FL used to be considered area of the South, plus it still is… however only by Northern folks… It is the strangest thing, because evidently the South is not dictated by geography however by attitude, then to other southerners, in George plus AL for example, they don’t consider FL to be area of them. The South stops at the southern GA border, evidently, because for the last few decades FL has been taken over by Snowbirds plus other northerners. Tampa, FL for example is composed of tens of thoUnited Statesnds of retirees who moved down from up north. I understand their point, because I also moved down to Tampa from up north, only I was chasing a job, not a peaceful retirement, but as a heating plus cooling tech, I could pretty much find work anywhere, however I had heard the job market was relaxing in Tampa. Think about how more than 2 dozens of retirement communities there are in the Tampa Bay area, plus how more than 2 tens of thoUnited Statesnds of people live in them. Almost every single resident will have their own temperature control plus their own HVAC system, which means there are hundreds of thoUnited Statesnds of systems around here. This means a steady supply of work for any Tampa area HVAC professional who wants to hustle… My corporation has grown by leaps plus bounds in a genuinely short time, plus before you think it I will be planning our own retirement… right here in Tampa! With the beaches, the fresh Gulf of Mexico seafood, plus the sports teams, Tampa Bay is a relaxing venue to retire.