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calimary

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45. Indeed.

Reply to CatWoman (Reply #40)

Sat Oct 1, 2022, 06:04 PM

Oct 2022

One thing anybody has to say about Russel Honore - he's as credible as they come.

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Question: is it time to start looking at leaving Florida? [View all] calimary Oct 2022 OP

That time began years ago but it isn't too late to move. Kaleva Oct 2022 #1

I can't help it - I worry about the Floridians. calimary Oct 2022 #3

Here's the original thread: calimary Oct 2022 #2

Guess you could build a house boat and keep it in the back yard. TigressDem Oct 2022 #4

Only problem with that is - a lot of boats wound up blown INTO the back yard. calimary Oct 2022 #6

Well, finders keepers? JK TigressDem Oct 2022 #8

I've lived in California since 1961 Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #11

Thank you! I have lived in California my entire life and have NEVER seen a cockroach. skylucy Oct 2022 #22

Nor have I. Fifty-some years in California and I think I saw one or two outside somewhere. calimary Oct 2022 #29

I lived in Florida Conjuay Oct 2022 #41

Because that's a California thing. TigressDem Oct 2022 #58

I was ten miles from the epicenter of Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #60

The most cockroaches... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #28

By comparison I once spent six hours in Miami. Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #33

I am sure I saw them in Key West... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #42

Before my Dad found the final cure..... TigressDem Oct 2022 #61

It was mostly a joke my Dad told.... TigressDem Oct 2022 #59

When I retired 13 years ago I was dreaming of doc03 Oct 2022 #5

and GATORS and SNAKES and BUGS Grasswire2 Oct 2022 #7

My parents lived in West Palm Beach 6 years. They doc03 Oct 2022 #9

Palmetto bugs...... Jade Fox Oct 2022 #16

Is it time to start looking at leaving Cuba? maxsolomon Oct 2022 #10

I was born in Florida teach1st Oct 2022 #12

NO, it doesn't sound insensitive at all! calimary Oct 2022 #49

Inevitable... My old family homestead sits in what was once a sand dune JCMach1 Oct 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #14

Many of those "stupid, sorry asses" came from NJ in the first place! A HERETIC I AM Oct 2022 #27

Boom! Treefrog Oct 2022 #31

I left after 26 years slater71 Oct 2022 #15

The same could be said for California iemanja Oct 2022 #17

Let's just say I'm glad I'm not the one who has to decide this for anybody other than just me. calimary Oct 2022 #38

well insurance companies are going to take it in the shorts once again dembotoz Oct 2022 #18

The Federal Government will backstop it all. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2022 #30

True enough, but that costs tax money. calimary Oct 2022 #44

Couple points; A HERETIC I AM Oct 2022 #52

My wife and I recently sold our manse in Tampa anticipating cachukis Oct 2022 #19

+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #36

We are in our 70's and have long term friends and family close by. cachukis Oct 2022 #56

Oh dear God - 85 degrees, 1000 feet deep? calimary Oct 2022 #37

We all respond to matters with our own world view. cachukis Oct 2022 #57

I would leave tomorrow if it were just me. scarletlib Oct 2022 #20

Posted this earlier snowybirdie Oct 2022 #21

The effects of climate change will not be uniform around the world Kaleva Oct 2022 #54

Me.. I sure would and the sooner the better PortTack Oct 2022 #23

Some don't leave with immediate disaster (hurricane) bearing down, so some will always stay. UTUSN Oct 2022 #24

I heard someone interviewed on the news - who'd defiantly decided to stay, regardless of warnings. calimary Oct 2022 #34

Definitely. We left California after retirement in part because of the constant drought and fires. HeartachesNhangovers Oct 2022 #25

We left a few years ago after daughter finally married her longtime boyfriend and calimary Oct 2022 #46

Live in Florida and the like you roll the dice. I'll stick with the North East thanks. GuppyGal Oct 2022 #26

Absolutely yes! Brenda Oct 2022 #32

And how do those officials plan to pay for all that build-back-better-and-better? calimary Oct 2022 #35

Don't fool with Mother Nature! Brenda Oct 2022 #43

I left Houston because of climate change and never looked back. ananda Oct 2022 #39

Lt. Gen. Russel Honore: Leaders Must Convince Some Florida Residents to Move CatWoman Oct 2022 #40

Indeed. calimary Oct 2022 #45

Yes. NickB79 Oct 2022 #47

Eventually they'll stop giving out building permits near the water. WarGamer Oct 2022 #48

That, and I wonder how long insurance companies will be there when needed. calimary Oct 2022 #51

My people came to Florida in the 1800s. Chainfire Oct 2022 #50

What about New Orleans or a host of other places. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #53

Yes. What about them, too? Yes. calimary Oct 2022 #55