Re: Now, The GOOD News!
> Living in SE Florida can be very rewarding; here are some
> positives:
>
> SoBe is awesome. The nightlife on Miami Beach rocks. You're
> only about 3 hours by car from Key West. You're only about a
> half-hour by air from the Bahamas. Cruise ships leave from
> the Port of Miami: you can go down to the ships on Saturdays
> and Sundays...the days most of them leave...and get an
> unsold cabin at a bargain! Flights to the deep Caribbean
> take less time to get to where you want to go. Gasoline is
> as high there as anywhere, but, you don't have to spend tons
> to heat your house in the winter. Food is varied, fresh and
> tasty: Calle Ocho in Little Habana sells some of the best
> food and coffee anywhere. Little Haiti sells Creole food
> that's awesome. Mangoes, papayas, avacados, oranges and the
> like are everywhere. Miami is a cosmopolitan city with
> international flights to anywhere in Mexico, Central America
> and South America. The people are more sophisticated than
> not; the crackers live above I-4 (Daytona Beach to Orlando
> to Tampa/St Pete). It's a quick run across Alligator Alley
> to the West Coast...Naples, Marco Island, Sanibel and
> Captiva Islands.
>
> Go to your new job with the expectation that you'll be part
> of a totally different culture...and, you'll probably have
> to be pried away from there with a very large crow-bar.
>
> And, speaking of SoBe (South Beach):
>
Thanks for trying to give hope, but even this doesn't seem appealing to me. I'm not here to party, I'm here to work. Maybe I'll love living here, maybe not. Also, I'm not into the gay life. I've been married for 21 years and I have my first child on the way (yes, we waited very long, but decided it would be nice to have a child). There won't be time for partying.