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Originally Posted by why?
Oh come on, it is so fun knowing everyone around you is more than likely a total imbecile.
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I'd have to live just over the border in New Hampshire. I like living in what some consider the most conservative county in Texas (and 3rd most conservative in the U.S.) while watching the folly of the City of Houston gouging many residents and wasting the money they soak out of them in the form of taxes and fees. The only bad thing is that it's hard to keep our oasis of sanity a secret...between 2000 and 2010 we were the 24th fastest growing county in the United States. I tell some people that if someone wanted to torture me, all they'd have to do is force me back to California to pay taxes toward so many things that I am against.
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I never really understood how wonderful the scenery was until I lived in Florida for a few years.
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IIRC, you lived near Orlando area. I remember thinking the Lake Dora area (not super close) is pretty, but not many of the other areas around Orlando. I do like Florida though....Pinellas County....St. Augustine/St. Augustine Beach....parts of the 30A between Panama City and Destin....Ameilia Island......Lake Worth + parts along the A1A between Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale.....The Keys.....and Sanibel Island/Captiva Island and some of the other nearby islands. I think parts of Florida are beautiful, but it is a different kind of beauty than that found in Massachusetts. In the past, I've thought about (in a few years) buying a small additional place in Palm Harbor or Dunedin (Pinellas County), but I now think buying an RV (and primarily taking it to resorts in that area but having the option to meander to other parts of Florida that I'm familiar with) might be a better option.