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Originally Posted by mvbird
The season has changed, the climate has changed, we are still in Massachusetts and never got back to The Villages to close up for summer. When we left it was 65-70 degrees high temperature in February. Now it's heading toward 90s. The hot water tank is on, the fridge is on, the air conditioner is off, windows all closed. Is there something important that we should ask friends to do for us?
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We are in the same boat as you. We drove back to Massachusetts at the end of February with plans to return in April. We were supposed to be at The Villages now, but obviously had to cancel. We are supposed to get 5-8 inches of snow where we live up north tonight, urggggggggg. We also have plans to return to The Villages in mid May, but that is obviously very problematic. Fortunately, I always leave the AC set at 81 and turn off the hot water heater when we are not there, regardless of the season. But I can only imagine what the weeds look like in our gardens by now, and will have to toss almost everything in the fridge when we finally are able to get there. I also need to do the annual hurricane proofing of the yard, hook up the back up dehumidifiers, and water the indoor plants (unless they are all dead by the time I get there). I talked to my wife today about this and decided that if it is still not safe to fly by the end of May, an unscheduled road trip will be in order come early June. I hate to make this long round trip drive again so soon, especially if most of the amenities we enjoy at the Villages will still be closed, but all the things that need to be taken care of won’t take care of themselves.
Oh well, at least gas is cheap, so I got that going for me.