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In reply to the discussion: I want to leave Florida. It ain't that easy [View all]claudette
(3,550 posts)86. Yikes 😳
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It's called a Palmetto Bug and we don't consider them roaches even though they are. They do fly.
Lochloosa
May 2023
#134
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
DeSantis is just the latest wannabee. The real question is, "Will FL survive Republican fascism?"
Cyrano
May 2023
#72
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 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
It's happening - and your parent's friend would have agreed with the following:
GoneOffShore
May 2023
#130
Careful with Oregon (and many other states). Only the coast is somewhat liberal.
erronis
May 2023
#80
We should start a Project to begin helping people abandon Florida.. Refugees...
RegulatedCapitalistD
May 2023
#24
I LOVED Florida for DECADES.... I moved to and then married a Floridian
RegulatedCapitalistD
May 2023
#58
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
They wear the hats, wave their kind of flags and signs, so that they can identify
chowder66
May 2023
#42
Moved out of Akron area in 2016, still working election protection for Ohio.
we can do it
May 2023
#115
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." Wherever one thinks they want to
TeamProg
May 2023
#64
Many here responded to the OP by focusing on Florida heat, humidity, hurricanes, bugs, etc.
Cyrano
May 2023
#82
We auctioned everything we own and moved to Costa Rica sight unseen. Never a visit beforehand.
LakeArenal
May 2023
#136
Excellent advice, thanks! The only thing that would turn me off is snow.
Pacifist Patriot
May 2023
#177
That's a question active Dems in FL like myself have been struggling with for decades.
Pacifist Patriot
May 2023
#166