Money-Measurement961 t1_jee9f9m wrote
Reply to comment by Bruins125 in Has anyone moved out of CT because of seasonal depression? I enjoy CT but I’m only happy during June- august. by [deleted]
I plan on moving, I do like the stats like I said but I’m meant to be in warm weather year round ☀️ the only thing that’s been keeping me here is my family
Amaliatanase t1_jeek8ur wrote
I moved away from New England and one thing I learned is that the only places where it really doesn't get cold and depressing East of the Mississippi are the Gulf Coast and Florida in general. Everywhere else is gonna have some degree of winter. I live in Nashville and I would categorize the weather as you need a jacket and it looks sad outside as being about four months of the year. Atlanta and Charlotte are pretty similar. If the only weather you like in CT is June-August, Florida, southern MS, AL and LA and Texas are your only options where you will like the weather all year. If you include the west coast you get more options (most of California, southern Nevada, Arizona and southern New Mexico)
AdministrativeYak859 t1_jeekyoc wrote
I agree, from ct, lived in SoCal for 12 years and then to Atlanta thinking the winter was similar to SoCal. It was cold and grey from nov - to April. Gloomy.
Lost_city t1_jeet58w wrote
I moved from CT to Atlanta a number of years ago, partly due to the weather. I found the Atlanta climate to be quite nice. Days are longer in winter. And it ends pretty quickly. Spring comes early and is often quite warm. Summers can be hot, but are a lot milder than Florida. Eventually, I moved back due to my job situation, not the weather.
Why-R-People-So-Dumb t1_jeeqn5f wrote
I actually don’t think there is an east coast solution, gotta go to the other coast. I would venture to say that CT is desirable from an east coast weather standpoint because you can almost always be outside year round and manage it; this year aside after you acclimate to the colder weather being in the 20’s and 30’s on a sunny day is not unpleasant. If you prefer cooler summers go a little north or warmer winters go just a little south. When you go south of Jersey you start to have the opposite problem. In Florida you stay inside all summer just like we do all winter, it’s too hot and rainy.
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CatSusk t1_jeeo42l wrote
I lived in CO for 12 years - Denver is Warner and sunnier that you would think. I learned that #1 - I burn way too easy at altitude #2 - I need to be near water.
There’s usually a trade off with whatever you’re seeking.
Metalocachick t1_jeerzo1 wrote
Similar situation here! Born and raised in NJ, currently living in Bend Oregon, and the winters are much less cold and much sunnier than New Jersey winters, which you wouldn’t expect. And that IS nice. But I can’t be land locked like this. 4 hours minimum to the coast, and you can only get there if the mountain passes over aren’t completely buried in snow, which they often are November-April.
And there are no cities around to visit, or even many other towns for that matter, unless you count Portland which is over 3 hours away, or want to make it a 3-4 day trip to go to Seattle or San Francisco which are both 6-9 hours away. It’s very isolating. So, yeah. It’s been fun for a couple of years but we’re moving back to the east coast to Connecticut in 2 weeks and I’m honestly very excited lol
CatSusk t1_jefbv3k wrote
I know what you mean about not being close to anything. In Denver it was like… ok, other than the mountains (2 hour drive one way on weekends), where can you go? 2.5 hours to Cheyenne WY? 5 hours to Sante Fe NM? No thanks.
Significant-Win97702 t1_jegx9e9 wrote
Just checking your history and this is EXACTLY us. We thought that living a few hours from Portland, OR would be like living a few hours from Boston & NYC. NOOOOO
We feel so claustrophobic and land locked here and while some of Oregon is undeniably beautiful, a lot of it is ugly and brown. Everyone heads to the beautiful places and they all get over crowded.
Don’t get me started on the food. Most restaurants here have exactly the same “pub” menu, even the upscale or “ethnic” places. We used to live in a small town in New Hampshire within a half hour of a Michelin starred restaurant and 2 dozen restaurants of all kinds that are better than anything we’ve had since moving here!
We just spent 2 weeks house hunting in NH & Maine (and making sure we weren’t crazy or romanticizing things) and we’re more excited than ever to leave Oregon. We didn’t see a single homeless person, our kids got to play with other well behaved children with attentive parents and we ate our faces off. Can’t wait to leave Oregon behind.
2wheelzrollin t1_jeejz04 wrote
Don't let family tie you down. Unless they literally can't survive without you, you shouldn't have to be responsible for them as they are all adults. You can always visit them. It's not like a forever thing unless you make it one. With video calling and whatever, it's so easy to keep in touch.
hillarysabortedson t1_jeejz00 wrote
Florida is calling your name. Enjoy your 8% pay increase.
dietchaos t1_jeektkf wrote
In what field lmao. Gator hunting?
hillarysabortedson t1_jeem1mi wrote
I don’t know, probably whatever Florida does that gives them an economy 4X the size of Connecticut with an unemployment rate 1.4% lower.
https://countryeconomy.com/countries/usa-states/compare/florida/connecticut
And it was reference to no state income tax btw. Lol.
Itsmoney05 t1_jeemghx wrote
Oh yeah, Florida is of comparable population to CT. Let's compare economies! How about overall well being? Education? Let's compare those.
hillarysabortedson t1_jeen8ig wrote
Oh…so with 21 million people they DO have a more diverse economy than gator hunting?
Go ahead and compare. I never said they were perfect. If you want to pull up some actual stats on education and “overall well being” then go ahead and do some fucking legwork.
dietchaos t1_jeepg8v wrote
Seeing as home insurance rates are sky high in Florida or in some cases just not even purchasable you can't afford to tax home owners out of the state. Florida is death by 1000 cuts the state.
UhaRugger1 t1_jeeqtya wrote
I live in florida. It has become more expensive than CT. My homeowners insurance is insane. I have 5 different insurances on my house alone. The pay down here is awful. The housing prices are through the roof.
Itsmoney05 t1_jef35mr wrote
Florida is a cesspool. I dont need to go digging to know that CT bests Florida in just about every metric.
hillarysabortedson t1_jefra6w wrote
Nice job not supporting your statement with empirical evidence.
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