I am are here to tell you that there are also negative things about living here in Florida (Pensacola). In fact, there are negative things everywhere it's just how you handle it. In this video, I will discuss everything you need to know about why you should not move here unless you can handle these things.
@@carlcameron3524 good, don't buy all that shit, Pensacola is fun if you find things to do, no state taxes, ton of things from Fort Pickens to Beaches, to some of the best rivers in all of FL, we are also driving distance to Ponce De Leon, natural spring,,,,people who are bord here, make themselves board..I had a rough time at first coming from Miami,, thought it was boring as fuck, until you find all the stuff that you can do here,,,and if you are a vet you get National Parks free entrance card to any of Panhandles beautiful parks,,, parks,,XArmy here..Pensacola is what you make of it,,,
pensacola is not worth a five year plan. There is nothing here to plan for except the crooked real estate market. This was always a great place to live for years I imagine the only thing good in 5 years years will be the hope that governor desantis still is making decisions shielding us from the crooked DNC and their globalization of american socialism. We are the last frontier, besides the hipanics in soth florida, tht keepsthis lace from turning into tent city and welfare madness...is that part of your five year plan? So come with lots of money, get ready to be welcomed by for the most part, self indulgence, and people who treat you like you are invisible, and the world greatest population of accident attorneys, unemployed medical personnel, and those of us who stay just because every one elses beach sucks...;-) Oh yeah, and I dont care that I have tons of typos...it is just proof that AI is way more imperfect than us flawed humans. haha Be safe. It was merely intended to strengthen the premise of why "NOT" move to this city lost in time.
@@shawnb6656 I would say the majority of the Panhandle is trapped In Time sometimes even running in Reverse or just looking run down. I left Jackson County when I was 16 years old to live in Houston population 4 million ish probably another million if you could actually count all the illegals. But always said I would move back at some point I just didn't know it would be two and a half years ago. Some places including the town I grew up in a I feel like they look worse.I was told that some sixty years ago, there were multiple grocery stores in town , like half a dozen movie theaters and so on and so on. Probably was like that in other nearby towns but that was before my time. I would like to see this area get a little bit more of a economic diversity and boost in overall net and gross incomes but without the eyesores and headaches that can come from a growing and more denser human populated area. If you're not in the mudding or four wheeling or get on a dirt bike and flying through Woods with vines catching the corners of the handlebars slapping the back and forth trying to throw you off of it if you're not into those kind of fun things well I guess take up fishing take up farming take up hunting . Every one of those things I just mentioned are basically the top entertainment / sport activities that are done in this area. I hope they still have demolition derbies because I plan to buy a car to crash into other people with. Ps: I had to come back and add that it's the National Peanut Festival time so there is another entertainment opportunity it goes on for about 2 weeks
I moved to Pensacola from Los Angeles in ‘09. Culture shock. The 9 years I lived there were slow. But I did make a few awesome friends. And the hospitality is plentiful where you can find it. I did like warm rain over LAs cold rain
Its growing way faster than we want. Been here 46 years and people are moving in on our paradise.people are nice but secretly hate the growth. Our road's aren't designed to handle it and what used to be a cheap place to live ain't no more. Everyone wants this Pace school district. All the new people makes me want to move.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida I love pensacola and the weather but I do agree that a lot of people can't drive worth a damn lol and Traffic is bad. Also if you like clubs and everything then that is great but there are not much choices for people that don't. But the Sanger Theater I love.
We just bought an old farm house in pace and we couldn't be happier. We are a young couple and hoping to bring lots of support and new good things to the community.
I lived in Pensacola for about 2 to 3 years, attending the University of West Florida back in the early 1990s… The most fun was going to the clubs on Friday and Saturday nights and heading to the beaches on weekends and sometimes during the week when we felt like skipping class. Most of the time we would hang out at the Cordova mall or just hang out on campus… No, I would never want to live there now that I’m older …
The wife and I are coming from the west coast, two California conservatives. Gotta get out of here. Love the history of the town. Great video. I'll honk when I see you!
I can confirm that everything this guy says is true. Not enough night life for city people but not country enough for farm folk, although we have some damn good food here. Rent here is expensive as fuck and especially now that Florida Power and Light took over, our utilities here are high as shit. I don’t even live in the main city and it’s still expensive.
I have been looking at rent prices there and they seem pretty on par with rental prices Nationwide. However, if you can buy a house, the prices to purchase are amazing. You can get a basic beginner home for around $200,000 in Pensacola. The same type house where I live in Washington state, starts at $350,000. Plus, we don't have the amazing Emerald Coast a quick car trip away. The West Coast ocean is gloomy, cold, and ugly. At least until you get down to So Cal.
This is sooo helpful!! I’ve been wanting to move away from home (Nashville), but close enough to drive back to visit. Pensacola is my first choice! I absolutely hate the weather here, the traffic is HORRIBLE, and the people are sooo Rude! Everything I’ve read about Pensacola has been positive! I’m really hoping I can move there soon!
I moved from Pensacola to Nashville for work but as soon as I could move back, I did! I too hated the gray winter's in Nashville, the traffic does suck and the people were of a good old boy mentality, so I though we are still very southern here, we are nice people! Welcome!
Just F.Y.I I'm in Nashville from Florida and in Nashville there are tons of companies and jobs and good wages, i notice in Florida if your NOT in a big city good luck in the work force! I know so many people who have moved to FL because the beach is pretty then end up back in Nashville cus they couldn't live with the low wages and lack of good Jobs.
