Florida to NH ????

Mr. V · 01-14-2013, 02:14 AM

Rural NH lacks the quality health care available to retirees in metro Fla.

itchin for fishin · 08-10-2013, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. V

Rural NH lacks the quality health care available to retirees in metro Fla.

Unless you are by Jacksonville with Mayo, could not disagree more. You are 2 hours away from some of the finest healthcare in the world with Boston hospitals.

ApS · 08-12-2013, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by itchin for fishin

Unless you are by Jacksonville with Mayo, could not disagree more. You are 2 hours away from some of the finest healthcare in the world with Boston hospitals.

US News & World Report magazine does an annual study of "The Best 100 US Hospitals". What didn't impress me was the extreme shuffling of different hospitals in that list from year to year. While Boston was represented adequately, some dropped off the list entirely.

Maybe they should have gone with "The Best Ten US Hospitals".

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Originally Posted by Jeanzb1

You cannot beat the beauty and charm of New England!

A realtor friend of 20 years is retiring from Wolfeboro to the Caribbean's St. Croix.

Go figure.

Jeanzb1 · 08-12-2013, 06:52 AM

ApS: I agree that there are MANY gorgeous places on our planet. We have been to the majority of the Caribbean islands, and while we certainly do enjoy the turquoise water and the soft sand beaches, we still cannot help but feel that New England is where we want to call "home." It's beautiful; it's charming; it's very unique; it's very special.

no-engine · 08-12-2013, 09:25 AM

any more than a one level single family home would be horrible.

Lakesrider · 08-12-2013, 02:15 PM

Well you could just stay in Florida with the Cockroaches, hurricanes, Sink holes, torrential rain storms just about every afternoon, Cuban exiles, Alligators, Snakes, huge mosquitoes, humidity, blue haired old slow poke drivers in Caddy's and Buicks, Flat, dull land, Swamps, and Sink Holes, just to name a few things...Or Come up to NH and deal with cold and snow, and The Lobster Pound...

etc.....Your choice.

JasonG · 08-12-2013, 03:13 PM

Looks like we may be in the same boat, too. We moved to the Gulf Coast of FL 3 years ago and may be moving back to NH soon.

Newbiesaukee · 08-12-2013, 08:04 PM

I have no skin in this game, but you use a pretty broad brush characterizing all of Florida, the length of which is roughly the distance from D.C. to Portland, Me.It isn't that there isn't some reality in your comments, but each pertains to different areas of the state. And, for the record, in the dry season...roughly October-April, there aren't "torrential rain storms just about every afternoon."

Lakesrider · 08-12-2013, 09:15 PM

Well Here is my vacation in Sebastian, FL last October......Yep. Pretty dry.

http://s40.photobucket.com/user/midg...ba6e8.mp4.html

SAMIAM · 08-13-2013, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

Well you could just stay in Florida with the Cockroaches, hurricanes, Sink holes, torrential rain storms just about every afternoon, Cuban exiles, Alligators, Snakes, huge mosquitoes, humidity, blue haired old slow poke drivers in Caddy's and Buicks, Flat, dull land, Swamps, and Sink Holes, just to name a few things...Or Come up to NH and deal with cold and snow, and The Lobster Pound...

etc.....Your choice.

How about sunshine almost every day, boat in your back yard to cruise to the beautiful gulf beaches, fresh oj from your own trees, beautiful sunsets from your 80 degree pool and a beautiful ocean breeze.
Must admit......I'm talking about winter months. I'll still take spring, summer and fall right here in good ol' NH

Smokienorm · 11-30-2013, 04:49 PM

My wife and I moved to Gilford (pop. 7,000) last year after spending the last 40 years in South Florida. I was born and raised in Tampa. Although we had been coming to the Lakes Region for about 30 years, and owned a vacation condo on the big Lake for 8 years, we finally broke the chains with Florida and moved here permanently into a house in Gunstock Acres with a great view of the Lake. Yes, the property taxes are high, and yes there is a tax on dividends and interest income, and a sales tax on restaurant meals and hotel rooms, but . . . no general sales tax, no personal income tax, no estate tax, and all of our insurance costs dropped significantly (auto, homeowners, medigap, etc.). The NH people are generally much more pleasant, and the drivers (at least those with NH plates) are much more courteous than those in Florida. Construction and renovation costs for highly qualified and skilled workers who actually show up when they promise to do so are much more reasonable than in Florida. NH has a much longer and more distinguished history pre-dating the Revolutionary War, and there are numerous interesting places to visit in the state. As far as healthcare, we had heard the stories generally trashing the quality in the Lakes Region, but we have actually found a good number of excellent specialists and I have had excellent care with surgeries at Concord Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon. We hired someone to plow our driveway and we bought a snow blower to do the edges, and this is our second full winter here. As far as I am concerned, I never want to leave New Hampshire.

wickedtravelah · 11-30-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokienorm

My wife and I moved to Gilford (pop. 7,000) last year after spending the last 40 years in South Florida. I was born and raised in Tampa. Although we had been coming to the Lakes Region for about 30 years, and owned a vacation condo on the big Lake for 8 years, we finally broke the chains with Florida and moved here permanently into a house in Gunstock Acres with a great view of the Lake. Yes, the property taxes are high, and yes there is a tax on dividends and interest income, and a sales tax on restaurant meals and hotel rooms, but . . . no general sales tax, no personal income tax, no estate tax, and all of our insurance costs dropped significantly (auto, homeowners, medigap, etc.). The NH people are generally much more pleasant, and the drivers (at least those with NH plates) are much more courteous than those in Florida. Construction and renovation costs for highly qualified and skilled workers who actually show up when they promise to do so are much more reasonable than in Florida. NH has a much longer and more distinguished history pre-dating the Revolutionary War, and there are numerous interesting places to visit in the state. As far as healthcare, we had heard the stories generally trashing the quality in the Lakes Region, but we have actually found a good number of excellent specialists and I have had excellent care with surgeries at Concord Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon. We hired someone to plow our driveway and we bought a snow blower to do the edges, and this is our second full winter here. As far as I am concerned, I never want to leave New Hampshire.

