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the new laws in FL now require 100% reserve funding, which is one of the reasons HOA fees are skyrocketing everywhere in Florida.  previously, most HOAs would opt to not fully fund reserves for routine anticipated maintenance & catastrophic events - they wanted to save money on monthly fees.  doesn’t make sense & it was gambling 
a realtor may have no idea of the issues in condos or coops - the big problems are frequently intentionally left out of Board meeting minutes or other official documents so new buyers won’t know and/or they want to hide major issues so it’s harder to make Board members responsible. 
In Florida, new buyers have the right to inspect the basic HOA incorporation documents & get an inspection of the unit.  I think it would be very difficult to do a deep dive into other condo docs (like Board meeting minutes or annual financial reports) before closing. Even so, those would be opaque at best.
As for personal responsibility - well, the sea is rising, storms are far worse than 20 yrs ago & development pretty much unregulated.  Insurance is costly & sometimes impossible to get. The reputable insurance companies are either leaving or have left the state.  Subpar insurance companies and the state subsidized insurance company of last resort remain with exorbitant rates.  Might be wise to read the signals
 

LOL.  Someone with an extreme political agenda needs to crawl back under that rock from which he came.  He appears every few months to admonish other posters and then disappears for a while.  

This from today’s Miami Herald: Local sea level has risen about a foot in the last 80 years, with 8 inches of that total in the last 30 years, the Herald reported in May. The second foot will take only 30 years; the next foot, 20 years, according to estimates by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average elevation in Miami is only 3 feet.
Most cities in Florida are in big trouble and not prepared. If you are looking for a 2nd residence or a retirement place - think twice.
 

Well I'm back from my three days in Ft. Lauderdale.  I did go to Johnson's all three nights (Tue/Wed/Thurs).  I stay clear of bars on weekends as they get too busy and packed for my taste.  Anyway, all three nights at Johnson's were quite busy so I guess the high season for Florida has arrived.  Great fun all three nights.  As usual, lot's of latino dancers with a few Italians and Americans mixed in.  Only one fairly big muscle guy there.  He was from South Africa.   Tall with big muscles but strangely fem in the way he moved and danced.  Anyway, I spent time with Tobias (from Buenos Aires with a huge cock), Dorian (from Italy), Gregorio (from Cordoba Arg with a perfect big ass), Fire (from Madrid...super nice), Lionel (from Rosario Arg), and Mateus (from Medellin).  All good fun.  I always enjoy using my Spanish when I'm in the South Florida clubs.  There were multiple Canadians at Johnsons.  I did not recognize any of them but they said they were from Campus in Montreal.  Mostly on the smaller/skinny side so not really my type.  
The club was buzzing on the weeknights that I was there so I can only imagine what the weekend will be like.   Only a few women there...all of whom had a male escort.  Very handsome bartenders.  There are five lapdance cubicles to use.  They were all quite busy all three nights.  
 

Meh.  Is he handsome?  Yes.  Is the strawberry blond hair sexy?  Yes.  Is his meager endowment hot?  Not really.  I'm over it.  End of story.

Train Wreck

I don't see any reason why gay men would have bigger dicks - but I have encountered lots of guys with big dicks - who knows.  Guys with big dicks are one of God's gifts.

I was in Ft. Lauderdale for four days last week and it was mostly a waste of a trip due to the weather/rain.  I spent most days in my hotel.  The beach was empty except for Thursday when there was some sun.  The worst day was on Wednesday when the rain never stopped for the entire day which caused serious flooding in several areas.  Even Wilton Manors was empty at night.  I did go to Johnson's that evening and I was literally the only customer.  No dancers.  They closed down around 9:30pm.
I don't think I'll go back until November as summer trips to Florida seem to be too risky as far as weather goes.  Just my two cents.
 

I was in Ft. Lauderdale for four days last week and it was mostly a waste of a trip due to the weather/rain.  I spent most days in my hotel.  The beach was empty except for Thursday when there was some sun.  The worst day was on Wednesday when the rain never stopped for the entire day which caused serious flooding in several areas.  Even Wilton Manors was empty at night.  I did go to Johnson's that evening and I was literally the only customer.  No dancers.  They closed down around 9:30pm.
I don't think I'll go back until November as summer trips to Florida seem to be too risky as far as weather goes.  Just my two cents.
 

