Col. Klink
Recycles dryer sheets
I think that is over at the Margaritaville >55 place
Indeed, I hear that the Margaritaville over by Daytona is smokin!
I think that is over at the Margaritaville >55 place
Well, my first ever "snowbird" winter is over. I have braved, and survived, the snowbird traffic back to my lakeside home in the Finger Lakes in NY State.
Ever since I first learned of The Villages when my friends bought a home there about 12 years ago, there has been a part of me that has been tempted. After spending 3 months there I can say I really liked wintering there, and in fact will be spending 4 months there next winter. Also, DW who was less than enthusiastic about the whole deal really enjoyed it.
I can also say that I'm less enthusiastic about buying a place there than I ever have been.
There are definite signs of "growing pains" in my estimation. Unless they hurry up and build some more golf courses, and pickleball courts, and some of the other shared amenities of which they brag, the congestion at those amenities, and along the roads and cart paths to and from those amenities, will choke the fun out of the experience.
I can easily envision the experience developing into one I might be happy to walk away from at a certain point in time, either because I'm getting too old to enjoy the shared amenities, or because they are just too crowded for my taste, and might also be happy to not be invested in a home there when I decide I've had enough.
Now I have to get used to cool weather again. April in Western NY is not particularly warm.
Ever since I first learned of The Villages when my friends bought a home there about 12 years ago, there has been a part of me that has been tempted. After spending 3 months there I can say I really liked wintering there, and in fact will be spending 4 months there next winter. Also, DW who was less than enthusiastic about the whole deal really enjoyed it.
Which "village" did you stay in, and which one was your favorite to visit? Everyone seems to like Spanish Springs.
Yet a poisonous snake did manage to get in the SIL’s pool.
Lots to see and ponder on...
Snakes can be venomous. Mushrooms can be poisonous.
What's the price range to rent at the Villages?
If I am remembering correctly it was around 2500.
Too claustrophobic for me. Identical houses on top of each other, and the view of nothing but plastic fence out the back door.
That is actually pretty typical for Florida, especially near the coasts. You can still get homes on acreage out in the sticks, though.
I live in an older area on the bay in Sarasota . All the lots are triple lots .