Post #176645 by joefla70 on Tue, Aug 2, 2005 2:55 PM

Hi Curt,

I live in Ft. Lauderdale and have lived here all my life. One thing you should know about South Florida is that the home prices have skyrocketed in the past few years. I'm sure it has gone up in other places, but its crazy here now. I heard a story on NPR the other day that a lot of people who are thinking of moving here and have accepted job offers, later declined those job offers after finding out that houseing was so expensive. Now, I see that you are from Seattle, so the situation may be even worse there than it is here.

Also, if art and culture are big factor for you, there is very little down here. Just to give you an example, the city of Miami is spending a gazillion dollars building a new performing arts center and opera house in downtown Miami. At the same time that they started building it, the Florida Philharmonic went BANKRUPT. So, they will soon have a great music hall for nobody to play in. (That Reminds me of a recent Simpsons episode where the city of Springfield built a performing arts center than nobody went to, and it later was turned into a XXX movie theatre, and then eventually a maximum security prison!). But I digress...

Another thing about South Florida is that people, by and large, are not extremely friendly. It always amazes me when I travel outside of Florida just how much more friendly people seem to be.

Its really hot and humid here too. I know it rains a lot in seattle, but at least its probably nice and cool. Here, even when it rains its like a steam-bath!

You know what, on second thought, I don't know why I live here! Don't come to Florida. Go to some place nice while you still can!!!! Like North Carolina.

[ Edited by: joefla70 2005-08-02 14:56 ]