Looking to get out of Florida

travelnutz wrote:
FloridaReLoaded,

"The rankings were compiled by two Midwesterners and a New England native, according to the website." A disgruntled ex-resident.

Yup, that's some REAL research all right, isn't it? We have lived here in Michigan for over 75 years and know that claims of winter time period is so bogus and far from the truth for n the entire Lower Peninsula. Are you forgetting that our area was named as "The Happiest Seaside Town In America"? Why would that happen if it was a frozen tundra or so cold??? The article is even a far stretch for the Upper Peninsula as we'd RV'd there in every month of the year during our 52 years plus of RVing. Roads are kept plowed clear, many CG's and a state park CG in the norther Upper Peninsula and been in it several times in Jan and Feb over the years and open all year, nothing ever froze in our RV's including water lines.

Also a stretch for Ontario Canada as we also RV'd there in winter to Chapleau and Wawa Ontario so many times and years for snowmobiling as there was NO snow or just a dusting in even the U.P. Using the very northern tip of the Upper Peninsula to say what the weather and temps are in the rest of the state shows how misleading the authors were with their so misguided agenda report writing. FYI, there's only approx. 300,000 (3%) of the state's 10 million people living in the entire Upper Peninsula so it's mostly uninhabited forest land and could only affect that 3% at most. Lower Michigan is far from being a frozen tundra but what would you know about that?

Far from even close to the facts! We very seldom see as low as zero F in the we hours of night in deep winter for a low even after a severe cold front passed or as high as even 90 F on this side of Lake Michigan as the lake keeps West Michigan much warmer in winter and much cooler in summer. Our average High during the coldest winter month, January, is 33.7 and the average low in the coldest month, January, is 19.3 F. More Christmas's are green with NO snow on the ground than those with snow. 3 months of winter is a max for where over 75%+ of Michigan's residents live! Just like Florida with having 80 degree average for a few after noon hours highs in January in far south Florida is offset by the average of in the 50's for the average highs in the northern end. We have been coming to all over Florida for 52 years now and had a place in South Florida for 19 years so you can't bull us.

Why is it that the people in South Florida seem to think north Florida is cold waste land too? We have heard it hundreds of times. Also that south Florida is a concrete jungle of traffic, very high prices, and insane crime and homeless coming from the Northern Florida folks so answer that! You reap what you sow! Some people are simply narrow minded and lack real experience!

We have no need to justify anything as we have extensive time spent for over 50 years in both states and know the truth unlike you! We can afford to live anywhere and therefore have gobs of choices.