I am planning a vacation for my family. My wife and I have a 5 and 3 year old. We like shops /restaurants and generally don't mind a lively atmosphere. That being said, not looking for anything too crazy as far as partying goes. We are going end of November / early December so I assume it won't be super busy anyway. We currently have a place IN Deerfield booked but after a few sessions on Google Maps I am wondering if I made the wrong choice.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks.

I'm not an American, but like to observe American politics and am deeply worried about what's gonna happen to America if Trump wins, because I'm convinced that Project 2025 will trickle down to the rest of the world.

National and swing state polls have Kamala and Trump either tied or within margin of error. In Florida, Trump leads by about 3-6 points.

Sounds bleak for Democrats.

But there's some hopium that the polls might underestimate the Democrats, because polls can't predict new youth turnout or just brand new or unlikely voters which presumably helped Trump in 2016 and 20 to outperform the polls then.

Democrats have been outperforming the polls for the past 2 years because of Dobbs decision and they believe they can win with sky-high Harris enthusiasm while Trump has gotten stale and boring not to mention more unhinged than ever.

Unfortunately, there's no way to tell for sure because in the past 2 years, Trump wasn't on the ballot.

But people speculate that Kamala will do great because she has more yard signs than any Democrat since Obama while there's nowhere near as many Trump's signs.

What does the situation in Florida looks like?

But even if she loses Florida, I'm mostly invested in the Senate race between Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

I know that Scott is mostly leading by 1-4 points or so, but also that he's very unpopular. But he always manages to win because he's amazing campaigner whose campaign has tentacles in every single county and reaches out to right-leaning Latinos on Spanish speaking radio stations with him speaking Spanish fluently.

One hopium of mine is that Trump crossed the line with the hoax of Haitians eating cats and hundreds of thousands of Florida Haitians will vote against him out of legit fear and I count on Mucarsel-Powell banking on it since she's immigrant herself. What is her campaign like?

https://open.substack.com/pub/billytownsend/p/the-vicious-corey-deangelis-predictably?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o3knk

We are traveling to Florida for a week in middle of November and are seriously considering staying around Siesta Beach. I'm wondering if Siesta beach is windy? We are traveling with a 3 year old kid and don't like windy and cold beaches. Am I missing out on any other warm + non-windy + soft sand beaches around November in Florida that we should seriously consider?

I moved down here and have been in Sarasota for about 4 years. I am 26 years old. I will list my major complaints below.

I find everyone not really my age. Sometimes I can meet people my age but it is rare.

I find the employment opportunities to be not the best. No major corporations or serious serious big boy jobs. There may be here and there be few and far between.

I find it extremely hard to make friends.

I kind of find people entitled and snobby

I find the dating scene is super sucky.

Do you think I would like other parts of the state? Can anybody give me their experience or advice about Sarasota?

I’m looking to book this accommodation. It’s a 3bd 2 bth at Palisades in Orlando Florida. I saw a few reviews talking about the poor customer service and a foul Odor. Before booking I’d like to ensure that I’m staying at a reputable, clean and safe accommodation. Can anyone give me any feedback regarding their stay??

Hello! I have lived in New York my entire life and the cost of living has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Not only is the cost of living high but the New York area has changed where people are just mean to each other for no reason.

My parents live in Florida and moved there over 20 years ago. Every time I have been to Florida to visit/vacation I feel that my dollar goes a lot further and people are happier in general.

I don’t want to be the person that moves there and realizes it isn’t what I imagine.

With this said has anyone moved to Florida with this thought and has it turned out to be true? True being that your dollar goes further and have you generally gotten happier living in Florida?

Thank you all and any for your input and advice!

Give whoever at Florida Realtor who is trying to shove “unicorns and rainbows” down our throats, a stiff kick in the A$$!!!!!!!

Your thoughts?!?!?!?

https://www.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2024/10/florida-consumer-sentiment-continues-climb?utm_campaign=10-03-24+Florida+Realtors+News&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

Hello reddit,

I'll be spending 5 days at the end of the month at the ocean reef condos at St Augustine beach. I'm looking for advice on things to do, and opinions about the condos themselves if anyone's been there before.

