To Bill and all Florida members--about Florida job market

[bigtiger]

I am seriously thinking of moving to Florida for couple years. Mainly because of the Disney there and sunshine. I want be a good daddy and have my daughter to spend her early years as happy as possible.

Can you recommend couple companies that I can look at?

I am an economist and good at computer stuff, like programming, hard ware. I am good at Php, MySQL, some Java. I use Photoshop and adobe premier very often.

I basically am professionally trained to analyze and model data. I use SAS and MatLab but am familiar with all Econometric softwares.

I was looking at Home Shopping Network. But are there any other options? Thanks.

[DIGITALgimpus]

Not to be sarcastic, but: how about Disney?

[BillMorrow]

i don't think i am the person to ask..
last job i applied for was in 196something..
right now i would be hard pressed to get a job flipping burgers..
aside from being too old and too long since my last job..

and, FWIW, i am selling out, here in florida, because its getting overbuilt and overcrowded..
the easy life, left..
and i will soon follow..

this is not to say that florida is not a swell place for those fleeing the northeast..
you will be one of the 1000 people moving here every day..

i've been in RI.. on the boat, in narragannsett bay (east greenwich) and little narragannsett bay (pawkatuck)..
RI and connecticut have some nice areas but overall i personally prefer a less densly populated place to live..

it'll be muggier here, longer, in the summer..
cheaper taxwise, overall..
nearly impossible to get homeowners insurance since those hurricanes came through..
[/end mind-dump]

EDIT:Have you considered NASA..?
ALSO, Scripps is now opening a research facility close by here and other biotech spinoff's will follow..
so, asdie from what i said before, this might be a good place to look..

okechobbee county is a good place to start to look for a place to live..
far enough from the coast to be away from the congestion yet close enough to drive there daily..

[christopher_wolf]

and, FWIW, i am selling out, here in florida, because its getting overbuilt and overcrowded..
the easy life, left..
and i will soon follow..

Well, over-crowded by Florida standards perhaps or by Bay Area standards? I would be really suprised if it was the latter.

I lived in Florida, West Palm Beach and Coral Springs, for about 2 years. Very nice area when I was there, but then again, I focused more on the beaches.

Still did much later on when I used to take trips back to florida.

[BillMorrow]

well, no, not by bay area standards..
the bay area is one big megopolis, now..
with patches of green.. crystal srpings lake and environs being one..

much cheaper here, too, by bay area standards..

palm beach county is over 1 million population since 2002 or so..

but still, i am getting out and moving to georgia..

[AlphaKilo470]

but still, i am getting out and going to georgia..

Be sure and stop by if you happen to go through the Metro Atlanta suburbs.

[BillMorrow]

Be sure and stop by if you happen to go through the Metro Atlanta suburbs.

i will avoid atlanta unless i must travel there..
nothing personal..
i was there in 1992 (more or less) for a quick trip and it was congested THEN..
at least atlanta can expand in 360 degrees..
the Bay Area is constrained by topography..
when i travel to georgia i get as far as macon and then go north-east..

[AlphaKilo470]

You learn to deal with it (the traffic) after 16 years. When I have to actually travel down into "the city" I drive down to the North Springs MARTA station and ride the subway out of the burbs and into Atlanta. The only issue with this is that the further south you go on the train, the worse the crowd gets and the more important it is to guard your wallet and kids though to be honest it really is alot safer of a system than what many other places have. If you're riding the train home from a big sports event, you'll find that it's actually quite easy to start a nice conversation with other passengers if you say the right things.

[JHEM]

Mainly because of the Disney there and sunshine. I want be a good daddy and have my daughter to spend her early years as happy as possible.

In general, kids couldn't care less where they grow up. After all, what's their reference?

It's far more important to spend as much time as possible with them, for they will soon be off to school and their peers will become the primary influence in their life.

By the time a child is 10 they will spend less than 14 hours per day with their parents on average, and 8 to 10 of those hours they'll be asleep! The remainder of the day will be spent with their schoolmates and other friends.

Keep them close, for they are all too soon gone.

Regards,

Grandpa James

[christopher_wolf]

Mainly because of the Disney there and sunshine. I want be a good daddy and have my daughter to spend her early years as happy as possible.

In general, kids couldn't care less where they grow up. After all, what's their reference?

It's far more important to spend as much time as possible with them, for they will soon be off to school and their peers will become the primary influence in their life.

By the time a child is 10 they will spend less than 14 hours per day with their parents on average, and 8 to 10 of those hours they'll be asleep! The remainder of the day will be spent with their schoolmates and other friends.

Keep them close, for they are all too soon gone.

Regards,

Grandpa James

^ This is some good advice by the way; as a young kid, well, you don't quite compare where you grew up to where you used to live simply because, as James noted, there isn't any other place you *have* lived at that time.

If you want to be a good dad, then spend alot of time with your daughter, go out to the park and play, help her with her homework, take her to the movies; believe me, you won't regret it.

[JHEM]

If you want to be a good dad, then spend alot of time with your daughter, go out to the park and play, help her with her homework, take her to the movies; believe me, you won't regret it.

If I might add one thing to my previous post and to this excellent advice from Chris it would be...

READ TO YOUR CHILDREN!!!

[soapbox]

A TV is not a substitute for personal time with a child and should never be used as a "One-Eyed Babysitter" for other than toddlers.

No child under 16 needs a TV in their bedroom!

No child under 12 needs a computer in their bedroom, and certainly not an internet connected one!

