Bubbler86

That is very high for stuff I am familiar with in PA. That is almost up to Fairfax County, VA levels but something like that is tough for a retiree regardless of location. 10K year means you are paying 800-900 a month even after the mortgage is paid off. For some it is no big deal, but the masses would have trouble affording that when retired.

Florida is stuck again just like they were in 2007 though to a lesser degree so far....people paid too high of a price for a home and between that and the interest rates, back to keys being handed back in again. The home insurance is one of the big issues as well with many people having to go with the state program because commercial companies will not cover them anymore. We saw a friend in Daytona last week, 1.5 blocks off the beach, and their home insurance is 8-9K a year.

Your taxes are more than 7K a year? That is exorbitant for PA. I do know of some schools districts near Reading they were that high, Mine are close to 2500 and my home is in the 300-400K range. Florida is very unaffordable on almost all aspects right now. An 1800 sq foot house in the middle of the state, surrounded by old trailers, is 350K. Just 10 years ago that same home was hovering around 150K. The salaries here are not able to match the cost of real estate or rent so lots and lots and lots of unsold homes.

We are having to stay inside most of the day so do not feel too jealous...unless you have 1-5 Mill to get a place right on the coast (in a desired area) living here is like living in a frying pan. Also, the house insurance and taxes on my old place near Ocala, a simple 1800 ft home, is 7K a year now. That least piece is ironic because anyone that comes here to retire is taking on what is almost a mortgage to pay those two items yearly. I enjoy my less than half that totals in PA.

Rou coming in close to .4" in another weekend soaker. 94 and HOT in Ocala.

78 and perfect in Daytona on the beach.

Down to 48 here.

It has been gravitating toward dry our whole time there...or scattered showers. CMC does show some rain Sunday in SRQ. No matter what the models say there will probably be storms forming on both coasts some days.

Some people like familiarity but I know in some cases, they would not eat at the chain if at home....they treat it like part of the vacation.

Because they got sun burnt? In seriousness, a lot of people go to place slike that when on vacation so....Florida. Florida is one gigantic consumerism state.

I have seen beer, not liquor yet. Trust me, Florida Crackers drink alcohol like it is water so sort of makes sense.

Over here it has not been like that. Roads are drying and the sun is out right now (in and out)

A lot dryer today than I imagined it would be based on models. Sun peeking through and 65 for nooners.

Straight outta Dubois.

Talk about mold and germs!

Most of the last several Saturdays including last Saturday over here. Was raining mid-afternoon Sat.

@canderson still mostly dry and quite warm in SRQ for the upcoming period. Wagons West though. 75 and East up to 95-100.

Mow 4 in the books. Used the "Yard Pig" old mower.

Mine is really not there either but cannot risk hoping to get it in tomorrow so lowering to 2.5" and doing a slightly wet cut today.

If that clearing in radar continues on its current pace (as modeled) Mow #4 is in the offing.

My interpretation is that he has been stating back what the models (especially the EC) have said and they have not been perfect. I believe he was calling for a warmer first half of May than we have had. MDT is 1.7 AN which is pedestrian compared to the norm these days...and has 5 of the first 13 days BN.

HRRR says mow away LSV. Radar looks a bit more menacing but not a total rainout yet.

Voodoo Ranger Juice Force?