Between the extreme weather and many potential dangers, it's a wonder anyone manages to stay in Florida. We've come to the conclusion Florida's residents must be some real tough cookies.
1. Hurricanes are a very real threat here.
No one here has forgotten Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and we'll get through any others that come our way.
Don't try to tell me wind capable of doing that wouldn't scare you a little bit.
There has always been crazy weather in Florida, and yet, we all choose to stay.
2. The whole gator thing is true.
Depending on where you live, alligators are common enough that people have unexpected contact with them more often than they'd probably like. Gators like this one often end up in yards and pools of unsuspecting homeowners.
3. Plus there's plenty of other frightening wildlife around.
Gators aren't the only frightening animals we host. Florida is home to everything form sharks to rattlesnakes. and plenty of people brave or crazy enough to get near them.
4. By the way, the ground might just open up and swallow your house.
And if none of that is scary enough for you, Florida is also known to have a sinkhole problem. Sinkholes are terrifying because the ground can drop out from under your home or other structure, and you can imagine how much damage that can do.
5. Nothing keeps us out of the water.
We also routinely have notifications of flesh-eating bacteria at our beaches or brain-eating amoeba in our lakes, not to mention the beach's rip currents, plaguing our waters. All this, and yet nothing seems to keep Floridians from their beloved waters.
6. We endure extreme heat for months out of the year.
You have to be tough to survive our six-month summers.
7. And to make it worse, very high humidity.
And the humidity ensures it always feels even hotter than it really is, and prevents your body from effectively self-cooling.
8. All those stories don't scare us away.
Whether its crime or craziness (or both), reading Florida's news would have most people heading for the hills. Somehow most of us have learned to cope with all the bad news and follow the sun.
What are some other challenges with living in Florida? And what do think makes people here so tough? Please share with us below!
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