I was in Ft. Lauderdale for four days last week and it was mostly a waste of a trip due to the weather/rain.  I spent most days in my hotel.  The beach was empty except for Thursday when there was some sun.  The worst day was on Wednesday when the rain never stopped for the entire day which caused serious flooding in several areas.  Even Wilton Manors was empty at night.  I did go to Johnson's that evening and I was literally the only customer.  No dancers.  They closed down around 9:30pm.
I don't think I'll go back until November as summer trips to Florida seem to be too risky as far as weather goes.  Just my two cents.
 

May inflation came in lower than expected...so trending in the right direction.  This news coupled with multiple retailers dropping prices and gasoline prices plummeting (I paid $3.19 last week in Michigan) all suggest things are going well economically.  I still don't see the Fed dropping interest rates imminently...maybe later in the year.
US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing
APNEWS.COM Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed.  

I agree with this. The best preparation is to have a plan and the means to end it all. Cyanide perhaps?  I don’t think I could pull a trigger.
 
  Trying to exist in survival mode doesn’t interest me at all. Really…what’s the point?

I agree with this. The best preparation is to have a plan and the means to end it all. Cyanide perhaps?  I don’t think I could pull a trigger.
 
  Trying to exist in survival mode doesn’t interest me at all. Really…what’s the point?

I agree with this. The best preparation is to have a plan and the means to end it all. Cyanide perhaps?  I don’t think I could pull a trigger.
 
  Trying to exist in survival mode doesn’t interest me at all. Really…what’s the point?

I’m actually in FLL now on a plane leaving shortly for Michigan. The weather in Lauderdale was a mess and totally screwed my trip. Florida definitely is not the place to be anymore. I can’t imagine investing in this state anymore. Seems like a fools errand. 

Oh, the irony. A recent report cited that there is a 99% chance that we will lose control of AI and it will kill us all. So yeah, Mr Tech - glad you are planning ahead. 
https://futurism.com/the-byte/researcher-99-percent-chance-ai-destroy-humankind
 
I have enough canned food and bottled water to help me get through a few weeks (hurricane etc).  My long term outlook if society collapses is not good. 

My perception is that immediate termination would be very much more preferable to the horrors of survival. 

May inflation came in lower than expected...so trending in the right direction.  This news coupled with multiple retailers dropping prices and gasoline prices plummeting (I paid $3.19 last week in Michigan) all suggest things are going well economically.  I still don't see the Fed dropping interest rates imminently...maybe later in the year.
US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing
APNEWS.COM Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed.  

May inflation came in lower than expected...so trending in the right direction.  This news coupled with multiple retailers dropping prices and gasoline prices plummeting (I paid $3.19 last week in Michigan) all suggest things are going well economically.  I still don't see the Fed dropping interest rates imminently...maybe later in the year.
US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing
APNEWS.COM Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed.  

May inflation came in lower than expected...so trending in the right direction.  This news coupled with multiple retailers dropping prices and gasoline prices plummeting (I paid $3.19 last week in Michigan) all suggest things are going well economically.  I still don't see the Fed dropping interest rates imminently...maybe later in the year.
US inflation cooled in May in a sign that price pressures may be easing
APNEWS.COM Inflation in the United States eased in May for a second straight month, a hopeful sign that an acceleration of prices that occurred early this year may have passed.  

Soft.
Filler doesn't help you get harder or have a firm feeling cock.
Guys who do this need therapy, not a needle in their dick.

At least two of the dancers at Johnson's FTL have had their dicks filled with something.  One of the guys is from Argentina and the other from Italy.  

I lived in Miami for the winters of 1998 to 2003, after I had retired. The winter weather was gorgeous. So glad I got to experience that. 

Yea…Florida just isn’t the place to be anymore. Summers have gotten way too hot and winters are seeing increasing amounts of rain and cloudy weather. South Florida used to be reliably lovely from November through April. No longer the case. 
 
I still go to South Florida for Johnson’s…but I really don’t like spending my gay dollars in a state that doesn’t respect or value me. I wish there were more options elsewhere. 
 
weather and politics aside, I don’t know how an average Joe can even afford to live in South Florida now.    Who’s going to wait on and provide services to all the people with multi million dollar homes if an average person can no longer afford to live there?   Inflation has been running higher in Florida than any other state for a while now. 
 
I’m glad I lived in Florida when I did (the 1990’s) and got to experience the lovely winters. I would hate to be stuck there now given the plethora of horrors going on now. 

I don’t go to saunas at my age anymore but back in the day a lot of sex was going on in the actual saunas.