For New Yorkers Looking to Flee, a Cautionary
Warning: Florida Is Not the Paradise You
May Envision
Red State,
by
Brad Slager
Original Article
Posted By: ladydawgfan,
6/29/2025 3:03:16 PM
The ascendancy of Zohran Mamdani to challenge Eric Adams for the crown of the leader of New York City has many a resident looking for the exits. Now my cohorts, Brandon Morse and Ward Clark, have offered up warning labels about their respective states of Texas and Alaska as possible landing spots for those fleeing the promised political oppression, but allow me to string up some tropical warning tape at the northern border of Florida. This is not the verdant Valhalla many expect.
Yes, we have been the preferred destination for many a New York transplant, but as a lifelong resident of this dysfunctional peninsula,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 6/29/2025 3:15:13 PM (No. 1970881)
My grandparents live in central Florida, and I have bad memories of hot, humid, buggy, summers with frightening afternoon thunderstorms. The winters were better, but not by much - humid and when cold, bone chillingly cold. You couldn't pay me to live there permanently even if I do like the politics. The author fails to mention why the drivers are so bad - many are elderly and shouldn't be driving at all. God's waiting room is not for me......
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
DVC 6/29/2025 3:15:25 PM (No. 1970882)
When I lived in Florida, the NY and NJ license plates on cars were a warning of "Dangerous Jerk at the Wheel". And the obnoxious NY/NJ accent was a similar warning.....fool with a loud mouth, watch out.
I hope they stay home.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Strike3 6/29/2025 3:23:19 PM (No. 1970888)
Although 'Brad' is clearly a male writer or as close as one can get to male these days, Shakespeare's famous line kept popping into my brain, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
As a one-time, one year resident of Winter Park, I loved everything about the place but my wife hated it with equal passion so, guess who won? A suggestion to conservative, adaptive New Yorkers who wish to move there, rent for a year or two first.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
tootall 6/29/2025 3:40:53 PM (No. 1970898)
There are easily four different Floridas and it sounds like Brad doesn't want any more people in any of them!
You've got East Coast, West Coast, the Keys and the Redneck Riviera. And don't forget the Interior. So there are five!
One thing is for sure. Liberal/Progressive types are certainly not welcome
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
czechlist 6/29/2025 3:45:53 PM (No. 1970902)
Texas is a terrible place. Don't move here!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 6/29/2025 3:55:21 PM (No. 1970905)
To the NYC residents,
Everyday, in Florida, it snows 2 feet. Be careful that you don't slip on the non-stop ice going to the grocery store getting vitals. There is no Wi-Fi let alone pure drinking water. PS, Florida bans all food even in your dwelling. You will comply with the these and many future directives or else.......
LOL
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DanvilleBill 6/29/2025 4:10:21 PM (No. 1970909)
I took a gap year after graduating from HS...many years ago.
One job I got was as a parking attendant at a fancy, rich persons' club in Miami Beach.
(The Rev. Billy Graham was an occasional guest)
The job only lasted about 4 months because at the end of April, all the members went back north.
One of my extra jobs while there was to daily turn over the cushions of all the comfy chairs and sofas where a lot of non-member nasty, little critters liked to hang out.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
anniebc 6/29/2025 4:35:23 PM (No. 1970913)
I hope this becomes a loud and proud thing. Content creators in red states need to make multiple streams about leftists staying in their blue states to live with the mess they helped create. It needs to spread to billboards near the airports, train stations, welcome to signs, etc. Our state and local governments need to also get involved in spreading the message. Leftists need to feel they are not wanted.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
philsner 6/29/2025 4:46:35 PM (No. 1970918)
Sorry, Florida has no lock on crazy criminals, and Missouri is no substitute. Do you actually think no drivers cut you off in Missouri (or any other state for that matter), or that the courtesy of a turn signal is any less rejected? I got news for you, bad driving is a fashion trend everywhere. I'll give you the alligators though.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
FLCracker 6/29/2025 4:55:35 PM (No. 1970920)
Brad, you wrote, "People initially target Florida because it is warm. What they leave out in their romanticized reflections is the word “always.”"
That ain't right. Florida is warm, and then it is HOT!
I suspect many of you Yankees visit Florida when your state becomes part of the tundra; Florida is wonderful then. Come and visit in August sometime before you make the big move. Two seasons - warm and hot. Heh. (Up North, y'all have four seasons: warm, leaves are dying, trees look dead, and trees making shade again.)