Don’t move to pensacola, here’s why. Too rainy Many lightning storms and thunder No snow And last but not least, Godzilla’s out here and destroying Apex Facilities here and he’s hurting people, and we don’t know why.
Even though I was born in raise up until 16 in the area I don't remember it raining like it does now I just recently moved back to Florida after being gone about three decades and was a little shocked at how much of the year there would be rainfall and several months you can just expect it to rain eight out of ten days with those 2 days not being necessarily dry or calm. I haven't decided if it's landscapers Paradise or not because I'm assuming that they use the days of very little rain or no rain to try to take care of properties cutting weed removal edging Rock laying whatever it is they going to do or they like to work in the rain so for them it's just extra moisture in the air and more income to earn because those grass and weeds and vines...they sure grow tall fast.
Panama City or Pensacola for sure I grew up all over in the panhandle in Walton county and my grandma lived in Jacksonville. They are almost 2 different Florida’s. I’m trying to move back to the gulf coast as an adult now from Phoenix Arizona.
@@a.brownlee2775 I would say temps in the panhandle are all pretty similar. Not to much different no matter where you go. The closer to the water the cooler the breeze feels.
Blue Wahoo's baseball. Flyers hockey, a great symphony, I know a couple times it took 12 hours to find my way out of McGuire's pub. Scuba diving just 3 miles out. I know my peeps in Louisiana have to go 50 miles out to get to clear water. Flora Bama is loved world wide. After hurricane Ivan people called from Europe asking "is the Bama Ok"? The only thing that is crazy in P'cola is the drivers, we are only out done by Louisiana folk. PS, love the Blue Angles . Thank you sir, great video
Was going to a class @ NAS Pensacola for six months. I actually loved the place but mostly during the winter months. My favorite restaurants there? McGuire's of course, and Crabs We Got'em. Loved driving over to Flora-Bama's on the weekends also. Lastly, breakfast @ the Broken Egg... GREAT VIDEO!!
I went to a bar there while on vacation it had like 6 rooms a patio a few beer pong tables a multi level small dance floor, honestly the best vacation I ever had
Let's address the increasing obvious homelessness, sign flyer situation. It's very visible and nothing is being done about it. If those we elected don't address this, it will become like SFO or LA. It's BAD. I wrote to our district reps a year ago and they didn't give a shite. Our beautiful little piece of paradise is slowly disappearing and it's sad to watch. It's disgusting really. These people are pooping on our sidewalks, loitering downtown disrupting businesses, verbally assaulting anyone walking along Palafox and again, not one thing is being done about it. Our mayor is worthless. There are things that I used to enjoy here that I just don't do anymore. Would I go for an early morning or early evening walk around certain areas here? Absolutely not. Our crime has increased. We have a new police chief. He has said that he's committed to solving this problem. Let's hope so. If you're new moving here? #respect Flow with what's going on but don't try to change why you moved here for in the first place. Odds are it's because you are coming from a lockdown state in order to experience freedom. Remember that.
It’s gotten to the point ..that, I like to give , but sometimes it’s too often I just see one loiterer ..And if it’s just one just standing there @ Circle K, sometimes I’ll just forget it . ..when I’m making a trip to the local convenient store that’s all I’m trying to do .
unfortunately homelessness is the problem everywhere .We live near Phoenix area and down town has a tent city it is bad, also like to go to sun Diego for our vacations and over there its even wors . its to bad
Ugh I live near Victoria on Vancouver Island, it rains almost every day on and off for most of the year. So tired of being wet! Thinking of moving to Pensacola :)
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida Is The Coffee Cup still downtown? How about Jerry's Drive-in? I know old Ray Wessel has passed on. How about Trader Vic down on the waterfront?
Can I count the ways... unless you want to live in a racists, homophobic, xenophobic, and misogynist city filled with religious evangelical christian zealots harassing folks outside bars and dance clubs that you are a sinner, avoid Pensacola at all cost. In two words, Matt Gaetz
Love the videos we are planning to move out there in the next year or so and will be reaching out to you when I’m ready to start looking for a place to live thank you so much for all the information please keep posting
Don’t have a football team or a baseball team? UWF is the defending D2 football national champions and the blue wahoos are a fun minor league team to watch! We have a Minor league hockey team as well
I'm from New Jersey, moving to Pensacola by Sep/Oct.. Good thing is : no snow 🙌🙏 Bad thing : you said rain a lot 🥴 As long I don't see snow anymore it's great...
Yes, tell them NOT to move here so its less crowded for me! in the past 10 years my drives to work have tripled in time! It's our secret paradise don't invite the bums!
I live in Pensacola and he is right. We do not have snow or an NFL team but it is a Nice city where are you do not have to deal with traffic a lot and we do have lots of things you can do. Basically if you wanna get away from cities like Dallas and Birmingham then I suggest moving here. You are also right next to the beach. The beach is basically a 20 to 10 minute drive depending on where you are
I saw someone's phone drop behind ya , fell off a cement colomn..it was sitting on top and slide off..when you were talking about 1/2 in Pensacola and it's not a big city segment 😐
@@joshuarobbins486 Pace is growing but is a decent area to live! Highway 90 has a lot of traffic, but on it we have Target, Walmart, Chili’s, multiple gas stations/fast food. Downtown Milton is super small but there’s Bands on Blackwater on certain fridays, a cool retro pizza place, ice cream shop, etc. If you move to Pensacola I would honestly avoid West Pensacola but the neighborhoods closer to Scenic Highway are nice! and there’s a cool walking trail on scenic thats next to the water. Navarre seems nice :)
Born and raised in Phoenix AZ in a very bad neighborhood, 27th ave and Indian school.. the homeless are taking over and shootings every night... Im thinking of moving to pace FL for a different pace.. im sure it can't be worse than here
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida right on... so you know what's up... Hatcher went to poo a min ago and it spread to 19th and Dunlap... I'll make it out there soon bro.. thx for the informative video..💯💪🏼
I’m going to move back to Florida. I lived in Pasco county and it wasn’t terrible but I would rather live closer to a city like Tampa or Pensacola. How would you compare the two?