Very well stated & accurate!

Diver Vince · 08-13-2013, 08:03 AM

A realtor friend of 20 years is retiring from Wolfeboro to the Caribbean's St. Croix.

Go figure.[/QUOTE]

Hmmm. I spent many years on St Croix and sold in the mid to late 80's never to return again. The reason; the escalating crime rate. I say good luck to your realtor friend. Once you rub away the initial veneer of the mountains and blue Caribbean, sometimes what you find is not so nice. Oh, believe it or not, there is such a thing as "island fever" which is why I'd never permanently move to any island in the Carib.

08-12-2013, 09:25 AM	#5
no-engine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West side Winnipesaukee, Lakes Region Posts: 516 Thanks: 20 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	high rise??? any more than a one level single family home would be horrible.

08-12-2013, 08:04 PM	#8
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,354 Thanks: 948 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	Lakesrider I have no skin in this game, but you use a pretty broad brush characterizing all of Florida, the length of which is roughly the distance from D.C. to Portland, Me.It isn't that there isn't some reality in your comments, but each pertains to different areas of the state. And, for the record, in the dry season...roughly October-April, there aren't "torrential rain storms just about every afternoon." __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

11-30-2013, 04:49 PM	#11
Smokienorm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	A bad day in NH is better than the best day in FL My wife and I moved to Gilford (pop. 7,000) last year after spending the last 40 years in South Florida. I was born and raised in Tampa. Although we had been coming to the Lakes Region for about 30 years, and owned a vacation condo on the big Lake for 8 years, we finally broke the chains with Florida and moved here permanently into a house in Gunstock Acres with a great view of the Lake. Yes, the property taxes are high, and yes there is a tax on dividends and interest income, and a sales tax on restaurant meals and hotel rooms, but . . . no general sales tax, no personal income tax, no estate tax, and all of our insurance costs dropped significantly (auto, homeowners, medigap, etc.). The NH people are generally much more pleasant, and the drivers (at least those with NH plates) are much more courteous than those in Florida. Construction and renovation costs for highly qualified and skilled workers who actually show up when they promise to do so are much more reasonable than in Florida. NH has a much longer and more distinguished history pre-dating the Revolutionary War, and there are numerous interesting places to visit in the state. As far as healthcare, we had heard the stories generally trashing the quality in the Lakes Region, but we have actually found a good number of excellent specialists and I have had excellent care with surgeries at Concord Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon. We hired someone to plow our driveway and we bought a snow blower to do the edges, and this is our second full winter here. As far as I am concerned, I never want to leave New Hampshire.

01-14-2013, 02:14 AM	#1
Mr. V Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the left coast (Portland)and West Alton Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 65 Thanked 259 Times in 177 Posts	Rural NH lacks the quality health care available to retirees in metro Fla.

08-12-2013, 06:52 AM	#4
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 555 Thanks: 629 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	ApS: I agree that there are MANY gorgeous places on our planet. We have been to the majority of the Caribbean islands, and while we certainly do enjoy the turquoise water and the soft sand beaches, we still cannot help but feel that New England is where we want to call "home." It's beautiful; it's charming; it's very unique; it's very special.

08-12-2013, 02:15 PM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Well you could just stay in Florida with the Cockroaches, hurricanes, Sink holes, torrential rain storms just about every afternoon, Cuban exiles, Alligators, Snakes, huge mosquitoes, humidity, blue haired old slow poke drivers in Caddy's and Buicks, Flat, dull land, Swamps, and Sink Holes, just to name a few things...Or Come up to NH and deal with cold and snow, and The Lobster Pound... etc.....Your choice.

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08-12-2013, 03:13 PM	#7
JasonG Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 310 Thanks: 48 Thanked 45 Times in 33 Posts	Looks like we may be in the same boat, too. We moved to the Gulf Coast of FL 3 years ago and may be moving back to NH soon.

08-12-2013, 09:15 PM	#9
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Well Here is my vacation in Sebastian, FL last October......Yep. Pretty dry. http://s40.photobucket.com/user/midg...ba6e8.mp4.html

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08-13-2013, 08:03 AM	#13
Diver Vince Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Bonaire Dutch Caribbean and Gilford NH Posts: 103 Thanks: 31 Thanked 27 Times in 17 Posts	A realtor friend of 20 years is retiring from Wolfeboro to the Caribbean's St. Croix. Go figure.[/QUOTE] Hmmm. I spent many years on St Croix and sold in the mid to late 80's never to return again. The reason; the escalating crime rate. I say good luck to your realtor friend. Once you rub away the initial veneer of the mountains and blue Caribbean, sometimes what you find is not so nice. Oh, believe it or not, there is such a thing as "island fever" which is why I'd never permanently move to any island in the Carib.