I am sitting in my south Texas house with the AC set to 81 degrees . . . because I get cold when it gets down to 80. So, yeah, at 40 degrees those Uggs (with socks!) keep my feet warm. I am a true daughter of the South, as in south of the Arctic North, aka Savannah, Georgia.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
anniebc 6/29/2025 5:03:09 PM (No. 1970921)
Just saw a photo of PDT golfing with Lindsey posted yesterday on X. I guess PDT wasn't upset at all with Lindsey's recent traitor activity. My dream will never come true. Every third week of the month, I feel like we're so getting played. Allegedly Rand Paul was there as well.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
danu 6/29/2025 5:46:28 PM (No. 1970938)
in the olden days there were 2 breeds--fla. and ca.
hair gel harry has ruined ca. fla is the gator breed and the looney tunes weather.
take your pick
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
volksford 6/29/2025 5:54:32 PM (No. 1970940)
Insurance for home very expensive you will pay for sinkhole coverage and of course the hurricane factor is a given. You want a nice green lawn ?....be ready to hire a lawn company because every bug , disease and fungus is laying in wait... a nice lawn can disappear in days. July and August.. outdoor activities are held before 10:00 am or after 07:00 pm otherwise you run the risk of heat stroke . You like to golf..try getting a tee time before it is 98 degrees and you better take a Defensive Driving course because you will be dealing with a lot of folks who drive just like they did " back home". If you are squeamish concerning lizards, bugs and an occasional snake..be forewarned
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 6/29/2025 6:04:01 PM (No. 1970943)
Too hot for me. I'm not crazy about cottonmouth snakes and gators either.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Mike22 6/29/2025 6:33:43 PM (No. 1970949)
Don't forget big beautiful Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes. Or as one neighbor thinks of them - Rattlesnacks. Tastes like chicken. Shotgun size big game that you may find on your doorstep.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Catherine 6/29/2025 6:45:24 PM (No. 1970953)
I lived there for a few years. They have something called Palmetto bugs. They are actually giant roaches. Not making this up. And they are everywhere. And there was once a big, black snake right by my apartment door. Someone said it was a cottonmouth. I had to threaten to sue the apartment complex before they'd come get it. So if I were moving again, why not try some of the northwestern states that are practically empty. Some of them have beautiful scenery.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Californian 6/29/2025 6:47:51 PM (No. 1970955)
My advice to leftist New Yorkers: stay where you are, stop voting stupid, fix your own mess, don't bring your dumb voting to my state. A life time of voting against you in California and losing forced me to flee to Florida. I'm not going anywhere and don't want you coming here, either.
California is hopeless but NY isn't yet. Fix your own mess.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Ditto1958 6/29/2025 6:52:36 PM (No. 1970957)
Been there many times since 1969. For vacations and visiting family. Verdict: very nice place to visit; wouldn’t want to live there.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 6/29/2025 6:54:51 PM (No. 1970959)
NYC'ers, if you can dispense with the NY accent and with the up your nose schtick, good, so you can go ahead and consider Western Colorado. It might be ok for you. As for us folks locals in Grand Junction, Delta, or Montrose, NYCer's, we are pretty straight up and on the right side of things so don't appreciate fakery at all and not for an NYC second. So, let's see who you are and what you are. We seem to be the wrong area for you.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
mc squared 6/29/2025 7:40:59 PM (No. 1970976)
And almost everyone I know carries a weapon. Legally.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
chumley 6/29/2025 8:02:48 PM (No. 1970982)
West Virginia is terrible too. Dont move here. You wont like it. There is only one dentist. The roads are so full of potholes you wont get a steady aim for your drive by's. The median age in the state is 70 and there are only three last names. Everyone IS related to everyone else. The schools are terrible because most of the budget goes to busses. There are no jobs except minimum wage, and darn few of them. We talk funny and dont cotton to furiners coming here and telling us how you did things back in NYawk.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 6/29/2025 8:53:01 PM (No. 1971000)
Just send New Yorkers pictures of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Nasty.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
mifla 6/30/2025 7:02:46 AM (No. 1971093)
I think all the sane people have already left New York.
That is why the next mayor of NYC will be a socialist.
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South Jersey: green head flies and our state bird = mosquitoes will welcome you first. Plus, there is no good shopping unless you like discount stores.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 6/30/2025 9:04:53 AM (No. 1971147)
"The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but it needs mowing too." It doesn't matter where you go, there are pluses/minuses in every state. What does matter, is the attitude you drag with you when you move.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
felixcat 6/30/2025 9:39:08 AM (No. 1971160)
Family moved to South Florida in 1970 - grew up there. Now live in Virginia (which has its challenges like lots of lefty federal employees and hot/humid summers, etc). People driving stupidly everywhere - not just Florida. I actually like the terrain in Florida and its native plants. Too bad the non-native animals and reptiles are destroying a lot of the native wildlife. Lived in Texas, too - on the Mexico border - not going back there.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
paral04 6/30/2025 10:10:06 AM (No. 1971174)
Yes, those folks in New York would not be happy here. I think Michigan or Illinois would be better.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
nwcudagal 6/30/2025 12:10:44 PM (No. 1971214)
My daughter and her family recently moved to Florida and so far they just love it. However, she did send me a pix of a spider on her ceiling the size of a small mouse, so I'm not likely to visit anytime soon.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Geoman 6/30/2025 4:10:39 PM (No. 1971308)
The assumption that those fleeing New York are responsible for electing communists and run-of-the-mill dirt bags makes as much sense as blaming L.com'ers for electing Biden. Working in a DFW Metroplex police department in the '80s, I was fortunate to work along side a retired NY Highway patrolman and a former beat cop from Elizabeth, NJ. I learned a lot from the very solid NY Hi-Po guy and had a lot of fun working with the guy from Joisey. Both became Texans by choice, right down to their newly acquired North-Central Texas accents.
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