All places are great to live in. It's a matter of what is best for you and your family. :) I can only speak about Pensacola as I had never lived in Tampa. Thanks for your comment!
In just over 7 years of living in Pensacola it snowed 1 day! I like the panhandle but as a native michigander I'm just not a fan of the relentless heat 10 months a year.
To Pensacola that place sucks I'm going to leave this video now every comment I read gives me bad nostalgia vibes I was born and raised there there is nothing to do there the only excitement I found was going to work and back home SMH you are going to regret moving there and the laws there Omg 😳 I'm a law abiding Citizen but in Pensacola Florida You better tuck in your shirt pants and boots to stay off there radar if you spit on the side walk and they see the spital Sir or Mam put your hands behind your back , because you are going to Jail there is nothing exciting about that place at all , to Each it's own There is a reason this Wonderful well Spoken Gentle man made this video He even knows it sucks there like fr fr ✌🏾
I know it's been a while since you posted but I'll tell you anyway. Pensacola's transit is limited to the ECAT bus service. It has around 45 routes for all of the county. It really depends on where you live in Pensacola but overall bus service is just ok.
pensacola....the town where you can buu a $50,000 house 5 years ago, and now its $250,000.00 yeap, greedy homeowners who hate he town just enough to rip off all prospective customers, and cover it all up with pain and spackle.
Your dumba$$ needs to learn the principle of supply and demand. Homeowners don’t wake up in the morning and just decide what their house is now worth. That is determined by the market, and the enormity of people that want to move here. I know this all over your head, but you really need to think before you type. I’m sure if you owned a $200,000 house, you would sell it for $100,000 just out of the kindness of your heart, right? 😂 I’m not saying that you are the dumbest person on the earth, I’m just saying that you better hope that they don’t die. 😝
I'm from upper michigan (not the hand) i spent 9 days in the area my conclusion was the whole region was amazing. Pensacola seems to be more for people with some money though. I wojdlnt want to be in public housing there for instance. Beautiful beaches though. People were super friendly. Destin panama fort walton were very hustle bustle but also super friendly. But I'd say much faster and more going on in small area. Niceville milton pace crestview seemed like the average upper midwestern town honest. Gorgeous.quiter. Within an hour from more activities than one could think up. Kinda like you have the main strip from p cola to panama etc. And then u got their suburbs that follow parallel a half hour or so north. Diverse area. Can't wait to get there. I went to the east coast too. (st augustine is amazing) but it's a totally different world as u go east and south. Panhandle was so unique and unexpected. Sorry for the rant. But that's my view after spending 9 nights
Almost a nice reverse Psychology approach, if not for the "Over" transparency angle. Maybe they "won't" come, less traffic, less short fuses, and yea, less money. "Really" want'em too stay away at this point?
I grew up in this city.... Traffic can be sketchy in all my travels I have yet to see more cops in any one area then here. The weather is awesome the beaches are some of the best that ive found in the whole country. That's literally the best part about this place. If you want laid back beaches I'd recommend Navarre or even my favourite is perdido key. The traffic is way better and the florabama is right down the road. This town isnt what people think of when they think of Florida. It has its own kind of people for sure. Thinking about moving back if they legalize marijuana. Till then ima stay in Washington State where its cold but beautiful.
Nine mile road area-rain. Every. Single. Day. I have not seen blue skies in 3 weeks. One winter it rained so much I left work and drove south. I kept driving till the cold and wet ended. South of Gainesville is a different world. I had the most beautiful, lush tropical landscaped yard. Then it turned 20 degrees here for 3 days. I watched my palm trees die and fall over. Then the flood. Then another flood. Then another flood. Then drought. Then flood. Then Sally. It’s a brutal environment here.
He said there's half a million people living in Pensacola?? Um, there's not even 350,000 people living in all of Escambia County. Unless he knows something the US Census Bureau doesn't know.
I'm moving to pensacola may 15th. Can I get ahold of you to help my girlfriend, mother, and I find a place to rent? We also have 4 dogs. 2 small 2 medium-sized.
It's still underdeveloped, many of the areas are run down and look trashy. Florida itself is severely underdeveloped, no sidewalks, no trails, parks are old and run down. It literally looks like Florida is stuck in the 80s or 90s. Miami is definitely more developed than the rest of Florida and looks a lot better. Without the coast and the beaches Florida would be utter trash just like Alabama and Mississippi.
I miss the beach!!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 I’m looking for a city that is small, but still a city. I grew up here in Louisiana, and on the Panhandle. I’m used to the weather. Lol As long as I can have a beach, things to do with my son, and some open mic bars that I can perform in I’m good. N low cost of living…
Love your videos!!! I’ve been warned Pensacola smells like sewage and read the water quality is the worst in the country. What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks for watching. There is a constant ocean breeze here. There is a paper plant in north escambia county that smells bad but unless you live by it not sure what people would be referring to, lol. The water quality can be bad according to some people, I haven't started growing a tail or anything so ... we do and no matter where I've lived get spring water delivered to our house for drinking water.
