California was fun but I'm moving back to Florida...

[aplefka]

You left Sacramento for Florida? Can't say I blame you, but man I love California.

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: DearQT

Originally posted by: CTrain
Well, not really destination to destination but I managed to drive from SD to Pensacola in less than 2 days.(Fri 1pm to Sun 8am not including the 3hrs I lost in the time change)

SUMMARY:
Left Sacramento Thurs 9am and got to Orlando Sun. 10pm.
I'm totally exhausted....never drove so much in my life.
Just slept for 14 hrs after I got home.

-Distance: 2995 miles
-Gas: $247(Averaging 30mpg @ ~$2.50/gal)
-Lodging: $44.15
-Food: $38.00 ??
-Stopped twice: $0(Cause my headlight was out). Only warnings 🙂
-Pit stop in TJ: $$$$$$$(more than money spent on gas, food and lodging combined)
-Home again: PRICELESS !!!


I really missed my friends.
I missed the beer drinking, poker games, golfing, shooting pool, fishing on the lake.....

I was planning to stay in Cali for at least a year but its been only about 7 months and I'm bored to death.
I realized friends that I've known for years with common interests....I can't find very easily.

What I learned in California:

- If you drive a Civic, you better park it in the garage.
- The wages aren't neccessarily higher here even though living expenses are much, much higher here.

I mean if you're not a professional, you're making the same wages as in Fla.
I don't see how people can afford to live here if you don't have a career.

I wish I can snap my fingers and be back in Fla but my car is with me so its gonna be a long drive back.
Packing right now.....heading out tommorow.

Yeah, that's okay if you prefer a state that doesn't protect you to its fullest. Florida sucks a$$ when it comes to law, especially to protect the defenseless. If I had to choose between the two, California hands down! Long live California!

You'll probably return some day. Your problem may have been your choice of city. Sacramento is pretty dry and boring, if I understand.... It's where the laws are crafted....

P.S. Wow! I'm surprised you were able to reach Florida within 2 days. I imagine you didn't get much sleep. Didn't you fall asleep on the wheel? I would if I were driving that distance and had to be in the city within 2 days.

I really didn't have a choice of city.
My brother lives in Sacramento and he had a room for me to stay.

I wasn't tired at all really....just sick of driving so damm much.
All I wanted was to get back so that kept me going and going.
Luckily, my car is wired up with a decent system and I was cranking out hundreds of MP3s on the way.

 

[CTrain]

For the record....I never said Cali suck @ss.
Just that all my friends and families are in Fla.
Cali was great, I got to go snowboarding whenever during the winter season.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: CTrain
For the record....I never said Cali suck @ss.
Just that all my friends and families are in Fla.
Cali was great, I got to go snowboarding whenever during the winter season.

Sacramento isn't fun if you don't have a lot of friends though, or don't know the surrounding area/cities that well. I can see why you wouldn't like it. It takes time to adjust.

But still, I'd love to live in Florida part of the time and Cali part of teh time.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: buck
I left Cocoa Beach and havent looked back, west coast is the best coast 😛.

*edit* the main reason i left, is that the east coast hardly ever gets real waves.

keep going . . . West. 😛

Hawaii has the "real" waves . . . almost every day. 😉

and i can see why the OP prefers FL over Sacramento . . . 1) friends are important and 2) Sacremento is not the nicest part of Cali.
:roll:

 

[geckojohn]

CA and Florida are the two best states to live in.. .I chose san diego!

 

[KLin]

Holy old thread resurrection batman!! :Q

 

[jerryjg]

i dont believe you

 

[jerryjg]

i dont believe you.thaats not possible.