Posted on 08/26/2023 8:31:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
WV has some of the cheapest housing and land in the country. Plus, it has spectacular scenery, mild winters, close to everything.
But check for any lakes containing ash from coal power stations...mostly shut down now or converted to natural gas.
Known as a "blue lake" gets its color from a mix of arsenic, selenium and mercury ...from the dumped coal ash slurry.
That’s protein though lol
I think there are a lot of shysters in Florida.
A guy I know likes to take long, rather aimless drives. That’s just his thing. And on one such trip, he stopped at a rural West Virginia two-pump gas station.
My friend: Can you recommend a good place to eat around here?
Attendant: Yes. Try the Sunshine Diner. It’s about a mile up the road. You can’t miss it. Just don’t go there on Wednesday evenings.
My friend: Why not on Wednesday evenings?
Attendant: That’s when the Klan meets.
Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been to West Virginia many times. I love the place. But I don’t believe I’ll be patronizing the Sunshine diner.
Have to laugh. 2 of the 3 bullet pointed reasons people are leaving Florida are climate change and LGBTQ+ legislation.😂😂😂😂
Do not even think of drifting to the high plains of N.D., S. D., Wyo. and eastern Mont.
People go there and disappear. The weather is bad, wild beasts that can kill you exist, it’s a long way to a Walmart which might be the only store keeping he place from being a food desert, gardens are a tough slog, the soil is poor, the gov’t owns most of the land, the drives are long and public transport is poor. And that’s just the start of it....
And the bugs. For bugs, it's bug heaven. They used to bats, but the skeeters 'et 'em all.
Each to his own.
-PJ
I currently live in Northern Wisconsin, I don’t think the high drifts and cold will affect me.
the #1 reason people leave Florida... they were ‘recalled Home’
as for anyone leaving because the state is not groomer friendly... good. don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
I don’t think property tax is lower. And auto insurance is $$$.
It's not the heat, it's the freaking humidity...
RE: I lived in Florida.
So, which state did you move to?
The Interstates can be closed for days and the fascists won’t let you leave town.
It’s ground zer0 for Armageddon given all of the missile silos.
It can take a week for Bezos or Mr. Brown to get your supplies to you.
Cell phone service is very spotty. 5G with its reduced range is a joke.
The canoeing is poor and lame.
Antifa gets kicked outta town [No, wait, that’s actually good if one is not antifa...].
• property taxes
• crowds
• traffic
• crime
• insurance rates
WV - wild and wonderful, but medical care not so much. I know, I retired just across the river, and it’s no better here. Had to go back to Michigan to find a good cardiologist.
OTOH both WV and Ohio are Constitutional Carry states, property taxes in my county very low, politics generally pretty conservative.
Several Reasons Why People Leave the Sunshine State
1) Giant lizards that drop out of trees when cold out.
2) Poisonous snakes.
3) Boa constrictors.
4) Giant mosquitoes.
5) Alligators!!!
Palm Bay?
Surely they joke
It’s over crowded……
….not well planned communities
High traffic
Certain areas very run down
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