[LKJ1988]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

that makes sense......the 70's temperatures went down so much they were trying to scare everyone with the coming of a new ice age

I miss the 70's when fish were fish and men were men.

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by MiamiLIFE

I moved here two years ago from the northeast. I always hated the weather up north, but that was where work was located. I got the chance finally to move with my current employer and I just wish I could've done this 10 years ago! I love the weather, don't mind the humid summers (compared to long winters and rainy, damp spring), the sunsets are intoxicating, the wild life, palm trees, etc. just make this special. I wake up every day and pinch myself. Especially this time of year. I am in a short sleeve shirt today, just drove back from taking a walk on the beach and I am working on my balcony now to close out the day.

Good luck!

You've only been here two years.

Meet you right back here in 15 years after you have lived through 17 years of 7-month oppressive summers, had a couple homes (and cars and boats) obliterated by a hurricane, had to live in your brother's house for months without electricity or AC in 95 degree heat and humidity (forget working from home in Florida after a hurricane; power and Internet will be out weeks/months), had your dog eaten by a gator, and had flying roaches land on your head.

[Dave_n_Tenn]

Originally Posted by sinatras

You've only been here two years.

Meet you right back here in 15 years after you have lived through 17 years of 7-month oppressive summers, had a couple homes (and cars and boats) obliterated by a hurricane, had to live in your brother's house for months without electricity or AC in 95 degree heat and humidity (forget working from home in Florida after a hurricane; power and Internet will be out weeks/months), had your dog eaten by a gator, and had flying roaches land on your head.

... and you're still here? I hear Canada is nice this time of year.

[Corrie22]

...and then there's the chupacabras and swamp apes.....LOL

[Corrie22]

Originally Posted by LKJ1988

I miss the 70's when fish were fish and men were men.

we were lucky....we got to grow up in that

[sinatras]

Originally Posted by Dave_n_Tenn

... and you're still here? I hear Canada is nice this time of year.

I'm still here, until the last of my father's family is 6 feet under!

Then I'm OUT permanently.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by sinatras

....forget working from home in Florida after a hurricane; power and Internet will be out weeks/months)....

I worked from home after a hurricane and during a week+ longer power outage. Internet was fiber optic which was under ground and the fiber internet service didn't go down. Had a generator and was able to connect the internet router to the generator and successfully worked from home. Wasn't that bad actually.

[chiluvr1228]

Originally Posted by Variable

I worked from home after a hurricane and during a week+ longer power outage. Internet was fiber optic which was under ground and the fiber internet service didn't go down. Had a generator and was able to connect the internet router to the generator and successfully worked from home. Wasn't that bad actually.

I'm guessing you live in Gateway or Babcock Ranch?

[jean_ji]

We live in unincorporated south Sarasota county and have Frontier FIOS which is underground. We never lost internet during Ian. We have a solar system with back up batteries that kicked in when the power went out. We used a generator during Irma and had internet when power was down. Fiber optics for internet had been good for us.