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Originally Posted by Becca9800
I honestly don't get it, why are TV snowbirds so despised? Can you explain it to us and help us understand what the divide is all about? Thank you.
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Other than the overcrowding, traffic, aggressive and dangerous driving, no one has mentioned the services and amenities changes affecting the full time residents. The Villages and associated businesses
revise their schedules and services when the snowbirds are not here. Golf courses are closed for repair and the remaining available tee times are harder to get, restaurants trim their menus and offer less discounts and specials and reservations are pretty much required. During the “snowbird season”, rental properties seem to bring in many more people than the traditional 2 person household adding to the crowds. Also the laid back slower pace of everyday life that all retirees cherish is overcome by the “me first” rush we gladly left behind. So I believe it’s not the snowbirds themselves, it’s the resulting changes to the life we all moved down here to enjoy. Wherever you come from, “tourist season” is always looked down upon by the residents.