marvel at the stupidity of Floridians as they hunker down
during
these storms. That's okay. They have all snickered at your expense as
they
sat on the porch, sipping coolers and watching the coverage of those
relentless winter storms that bury the north every single year. The
shots
of people slowly sliding their cars into poles, walls or other vehicles
was
always my personal favorite.

Ü


Actually it is what you get used to. As a native San Diegan, I never
had
to put up with tornados, huge lighting storms, cockroachs as big as small
dogs, or hurricanes and heat with 100% humidity. I did put up with
flea's,
earthquakes, and water that would dull a knife if you tried to cut it.
(When making concrete you only have to use a half a bag to get the same
volume as normal places...OK exaggeration...but that water was hard.)
All
in all I would rather live in San Diego than Miami, any day of the week.
But Florida's waters are beautiful. I now live in the Pacific Northwest
(West of the Cascades). It is very beautiful here. The winters are
mild,
and it is a bit rainy. But almost no insects (by comparison to anywhere
in
the South or Northeast.). But...there are the things called volcanoes.


Everyone has a cross to carry - Volcanos can be a bitch but they don't
occur often (eruptions) in the CONUS. We in Sarasota have beautiful
beaches and considerable wealth - but few real jobs. We also are in
the first row on most hurricanes.

San Diego is beautiful too. My son lives there. Most of the people I
met there were too full of themselves. Very plastic. They have the
mudslides and the occasional earthquakes.

Of all the places in the USA I have been, I like Colorado Springs.
Great air, great view, great people. Can't think of a negative off
hand.


For San Diego you need to add the cost of living (I think they were #1 not
too long ago) and wildfires. Recall that the Dolphin-Chargers game of last
season was relocated to Arizona due to the San Diego facility being a
staging area for the relief and firefighting effort.

Ü

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:29:58 -0700, Louis Boyd
wrote:

IN-10-CITY wrote:

The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity,
but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Safety labels are only to protect manufacturers from lawsuits. People
who are stupid enough not to use products safely just by thinking about
the consequences are also too dumb to comprehend the labels.


"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by
legislation. Stupidity isn't a sin, the victim can't help being
stupid.
But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is
death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically
and without pity." - Robert A. Heinlein

"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:29:58 -0700, Louis Boyd
wrote:

IN-10-CITY wrote:

The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity,
but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Safety labels are only to protect manufacturers from lawsuits. People
who are stupid enough not to use products safely just by thinking about
the consequences are also too dumb to comprehend the labels.


"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by
legislation. Stupidity isn't a sin, the victim can't help being
stupid.
But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is
death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically
and without pity." - Robert A. Heinlein

"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

cannot afford to
relocate
especially after 2 hurricanes, 2 insurance deductables, and another hurricane
on the way
I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.I just wish he didn't trust me
so much = LIve by the sun - Love by the moon.
phyllis
^,,^

Take the insurance money and run. with the hurricanes the deduct is 2 pecent
of home value..for EACH hurricane if you have damage..and then there is
depreciation value...we had over 25 thou in damages for charlie and got a check
for 11
I know God won't give me anything I can't handle.I just wish he didn't trust me
so much = LIve by the sun - Love by the moon.
phyllis
^,,^

Gunner wrote:



"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

Liberalism is *NOT* a philosophy. It is a mental disorder.

Gunner wrote:



"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

Liberalism is *NOT* a philosophy. It is a mental disorder.

You forgot to add: Nation's 3rd largest Death Row population

Pete Platis wrote:
puzzled wrote in message
...

A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really don't
understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of

having

to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone

explain

this to me.



Well , hurricanes are one reason but Florida has a host of others to
stay away:

1. Cockroaches ......LOTS OF EM ( also known as "palmetto bugs" in order to
water down the icky factor, don't be fooled though, they are just larger
roaches......that fly........very well) and a plethora of other pests that
you WILL come into contact with on a personal level whether you want to or
not..........this includes scorpions and brown recluse spiders btw, both
poisonous.

2. Staggering humidity ( well not all of florida but anything south of the
tropical line is brutal)

3. Job market isn't so great.

4. There ain't no mountains, not a one!. There has basically GOT to be
something wrong with that. In fact , the highest point in the state is only
a measely *345* feet high!.

5. Swamps........hell most of the state is a swamp.

6. Highest percentage of over 80 year olds behind the wheel of a
car.......THAT can't be a good thing.

7. Alot of white trash, yeah I know that can be found in alot of states.
Just seems worse in Florida for some reason though.

8. Basically Florida has one or 2 seasons, depending on where you live in
the state. For a 4 season kinda guy like me , not a good thing.

9. Alligators coming into contact with people in or near their homes,
killing or maiming them and/or their pets. It's not a good thing. Been
happening more frequently too.


10. FLORIDIANS ARE VOTING-MACHINE CHALLENGED.


In case any of you are wondering, yeah I spent a couple of years in that
awful state.


Enjoy the remainder of your evening.

Terry Gowan wrote:

Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and ice storms. They're all useful in
cleaing out the gene pool. The people I least understand are the
Californians that re-build their homes on the side of a mud-sliding
mountain.

Terry Gowan



Not to mention having the nation's 3rd largest death row
population. THat should help filter the gene pool abit. Although
it doesn't seem to work in Texas

Florida is not exactly the intellectual capital of the USA. Remember
the "hanging chad" fiasco, not sure those people should be voting.
Florida is just a dumb beach state, that's about all. Not much
importance in anything.


puzzled wrote in message . ..
A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really don't
understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of having
to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone explain
this to me.