Question from Cathy
Hello, I have just purchased another of your books as I have found them so helpful through the years. My husband and I are hoping that when he retires in a year or so to move to a more healthy area.
I have allergies and chemical sensitivities. My allergy doctor says the mountains or seashore can sometimes be helpful. We have always loved Florida and are just starting to look at the west coast or perhaps the east around Titusville or surrounding areas. I hope Debra and other readers from Florida can chime in on this.
For one thing, and I read your updated report on how you live, how far from the coast do you think one can live, as the crow flies, to actually benefit from the clean sea breezes? I know when I walk on the beach my respiratory system feels better. I know we couldn’t afford a beach house, and we would be a bit worried of costs related to insurance and hurricanes. Any advice or cautions would be greatly appreciated.
Based on the weather records of the past several meteorologists share a common belief that the Clearwater area is in an advantageous position with respect to hurricanes. They call it a Native American blessing that has placed Clearwater in a strategic geographic location that has averted hurricane crisis to a great extent. The reason is this. If a hurricane must hit any one of the western cities of Florida, it must take a sharp turn going around the southern coast of Florida, which is rather an unusual phenomenon with hurricanes. This is why Clearwater has never had greater troubles with hurricanes.
Debra’s Answer
First let me say, about costs. Here is Florida the actual cost of houses is very low compared to other parts of the country. However, the insurance is very high by comparison because of hurricanes.
If you want to live close to the beach, do find out what the history of hurricanes are in that particular area. Where I live there hasn’t been a hurricane in I think 40 years or more. I’ve lived here ten years. Once it looked like a hurricane would hit, but it didn’t.
Just looked up about hurricanes in Clearwater. Here’s what it says on the Awesome Clearwater! website:
