Where to live? Florida or California?

Are you taking us with you, Toni ??

I feel very attracted to Silicon Valley

You Know You Live in Silicon Valley When..



You make 100,000 a year, yet still can't find a place to live.


Would starve if it weren't for Trader Joe's frozen dinners.


Your commute time is 45 minutes and you live 8 miles away from work.


Two-thirds of the people you know are from Boston or New York, but you are living in PST.


Know vast differences difference between Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean food.


Your home computer contains mostly hardware/software that is not on the consumer market yet.


Go to The City on weekends but don't live there because you like your car.


Think that "I'm going to Fry's" is an acceptable excuse to leave the office for a while, and your boss does too.


Lost your alarm clock. You'll get to work when you get there.


Go to an industrial-heavy-metal bar and see two guys get into a fight over what flavor of UNIX is better.


Own more than 10 articles of clothing that has hardware/software companies printed on them. Bonus for embroidered stuff.


You know where Woz Way, Resistor Ave, and Floppy Dr are located.


On your drive to work you're amazed by the mysterious 'phantom mountains' outlines.. Are they there or aren't they? Only the smog knows for sure!


You know 280 North runs west, and 680 N runs East.


Even though Microsoft employs quite a few programmers in the Bay Area, they only work on Powerpoint, and the company is still the embodiment of Satan. Even if their stock IS worth more than yours.


You see a billboard that says "FPGA2ASIC" and aren't fazed.


When you need the updated Diamond Monster 3D drivers, you just walk across the street.


You have more bandwidth in your apartment or condo than most major universities.


You scan yard sales for back issues of "Dr. Dobbs."


Your favorite computer reseller speaks only Cantonese.


Your workplace vending machines dispense "100% natural twig-bars" right next to Jolt cola and Instant Espresso mix.


No one brings radios in to work - they just use RealAudio and listen to the dj.com, rebelradio.com, or other out-of-state stations.

The Left coast sucks.. Especially the dust.. Go to Miami and check out Key Biscayne or even better Brickel..

Texas is a BIG state, so it really depends on where you are. Austin not a big deal, Houston not a big deal(in fact Houston has more pornshops and stripclubs than any city in the US) now get up towards Dallas/FtWorth area you might need to be a bit more selective.

Florida is good for vacation........not to live.

why man???

Bah..... I just sold my condo in Brickell, it gets old. Beautiful yes but not much to do. Having lived there full time I would say it?s a fun place to vacation but not to live. A lot of unreliable people in Brickell and Miami in general, you can?t trust anyone!

neither for me

Florida is too hot and humid. Mexifornia is just a mess.

Consider the Inland Northwest, especially North Idaho. Reasonable housing, clean air, beautiful lakes and rivers, fishing, hiking, skiing, relatively mild winter temperatures compared to the plains (but lots of snow).

Mmmm, Ft. Lauderdale, it's a good place I think, but I've never been there... Just speculating... hahahahah.

Exactly! You'll hate it... bad traffic, no jobs, low pay, high prices of homes, rent and everything else, shallow, smug people....

I'd say that's a pretty fair assessment.

I currently live in the Tampa Bay area, and while I do find it lacks some things that I miss about living on the west coast or in a bigger city, it's pretty decent. If I stayed here the rest of my life I wouldn't be dissapointed.

The good things about FL are the taxes are low and the cost of living is fair. Real Estate might be over priced by some standards, but it's WAY below Cali.

I like the Tampa Bay area best in FL because the beaches are beautiful and we do have some decent metro culture with Tampa and St. Petersburg. We don't get as many shows as Atlanta or Austin, but we do get a decent amount, the crowds can be a little lack luster but I can't complain about the venues. Ybor city also has a decent club scene if that is something you are into.

I live in Clearwater- Dunedin to be exact. CNN Money magazine just named it the best place to retire. It's very suburban, low crime, and has a cute little downtown area with a few choice bars and restaurants. I don't know if I'll stay here forever, but the schools and the neighborhoods are good, a really great place to raise a fam.

The downside is you pretty much need a car. There are very few places you would want to live that have alot of things within walking distance and the public transportation blows. I know that's a bit of a trip for people who are used to living in larger cities. Things are pretty spread out.

But what I love most about down here is that it seems like no matter where I am I'm no more than 10 to 15 mins away from a beach. The powder white sand and super calm gulf costal waters are something to behold.

Agreed - last week I spent over 4 hours in traffic to go about 20 miles each way to visit my sister and her baby in the hospital.

Plus, our sales tax just got raised, unemployment is up and our government is out of money...

i wouldn't go to cali. the state is broke. There can come no good of state that is broke and a dummy at the wheel.

"I'll be back"

hhahahaha

Go to Florida