There is a reason they put new medical facilities up more than any other business. The water here is definitely polluted af. Cancer rates are high. Look up how many super fund sites are in Pensacola. The whole navy base is a super fund site.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida just saying I spent 4 years at NASP and the next 22 years trying to get stationed back there. Guess I didn’t see as many negative things as you do
Didn’t even touch on the crime rate. I can’t even count how many of my friends and family have had a violent crime committed against them (car jacking, robbed at gun point, house broken into, and worse).
Im not your average retiree. I like people, young people, my grandson lives with us. My wife is 20 yrs younger. I drive for Lfyt part time. I like the beach and boating. Lived in So Cal and Arizona most of my life. Lived in Tampa for 2yrs. Too expensive to buy a place there. Live in North Carolina and love it but miss the warms water. Looking for a second home in Panhandle Florida to live part time and do AirB&B. Pensacloa seems affordable and suits my laidback life.
Pensacola is beautiful city, we have clubs but most close about 2 am and a couple at 4, Great place to raise a family, a loving community of people taking care of each other, and our surroundings areas, come join US, if, you love good living❤
What if your disability retired from the military? I went through a lot of training in Pcola... and live on dis. retirement. Just love the Bucs if you want a football game...
I am are here to tell you that there are also negative things about living here in Florida (Pensacola). In fact, there are negative things everywhere it's just how you handle it. In this video, I will discuss everything you need to know about why you should not move here unless you can handle these things.
Our 5 year plan is to move to Pensacola. We can’t wait🍊💯
@@carlcameron3524 good, don't buy all that shit, Pensacola is fun if you find things to do, no state taxes, ton of things from Fort Pickens to Beaches, to some of the best rivers in all of FL, we are also driving distance to Ponce De Leon, natural spring,,,,people who are bord here, make themselves board..I had a rough time at first coming from Miami,, thought it was boring as fuck, until you find all the stuff that you can do here,,,and if you are a vet you get National Parks free entrance card to any of Panhandles beautiful parks,,, parks,,XArmy here..Pensacola is what you make of it,,,
pensacola is not worth a five year plan. There is nothing here to plan for except the crooked real estate market. This was always a great place to live for years I imagine the only thing good in 5 years years will be the hope that governor desantis still is making decisions shielding us from the crooked DNC and their globalization of american socialism. We are the last frontier, besides the hipanics in soth florida, tht keepsthis lace from turning into tent city and welfare madness...is that part of your five year plan? So come with lots of money, get ready to be welcomed by for the most part, self indulgence, and people who treat you like you are invisible, and the world greatest population of accident attorneys, unemployed medical personnel, and those of us who stay just because every one elses beach sucks...;-) Oh yeah, and I dont care that I have tons of typos...it is just proof that AI is way more imperfect than us flawed humans. haha Be safe. It was merely intended to strengthen the premise of why "NOT" move to this city lost in time.
If yuh can’t handle it just say tha
@@shawnb6656 I would say the majority of the Panhandle is trapped In Time sometimes even running in Reverse or just looking run down. I left Jackson County when I was 16 years old to live in Houston population 4 million ish probably another million if you could actually count all the illegals. But always said I would move back at some point I just didn't know it would be two and a half years ago. Some places including the town I grew up in a I feel like they look worse.I was told that some sixty years ago, there were multiple grocery stores in town , like half a dozen movie theaters and so on and so on. Probably was like that in other nearby towns but that was before my time. I would like to see this area get a little bit more of a economic diversity and boost in overall net and gross incomes but without the eyesores and headaches that can come from a growing and more denser human populated area. If you're not in the mudding or four wheeling or get on a dirt bike and flying through Woods with vines catching the corners of the handlebars slapping the back and forth trying to throw you off of it if you're not into those kind of fun things well I guess take up fishing take up farming take up hunting . Every one of those things I just mentioned are basically the top entertainment / sport activities that are done in this area. I hope they still have demolition derbies because I plan to buy a car to crash into other people with. Ps: I had to come back and add that it's the National Peanut Festival time so there is another entertainment opportunity it goes on for about 2 weeks
He’s basically giving me reason to move to Pensacola 😂.
Come on...
Exactly, all these negatives are positives for me! Lol 😂
Lmao fr
I am living there right now
Me too. Except Florida is so hot.
I moved to Pensacola from Los Angeles in ‘09. Culture shock. The 9 years I lived there were slow. But I did make a few awesome friends. And the hospitality is plentiful where you can find it. I did like warm rain over LAs cold rain
Its growing way faster than we want. Been here 46 years and people are moving in on our paradise.people are nice but secretly hate the growth. Our road's aren't designed to handle it and what used to be a cheap place to live ain't no more. Everyone wants this Pace school district. All the new people makes me want to move.
Unfortunalty the whole world is growing. This is a beautiful place and yes people love Pace
Everywhere seems to be growing, and getting crowded.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida I love pensacola and the weather but I do agree that a lot of people can't drive worth a damn lol and Traffic is bad. Also if you like clubs and everything then that is great but there are not much choices for people that don't. But the Sanger Theater I love.
We just bought an old farm house in pace and we couldn't be happier. We are a young couple and hoping to bring lots of support and new good things to the community.
well everything cant stay the same
I lived in Pensacola for about 2 to 3 years, attending the University of West Florida back in the early 1990s… The most fun was going to the clubs on Friday and Saturday nights and heading to the beaches on weekends and sometimes during the week when we felt like skipping class. Most of the time we would hang out at the Cordova mall or just hang out on campus… No, I would never want to live there now that I’m older …
Thanks for sharing!
