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Sadly they are trying to make America like Florida, and they may succeed. dem4decades May 2023 #1
You're always welcome here in Pennsylvania FakeNoose May 2023 #2
we left Pennsylvania 45 years ago onethatcares May 2023 #3
Personally claudette May 2023 #6
LOL you sound like me, Claudette FakeNoose May 2023 #12
Went to Miami once claudette May 2023 #15
God, Miami is a hellhole! Aristus May 2023 #22
I can imagine what's it's like in summer. Disaffected May 2023 #53
It was in claudette May 2023 #79
It wasn't the humidity that hampered your breathing ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #144
Breezier than Houston, more clouds and t-storms to cool off. carpetbagger May 2023 #118
I know that clammy feeling well. soldierant May 2023 #127
Tell me. Disaffected May 2023 #139
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs May 2023 #90
Yes, it's called The swampy flying roach. Dave Bowman May 2023 #101
It's called a Palmetto Bug and we don't consider them roaches even though they are. They do fly. Lochloosa May 2023 #134
LOL! claudette May 2023 #156
Imagine Florida's weather and climate but with misanthrope May 2023 #110
Same here-never move to FL Rebl2 May 2023 #20
It will be pretty great when Mr. Kunz defeats Josh Hawley mahina May 2023 #26
I wish/hope Rebl2 May 2023 #27
+1 chowder66 May 2023 #45
Same here Rebl2 May 2023 #61
son lives in KC UpInArms May 2023 #76
Gerrymandering doesn't affect the Senate. ShazzieB May 2023 #88
Yes Rebl2 May 2023 #92
Ah, I see! ShazzieB May 2023 #95
I understand your point that gerrymandering markodochartaigh May 2023 #97
One of these is wrong in most parts of FL. lark May 2023 #28
Same! Give me the cold any day over the heat, humidity and fascism. PortTack May 2023 #31
We can dress to stay warm in cold weather KS Toronado May 2023 #40
Exactly!! chowder66 May 2023 #47
Yep!! claudette May 2023 #78
Oh god forbid!! I'm too old to go naked without ppl screaming in horror! PortTack May 2023 #147
Humidity, heat, love bugs, moreland01 May 2023 #37
and bdamomma May 2023 #85
Yikes 😳 claudette May 2023 #86
OK? Freethinker65 May 2023 #13
FYI...... Butterflylady May 2023 #17
Air conditioning ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #143
State income tax was one of the reasons? JanMichael May 2023 #159
Florida not having a state income tax is meaningless Marius25 May 2023 #173
I've lived in Pittsburgh and love that city Mysterian May 2023 #11
I was claudette May 2023 #14
Florida will survive DeSantis just as it survives every other storm that passes through it. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #4
Exactly. Been here since 1955 except for a 12 year stint in Appalachia and 4 years in Indiana back dameatball May 2023 #38
I may still come back, but at this point I'm not sure. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #46
Like the old commercial said, "We'll leave the light on!" dameatball May 2023 #54
Keep a cold one in the fridge! BlackSkimmer May 2023 #66
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #73
the only people I saw attacked NJCher May 2023 #87
Truer words, my friend, truer words... In It to Win It May 2023 #52
DeSantis is just the latest wannabee. The real question is, "Will FL survive Republican fascism?" Cyrano May 2023 #72
It's wonderful claudette May 2023 #5
I hear you edhopper May 2023 #7
Comparing Florida to Nazi Germany is just hyperbole. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #48
The problem with your post is you're trying to think of 1940s Germany Marius25 May 2023 #55
No, I'm not. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #65
Numerous gay pride events have already canceled because of fear over the new laws Marius25 May 2023 #70
You might be surprised to learn how man actual Nazis live in North Florida RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #59
I wouldn't be surprised to learn how many "actual Nazis" live in any state. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #67
I have lived in a lot of States RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #69
I lived in Gainesville FL when Unite the Right had their Charlottesville follow-up rally carpetbagger May 2023 #120
The changes are in small increments so you don't really notice. Then they reach a tipping point. diva77 May 2023 #124
Search for "nazi allies in Florida" online. Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #165
