Hey Floridians!

:-P

Median resident age: 60.7 years
Median household income: $65,641 (year 2000)
Median house value: $416,000 (year 2000)

So I'll be about 40 years younger than everyone else and won't have a snowball's chance in hell of being able to buy a house. But on the bright side:

I can train in the winter!

Probably next spring. Chances are, we'll go SOMEWHERE next spring, but we don't know where. This is the one distinct possibility, there are infinite indistinct ones!

You will love it here!!  I'm a born and raised Florida girl, and think you people who live in the cold are crazy!!!  There are plenty of training days, even when it's raining, it's good practice for tris!!  You usually ride after the swim, so you're wet anyway!! 

Naples is a nice area, a little pricey and lots of old people, but you're right close to the beach.  That is a great trade!!  And did I mention, there is an amazing school a little north of here, with an amazing football (although this year is an exception) to route for on Saturdays??!!!  GO GATORS!!!

BTW, my husband and son are HUGE Star Wars fans, to the point that we're going to Indiana in March for the convention.  They love that you have Yoda's quote on your signature!!  When I have a bad training day, my son usually quotes me that line. 

LOL! Awesome.... That's what I tell my boyfriend a lot. Ex: when I leave the house in the morning, I'll ask him, "Hey could you wash a few dishes." He'll say, "Yeah, honey, I'll try." Then I say, in my best Soup Nazi voice (yeah, I find soup nazi works better than a yoda voice) "There is no try! There is only do!" And leave. :-)

I should change my avatar back to Yoda. Gives me credibility. ;-)

Well, I thought FL might be kinda cool for a few years. You know, make friends with some elderly folks, some alligators (I'd be working in Big Cypress!) and whatnot. Well, the forementioned boyfriend sent me this email: "Naples sounds like a place that is not that great and very expensive. The job sounds interesting, but if we want to be out west why not wait until a job opens up out here instead of sweltering in south Florida next summer? South Florida is a bit better than Nebraska, but not much. We can talk more about it later." Lame. The man seems to think I'm super-established in my career and can choose only presitigious mountain towns filled with highly-educated, outdoor oriented 20- and 30-somethings! Oh well.... Sorta up to my bosses more than me.

Thanks for the good review! I'm from AZ and CO, so I'm sure the first summer would be hell. But hey, swamps are really cool! Beaches are nice! And I've never been in a hurricane! Wait, um, hurricanes aren't good things.... especially when you're 6 feet above sea level....

Hurricanes are only another time to throw a party!!!  Our entire neighborhood is blocked off and we have a huge hurricane party in the street!!  Ok, so you have to run to Home Depot and buy plywood for your windows, and stock water, and canned goods, make sure you have gas in the generator, BUT....did I mention the party???!!!

You will probably be quite warm here in the summer.  I love it!!  I would so much rather be hot than cold.  If it drops below about 75, I'm freezing!! 

If the boyfriend doesn't like Florida, there are PLENTY of lonely, RICH, men in Naples looking for a young, fit chick!!!!

Actually, you just made it sound awesome! Unfortunately, my boyfriend is kinda being a butt about it. But I sent him this and hopefully he'll be a little more positive.... However, I've got to give him veto power, because if he doesn't like it, I'm going to hear about it constantly! LOL!

The sea kayaking sounds awful nice!

Well, the boy vetoed FL. Which I guess is fine. I'm rather intrigued by the prospect of going there, but if we encounter much hardship or Eric doesn't like if for some reason, I don't want it to come down on me. It's certainly in my best interest to go somewhere he wants to go. Plus, he's been there before and thought it was hell and I've never been. We tend to have similar tastes, so I suppose I should trust him....

Thanks for all your help guys! And don't tell me how nice it is there today! LOL! It's in the 30's here today and just GRAY. Ick....

Whoooo, gettin' interesting around here.... The boss vetoed Eric's veto! LOL! Looks like I'm headed to FL or will be looking for a new job! So I guess I should stop asking what it's like and start looking for training partners! LOL!

Get your bike tires pumped up and let's ride!!!  You'll have to let us Floridians know when you get here.  Are you signing up for the St. Anthony's tri in April? 

Unfortunately, I won't know the timing of things until much later, so I don't think I'll be able to sign up for St. Anthony's before it fills up. :-( But I'm sure, if it's in the neighborhood, I'll be volunteering and drinking beers with y'all!!!!

I'm kinda getting excited! FL should be fun!