Same it’s amazing I got cuzins it’s like a party every day 🎉
Me, my family and friends went to pensacola for Memorial Day, I loved the weather and beaches!
Love to hear that :)
The wife and I are coming from the west coast, two California conservatives. Gotta get out of here. Love the history of the town. Great video. I'll honk when I see you!
Welcome to Pensacola!
You’ll see me soon too
Hilo stands in the top position as the rainiest city in the US! Averaging 156.79 inches of rain per year
I can confirm that everything this guy says is true. Not enough night life for city people but not country enough for farm folk, although we have some damn good food here. Rent here is expensive as fuck and especially now that Florida Power and Light took over, our utilities here are high as shit. I don’t even live in the main city and it’s still expensive.
Rent is through the fukin roof here, it's ridiculous
I have been looking at rent prices there and they seem pretty on par with rental prices Nationwide. However, if you can buy a house, the prices to purchase are amazing. You can get a basic beginner home for around $200,000 in Pensacola. The same type house where I live in Washington state, starts at $350,000. Plus, we don't have the amazing Emerald Coast a quick car trip away. The West Coast ocean is gloomy, cold, and ugly. At least until you get down to So Cal.
My kind of town, not too city, not too country
This is sooo helpful!! I’ve been wanting to move away from home (Nashville), but close enough to drive back to visit. Pensacola is my first choice! I absolutely hate the weather here, the traffic is HORRIBLE, and the people are sooo Rude! Everything I’ve read about Pensacola has been positive! I’m really hoping I can move there soon!
Awesome and we have direct flight to Nashville. Hit us up if you need anything.
Girl I’m in the same boat! I want to move to FL so bad! I want to visit first though.
I moved from Pensacola to Nashville for work but as soon as I could move back, I did! I too hated the gray winter's in Nashville, the traffic does suck and the people were of a good old boy mentality, so I though we are still very southern here, we are nice people! Welcome!
Just F.Y.I I'm in Nashville from Florida and in Nashville there are tons of companies and jobs and good wages, i notice in Florida if your NOT in a big city good luck in the work force! I know so many people who have moved to FL because the beach is pretty then end up back in Nashville cus they couldn't live with the low wages and lack of good Jobs.
@@william2821jr I lived in Nashville for 10 years no thank you
Don’t move to pensacola, here’s why.
Too rainy
Many lightning storms and thunder
No snow
And last but not least, Godzilla’s out here and destroying Apex Facilities here and he’s hurting people, and we don’t know why.
So true
Thats why I’m moving out of state when I’m 18. Only a couple more years :(
Even though I was born in raise up until 16 in the area I don't remember it raining like it does now I just recently moved back to Florida after being gone about three decades and was a little shocked at how much of the year there would be rainfall and several months you can just expect it to rain eight out of ten days with those 2 days not being necessarily dry or calm. I haven't decided if it's landscapers Paradise or not because I'm assuming that they use the days of very little rain or no rain to try to take care of properties cutting weed removal edging Rock laying whatever it is they going to do or they like to work in the rain so for them it's just extra moisture in the air and more income to earn because those grass and weeds and vines...they sure grow tall fast.
I was born in escambia and grew up in the 70s. Been in san diego since late 70s/80s and tempted to move back some day
Great channel. I'm trying to decide between Jacksonville, Panama City and Pensacola. Will visit all three this summer. Cheers.
Appreciate it. All much different. Depends if you want the Gulf or Atlantic?
Panama City or Pensacola for sure I grew up all over in the panhandle in Walton county and my grandma lived in Jacksonville. They are almost 2 different Florida’s. I’m trying to move back to the gulf coast as an adult now from Phoenix Arizona.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida which area in Florida would you say is more on the cooler side. I heard areas like crestview fl has more bearable temps?
I would strongly suggest against Jacksonville 🤣 It’s a whole lot of crime and violence there
@@a.brownlee2775 I would say temps in the panhandle are all pretty similar. Not to much different no matter where you go. The closer to the water the cooler the breeze feels.
With that rain, there’s some epic thunderstorms, lightning, and a Godzilla.
Yes, yes and yes!
I still prefer Hallandale Beach Florida more it’s a beautiful city with a growing communities and businesses and a good nightlife.🇺🇸❤
Blue Wahoo's baseball. Flyers hockey, a great symphony, I know a couple times it took 12 hours to find my way out of McGuire's pub. Scuba diving just 3 miles out. I know my peeps in Louisiana have to go 50 miles out to get to clear water. Flora Bama is loved world wide. After hurricane Ivan people called from Europe asking "is the Bama Ok"? The only thing that is crazy in P'cola is the drivers, we are only out done by Louisiana folk. PS, love the Blue Angles . Thank you sir, great video
Thanks for watching and the comment. You nailed a bunch of great things about this area 🤙🤙
ive lived in pensacola my whole life, only thing i cant stand is the humidity.
Thankf for watching
Was going to a class @ NAS Pensacola for six months. I actually loved the place but mostly during the winter months. My favorite restaurants there? McGuire's of course, and Crabs We Got'em. Loved driving over to Flora-Bama's on the weekends also. Lastly, breakfast @ the Broken Egg... GREAT VIDEO!!
Awesome, thanks for your service.
Don't visit Pensacola Florida, a weird cybernetic science factory was just destroyed by Godzilla and we don't know why
I went to a bar there while on vacation it had like 6 rooms a patio a few beer pong tables a multi level small dance floor, honestly the best vacation I ever had
Sounds like Seville....glad you had a great time. Thanks for watching
We are planning a vacation there in a few weeks. I hope the weather is nice
Sounds great! Have fun! Thank you for commenting
Sports:
1) The Blue Wahoo’s (Baseball)
2) The Ice Flyers (Hockey)
Love em! thanks for watching
I just got back from Scottsdale yesterday.
