Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvNH
we moved here 20 yrs ago and in those days it was THE place to retire in Florida. Over the years things have changed dramatically.
Our children visited once each and said "sorry, Mum, never again", too cold in the winter and too many old people. My grandchildren came and thought it was for old people, but loved the golf carts. Several of our friends have visited, enjoyed their stay, but would not move here. We have a home on a golf course in NH and none of our friends like TV, almost all of them come for the winter, but not to a retirement community, most of them have homes in towns near water.
The biggest complaint we hear is that it is too big, houses are too cookie cutter, too close together, too hot, too political, too many old people in short shorts - seriously we do hear that, and get this one ... too many rude old men in stores.
So I guess it is not for everyone  |
As Mom used to say, "you'd b!tch if you were hung with a new rope". She was probably right, but then again...
Yes, TV has changed. From when we first came here seven years ago and rented to now, there have been a lot of changes, and not all for the better. But America has changed as well, and decidedly not for the better. Ten years ago I'd have considered moving to Florida for the weather, reasonable cost of living and low taxes. That was then. What finally convinced us was the fact that crime had become so pervasive where we lived that I never left the house without carrying a pistol. Even living 50 miles away from where the George Floyd riots took place was not far enough. That sort of thing spreads, and our sleepy little town was not unique.
THAT was our primary reason. Of course the beautiful weather, reasonable standard of living and low taxes helped too. But if it hadn't been for the crime, I doubt we'd be here today.