I don't want to go to a museum. I don't drink. I don't want to tour anywhere.

Are there any bridges to explore under or certain streets that have a variety of different shops? Any skate parks, train yards, art stores, or graffiti spots?

Thank you

Does anyone know if this restaurant had hurricane damage! Always went there for holidays

I'm going on a trip to Pensacola shortly and I'm looking to check out the northern area of FL since I'm more central based. I can't do anything too time-consuming or swim related, I just need some recommendations for cute stores, lounges, parks and/or springs, restaurants, etc. on the way :))

https://open.substack.com/pub/jasongarcia/p/ron-desantis-blurs-lines-burns-cash?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o3knk

Recently visited Florida area for a Disney vacation. I was astounded by how many people drive, especially at night, without their full headlighting system on!!!! Is this normal for locals or stupid tourist who don't know better driving their rentals?

I'm 20 and can only get service industry level jobs but I'm dying to live somewhere where Spanish is widely spoken. I'd ideally move abroad but I can't work abroad. I know I'd have to have roommates but if I can find some Spanish-speaking roommates that could mean even more immersion.

Are there certain parts of Miami I should avoid or go to? Would it be better to just save up and then live in Spain for 3 months without working (I have the means to save enough money)?

With all the propaganda on both sides not sure if it's good or not, So for all of you who smoke are you voting YES or NO

View Poll

Native Floridians who moved away, how long did it take you to convince yourself and why did you leave the state?

It feels like all I’m hearing are ads in favor of cannabis legalization. I’m all for it, why not? Majority of Americans have easy access to legalized, regulated, taxed cannabis. Which, keep in mind, has been proven multiple times to be less harmful for your body than alcohol.

The only person in the entire state of Florida I hear against it, is Desantis. After reading enough articles, it’s pretty apparent that he’s been bought by the Hemp companies. (Google Hemp v. Marijuana)

Instead of legalizing something safe(r) for consumption, we have Delta-8. If you have ever smoked this, you know how scary it is. It feels like pine-sol cleaner in your lungs. I’ve seen countless videos of people online taking about how Delta-8 sent their significant other into a seizure and in some cases, even a stroke with permanent effects. (Google FDA warning on Delta-8)

It is absolutely beyond insane to me that Florida is offering such a horrible alternative to a cannabis, it almost feels like Florida is trying to get the population sick. It is extremely disheartening to me to see these things happening to the population of Florida and Ron Desantis fight to keep it happening, just because his pockets are being filled.

I feel like I have no grip on what the actual people think anymore. This is why I wanted to ask the subreddit, does anyone here care at all about Cannabis legalization? Or is it just the governor, who is being paid to hate it?

(Had to remove all links to be able to post)

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/florida-bans-instruction-on-contraception?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1o3knk

I have a flight through Miami scheduled for Tuesday next week (Oct 2), since it seems like the hurricane Helene will make landfall on Friday or Saturday, Will it be clear to fly in Tuesday? Or should I look at rescheduling my flight ahead of time? Are there any follow-up or residual effects after a hurricane that should be aware of? Or should it be clear weather?

Hi - hoping for some recommendations... A family member is planning a Florida road trip in December. They've got most of the route and accommodation sorted so are now looking at activities.

They'd like to do an airboat trip to see alligators around Sebring or Lake Okeechobee. Does anyone here have any recommendations for a good company to use?

They'd also like to organise a surfing lesson for their daughter (aged 10) somewhere between Palm Springs and Melbourne. She's a confident swimmer who has done a bit of body boarding but not proper surfing. They are traveling from the UK and won't have any gear with them beyond swim suits, so would need kit hire as well.

They haven't mentioned a budget, but I know the trip is going to be a stretch for them overall so good value options would be very much appreciated!

Thank you!