Oh nice....fun place
Let's address the increasing obvious homelessness, sign flyer situation. It's very visible and nothing is being done about it. If those we elected don't address this, it will become like SFO or LA. It's BAD. I wrote to our district reps a year ago and they didn't give a shite. Our beautiful little piece of paradise is slowly disappearing and it's sad to watch. It's disgusting really. These people are pooping on our sidewalks, loitering downtown disrupting businesses, verbally assaulting anyone walking along Palafox and again, not one thing is being done about it. Our mayor is worthless. There are things that I used to enjoy here that I just don't do anymore. Would I go for an early morning or early evening walk around certain areas here? Absolutely not. Our crime has increased. We have a new police chief. He has said that he's committed to solving this problem. Let's hope so. If you're new moving here? #respect Flow with what's going on but don't try to change why you moved here for in the first place. Odds are it's because you are coming from a lockdown state in order to experience freedom. Remember that.
It’s gotten to the point ..that, I like to give , but sometimes it’s too often I just see one loiterer ..And if it’s just one just standing there @ Circle K, sometimes I’ll just forget it . ..when I’m making a trip to the local convenient store that’s all I’m trying to do .
unfortunately homelessness is the problem everywhere .We live near Phoenix area and down town has a tent city it is bad, also like to go to sun Diego for our vacations and over there its even wors . its to bad
I'm right outside of Pensacola and I love it
I'm born and raised in Pensacola, and I confirm it is a hell hole and I will never go back as long as I live.
What a bummer you feel that way
qualify the rain. 15 minutes of a heavy downpour with the sun coming out afterward is different than the constant cloudy drizzly rain of Seattle. 😆
Exactly, haha
Ugh I live near Victoria on Vancouver Island, it rains almost every day on and off for most of the year. So tired of being wet! Thinking of moving to Pensacola :)
Awesome video again! very detailed!
Thank you John.
I grew up in Pensacola. I have not seen her in many years but she will always be home to me...warts and all.
Come check her out now....:)
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida Is The Coffee Cup still downtown? How about Jerry's Drive-in? I know old Ray Wessel has passed on. How about Trader Vic down on the waterfront?
Moving to Pensacola May 24 from Louisiana. My husband and I are in the application process for getting an apartment out there.
Congrats
I don't want night clubs, I love rain and variant weather, and gardening... hate football, love baseball... and beaches...
Then you would love it here :)
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida I think so too...
Can I count the ways... unless you want to live in a racists, homophobic, xenophobic, and misogynist city filled with religious evangelical christian zealots harassing folks outside bars and dance clubs that you are a sinner, avoid Pensacola at all cost. In two words, Matt Gaetz
Wow, hope you don't live here, lol....
Love the videos we are planning to move out there in the next year or so and will be reaching out to you when I’m ready to start looking for a place to live thank you so much for all the information please keep posting
Don’t have a football team or a baseball team? UWF is the defending D2 football national champions and the blue wahoos are a fun minor league team to watch! We have a Minor league hockey team as well
Totally agree, I was referring to Major league. I love all the sport teams we have.
We dont have those in Delaware either
4:09 Phone gives up on life. RIP little buddy.
Haha, thanks for watching
I think you can add godzilla attacks to your list of problems now
Wait what? 😮
So glad I found this video
I'm from New Jersey, moving to Pensacola by Sep/Oct..
Good thing is : no snow 🙌🙏
Bad thing : you said rain a lot 🥴
As long I don't see snow anymore it's great...
Awesome, thanks for watching
I think you have done a thorough job at describing Pensacola. The beach is great, and so are the residents.
Thank you so much....The people are great :)
it wasn't terrible , he is just very annoying.
Would you do an episode on schools: public and private options? (Our kids are starting high school.)
Sorry, yes will do.
We have some really good schools, NAVARRE, GULF BREEZE
Cool video ! Thanks
Appreciate ya
Yes, tell them NOT to move here so its less crowded for me! in the past 10 years my drives to work have tripled in time! It's our secret paradise don't invite the bums!
Thanks
I’m not a bar hopper. I’m living in East Texas currently!
Come check us out
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida ok be right there
I love Pensacola Florida and a very nice video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I live in Pensacola and he is right. We do not have snow or an NFL team but it is a Nice city where are you do not have to deal with traffic a lot and we do have lots of things you can do. Basically if you wanna get away from cities like Dallas and Birmingham then I suggest moving here. You are also right next to the beach. The beach is basically a 20 to 10 minute drive depending on where you are
Thanks for watching :)
I'm from upstate ny, this place sounds like a dream!!!
Would love to have you :)
its not
Came here from the northeast in 85....best thing I ever did....great people....just leave your wokeness behind!
Yes I agree
I saw someone's phone drop behind ya , fell off a cement colomn..it was sitting on top and slide off..when you were talking about 1/2 in Pensacola and it's not a big city segment 😐
That was my phone, hahaha....
We're moving there soon as our house sells. Either Pensacola, pace, Milton, or Navarre
Sweet, let us know what we can do to help.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida thanks man, main thing I'm looking for is a good area for my family thats safe.
