[rustyp]

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

we are maintaining 2 houses and it stinks, we are going to become full timers knowing that we may need to vacation in the north for july and august

I suspect house #1 was easy to give up ????

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

DANGEROUSLY hot. And with G.W. it gets hotter every summer.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by frayedends

I'll take swamp ass over these winters any day. Full disclosure, I haven't spent a whole summer there yet. But still, I can jump in a pool or the AC in the house. I'm done with winter. Done.

Hate to mention it, but by July , August, and Sept, the pool water is as HOT as bathwater. Unless you can bring a truckload of ice with you to the pool, there will be LITTLE relief. And if you have any color of car other than white, or silver, you will literally burn your hand, as in ooowwweeee big time. PS get a white cover for your steering wheel.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by C. C. Rider

It actually gets hotter in many parts of the mid-west and upper mid-west during summer than it does here in Florida. Yes, we'll get temps of 93* or so on a pretty regular basis during the summer, but temps above 95* or 96* are rare while in the mid-west, they often hit 97* or hotter several times during a typical summer.

Edit to add: A person quickly learns to do their outside summer activities in Florida in early morning when the temps are upper 70's or mid-morning when they are mid 80's. Don't wait til afternoon to start your pickleball or tennis game.

Absolute temperature in Florida means absolutely nothing. The temperature in degrees combines with the high humidity plus the stronger sun in Florida to make it feel HOTTER than ANYTHING experienced up-north.

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by rustyp

I suspect house #1 was easy to give up ????

House 1 was a breeze to leave, number 2 is giving us a little more trouble but we are still doing it. We will be down to just the one in TV by this time next year. I hope!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Are our friends lying when they tell us they are leaving TV when a hurricane warning is up? They stayed for one and they won’t do that again.

There may not be a direct hit but there can be flooding, loss of electricity and wind damage closing the rec centers, golf courses, restaurants and businesses.

When, in recent memory, has that happened in TV?

Yes, I'm aware of that time when there were tornados that hit TV in 2007.

But the last two major (and many, many minor) hurricanes caused minimal damage. A bit of golf course flooding (which they are designed to do), a few MMP tunnels flooded and a few lost power for a short time...

The State of FL used land in TV for a staging area for the massive influx of repair crews that came to the state in preparation for the storms...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by NotGolfer

Depends on who you talk to here. Having grown up and lived in the Upper Midwest til we moved here 15 yrs ago---it was THE best decision. The saying is (or question)---would you rather shovel sunshine or snow. The last 3 winters we were up north---there were record snow-falls. Had to shovel out first thing in the morning then again to get vehicles in the garage after work. IF you enjoy winters like that---so be it. Here, you can go inside where the "air" is on but the sun may be shining outside. We don't do activities outside during the midday in summer. As for hurricanes....the effects we experience here is wind and rain, not what you see on t.v. news. That's always on the coasts.

In the PAST, the hurricanes stayed on the coast, but worldwide the oceans have been warming for the last 11 years, so they could bust-through into central Florida now.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Is there a shortage of AC and pools up north?!

You’re kind of proving the point with ‘TV is a ghost town in the summer’ ....where do you think all your neighbors retreated to? You’re clearly in the minority. It’s been stated by many posters across many threads that they no longer own homes up north so trying to convince yourself that a FL summer isn’t that bad kind of rings hollow

There are many snowbird renters who only want to (or maybe can only afford to) rent over the winter... Not everyone who leaves is a frog...

Right now, I'm a "snowflake". I come and go when I can. But I've spent multiple multi-week stretches in TV in every season... My wife spends about 4-5 months/year in TV. She has no issues with the heat...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Berwin

Back in my Army days, I was out in the field (Alps) one time when it was 32 below zero not counting wind chill. Still better than some of the hottest summer days around here. I've also been in the field (desert) when it was way above 100 in full MOPP gear and that was worse than Florida. My experience is you can always put more clothes on but there is a limit to how few you can wear (at least in Florida).

Don't be so sure...

[ashiecat1954]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Then you must leave town during the hurricane hits. We have never been housebound for three days because of snow. This is the year of 2024, not 1950 anymore.

Well, it all depends on where you live. I lived in St Louis and they plowed regularly after snow, I moved to Plato, MO where they hardly ever came down my dirt road so I was homebound until enough of my neighbors with 4 wheel drive packed down the snow. And TV hasn't had problems with hurricanes, the worst of them hits the coast and they aren't near as strong if/when they come by.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I’ll take a HHH summer day in Florida over a winter day up north seven days a week and twice on Sunday. I like the heat way more than cold and ice. Plus, we have a pool and A/C in Florida and often suffer from the heat during the summer up north without either. The only thing I hate about summers in Florida is the friggin lightning. Since I enjoy swimming (water is a great conductor of electricity) and golfing (being in an open area with a bag of lightning rods), the lightning can frequently put a damper on things. Plus, the Villages is a ghost town in the summer compared to the winter. Cheap golf and no crowds are very easy to get used to.

Actually PURE WATER does NOT conduct electricity, the impurities in the water do.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston

Of course their are...but isolated at best. FL... All of FL is under constant threat from now til November. Every year. Is what it is

Hurricane season starts in June...

And "ALL" of FL?

And please refresh my memory... When was the last time a hurricane hit TV?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Aces4

And you won’t have a heatstroke shoveling snow..

No, just a heart attack...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

yes, it's hot and humid here during the summer. that's why air conditioning and pools were invented.

That's why in about 1950 Florida had about 6 million people (all living on the coast) - because A/C was NOT widely available.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

In the PAST, the hurricanes stayed on the coast, but worldwide the oceans have been warming for the last 11 years, so they could bust-through into central Florida now.

You -do- realize what happens to hurricanes when they travel 75 miles inland, don't you?