Florida...

[Rhyolite18]

Just moved to Florida from Ireland till Feb to do a pilot training course. Anything I should know (good or bad) about the area. Spiders, snakes, people, weird laws, handy info?

[SymbolCymbal]

ummm just dont go into certain neighborhoods at niight.

florida is kind of the armpit of america and the white trash capitol.

but anyway good luck flying and welcome to america

[SymbolCymbal]

oh yeah and if your near any bodies of water.. watch for alligators and water snakes

[Cur1y]

Have fun with the coverage Florida gets for screwing up ballot counts otherwise Disney, and glades.

[gradenator]

LOL. Aha. Depends on which part of Florida you're in.

Yes, the spiders will kill you (watch out for the tiny brown ones).

I heard that they're having some problems with pythons down near the Lake Okeechobee area. Like, sci-fi original motion picture type problems. (If it's not a python, please don't kill it. We're sort ofrunning out)

This is not a work union state, so that's a red flag when it comes to weird laws.

Stay away from uncrowded bars (or 'pubs'). There are exceptions, but better safe than sorry.

Don't ride a motorcycle without a helmet. The amount of pedestrian and motorcycle deaths caused by careless/drunk/old drivers is larger here (particularly Pinellas county) than anywhere else in the States.

One last Handy tip: watch the weather.

[Timmy]

Just that their baseball team is about to get mopped up by the Phillies.

Oh, and Miami will eat you alive if you let it - but it's a ton of fun anyway.

[Fantum]

1. It's hot as fuck all year
2. Hurricane season comes at the end of summer
3. The air is a lot moister here than most places, so don't leave food out. Also that attracts big ass palmetto bugs.
4. The best beaches are on the gulf coast imo.

[Fleshlight]

rains are horrible over there

[Forums]

Florida is the worst state out of all the states in the United States, and has the dumbest most worthless people to boot.

[InnerChild548]

Get a pet alligator and make it battle with all the others.

How cool would that be.

[b-rod]

Florida is really hot, and really humid.

We have tons of mosquitoes, spiders and all sorts of deadly wildlife.

P.S. Florida sucks.

[gameguy151]

if you go into a state park, be prepared as you may get attacked. whether it's from a gator, snake, spider, rapist, or an old guy that got lost, you'll probably end up getting jumped by something...

[Carmilla]

1) They don't have ant hills. They have ant mountains. They're usually fire ants and they bite like hell.
2) Everything tends to be overpriced there, especially gasoline and insurance (because of hurricanes).
3) The beaches are really nice. Make sure to visit them. Also, be sure you go to Busch Gardens in Tampa and Disney World in Orlando once you get a Florida drivers license. Florida resident discount FTW!
4) It's beautiful there, lots of wildlife and exotic plants, but it comes at the expense of shit tons of rain and constant heat, even in the winter. Enjoy it while you're there, but don't expect to miss it once you're gone.

I lived in the Tampa area for 6 years so if you need advice or have questions shoot me a PM.

[Sekhem]

honestly it's the most humid place i've ever been and i used to live on the texas gulf coast. the two weeks i was in orlando last summer were absolutely fucking terrible.

[firemaker60]

Honestly, everyone here has described south and central Florida. Now, for a real treat, come up to North Florida. Prices for just about anything are fair here, the weather is more temperate and less humid, crime rate overall is lower across the Big Bend, and population, along with population density is pretty low in the North. If you are in the North, you're probably going to be fine in Florida. But anywhere else... yeah, nature's pretty much against you.

[TheJamoke]

At 10/22/08 12:20 AM, Carmilla wrote: 2) Everything tends to be overpriced there, especially gasoline and insurance (because of hurricanes).

Actually I found everything there to be much cheaper than in Connecticut; cigarettes, groceries, gas, even rent and utilities were cheaper, Then again, I lived in a po-dunk shithole area of Florida. Which reminds me, remember these two words op: Polk County <----- stay the fuck away from there. It sucks ass. But do make a point to head down to The Keys sometime. Drive if you can, it's very scenic.

[MasarapProductions]

At 10/21/08 10:50 PM, SymbolCymbal wrote: ummm just dont go into certain neighborhoods at niight.

This statement is true everywhere, not just Florida.

florida is kind of the armpit of america and the white trash capitol.

I beg to differ. Due to Florida's population, crime is common in some areas, but it's worse in California due to their population also. There aren't that many 'ghetto' cities, but they still exist. As for white trash, I'm sure it's 'capitol' isn't in Florida.
Psh, armpit of America my ass.

As for people complaining about the heat, it's not all that bad. You'll freeze your ass off in the winter, so it evens out.

There's a lot to do in Florida, so good luck.

[Sensationalism]

The people have accents

It's horribly hot. When I went there, I kept hearing that It's hot, hot, hot song everywhere and it got so annoying.

[Apeman1813]

Go down to the beach (especially if there's a club or something on it) around 2 AM (give or take a few hours) and pick up girls sitting on the beach. At least, it works where I'm at in Florida.