@@joshuarobbins486 Pace is growing but is a decent area to live! Highway 90 has a lot of traffic, but on it we have Target, Walmart, Chili’s, multiple gas stations/fast food. Downtown Milton is super small but there’s Bands on Blackwater on certain fridays, a cool retro pizza place, ice cream shop, etc. If you move to Pensacola I would honestly avoid West Pensacola but the neighborhoods closer to Scenic Highway are nice! and there’s a cool walking trail on scenic thats next to the water. Navarre seems nice :)
Born and raised in Phoenix AZ in a very bad neighborhood, 27th ave and Indian school.. the homeless are taking over and shootings every night... Im thinking of moving to pace FL for a different pace.. im sure it can't be worse than here
I grew up in Sunnyslope. Come on out brother
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida right on... so you know what's up... Hatcher went to poo a min ago and it spread to 19th and Dunlap... I'll make it out there soon bro.. thx for the informative video..💯💪🏼
don't forget, we have hockey in the Pensacola Ice Flyers
Absolutely, some of the best
Try to move in New Orleans Lousiana
Love me some NOLA, actually headed there tomorrow.
I’m going to move back to Florida. I lived in Pasco county and it wasn’t terrible but I would rather live closer to a city like Tampa or Pensacola. How would you compare the two?
All places are great to live in. It's a matter of what is best for you and your family. :) I can only speak about Pensacola as I had never lived in Tampa. Thanks for your comment!
Tampa is even more expensive but a great city and not as dumpy as Pensaocla. Both have their crackheads
In just over 7 years of living in Pensacola it snowed 1 day! I like the panhandle but as a native michigander I'm just not a fan of the relentless heat 10 months a year.
this just makes me wanna move to florida///
Come on, lol
I’m going there Saturday
Awesome, hope you enjoy your stay.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida thanks
I grew up in the PNW, rain is fine, it's the cold that I can't stand.
Lived there 16 years. Good video.
Thanks 👍
I'm relocating from Indiana in March. I'm very excited, but very scared at the same time. 🙂
I'm excited for you :) let us know if there is anything we can do to help make it smoother.
To Pensacola that place sucks I'm going to leave this video now every comment I read gives me bad nostalgia vibes I was born and raised there there is nothing to do there the only excitement I found was going to work and back home SMH you are going to regret moving there and the laws there Omg 😳 I'm a law abiding Citizen but in Pensacola Florida You better tuck in your shirt pants and boots to stay off there radar if you spit on the side walk and they see the spital Sir or Mam put your hands behind your back , because you are going to Jail there is nothing exciting about that place at all , to Each it's own There is a reason this Wonderful well Spoken Gentle man made this video He even knows it sucks there like fr fr ✌🏾
I was stationed there in the late 80's. P'cola was nice, I heard they really struggled in the 90's and a lot closed down.
DUUUUUVALLLL
I’m so brand new to your channel. I love it. Public transportation? I don’t have a car and don’t want to need one.
I know it's been a while since you posted but I'll tell you anyway. Pensacola's transit is limited to the ECAT bus service. It has around 45 routes for all of the county. It really depends on where you live in Pensacola but overall bus service is just ok.
NO Palm trees?????? 😳 I'm changing my vacation. Thx!!
Any issues with Red Tide, like Sarasota?
Me living there 👁👄👁🤪
I live in Pensacola
Gojira gonna attack.
I tried to leave so many times but I get home sick
pensacola....the town where you can buu a $50,000 house 5 years ago, and now its $250,000.00 yeap, greedy homeowners who hate he town just enough to rip off all prospective customers, and cover it all up with pain and spackle.
That is around the country, thanks for watching and the comment.
Your dumba$$ needs to learn the principle of supply and demand. Homeowners don’t wake up in the morning and just decide what their house is now worth. That is determined by the market, and the enormity of people that want to move here. I know this all over your head, but you really need to think before you type. I’m sure if you owned a $200,000 house, you would sell it for $100,000 just out of the kindness of your heart, right? 😂 I’m not saying that you are the dumbest person on the earth, I’m just saying that you better hope that they don’t die. 😝
Pensacola is AWESOME
I would love to move and want to know more about what's in there in pensacola. 😁 I will call you to show me houses soon.
Sounds like a plan. Thanks for watching and the comment :)
How's winter work ? For Heavy equipment operators?
I believe it's busy....
Pensacola is its own place I don't consider it Florida more like the dirty south.
Right, I tell people it's not like Miami and that's what so many people think all Florida is like
I like my trailer park mansion zoning.
What about being the worst place for hurricanes in WHOLE US?
I would think LA would be that.....but thanks
I'm from upper michigan (not the hand) i spent 9 days in the area my conclusion was the whole region was amazing. Pensacola seems to be more for people with some money though. I wojdlnt want to be in public housing there for instance. Beautiful beaches though. People were super friendly. Destin panama fort walton were very hustle bustle but also super friendly. But I'd say much faster and more going on in small area. Niceville milton pace crestview seemed like the average upper midwestern town honest. Gorgeous.quiter. Within an hour from more activities than one could think up. Kinda like you have the main strip from p cola to panama etc. And then u got their suburbs that follow parallel a half hour or so north. Diverse area. Can't wait to get there. I went to the east coast too. (st augustine is amazing) but it's a totally different world as u go east and south. Panhandle was so unique and unexpected. Sorry for the rant. But that's my view after spending 9 nights
Wow, nice to read this. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I for one appreciate it.
I’m also from Michigan going down there for a vacation what the coincidence. Thanks for the info
This was very helpful. Thanks.
Almost a nice reverse Psychology approach, if not for the "Over" transparency angle. Maybe they "won't" come, less traffic, less short fuses, and yea, less money. "Really" want'em too stay away at this point?
