Moving on down to FL!

[NotUrsula]

Yea today we saw some lovely homes on the internet and they DIDNT have ac!!!! i was like uhhhhh maybe people from florida are just really tough lol!!!!

Well, by "modern construction" I pretty much meant anything built after about 1960, when houses started to be built without high ceilings or large windows sited for cross-ventilation. In the days before a/c was affordable, those architectural features kept air moving in southern homes. Without them, you pretty much have to depend on artificial air movement in subtropical climates. You'll still find some older homes in Florida that were built without a/c, but it's a simple matter to make installing it a condition for the sale.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

Yea today we saw some lovely homes on the internet and they DIDNT have ac!!!! i was like uhhhhh maybe people from florida are just really tough lol!!!!

I’ve lived in central FL most of my life and can not imagine living in a home without AC. Even the house we lived in built in the 20’s had it!

 

[fla4fun]

Publix is great for groceries. Love their two for one deals.

Me too! I spent $31 at Publix yesterday and my savings from bogos was $18 - you can’t beat that.

OP, you also manage to find ways to get around without driving on I4 most of the time. Going north/east and south/west I drive 429 or 417 whenever possible. Yes they are toll roads, but it’s worth not sitting still in traffic through the construction. Before my office relocated I used to have to get on and off the turnpike at I4 in the middle of some of the worst construction and I am so glad not to deal with that anymore. Way too many close calls and almost accidents . . .