So you really believe "IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE?" Cyrano May 2023 #75
No Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #114
It's happening - and your parent's friend would have agreed with the following: GoneOffShore May 2023 #130
I have lived most of my life here in Florida. If I jumped where would I go? mitch96 May 2023 #8
And from late spring into early fall up north ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #148
"And no, we don't go from heated this to heated that during the winter." mitch96 May 2023 #149
I'm amost a geezer (61) ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #153
I moved to Delray Beach five years ago. Earth-shine May 2023 #9
... BlackSkimmer May 2023 #49
I hear ya Mysterian May 2023 #10
Careful with Oregon (and many other states). Only the coast is somewhat liberal. erronis May 2023 #80
if you go to Oregon, barbtries May 2023 #123
Really? I heard it was turning blue Tree Lady May 2023 #137
that's encouraging, barbtries May 2023 #138
I know some dems that live there Tree Lady May 2023 #142
My wife and I left good State jobs and moved 3k away to California obamanut2012 May 2023 #16
While you remain there, I'll remain grateful to you for being there. Mister Ed May 2023 #18
Hard to fight back when Republicans control all the levers of power Cyrano May 2023 #21
I'm a Texan and I feel the same way - it's not possible for my family walkingman May 2023 #19
I understand. lark May 2023 #23
We should start a Project to begin helping people abandon Florida.. Refugees... RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #24
I totally agree and I think it would be successful FakeNoose May 2023 #29
These states should start Asylum Programs..... RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #33
That's exactly what they want. Let's be careful about playing into that. tinrobot May 2023 #51
I LOVED Florida for DECADES.... I moved to and then married a Floridian RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #58
On what basis do you say that Florida is a very close state? Mariana May 2023 #102
Been hearing that for 40 years here madville May 2023 #161
If California is out of reach, consider the PNW Fiendish Thingy May 2023 #25
Other than the wingnuts Arizona ain't too bad Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #30
Its the Wingnuts they are trying to avoid... RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #34
Well, at least we have Katie Hobbs not DeSantis :) Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #43
Hugh, you know there are Dems here in Mesa.... AZ8theist May 2023 #111
Pima County Arizona home of the city of Tucson Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 #81
Oh there are some Blue Areas in Florida too RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #83
For us it's the Southern half of state that's blue. Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 #94
Meanwhile... RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #93
That's the difference between Tucson and Phoenix. Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 #96
That's pretty much what it was like in NC before..... RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #99
There is something that divides and rules over us that NC doesn't have Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 #105
My family have been in Florida for 125 years. I hope that one day, the Republicans Chainfire May 2023 #32
Sigh...as someone who has family from either side of the Mason Dixon RegulatedCapitalistD May 2023 #35
I do believe onethatcares May 2023 #106
Change is inevitable. But whoever thought we'd Cyrano May 2023 #107
DeSaster will leave before you malaise May 2023 #36
Nah, he will get his Leg and hand-picked SCOFL to let him stay Gov obamanut2012 May 2023 #44
Nah - the Disney disaster and the 2023 hurricane season malaise May 2023 #50
sorry sis, disagree. MAGAts are moving into the state at a frightful rate Celerity May 2023 #98
Florida is the biggest MAGAt magnet in the country by far. Mariana May 2023 #104
Yes, but who's going to replace him? Mariana May 2023 #103
We'll probably get Ashley Moody madville May 2023 #160
To paraphrase the character Michael Bolton from the movie Office Space: Tommy Carcetti May 2023 #39
I feel you. hay rick May 2023 #41
They wear the hats, wave their kind of flags and signs, so that they can identify chowder66 May 2023 #42
Mixed emotions about leaving FLorida. Fla Dem May 2023 #56
Me either Oppaloopa May 2023 #57
