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Lady Freedom Returns

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100. Well, my advice would be to do it before you end up doing it....
Thu May 25, 2023, 05:24 PM
May 2023

Last edited Fri May 26, 2023, 04:32 PM - Edit history (1)

With just a backpack with 3 changes of clothes and an extra pair of shoes in it.

Not the easiest way to leave a state, I can tell you that.

And remember, you have family right here on DU. You can't physically hug us or see us, but we're here.

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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