Florida Naysayers
 

Recently Carguy mentioned in a post how tired he was of hearing people say how much he will hate Florida. I have been getting the same reaction, even from family..mainly "It's tooo hot...you'll hate the heat and humidity...too many bugs...etc..etc. " Since our lifestyle visit, I have been frequently checking the temperature and comparing it to Michigan. All summer I was seeing temperatures.... here in the 90's...temps there in the 90's...high humidity both places...unable to sit outside in the evening because of the mosquitoes. Now I look at the temps...30 here..62 there....45 here...75 there...inability to sit outside here because you'll freeze you butt off...hmmm..still trying to figure out why I'll 'hate' Florida!!

Trish, I think people are telling you why THEY wouldn't like FL......but they're representing it as why YOU won't like FL. :D

Just tell them you're glad they won't like it.....that way they'll stay up north and not enjoy everything that YOU'LL be enjoying in TV!!

Bill :)

Just read something in our local paper...people are leaving Michigan in droves and guess where the majority are going????

North carolina

Don't listen
 

I think most of us have heard the same from both friends and family. The reason is probably simple your making the move not them. I heard it from family and now that they've been here they also want to move. Make the move you'll be happy. As for the heat my comment I don't have to shovel it.Bugs they're everywhere. Humidity we all have. Good friends and a GREAT retirement place WE HAVE IT not them!!

..I can testify......when visiting relatives and friends in OTHER places in
Florida.......THE BUGS and SKEETERS are BRUTAL......

Here IN the Villages ...the Spray trucks eliminate the bugs and Skeeters.

Take a run over to Inverness....The Skeeters WILL eat you alive.
Run over to Sebastian.....the Skeeters RUN the area.
Go fishin in any lakes Off-Campus at Sunset...Skeeters are rampant.

...however...there are some Palm Trees loaded with cockroaches, field mice and roof rats.
You can rest assured there are NO longer any Palm trees at our place.

Would NEVER live IN Florida...IF we could not live IN The Villages.
Must be a reason why 20% of Villagers moved here from other areas of Fl.

A good friend of mine asked me. "why do you want to move to Florida, it's so hot in the summer".

I replied. "what's the difference if you have to stay inside during the winter to not freeze your butt off or stay in A/C for a few hours during the summer if it gets too hot"? She then saw my point of view. Also, they were never in TV so how could they possibly know where we are coming from?

IMHO - I think some people just have to justify where they live is really good for them.

To each his/her own.

The Florida those people are thinking of might not really exist any longer. It's HOT everywhere, the humidity is higher the further south you go in Florida. We found our son's area in Sarasota to be much warmer, because of the higher humidity, than here in TV, but people still live in those areas and quite happily, too.
Mosquitoes aren't a problem in our community. It isn't that they don't exist, there just aren't all that many. There is spraying done to control the pests and it works. Homes and stores and office buildings are climate controlled. Your car has air conditioning. If it's hot, you do something indoors. In other parts of the country, it gets cold and you're indoors so here it might just be a different season.

Over time, we all adjust to our new environment....by becoming acclimated or by staying in cool buildings.
Don't listen to them....and remember there are others who might be saying something similar about where they live....it's too COLD, there are mosquitoes, it's extremely windy, there are tornadoes, etc.

Trish---as a new transplant to FL and becoming a TV FROG, let me say I have not regretted it for a minute. In fact if anything I am feeling somewhat guilty for being so deliriously happy and content while all my naysayer northern friends are still naysaying and grouchy....I think they must just be jealous that I had the courage to make the move they are afraid of......
Come on down as soon as you life circumstances say you can! My guess is you will not regret it either.

Suzanne

:agree: :mademyday:

Sh-sh-sh-sh! Stop telling everyone about TV...it may become overpopulated!

Yea!
 

Ohhhhh the damp cold of Florida will go right thru you and you will ache and die! Right as I sit here shivering at 15 degrees with high humidity aching. In UpState NY. Of course unlike Florida with the brilliant Blue Sky and Sun I get to rejoice with Grey FUNK! outside.

Only thing NY has over Floridia is 1/3 of the worlds fresh water. Thats what 7 feet of snow a year gets ya!

Yea Trish! I gonna ban all my friends who want to come visit just for a place to stay while they go to Disney. LOL:wave:

Haaaa
 

All my teacher friends made fun of me buying in TV and they moved to NC or SC. Now its Holy Gow Herv they are taxing our retirements!!!! :sing:

Ummmm....could it possibly the same place Western New Yorkers.....and the other New Yaulkers are going?

And then there's the person who loves to diss anything positive I do. When the comment was made a couple days ago, "Why would you ever want to go to CENTRAL Florida....away from the ocean?". I have to compose myself....take a deep breath....smile.....and not go into the 42,000 reasons why I chose TV...in CENTRAL Florida....away from the ocean. 10,9,8, 7....maybe that second glass of vino isn't such a bad idea?!!!!