What can you tell me about Weston, Florida (Westchester, Andrews: rental, hotels)

[ruski]

Yes, it gets cold here in the winter Especially after you have lived here for a few years.

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by ruski

Hey, they don't call it Alligator Alley for nothing.

If you drive from Weston to Naples on a cold, but sunny winter day, you will see them out on the banks of the canal that runs along the highway, one next to the other, closer than railroad ties. They get out of the cold water and lie in the warm sun.

That's good to know...
How cold does it really get though? NY winters are beyond nasty for my taste.

[ruski]

This winter it came down to freezing for a short time. Some areas north (Orlando) went below freezing.

It is pretty typical to have a few cold waves come through when it gets down to the 50's or even 40's at night.

Anything cooler than 70 is too cold for me now. I start shivering.

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by ruski

This winter it came down to freezing for a short time. Some areas north (Orlando) went below freezing.

It is pretty typical to have a few cold waves come through when it gets down to the 50's or even 40's at night.

Anything cooler than 70 is too cold for me now. I start shivering.

You know, this past January, I would pay to have a 50 degrees day, but I do understand where you are coming from. After being spoiled with hot hot Florida days, 50 degrees may feel very cold.
I actually think this could be a good thing - nice little break from the heat.
I do looooove hot weather and we have been talking about moving to the south for a long time

[newmommy78901]

Originally Posted by max's mama

Thank you for your input! I will respond to your DM too.
Seems like babysitting prices are comparible to Brooklyn, and so as the school. Right now, I'm paying $600 months for 5 full days in school, I think it's a cheaper side too.

One thing I love so far about Weston is how close it is to everything. I mean an hour to Miami? Can't beat that! We now commute one hour on the train to the new york city daily. 45 minutes to Fort Lauderdale or Naples? I mean 1 hour commute is nothing for us. We are soooo used to it.

Yes, it is close to several great towns. The only place I'll miss being close to is Orlando (Disney and all that fun stuff) but it's still not that far really.

[newmommy78901]

Originally Posted by ruski

Yes, it gets cold here in the winter Especially after you have lived here for a few years.

Yep! My blood is thinning out. 60 degrees is cold to me now. The worst months in Florida (IMO) are July/August/September. I think it's really the humidity. Florida has a different kind of "hot". It's the type of hot that you can't breath and when you step out of the house you sweat but everything is air conditioned and there are plenty of indoor activities.

Our summer is like your winter. We stay indoors.

[ruski]

But even when it is hot, it rarely hits 100.

Orlando is only 3 hours away. Very doable. I wouldn't want to live there with all the tourists and such. But nice to visit every once in a while.

[Momma_bear]

Originally Posted by max's mama

Thank you for your input! I will respond to your DM too.
Seems like babysitting prices are comparible to Brooklyn, and so as the school. Right now, I'm paying $600 months for 5 full days in school, I think it's a cheaper side too.

One thing I love so far about Weston is how close it is to everything. I mean an hour to Miami? Can't beat that! We now commute one hour on the train to the new york city daily. 45 minutes to Fort Lauderdale or Naples? I mean 1 hour commute is nothing for us. We are soooo used to it.

Half an hour to Fort Lauderdale. More than an hour to Naples unless you travel really fast. My husband has gotten a ticket every time our son has had a wrestling tournament in Naples so you have to be careful speeding on the Alley.

There are no trains here. Where in the suburbs are you located? We live in Cortlandt Manor when we were in NY. I grew up near Lake Ronkonkoma.

[max's mama]

Originally Posted by Momma_bear

Half an hour to Fort Lauderdale. More than an hour to Naples unless you travel really fast. My husband has gotten a ticket every time our son has had a wrestling tournament in Naples so you have to be careful speeding on the Alley.

There are no trains here. Where in the suburbs are you located? We live in Cortlandt Manor when we were in NY. I grew up near Lake Ronkonkoma.

Believe it or not, we are in Brooklyn! It takes me on hour and 10 minutes door to door to get from Bensonhurst to mid-town Manhattan where I work.
I think it will be a good break for me to not use the subway anymore. I calculated, I spend about 10 hours a week/40 hours a months/480 hours a year on the train - for the past 10 years, not counting a year I took off work when my son was born.

[Momma_bear]

Originally Posted by max's mama

Believe it or not, we are in Brooklyn! It takes me on hour and 10 minutes door to door to get from Bensonhurst to mid-town Manhattan where I work.
I think it will be a good break for me to not use the subway anymore. I calculated, I spend about 10 hours a week/40 hours a months/480 hours a year on the train - for the past 10 years, not counting a year I took off work when my son was born.

WOW!!! When I lived in Cortland Manor it took me about the same amount of time to get to my workplace in lower Manhattan. My DH worked in midtown and it only took him around 50 minutes.