[spotrod]

The Sun- Sentinel, Look On The Right And Read Numbers 3,4,5 And 20(click On More Stories For 20) And Under More News " Public School Enrollment Drops For First Time Since 1971 . Its Sad To See This State So Bad Off . I Will Forever Miss The Old Florida ! Esp The Way Naples Was Back In The 80's , Now That Was Paradise.

[Milabs]

S Florida hasn't been well for awhile. I sure do miss the Florida of the 70s and 80s but can't change growth so I left.

[spotrod]

i knew it was bad ,but not that bad - i was in the tampa area - but like you we have also moved "to georgia "and i have to say ,its so much better! i remember the florida from the same time periods as you as i was a fourth generation floridian . i hope you like your new state also . native gone tourist

[backtofla]

no way. please tell me what it is about ga. i am not knocking you or ga, in fact, i am glad you like it there, but i really dont see it. it is cheaper in ga i am sure, but what other advantages???

[DAVID_S]

Originally Posted by spotrod

The Sun- Sentinel, Look On The Right And Read Numbers 3,4,5 And 20(click On More Stories For 20) And Under More News " Public School Enrollment Drops For First Time Since 1971 . Its Sad To See This State So Bad Off . I Will Forever Miss The Old Florida ! Esp The Way Naples Was Back In The 80's , Now That Was Paradise.

The Sun-Sentinel is all gloom and doom. That way they sell more newspapers. That rag has no credibility whatsoever.

School enrollment fluctuates in any school district. That doesn't mean that "this state is so bad off." There hasn't been a decline since 1971 -- that's 35 years ago. If anything, this gives the school district a breather from decades of explosive growth.

[spotrod]

David And Back To Fl - I Am Glad You Are Making It Here And Still Love It. There Is Nothing Wrong With That! Just Try To Understand That Us Natives Were Very Adept At Making It In This State On The Wages Due Too We Knew No Different And The Cost Of Living Was Low . Now These Same Wages Can No Longer Keep Up With The Cost Of This State . And No ;i Do Not Just Blame The Northerners . Its Also All The Hurricanes ! The Heat Has Also Become A Bear , It Was Never This Hot And Humid , I Really Do Believe Its Globle Warming. As For Ga , Its Not Just That Its Cheaper And They Pay More - Yes , They Do Have A State Tax , But You Also File A State Income Tax And Get This Money Back Just Like Your Federal Income Tax . We Moved Into The Foothills Of The Blue Ridge Mtns . You Can Actually Drive Without Traffic All Around And The View Is Awesome. I Am Only 20 Miles From Gainesville , Ga Which Is Equal To The Tampa Area And It Only Takes 20 Mins As The Speed Limit Is 60 And No Traffic. The Lakes Are Beautiful With No Gators And Huge , Huge ,huge. It Is A Slower Pace And I Will Have To Defuse From Being In Tampa. Now That Being Said , I Will Miss Florida But You Have To Understand , I Have Been Missing The Florida I Loved . Man I Remember Going To Fort Desoto And Clwtr Beach And You Could Find A Spot Without Crowds .. There Were No, Two Hour Waits At Bg And Disney. And I Was Not Poor Living Here. I Do Not Want People To Hate Fl - Just Some Of Us Can't Afford To Live Here Anymore - But We Can Visit - Cheers Wendy

[chocomom]

Originally Posted by DAVID_S

The Sun-Sentinel is all gloom and doom. That way they sell more newspapers. That rag has no credibility whatsoever.

School enrollment fluctuates in any school district. That doesn't mean that "this state is so bad off." There hasn't been a decline since 1971 -- that's 35 years ago. If anything, this gives the school district a breather from decades of explosive growth.

Palm Beach county lost over 3,000 students in ONE year; Broward over 7,000 in the same period. That is not a blip when it comes to school funding, so people should care.

For a long time, the Sun-Sentinel was one of FL's biggest cheerleaders. Now that things have taken turn; they are a 'rag'. Interesting.

[alexander59]

I still live in Tampa and we are currently looking for somewhere to go in a few years, my grown daughters and my grown grandson, we are all going. Both my daughters were born here and I remember the Florida keys in 1959, greed took them over should have been a national park. I and my oldest daughter have all lived elsewhere but because of illness in the family we have stayed here. I Know everything changes in time and our young memories are almost always of how life was and how good it was then, but Florida has definately got worse, overcrowding, terrible roads, the second worse school system in the country, houses here are as expensive as in Alaska, insurance probably higher, jobs for people without a degree very low paying, the illegal immigrants are a major problem and they do take good jobs at much lower pay, not all but a great deal of good paying construction work. Work goes on in Tampa and code enforcement turns a blind eye on illegal business and construction. At one time the old locals used to say the weather would get cooler after the first full moon in October, it starts in December anymore. The beaches have so many condos on them you can't see them in some areas. Take your family to Disney and enjoy the heat and the lines and enjoy paying all the tolls as you drive to it. The governors wife was caught smuggling in clothes etc, from overseas, and both his kids have been in drug and alcohol treatment, but he thinks he knows what kids need for school. He signed the biggest phone hike in history and let Katherine Harris make desicions regarding the election of 2000, look her up. One of my daughters lives in Melbourne, which is getting crowded, the other daughter lives in Palm beach county, you don't even want to go there unless you are Rush Limbaugh, who is annoyed at the turtles coming up on his beach. Be very very sure you want to come here and have enough money to keep your kid in private school, have a very good job, love being hot or staying home and learn Spainish.

[backtofla]

sc is the state with the 2nd worst school system in the country. fla is like 39th or so.

[alexander59]

Your right I just looked it up still nothing to brag about.