Wow how much are your taxes? I got a shock when I moved from Florida to Maine with a three month old car that I just paid taxes on in Fl when I bought it, and had to pay almost $800 in excise tax to register it in Maine.

I will always hold onto my hate of Florida and if you ever had to live there, you probably would too haha

I mean…I was born and raised in Florida and just left this summer, and trust me, I hate that state and it takes no time or energy…it just is.

Exactly, plus I still run into people constantly up here who want to be snowbirds, and how many thousands of people a day are still dumb enough to move to Florida?

Same, but I really wanted no more 90 degree weather, period. Bummer.

No, I feel you. This is our first Maine winter, and I’m just kind of like looking around and wondering where is all the snow? (minus the 22 inches we got in that one storm, which happened while I was out of town) 🙃

Depressing to think that all the toxic people with their toxic politics I just ran away from in FL will be tucking tail and running back up north and brining their toxicity with them.

I keep saying Moose are actually cryptids. Started coming up here a few years ago and moved to a rural area here in august and have never seen one. I know it’s not that long, but people made it sound like they were everywhere haha

Not sure if we are considered climate refugees - maybe very early ones, as we moved here from FL in large part to escape the brutal heat. Funny enough, tons of people are moving TO Florida still….I guess they like to suffer? Maybe all the worst of humanity will keep moving there until they go down with the ship….we can hope right?

We moved to rural Maine from Florida this summer. Within a six month span, four other young families I know from my county or sister county also moved here. 3 out of 5 of these work for themselves, though (including me).

I was fourth generation born and raised in the gulf coast area. It’s beautiful (for Florida, if that’s your thing) but the intense increase in population and overdevelopment with no concern for the environment or infrastructure is destroying it. Few jobs to match COL, housing is out of control. Full time professionals living out of their cars with their babies type situation - which is well hidden by the affluence which is actually having a hand in it. The social environment is so toxic. The schools are constantly embroiled in battling unhinged parents and the groups that are riling them up rather than being able to focus on education. Destructive, cult like mega churches are taking over whole counties. I had to get out for my well being. We like that there aren’t a lot of people. We like being able to drive to the grocery store without getting stuck in traffic that makes a 10 min drive take an hour. We like the sense of community and being surrounded by nature instead of soulless urban sprawl.

I think something Maine has going for it is that the people who move here aren’t coming to retire. They are coming as young couples or with young families. Anyway, just thought I’d share from the perspective of a recent transplant.