Sorry -

asking strangers about living in a specific town in FL when you already have multiple relatives who live there does strike me as odd. Perhaps for additional info about something in particular - but not from ground zero.

As locals, they know what real estate, utilities and insurances cost and what the schools are like. They might not know about her job situation - but they know a lot about daily living conditions.

Where did she ask about Ocala? She responded to a question about why she was moving to Ocala.

vincenzo, the OP returned about midway in this thread to bring up some of those other issues. But oddly it was only to explain why she was curious about the area -- and that's where she mentioned having an 8 year old. Perhaps none of the relatives have children, so it's possible they are not the best people to ask about schools here. But that midway post was a gracious thank you for the replies given here. As a result she gets slammed for "bothering" us -- what a rude reception to a thank you.

Amen. And even if she did ask, is it so outlandish that she might ask to supplement her family's info with more info from a forum where others might be familiar with the area? Are we to assume her family is the encyclopedia on Ocala? (And actually, I don't think she asked about the school system. Others mentioned it first, and she said it was "important.")

I will never understand people's need to react that way.

A quick google search showed that FL does indeed allow licensing of CNAs in FL based on reciprocity (having a license in good standing in another state). However, there is an official process involved.

I would suggest you go to the website of the Florida Board of Nursing to get details of the application process, documents necessary and fees involved.

http://floridasnursing.gov/licensing...t-reciprocity/

nytraveler, she already knew that. she was unclear about this.

< I'm wondering if my state time (yrs with the state ) will transfer with me or if I will have to start all over >

I had to move to Fl because of a job transfer and was in culture shock for about a year. I have grown accustomed to the state now and after 26 years I could not go back so guess it doesn't hurt to be open to new options. We do have cheap heating bills.

Cheap heating offset by AC electric? ;o)

The heat vs AC issue is hotly debated by a surprising number of people I've met here in Florida. I chalk it up to schadenfreude: live here long enough and you develop a taste for looking down your nose at fools who live in cold climates ;-)

Here's what they say: in, say, Chicago, you have heat going all winter long, full bore, every day, as well as AC in the summer; in Florida (most parts), you have AC going for most of the year, but a few months (maybe only two) that require neither heat nor AC, or heat for a few hours at night for a week or so. Thus, Florida wins, which is a theme among Floridians.

I don't think I could live in a cold climate again, but as flpab says, it was a culture shock at first.

Our electric bill runs around 150.00 all year long. We live in a big house but well insulated.
I had 700.00 gas bills for my mums house this winter in De and we had the heat set at 55 to 60 to keep pipes from freezing and for the showings. Most months it ran around 400 but then she had electric also.