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Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on December 14, 2010 at 12:13pm

The thing that scares me is hearing about the Aircrewman who had to leave the Navy just because a computer chose his name.  He wanted to reenlist, but they said "no" even though he and his superiors wanted him to stay.  I can't imagine the discouragement that would cause, not to mention when they are counting the Navy as a career, and to be told they have to leave becuase they aren't needed after one enlistment.

 

Thanks for the explanation NDJ, at a live theater here the cast was smoking some type of herb to make it seem like marijuana, so I would have thought it was that.  I think it was Oregano or Sage, can't remember.

Comment by HSsweethearts on December 11, 2010 at 12:45pm

Thank you everyone so much for the advice :) I have lived previously in downtown Seattle and Portland in high rise's and realize when moving in to any downtown area comes crime and the homeless. We have decided to have our car in the underground parking garage which is only accessible by key card threw which you have to go through a gate to even get into the parking garage. We currently live in Pensacola, FL as of right now and feel that living in a high rise actually feels more secure and protected then in apartments. The last apartments we lived in which were 30 mins from Seattle I had my car broken into 10 feet from my bedroom window. So I honestly believe it really doesn't matter where you live whether it be downtown or the suburbs and I actually feel a lot more comfortable knowing my car is in a video monitored,gated,resident only parking garage below were we live instead of parked out in front of our home. Thank you for all your responses! 

Laurel

Comment by Kalynn on December 8, 2010 at 9:07am

Yeah, I used to get so scared walking the dog because it was hard to see him but everytime I did see him he was staring at us...but he was only like 3 feet at the time, maintenence told us there was a 10 footer over by the bill board though. Yeah we tended to walk our dog across the parking lot in a court yard. lol But that Apartment complex is nice and good prices Laurel, especially if you have a lake front view! Another nice one close to there is The Kensley Apartment Homes, more amenities though so it costs more.

Comment by Kalynn on December 7, 2010 at 4:59pm

Jim, does your son happen to live in Lake Gray Apartments? We lived there for a while and we had a gator too. Laurel, hate to scare you on the gators too but Florida's got ALOT of them!

Comment by Kalynn on December 7, 2010 at 11:51am

Laurel,
The drive, depending on traffic is about right. The worst part of the ride will be the i10 & i95 interchange which they just redid and it's been running pretty smoothly! However, I don't mean to be a buzz kill but there's a reason there are really great deals downtown, it's not safe! Jacksonville has the highest crime rate in Florida and is pretty high on the list in the US, and majority of it happens right down town. We drove downtown once just for the firework show at The Landing and our car got broken into in a security patrolled parking garage. The cop told us that the homeless population is so big downtown that there are tons of crimes all day long. If your husband deploys it will be very scarey being there alone too! If you can still back out on your deposit, I would! Now if you want to be apart of the whole city thing try areas like, Arlington, Southside, Mandarin, even the beachs, or on the west side of town closer to the base there is Orange Park, Argyle, Flemming Island, Oakleaf, Middleburg, and of course the brand new base housing on base. Again I hate to be the rain on your parade but if it were my husband and I, we would definately want someone to tell us!

Comment by HSsweethearts on December 6, 2010 at 11:56pm

Hello EVERYONE :) My Husband and I will be moving to Jacksonville this January. We just put down our deposit on our place in Downtown Jacksonville and According to Google maps it will take about 18 mins to get to base from our place.. I was wondering how accurate that really is... We decided on The Metropolitan lofts because we really wanted to experience all jacksonville has to offer not to mention they had some great deals going on :) We are excited for the new place and wondering what are some great things to do in Jacksonville.

Laurel

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on December 6, 2010 at 11:30am

Hey NavyDadJim, I wondered where you had gone..... :)

Comment by Tee-1sailor's mom on November 24, 2010 at 11:09am

Thanks Peggy, I'll PM you. Happy Thanksgiving, and may God bless our troops and our counry.

Comment by Kalynn on November 24, 2010 at 9:20am

When I was on the list it took about 3 months before they offered me a house. But that was when they only had phase one open which is 73 units, they are finishing up phase 2 which is an additional 130 units and their about to demolish the rest of the old housing for phase 3. I don't think there is much of a waiting list right now, and if your on orders they usually try to give you priority and something ready when you get here so they won't have to pay to move you! Balfour Beatty Communities is the property manager call 904-908-0821 to talk to them and go to this website to see more details, pics and floorplans http://www.nasjacksonvillehomes.com/defaultFamily.aspx?cid=39

Comment by Kalynn on November 22, 2010 at 4:28pm

SWCCWife- It's easier to just list some of the nicer areas like, Oak leaf, Flemming Island, Eagle Harbor, Manderin, but Charlene is right most everywhere else it's hit and miss good and bad neighborhoods. 103rd is a big NO NO!! Base housing is real nice. They just build/are still building 3/4 bedroom townhomes. I've been in mine for a year and LOVE it!!!

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