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vader:

--- Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2007, 05:50:01 pm ---Shmokes, I live in the Orlando area now but grew up in South Florida.   Been to Miami a lot then and now.  It is a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- hole now.  The best advice, don't move there.

Crime is horrible, traffic is horrible, housing is horrible.  Boca Raton is about the only place that is nice in that area but still has horrible traffic problems. 

--- End quote ---

Boca Raton ? ....  you've got him about 60 miles north of the campus there.  He can get nice housing if he's will to live farther west.   ANYPLACE in Pembroke Pines is very nice and majority of Hollywood is good too with the exception of the area between I-95 and A1A.  He doesn't need to live two counties away to live nice.  Not to mention, but he probably can't afford to live in Boca ATM

MikeQ:

--- Quote from: vader on March 22, 2007, 05:53:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2007, 05:50:01 pm ---Shmokes, I live in the Orlando area now but grew up in South Florida.   Been to Miami a lot then and now.  It is a ---Cleveland steamer--- hole now.  The best advice, don't move there.

Crime is horrible, traffic is horrible, housing is horrible.  Boca Raton is about the only place that is nice in that area but still has horrible traffic problems. 

--- End quote ---

Boca Raton ? ....  you've got him about 60 miles north of the campus there.  He can get nice housing if he's will to live farther west.   ANYPLACE in Pembroke Pines is very nice and majority of Hollywood is good too with the exception of the area between I-95 and A1A.  He doesn't need to live two counties away to live nice.

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I wasn't suggesting he live in Boca.  I was just saying that is the only nice place I would live in South Florida.    My original sentance sums it up.  "Don't move to Miami"

shmokes:
Not helpful, MikeQ.  Seriously.  Miami is where I'm going to law school.  I can't call Berkeley up and say, "Hey guys, I know I didn't get accepted, but it turns out my 3rd choice school is in a city I don't want to live in.  Can you please reconsider?" 

I.  Am.  Moving.  To.  Miami. 

If it's hell, I'll just have to be in hell for at least a year.  Maybe I can get into Cornell or Berkeley as a transfer student if my class standing is good.  Otherwise, I'll just tough it out for three years.  Millions of other people seem to be doing it.  But . . .

I.  Am.  Moving.  To.  Miami.

If you think that Miami is horrible the best you can do for me is give me suggestions that might help me minimize its horribleness as much as is possible, as Vader is doing.

By the way, Vader, any suggestions you have that would put me in a reasonably safe/nice area on the MetroRail, rather than on the Tri-Rail would also be nice, as that would make my public transit costs $56/mo, rather than $136/mo.  Unless there is a cheaper pass I am unaware of that will let me use both systems.  But as near as I can tell the Metro would be $56 (for college students) and the Tri-Rail pass is $80.

MikeQ:

--- Quote from: shmokes on March 22, 2007, 05:58:24 pm ---Not helpful, MikeQ.  Seriously.  Miami is where I'm going to law school.  I can't call Berkeley up and say, "Hey guys, I know I didn't get accepted, but it turns out my 3rd choice school is in a city I don't want to live in.  Can you please reconsider?" 

I.  Am.  Moving.  To.  Miami. 

If it's hell, I'll just have to be in hell for at least a year.  Maybe I can get into Cornell or Berkeley as a transfer student if my class standing is good.  Otherwise, I'll just tough it out for three years.  Millions of other people seem to be doing it.  But . . .

I.  Am.  Moving.  To.  Miami.

If you think that Miami is horrible the best you can do for me is give me suggestions that might help me minimize its horribleness as much as is possible, as Vader is doing.

By the way, Vader, any suggestions you have that would put me in a reasonably safe/nice area on the MetroRail, rather than on the Tri-Rail would also be nice, as that would make my public transit costs $56/mo, rather than $136/mo.  Unless there is a cheaper pass I am unaware of that will let me use both systems.  But as near as I can tell the Metro would be $56 (for college students) and the Tri-Rail pass is $80.

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Sorry, didn't read the whole thread.  Didn't realize this was school.  I was just doing some quick scanning.

I have a friend who lives in North Miama Beach.  He's a cop.  I'll ask him for his reccomendations.

I'm not sure how old your kids are.  Is school an issue?

Are you driving here?

vader:

--- Quote from: shmokes on March 22, 2007, 05:58:24 pm ---

By the way, Vader, any suggestions you have that would put me in a reasonably safe/nice area on the MetroRail, rather than on the Tri-Rail would also be nice, as that would make my public transit costs $56/mo, rather than $136/mo.  Unless there is a cheaper pass I am unaware of that will let me use both systems.  But as near as I can tell the Metro would be $56 (for college students) and the Tri-Rail pass is $80.

--- End quote ---

Unfortunately, there is no area around the Metrorail I would want to live without owning a gun,knife,mace,taser and knowing Karate.  I know it's another 80 bucks a month, but for your well being and not looking over your shoulder every minute waiting to get mugged, not to mention the bums trying to get money from you, I'd live farther north and deal with the commute

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