A new Corvette/Mercedes/Jaguar etc. is NOT a suitable high school graduation present!

[/soapbox]

Regards,

James the Highly Opinionated!

[Kyocera]

James:

A new Corvette/Mercedes/Jaguar etc. is NOT a suitable high school graduation present!

But a new thinkpad is. A gift that keeps on giving.

[bigtiger]

ohn, what a thread. I learned quite a bit on how to raise a child.

Considering New England area, Florida is really not that crowded. By the way, I really enjoy living WITH people around unless traffic is a not big problem, like New York and Bay Area.

Disney is really a good idea. I just checked, they really hire economist. I may give it a try.

[tfflivemb2]

Since this is going from "anyone have any job possibilities" to giving parental advice...

I slightly disagree with James here. My son just turned 4 and he has both a TV (with VHS and DVD) AND a computer with the internet in his room. Actually the computer is in the guest room, but he has access to it, and it is considered his computer.

We DO however monitor both. We are very select in what he watches, as well as what he does online. He has always been a very smart child, and we both feel that this has helped. He is the only 4 year old that I know, that knows how to write his entire name and can give you his full address, provided that you aren't a stranger. He also know quite a bit of spanish, between Dora and myself. His mom doesn't understand when he asks for things in Spanish, but she is very proud of that fact.

We also do a lot of creative things with him. We take him outside. We are currently teaching him to rollerblade and ride his bike a little better. He has arts and crafts almost every day, whether it is painting, drawing, or building with legos.

I would homeschool my son in a heart beat if my wife would let me. I'm not too thrilled with the school system here in WI, but she feels that he needs the interaction with other children on a daily basis. As of right now, he gets play time every Monday with some of his friends.

[christopher_wolf]

Since this is going from "anyone have any job possibilities" to giving parental advice...

I slightly disagree with James here. My son just turned 4 and he has both a TV (with VHS and DVD) AND a computer with the internet in his room. Actually the computer is in the guest room, but he has access to it, and it is considered his computer.

We DO however monitor both. We are very select in what he watches, as well as what he does online. He has always been a very smart child, and we both feel that this has helped. He is the only 4 year old that I know, that knows how to write his entire name and can give you his full address, provided that you aren't a stranger. He also know quite a bit of spanish, between Dora and myself. His mom doesn't understand when he asks for things in Spanish, but she is very proud of that fact.

We also do a lot of creative things with him. We take him outside. We are currently teaching him to rollerblade and ride his bike a little better. He has arts and crafts almost every day, whether it is painting, drawring, or building with legos.

I would homeschool my son in a heart beat if my wife would let me. I'm not too thrilled with the school system here in WI, but she feels that he needs the interaction with other children on a daily basis. As of right now, he gets play time every Monday with some of his friends.

Awesomeness.

I was, by the way, homeschooled. I got the critics saying that I needed "interaction" with other kids on a daily basis; yet they pretty much got red and shut up when I got into college at the age of 12 and graduated from both that and High School Valedictorian Magna Cum Laude later on.

...If any of that helps convince your wife to let you homeschool the little guy.

[NS]

No child under 12 needs a computer in their bedroom, and certainly not an internet connected one!

Hello to all Seniors and Christopher,

Yes, i agree with James (Senior Admin).

@James, you should say don't give them internet connection until they are mature enough to use it properly. No matter how old they are, they can use the internet but they must be mature enough to surf and post mature stuffs and not like some of the Singapore students who are 21 years old and 3 years older than me but behave in a highly childish manner in every forums they frequent.!!!

[JHEM]

I slightly disagree with James here. My son just turned 4 and he has both a TV (with VHS and DVD) AND a computer with the internet in his room.

All of my diatribes are amenable to being tempered by some personal knowledge and common sense.

But I'll leave you with a non-apocryphal tale that will shortly have you moving furniture in your 4YO's room!

OK kiddies, TANS! My sister's husband's brother John suffered a loss recently that is one to give most parents pause. (BTW, the relationship is a bit closer than it sounds as we all grew up and went to school together and I have been close friends with the individual concerned for more than 40 years.)

When John's son recently left the marines he invited the son and his family to move into his large home while they got their feet back under them in civilian life.

The son's 3YO had her own room for the first time and they went a bit overboard furnishing it, including her very own TV and DVD player compliments of Gramps.

During a period when John was having some kitchen renovations performed he was also performing babysitter duties and found a need to get some peace and quiet for a time. He put his granddaughter down for a nap in her room and went out in the backyard to get away from the hammering in the kitchen.

After a 1/2 hour or so he went to check on the child and made a very sad discovery. Apparently the child had awoken and decided to turn on her TV, which was on top of her dresser. In order to reach the TV she opened the bottom drawer of the dresser and climbed in. Whether this was sufficient to upset the dresser at that point or whether she attempted to climb higher will never be known, but the end result was that the dresser tipped to the point that the heavy TV toppled off the dresser and onto the child, suffocating her.

Regards,

James

[tfflivemb2]

Wow, I am very sorry to hear about his/their/your loss.

I cannot even phathom what they went through.

[NS]

Oh dear...

I am sorry to hear about the loss.

[christopher_wolf]

Wow that's.....sad

Sorry to hear about that James; now there is a good reason not to put heavy objects on tall, non-anchored structures.

[bigtiger]

Sorry to hear that. I quickly lowered two boxes of books from a vantage point in my apartment. This is no joke. with kid, one can never be too careful.