--- EDIT ---

Thanks so much everyone for your recs over the last couple of days. There's a bit of route reworking going on! I'm trying to get them to massively change it so they can be in Cocoa Beach at the weekend and see Sweetie, but apparently I'm just being ridiculous. Got to love a bit of light hearted family tension, wouldn't be a holiday without it 😂

I was reading about the drinking age going up and down in Florida in the 70s and 80s. It went down in 1976 to 18, then went up to 19 in 1980. But sources seem to differ on when the 19 to 21 jump was. Sources I’ve found online are evenly split between the jump being on July 1, 1985, and October 1, 1986. One source said that everyone born on September 30, 1967, or earlier, was grandfathered in, but others say the cutoff was in 1966. Someone who was drinking during the 80s, please enlighten me.

Full-time hourly employee in Florida. HR will write me up if I work less than 40 hours in a week and I don't have any PTO left in my bank for the year. If I do have PTO in my bank and work less than 40 hours in a week (even 5 minutes) they will automatically take 5 minutes out of my PTO bank to equal 40 hours for the week. I should be able to choose to just not get paid for those 5 minutes. Does anyone else's company do that? Is that in line with Florida labor laws?

Hi there! I have moved around a lot and miss florida but don’t know where to live. Family is from Miami but I cannot stand Miami dade. Too chaotic, too stressful, everyone’s stressed, people are mean and talk fast.. idk i feel like I’m in the movie uncut gems when I’m there.

I need to be near a big city so most likely around Orlando or Ftlauderdale/miami. I’m in media, bf is in tech and looking to open an elderly related business so a good elder population would be nice. Also good schools!

So far I’ve visited Orlando but honestly did not love it.. a lot of it just looked like hialeah (where I grew up) though I grew up in dade I never visited much of broward/palm beach.. anywhere there i should look at? Online people recommend boca?

I’m scared that broward might just be the same as dade.. i’ve lived in many places now across the us and I just want chill, clean, safe and new.

I just received my ballot and was going through the points and was surprised to see that on several points there was an "explanation" along with the point being voted on. It seems to me that the view in this explanation was often quite biased towards one side of the vote. I have included the wording on the point on abortion below.

I am not wanting to discuss the vote itself (let the voting speak for itself), but am curious as to whom it is that writes and approves the information presented on the ballot?

Anyone able to shed some light on the subject?

Thanks!

Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion

Article I, New Section

No. 4 Constitutional Amendment

No law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient's health, as determined by the patient's healthcare provider. This amendment does not change the Legislature's constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.

The proposed amendment would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida. The increase in abortions could be even greater if the amendment invalidates laws requiring parental consent before minors undergo abortions and those ensuring only licensed physicians perform abortions. There is also uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to subsidize abortions with public funds. Litigation to resolve those and other uncertainties will result in additional costs to the state government and state courts that will negatively impact the state budget. An increase in abortions may negatively affect the growth of state and local revenues over time. Because the fiscal impact of increased abortions on state and local revenues and costs cannot be estimated with precision, the total impact of the proposed amendment is indeterminate. THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO AMBIGUITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING THE AMENDMENT'S IMPACT.

Some Aussies who visited Florida recently told me that back home they can get tickets from speed cameras for as little as 63km in a 60km zone, and that they were surprised how everyone goes 10mph over in the States

Now is it just me or does that seem way too harsh to get a ticket from a speed camera for 63km in a 60km zone?

That's like 2mph over the speed limit lol

Hey fellow Floridians!

I got married to a guy I had known for awhile but recently reconnected with. Stupid decision and found out months later that he was in active addiction and had been stealing from me.

There aren't any assets to be divided and he's not fighting me on this, but I need some advice. There are no assets, children or finances involved. We have not lived together for 1.5 years. (He lives 6 hours from me, on the other side of the state)

I found a form to fill out for a simplified divorce? He signed it and mailed it back but I'm not sure of what my next steps are.

Do I just walk up to my local courthouse and drop the paperwork off? Does he have to be present?

I understand theres usually a filing fee and I was informed there may be a way to avoid that, based on income, but not sure I would qualify. He also has not had any income for the past 3 years and has been in-and-out of jail.

(I make 2K/month from my job and live in S Florida where COL is pretty high)

Either way $400 to sever this legal tie is no issue, I'm just not sure what step I should take or what else I may need.