Thx
I grew up in this city.... Traffic can be sketchy in all my travels I have yet to see more cops in any one area then here. The weather is awesome the beaches are some of the best that ive found in the whole country. That's literally the best part about this place. If you want laid back beaches I'd recommend Navarre or even my favourite is perdido key. The traffic is way better and the florabama is right down the road. This town isnt what people think of when they think of Florida. It has its own kind of people for sure. Thinking about moving back if they legalize marijuana. Till then ima stay in Washington State where its cold but beautiful.
Thanks for watching and the comment :)
Nine mile road area-rain. Every. Single. Day.
I have not seen blue skies in 3 weeks. One winter it rained so much I left work and drove south. I kept driving till the cold and wet ended. South of Gainesville is a different world. I had the most beautiful, lush tropical landscaped yard. Then it turned 20 degrees here for 3 days. I watched my palm trees die and fall over. Then the flood. Then another flood. Then another flood. Then drought. Then flood. Then Sally. It’s a brutal environment here.
That was crazy
You forgot that Godzilla will start hurting People
Already did, lol
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida ok
I live in gulf breeze it’s ok here
Thanks for watching
He said there's half a million people living in Pensacola?? Um, there's not even 350,000 people living in all of Escambia County. Unless he knows something the US Census Bureau doesn't know.
Thanks for watching and the comment.
I'm moving to pensacola may 15th. Can I get ahold of you to help my girlfriend, mother, and I find a place to rent? We also have 4 dogs. 2 small 2 medium-sized.
DON'T DO IT! I left exactly 40 years ago and I hate going back. The family still lives there for some reason.
@@fryelee11 just because you don’t like, doesn’t mean others won’t.. everybody is different
@@CornyEveryth1ng Have you been to Pensacola?
@@fryelee11 I lived in Pensacola
...good luck finding someone who is willing to rent to someone with 4 dogs! Did he help you find a place??
Move to Tampa.
Lived here since '12. It's kinda boring.
I hope you have a great time in Tampa....I was in Clearwater a few months ago, beautiful.
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida I wanted to stomp around Dunedin. Only seen pictures.
It's still underdeveloped, many of the areas are run down and look trashy. Florida itself is severely underdeveloped, no sidewalks, no trails, parks are old and run down. It literally looks like Florida is stuck in the 80s or 90s. Miami is definitely more developed than the rest of Florida and looks a lot better. Without the coast and the beaches Florida would be utter trash just like Alabama and Mississippi.
Thanks for the comment. I totally agree that the zoning in Florida is a little wack, lol
i Watched your video. Instantly me: I have to move to Pensacola! 😎👍🏻
Haha, come on
I miss the beach!!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 I’m looking for a city that is small, but still a city. I grew up here in Louisiana, and on the Panhandle. I’m used to the weather. Lol As long as I can have a beach, things to do with my son, and some open mic bars that I can perform in I’m good. N low cost of living…
If you need anything just hit me up. 850.637.8622
@@LivinginPensacolaFloridaI love to much
“Our beaches look like snow” yep that’s it!
Keep out!!!
Thanks for keeping the woke out. You can come to FL, but leave your damaging politics where you come from.
Exactly, thanks!
Anyone else notice the phone falling in the background?
Haha, that was mine....I just keep it real. Hahaha, glad it didn't break
Pretty much every con you mentioned was a pro for me.
Love that
Love your videos!!!
I’ve been warned Pensacola smells like sewage and read the water quality is the worst in the country. What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks for watching. There is a constant ocean breeze here. There is a paper plant in north escambia county that smells bad but unless you live by it not sure what people would be referring to, lol. The water quality can be bad according to some people, I haven't started growing a tail or anything so ... we do and no matter where I've lived get spring water delivered to our house for drinking water.
There is a reason they put new medical facilities up more than any other business. The water here is definitely polluted af. Cancer rates are high. Look up how many super fund sites are in Pensacola. The whole navy base is a super fund site.
Best areas to raise a family in Florida? Go!
Thanks for watching. It really depends on what you are looking for. This is a great place to raise a family but it is not for everybody.
When did you get your job at the chamber of commerce?
haha
@@LivinginPensacolaFlorida just saying I spent 4 years at NASP and the next 22 years trying to get stationed back there. Guess I didn’t see as many negative things as you do
I have lived here my whole life I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
Yessirr
Didn’t even touch on the crime rate. I can’t even count how many of my friends and family have had a violent crime committed against them (car jacking, robbed at gun point, house broken into, and worse).
Wow what a bummer. They may want to look at where they are hanging out.
Im not your average retiree. I like people, young people, my grandson lives with us. My wife is 20 yrs younger. I drive for Lfyt part time. I like the beach and boating. Lived in So Cal and Arizona most of my life. Lived in Tampa for 2yrs. Too expensive to buy a place there. Live in North Carolina and love it but miss the warms water. Looking for a second home in Panhandle Florida to live part time and do AirB&B. Pensacloa seems affordable and suits my laidback life.
Hurricanes and crime there
Thanks for sharing! Let me know if ever you need anything. :)
Pensacola is beautiful city, we have clubs but most close about 2 am and a couple at 4, Great place to raise a family, a loving community of people taking care of each other, and our surroundings areas, come join US, if, you love good living❤
Pensacola is a wonderful place
That's Why it's NO MORE VACANCYS ( RENT)
What if your disability retired from the military? I went through a lot of training in Pcola... and live on dis. retirement. Just love the Bucs if you want a football game...
Can you move out Pensacola. Thank you. -native
Haha, sorry no can do