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Ronkh
I know this wasn`t directed at me... But...............
I moved from CT about 3.5 years ago. IMHO, take a few trips so you can see different areas. Also, FL is different winter months than summer. Both weather wise and traffic wise (snowbirds) so make a few trips to the areas you like.
this too ... but just remember where you are looking is really different than south of West Palm ... I kept away from beach area for reasons above ...
One other thing to consider is HOA living or non-HOA ... this can throw us northers for a loop
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Poorboy
this too ... but just remember where you are looking is really different than south of West Palm ... I kept away from beach area for reasons above ...
One other thing to consider is HOA living or non-HOA ... this can throw us northers for a loop
I love being close to the water.. Yep HOA`s can be a pain. But I got some of the greatest neighbors ever. So it`s a worthwhile trade off. And besides, the HOA sent me a nice picture of my Tahoe in front of my house........... (they were sending me a violation notice.) They gave me 14 days to move it. HAHAHAHhahah
I sent a letter back asking them for a copy of the pic without the hand written note of address/date/time on it cuz I liked the pic. Never got a reply.
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Originally Posted by
Ronkh
I know this wasn`t directed at me... But...............
I moved from CT about 3.5 years ago. IMHO, take a few trips so you can see different areas. Also, FL is different winter months than summer. Both weather wise and traffic wise (snowbirds) so make a few trips to the areas you like.
I`ll take any input from anyone willing to help so thanks. And yeah the only part of FL I`ve been too was Port St. Lucie and Orlando but that was several years ago. I think we`re going to try and get down there this year at the end of July and scope some areas out. Thankfully my wife has some family and friends down there to kind of help guide us on where to look and where to stay away from.
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Poorboy
came from upstate NY .. we brought basically, vehicles, warm weather clothes, pictures, decorative items from over the years and started from scratch as far as furniture .. the cost and effort of moving big stuff is just a real PITA ... you can literally fill a house with furniture for less than a moving van and aches and pains of the effort ...
That`s kind of what I`m thinking. Best case is we can rent this house and use it as an investment and not worry about furniture, worst case is trying to offload as much as possible. I imagine renting a truck plus having to fly back and get one of the cars would cost more then just starting fresh. Plus, I`m sure we`ll end up downsizing as well which could be a headache with too much extra furniture.
Also, did you guys land jobs before making the move?
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<---- sorta retired
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Nautical
Also, did you guys land jobs before making the move?
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Nautical
I`ll take any input from anyone willing to help so thanks. And yeah the only part of FL I`ve been too was Port St. Lucie and Orlando but that was several years ago. I think we`re going to try and get down there this year at the end of July and scope some areas out. Thankfully my wife has some family and friends down there to kind of help guide us on where to look and where to stay away from.
Having friends and family around is great for helping you find an area where you want to land. It`s sort of funny, but you`ll find pockets of people from the same area around. What I mean about that is that a friend of mine from ct has a ton of family and friends in 2 developments in the same town. Same for another friend.
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Nautical
I`ll take any input from anyone willing to help so thanks. And yeah the only part of FL I`ve been too was Port St. Lucie and Orlando but that was several years ago. I think we`re going to try and get down there this year at the end of July and scope some areas out. Thankfully my wife has some family and friends down there to kind of help guide us on where to look and where to stay away from.
That`s kind of what I`m thinking. Best case is we can rent this house and use it as an investment and not worry about furniture, worst case is trying to offload as much as possible. I imagine renting a truck plus having to fly back and get one of the cars would cost more then just starting fresh. Plus, I`m sure we`ll end up downsizing as well which could be a headache with too much extra furniture.
Also, did you guys land jobs before making the move?
As for Port St. Lucie, remember that it is a Spring Training area and you must expect a huge influx of visitors on the roads, in stores and in restaurants during those months as well as the snow birds who gravitate to water ... Orlando is a good if you stay away from the Disney area .. have some good friends living about a half hour east of the area .. Having friends and / or family is a good reason to go to an area or stay away from an area ... I have friends and family and they are close enough, but not too far :D HOA`s can affect your monthly payments depending on how much amenities are offered ..
Another thought on the furniture is the basic type .. up north we had colonial type , which did not really fit in .. we went with all modern stuff here ...
I own the company ..didn`t have to look for work ;) Poorboy`s World :D
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Poorboy
I own the company ..didn`t have to look for work ;) Poorboy`s World :D
He liked wax so much.....
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Ronkh
He liked wax so much.....
I was wasting wax in the 60`s
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collinite 845 died in 3 months.... disappointing. wonder if i got a bad bottle?
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Poorboy
As for Port St. Lucie, remember that it is a Spring Training area and you must expect a huge influx of visitors on the roads, in stores and in restaurants during those months as well as the snow birds who gravitate to water ... Orlando is a good if you stay away from the Disney area .. have some good friends living about a half hour east of the area .. Having friends and / or family is a good reason to go to an area or stay away from an area ... I have friends and family and they are close enough, but not too far :D HOA`s can affect your monthly payments depending on how much amenities are offered ..
Another thought on the furniture is the basic type .. up north we had colonial type , which did not really fit in .. we went with all modern stuff here ...
I own the company ..didn`t have to look for work ;) Poorboy`s World :D
It looks like as of now we`re focusing more around the Melbourne area, but frankly it`s going to depend on where we can land a job first and within an hour or so to Port St. Lucie either North or South would be ideal. My wife should have no issue but I haven`t seen much available in my field. As for HOA, we have that now with our house (although it`s minimal and mainly for keeping people from ruining property values, which I`m OK with), so we`ll have that budgeted too since there are a lot of them down there it seems.
And I guess owning a company would make it a little easier to move ha.
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How I fell most mornings, even though the clock never get me up no mater what time its set for I wake up on my own angry about 10 minutes early.
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Nautical
It looks like as of now we`re focusing more around the Melbourne area, but frankly it`s going to depend on where we can land a job first and within an hour or so to Port St. Lucie either North or South would be ideal. My wife should have no issue but I haven`t seen much available in my field. .
what kind of work are you looking for ?
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thought I would do my taxes and see if it earned me at least a nice fancy new polisher and uncle sam says I owe him money...grr
going to have to consult a real accountant now
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Well i hope obama enjoyed my $ lol
I think i helped out somewhere
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512detail
Well i hope obama enjoyed my $ lol
I think i helped out somewhere
Yep. you reduced carbon somewhere in the world.
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512detail
thought I would do my taxes and see if it earned me at least a nice fancy new polisher and uncle sam says I owe him money...grr
going to have to consult a real accountant now
gave up doing my own many years ago .. besides he`s tax deductible :rofl
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Poorboy
gave up doing my own many years ago .. besides he`s tax deductible :rofl
Obama is tax deductible ?
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Poorboy
what kind of work are you looking for ?
Right now I do mold design which is kind of a tough industry to get into thanks to China and jobs for it are becoming scarce. So at this point I`m keeping my options open for anything paying close to what I make now. But if things here don`t get better we may be trying to move earlier then we thought..
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512detail
Well i hope obama enjoyed my $ lol
I think i helped out somewhere
They just gave it to some one who thought they deserved "needed" it more than you. But no worries next year will be better they will get up and take that job that`s beneath them and take that pay that`s beneath them,
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who am I kidding they will stay home and it will get worse.
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Ronkh
Obama is tax deductible ?
it`s possible .. by his mama
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Nautical
Right now I do mold design which is kind of a tough industry to get into thanks to China and jobs for it are becoming scarce. So at this point I`m keeping my options open for anything paying close to what I make now. But if things here don`t get better we may be trying to move earlier then we thought..
Plastic Injection Molding of Florida, Invention Help this is near Ron in Sarasota
Plastic Injection Molding | Marathon Mold | Florida USA this is in West Palm Beach
Florida Custom Mold - Plastic Injection Molding and Molds not sure where this is
Plastic Injection Molding Companies Serving Florida (FL) - Zycon longer list of companies ...
hope this gives you a starting point .. but it seems there are quite a few .. remember the pay is lower here because it`s cheaper to live .. and no state income tax
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Poorboy
it`s possible .. by his mama
not anymore. we are now his primary source of income.........
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Ronkh
not anymore. we are now his primary source of income.........
we seem to pay a whole lot of people who do nothing .. politicians should work for free
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Important to know that the phone isn`t in use at this moment.......
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Ronkh
phone took picture by itself? that`s a smart phone .. lucky it didn`t jump ship
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Poorboy
Thanks! I`ll need to do some research on the companies that are hiring and go from there. My only reservation with this line of work is it`s so up and down with companies going out of business, which is why I`m keeping my options open. Obviously that`s with any business but a change of pace for work may be nice.
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Poorboy
lucky it didn`t jump ship
Gorilla glass is not immune from the law..... law of physics that is
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Ronkh
Gorilla glass is not immune from the law..... law of physics that is
be careful .. the law can use your own evidence against you .. social media has a new set of laws that are undefinred
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Poorboy
be careful .. the law can use your own evidence against you .. social media has a new set of laws that are undefinred
How could they prove it was me?
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Ronkh
How could they prove it was me?
you just posted your speedometer on these pages ...
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Poorboy
you just posted your speedometer on these pages ...
My speedometer ?
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Ronkh
My speedometer ?
ok display .. with current mileage ... just sayin
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Would I be that stupid ??
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Ronkh
Would I be that stupid ??
hope not :ph34r:
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Vega@Autopia
my life
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Ronkh
well we did do 130+ outside of Mucungie in an overpriced Volkswagen .. so I can`t put it past you :D
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thinking about picking up the detailers rolling creeper....to save my back and knees from future disgust with my up and down movements
I just see myself using that more than another gallon of RW I already have 1/2 a gallon of