Well...you pay A LOT (property and taxes) and get nada for it...I wouldn't mind it if you got something, but you don't.....the city council members have been in office since the Earth cooled and don't want ANY modernization, they are soooo picky about letting people in the city to develop it. We have 5000 Starbucks, but we are just FINALLY after 4 years of trying, breaking ground on a Kohls....I have to go to Bonita Springs/Naples to go to a "good" grocery store ... Then there is the snow bird factor...I swear we play license plate bingo 8 out of 12 mos of the year...I see more Ontario, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, New York, and Pennyslvania plates than Florida.
It sounds stupid to say it out loud, but its really the lack of day to day ammenities combined w/ the high housing/taxes. The husband and son love it, but they just leave me their want list and tell me to go get it...not always easy!
We lived in Tampa for 2 years and visited here during that period and liked it so I thought it would be fine. Joe had offers in the Orlando area, Tampa area and even Panama City (although I don't know THAT would be better...but closer to La)...I think he should have gone towards Orlando, but he wants to live on the water...he is 1/2 fish!!!
BUT ....I shall BLOOM WHERE I AM PLANTED!!!! for today at least...I complained enough last weekend I'm surprised he didn't hire movers!
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