Originally Posted by mizzwanned (Post 2814635)

the bad parts you mean? what did you hear?

Originally Posted by cynsir (Post 2810040)

Originally Posted by chloe n kaylee (Post 2814727)

yes, just like any other city L.A has bad parts too... and dangerous too.. but of course they have really nice parts too.

if u do move here, just make sure u do your research on areas u should stay away from and you will be fine :):):)

Originally Posted by dogbert (Post 2815515)

We got neighbors from NY and they seem to like it here just fine. But not the place to come for warmth! LOL

Originally Posted by gunnar08 (Post 2814706)

I'm a native Cali girl. Grew up in Orange County.(where Mickey Mouse lives!) I've lived in the Bay Area for 24 years. I LOVE California. Like everyone says...We have everything! ....beaches, deserts, mountains, redwoods, it's beautiful.....HOWEVER....The taxes are the highest in the country. We pay the most for gas and the state is broke! We have to release 40,000 prisoners in the next 2 years because we don't have room. A high percentage of the prisoners are illegal aliens (my DH works for the Sheriffs dept). We have a lot of homeless people because of the nice weather.
It is so expensive here that you can't afford to retire here! So, we will be moving to another state in a couple of years.

Sorry this is so long! Think twice about where you move to. Good luck! Donna

Originally Posted by FlDebra (Post 2810192)

I live in NW Florida, near Pensacola. It is more like Alabama here than the norm for Florida. I live in a small town, growing too fast for me. You do need a car because there is not much for public transportation in my town. There are lots of rivers here along with the beach. If you enjoy outdoor sports and recreation, this is the place. Canoe capital of the world! Tubing is another fun pasttime. I am thinking of selling my house and getting a condo on the beach. Our county was dry until 2 years ago and then only very limited number of licenses went out, so it is still not a rockin' night life area, but you don't have to drive far to find it since all of the resort towns are nearby.

I liked Orlando, lived there a while. The outlying areas are much better than the city of Orlando where traffic is a problem. I like the Tampa area too but again, outlying areas more than in town. Miami, I would stay away from -- too much crime and too expensive to live in the nicer areas. I like the Ocala area but not sure if I am just in love with all of those beautiful horse farms you see along the highway or the area itself. ;)

The hurricanes are really not that frequent. We had a weird rash of them a few years ago and it scared a lot of people away. But our town had not had a direct hit for 56 years before we got 3 or 4 in a row. I am hoping now we go another 56 years.

Funny -- if it were not for the snow and so much cold, I would love to live in New York now that my kids are grown. I visited and thought it was very exciting. I could see myself in a great loft with all of the exposed ceilings and sectioned off living spaces. I did not like to drive there though.

Originally Posted by YorkichonBella (Post 2810239)

& my daughter wants to move to NY! She's traveled there alot & absolutely Loves it!! I don't know what I would do if she does move? But I totally understand wanting to move somewhere new. I would Love to keep travelling around to figure out just where I would like to move eventually.;)

Originally Posted by cynsir (Post 2810040)

Originally Posted by yorkiesmiles (Post 2816918)

So why do you want to leave NY? So many people want to be there.

Tennessee really is nice - Nashville is great. Green, friendly and always growing. Sarasota, Fla is nice and somehow always safe from the hurricanes. I love the gulf coast of Florida, but if I chose the east coast of Fla., it would be St Augustine - gorgeous, oldest US city. I'd say come to Iowa, one of the best places for business and for families and everyone is so nice - but then again snow will be here in a few months......

Originally Posted by angeleyes (Post 2816925)

It's nice to find other people from Minnesota on a site. I live in the southern metro area but we just moved here 8 months ago from Northern MN. I still miss it but may change my mind when it's -20 up there!:)