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Sancho

(9,070 posts)
11. I'm across the bridge in Clearwater - Tampa Bay Area...
Sat Mar 9, 2024, 10:24 PM
Mar 9

+'s
1.) Weather is good in the winter
2.) Lots of excellent art and music
3.) Housing is high, but still lots of bargains and choices if you are smart (everyone has a pool)
4.) Beaches are the best in the world
5.) Great boating and sailing if you are into that kind of thing
6.) Great food and night life and entertainment at theme parks
7.) Schools and universities are still good, but DeSatan is trying to kill education
8.) Great airports at Tampa and Orlando
9.) Sports teams (Champa Bay!): Bucs, Rays, Rowdies, and Lighting
10.) Short drive to golf, parks, bike trails, and kayaking

-'s
1.) Traffic typical of major cities, but there is little public transportation
2.) Too many MAGA nuts - it's a purple area
3.) Property insurance is high - much worse in flood areas (which is a everywhere)
4.) Get used to hurricanes - big ones every 3 to 5 years
5.) You need to speak at least 2 languages
6.) Constant construction
7.) Toll roads everywhere you want to go
8.) Anything but a white car is toast; paint is ruined in 3 years no matter what
9.) There really are crazy Florida people
10.) Driving in Florida is a nightmare

I wouldn't live anywhere in the state . . . hatrack Mar 9 #1
Hope your friend does the homework. Deuxcents Mar 9 #2
The best decision I ever made JoseBalow Mar 9 #3
Ditto! IrishAfricanAmerican Mar 9 #8
Never ever. Traffic is a nightmare. It's hot, really hot Phoenix61 Mar 9 #4
Nice to visit once, I wouldn't live there if you paid me, too much traffic. nt doc03 Mar 9 #5
It used to be relatively sleepy. cachukis Mar 9 #6
Great review snowybirdie Mar 9 #10
Despite the bad press there are 1K people MOMFUDSKI Mar 9 #7
Tampa Bay area- lightning strike capital of North America. niyad Mar 9 #9
I'm across the bridge in Clearwater - Tampa Bay Area... Sancho Mar 9 #11
Sancho kinda nailed it. I've lived in Florida most of my life and 5 years here west of Tampa... mitch96 Mar 9 #12
I actually live there. flvegan Mar 10 #13
All the pros and cons. Someone mentioned cbabe Mar 10 #15
I don't think I could list all the pros and con, naturally. flvegan Mar 10 #19
Thank you. Lots of good info. cbabe Mar 10 #20
Been in north Tampa since 1974 HAB911 Mar 10 #14
From where to Tampa? Jackson, MS to FL probably a great move. nt TeamProg Mar 10 #16
Seattle to Panama to... reasons include cbabe Mar 10 #17
I don't think I'd like Seattle weather. A Calif friend has a place in clearwater that he selling, it's a mobile. TeamProg Mar 10 #18
I have a relative there. High cost of living. Poor medical care. Hot. Biting bugs and Trumper Nazis everywhere. SunSeeker Mar 31 #21
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