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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
You should read today's NewsBreak about the temperatures in the Atlantic being now as high as normally in June. That HEATED WATER produces the strong hurricanes. That is important if you intend on living here year-around. Florida is virtually an island and the made the weather great 15 years ago. Now the weather is not great in the summer and getting worse. Florida home insurance is the highest in the nation. The bad parts about life here are hard to see and most residents here do NOT want to admit to things about the bad parts.
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IMO, every buyer should come to Florida in September. Experience the wicked humidity and the stress of watching hurricanes form in the Gulf of Mexico. The persistent afternoon rain, the lightening and homes catching fire, the sweat running down your forehead, swimming pools that often no comfort because the water is warm, staying cooped up because you need AC, and the bugs. If you survive until the end of the month, Florida is right for you!
BTW: Florida is a peninsula not a virtual island. But yes, the summers seem to get WORSE as each year passes. When I first moved to this state in the eighties, the weather was not much of a concern. It was sunny and calm most of the year.
It is interesting that people do not want to talk about the bad parts of living in the Villages. Some even get angry when you do! Every place has its pros and cons. The Villages is no different. Yet, some become extremely offended when you point this out. I have never seen such reaction except in the Villages. Those who notice call it the Stepford Syndrome.