What is the best city in Florida to move to?
09-27-2006, 01:01 PM
#81
Originally Posted by landstuhltaylor
i dont really remember too well. i know the area around the shands hospital was really trashy, the kind of place where every store has bars on the doors and windows. the only reason would ever step foot in that city was because the next closest ice rink was in daytona and everyone once in a while i would see the local semi-pro team play.
ive been to new york and some places are really rough....but florida can hold its own in terms of ghettos....
when i was in the academy here we worked with some of the jso guys on the northside...you just ride down the street and hear gun shots, they stand on the corners passin drugs right in front of you....wanna see if your in shape enough to chase them...
BUT north florida probably has some of the nicest areas in the state...as in not built up....st. augustine gets my vote for the prettiest laid back city in florida....ive lived in florida all my life and ive watched it grow, people come and go....and i dont think i could south of orlando....it doesnt even really seem like florida anymore....way to crowded, way to many people not from florida, and cost way to much....
but if ya wanna move down there...be my guest 
09-27-2006, 01:39 PM
#83
Originally Posted by JEB99TA
I lived in St. Augustine and LOVED it. I have been living in lake Mary and LOVED it. Now, I don't love either place much anymore ... too overcrowded now ... going back to East Tennessee or Western North Carolina in 8 years to permanently retire. It was just announced today that ORLANDO FLORIDA is THE ANGRIEST CITY IN AMERICA. Guess who followed suit? Yep, NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
So, both you guys are 'on the money' .... both places suck when it comes to being overcrowded and a shitty place to live. Still like some things about Florida, though.
So, both you guys are 'on the money' .... both places suck when it comes to being overcrowded and a shitty place to live. Still like some things about Florida, though.
At least I'll have a place to park, which is where most of my anger for the damn place comes from and plus, I don't have to worry about snow!!!
Last edited by Roarin_8; 09-27-2006 at 01:45 PM.
09-27-2006, 02:31 PM
#84
Originally Posted by Caswell
Plus there's no surf in south Florida, save for the one or two days a year a hurricane swell hits it just right and it gets huge.
i 2nd that....i know the inlet down by melbourne has a good break....and up here we have 3 or 4 good spots that break at 3-4 feet on a very consistant basis....when a hurricane comes by they can be triple that...a week and a half ago...we have 6-7...it was a surf till you drown of exhaustion day
09-27-2006, 09:10 PM
#85
okay, here was my experience.
the good:
i had a lot of great friends in st. augustine. i met some people who took me in when my grandparents threw me out of the house. they were true rednecks. the father owned a mid 70's chevy fullsize pickup with 454 and a 12 inch lift. when that motor blew he bought a beater boat and pulled the fully functional 454 from it and swapped it into the truck. they had about 6 4-wheelers. the son had a yamaha raptor and put about 6k into it. when his back got screwed up from riding he traded it for a 1969 firebird with a 455 in it. they plan to seel the 'bird and pool their resources to buy a t-bucket.
the bad:
my mom worked at shands hospital and therefore had to drive through that shithole northside twice per day. when i was in 7th grade i was arrested in school. why? i was sent to the school cop because i was in a spat with my teacher whom i shared mutual hatred for. when i tossed my bag against the cops filing cabinet, he jumped me from behind and proceeded to arrest me. i, a 12 year old, was charged with disruption of school function, battery on an officer, and battery on a school employee (said teacher thought it necessary to lend a hand
) i went to juvy for 21 days. while i was there i met a 17 year old in for the same period for the crime of breaking up a fight and subsequently getting kicked in the nads. when the police got him the pulled the same brutality ****. when i did see a judge, the case was dismissed, but only after i had been locked up for 3 weeks. there was alot of bullshit that went on down there but this pretty much sums it up.
the good:
i had a lot of great friends in st. augustine. i met some people who took me in when my grandparents threw me out of the house. they were true rednecks. the father owned a mid 70's chevy fullsize pickup with 454 and a 12 inch lift. when that motor blew he bought a beater boat and pulled the fully functional 454 from it and swapped it into the truck. they had about 6 4-wheelers. the son had a yamaha raptor and put about 6k into it. when his back got screwed up from riding he traded it for a 1969 firebird with a 455 in it. they plan to seel the 'bird and pool their resources to buy a t-bucket.
the bad:
my mom worked at shands hospital and therefore had to drive through that shithole northside twice per day. when i was in 7th grade i was arrested in school. why? i was sent to the school cop because i was in a spat with my teacher whom i shared mutual hatred for. when i tossed my bag against the cops filing cabinet, he jumped me from behind and proceeded to arrest me. i, a 12 year old, was charged with disruption of school function, battery on an officer, and battery on a school employee (said teacher thought it necessary to lend a hand
) i went to juvy for 21 days. while i was there i met a 17 year old in for the same period for the crime of breaking up a fight and subsequently getting kicked in the nads. when the police got him the pulled the same brutality ****. when i did see a judge, the case was dismissed, but only after i had been locked up for 3 weeks. there was alot of bullshit that went on down there but this pretty much sums it up.
09-28-2006, 01:44 AM
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Miami is really expensive and you really need to know some spanish.
09-28-2006, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by staringback05
when a hurricane comes by they can be triple that...a week and a half ago...we have 6-7...it was a surf till you drown of exhaustion day
09-28-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by staringback05
i 2nd that....i know the inlet down by melbourne has a good break....and up here we have 3 or 4 good spots that break at 3-4 feet on a very consistant basis....when a hurricane comes by they can be triple that...a week and a half ago...we have 6-7...it was a surf till you drown of exhaustion day
09-29-2006, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by VSGLS1
Sebastian Inlet. Other than that, it is a giant wading pool. I don't see how Cocoa has 2 major surf competitions a year.
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weve got some nice breaks here in NEFL