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Old 08-07-2022, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Boilerman View Post
Of course everyone’s needs are different so nobody can really answer for the OP.
But I think it’s a lot more than just grocery shopping to consider when choosing a place to live.
In a typical week or month between the two of us we make:

- 2 to 3 trips monthly to Walgreens for medications
- Maybe 2 Dr appointments monthly on 441
- 2 to 3 visits to the gym weekly
- Trip to gas station every couple weeks for car and every month for each golf cart
- softball games near 466 two times a week
- monthly club meetings at Lake Miona and La Hacienda
- golf 2 to 3 times a week
- trip to Sam’s every 3 or 4 weeks
- trip to Lowes every month or so (or 3 times in a weekend if doing a project!)
- dentist is on 466
- Savanah Center or The Sharron for show every month or so
- Out for dinner once a week
- Walmart once a month

All these things can be done from south of 44, but for us it would much less convenient. To each their own.
Most of those things can be done south of 466a, a few of those things can be done at sumter like going to new movies or the square.
Check out the golf cart paths south of 44, check out the bike/walking paths we have south of 44, no other place in the villages have these types of paths. Most golf cart paths south of 466a are off the main road whereas north of 466: aren’t. Brand new health care centers are aplenty around 44. The only establishment that is on the north side in Spanish springs are 2 bowling alleys, so we go to leesburg which is closer and faster to get too.
The op needs to spend a week with a golf cart/bikes/car and check everything out.