My grandmother's family settled in western NY Marthe48 May 2023 #60
Moved out of Akron area in 2016, still working election protection for Ohio. we can do it May 2023 #115
It's hard to know where to go. Hope22 May 2023 #62
I've lived in Florida my entire life peace frog May 2023 #63
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." Wherever one thinks they want to TeamProg May 2023 #64
I know how this feels. GoCubsGo May 2023 #68
Moved to CA NowISeetheLight May 2023 #74
My family is in AZ, so that's where I'd wind up. GoCubsGo May 2023 #77
It's never easy to make a major move. MineralMan May 2023 #71
+1 llmart May 2023 #108
Exactly. MineralMan May 2023 #112
That's what I am doing. If all goes to plan I should be out of FL Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #167
Good plan. MineralMan May 2023 #176
Many here responded to the OP by focusing on Florida heat, humidity, hurricanes, bugs, etc. Cyrano May 2023 #82
Exactly! Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #116
With you AmBlue May 2023 #84
Same boat Saoirse9 May 2023 #89
About 3 million people move interstate each year Kaleva May 2023 #91
And? Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #117
Shows that it can be done Kaleva May 2023 #145
Shows that it can be done. Doesn't indicate how difficult it is. Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #158
Some do put more importance on connections... Kaleva May 2023 #163
That's true, but ... Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #164
I generally observe people's actions which I believe.... Kaleva May 2023 #171
Ok Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #179
Well, my advice would be to do it before you end up doing it.... Lady Freedom Returns May 2023 #100
I live in a place KT2000 May 2023 #109
I am on realtor.com daily Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #113
I sure wood. If I had children in schools. OhNo-Really May 2023 #119
Lived in South Florida during the the wild and wooly 80's... bahboo May 2023 #121
i feel that. barbtries May 2023 #122
I want to get out of NC too. I hate it here. GoodRaisin May 2023 #129
North Carolina is another big destination for MAGAt retirees. Mariana May 2023 #150
I hear you. Hell, it takes a lot of guts to move across town ecstatic May 2023 #125
Georgia seems to be heading in a good direction ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #151
Those that came ( all my four grandparents too - Ellis Island) Laura PourMeADrink May 2023 #126
I'm in the same boat when it comes to Texas vercetti2021 May 2023 #128
I live in Lakeland tornado34jh May 2023 #131
The last time I moved and felt uprooted, I was 23. DFW May 2023 #132
the dilema seems to be for us anyway onethatcares May 2023 #133
Georgia is heading in the right direction, thanks to Atlanta. ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #152
I'm in the same boat Cyrano. I have one more reason for wanting to leave. Lochloosa May 2023 #135
We auctioned everything we own and moved to Costa Rica sight unseen. Never a visit beforehand. LakeArenal May 2023 #136
Sight unseen? How is it working out? nt ecstatic May 2023 #154
It's our total dream come true. LakeArenal May 2023 #155
What was the quote? Poiuyt May 2023 #157
No Spanish but it helps. We knew no Spanish and we are fine. LakeArenal May 2023 #162
Lovely! That would be me. No need for a beach. Love mountains! Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #169
Thanks! Poiuyt May 2023 #180
I watch House Hunters International all the time Marius25 May 2023 #174
Can't get one here until you become a legal resident and three years. LakeArenal May 2023 #175
Any properties on the market in your area? Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #168
Our best advice is know what you like not what you want. LakeArenal May 2023 #172
Excellent advice, thanks! The only thing that would turn me off is snow. Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #177
There's one mountain here that gets a bit of snow. LakeArenal May 2023 #178
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #140
We need to get Florida back gulliver May 2023 #141
"What would we have to do to get more votes there?" Mariana May 2023 #146
I would think about it, but there would be cost considerations gulliver May 2023 #170
That's a question active Dems in FL like myself have been struggling with for decades. Pacifist Patriot May 2023 #166
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