I think you're pretty spot on. No question you can get more house for the buck elsewhere. Golf cart communities are a dime a dozen. But what you can't get anywhere else are the activities. There is no other community that comes close to our lifestyle. There are enough activities and clubs to keep you busy from sunrise to sundown if you so choose.
Restaurants here are more to socialize than places to dine. Golfers eat before or after their game at a restaurant. Book clubs meet and then go out to eat lunch. So, more chains to accommodate groups of diverse tastes and incomes. Summer prices are somewhat lower and there are always coupons. Some folks rarely eat out. Others rarely eat in. Most of us are somewhere in the middle.
TV ain't perfect, but it is truly a great place to live. Personally, I don't think you can lose moving here.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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