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Old 04-17-2023, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Boston-Sean View Post
I doubt my situation applies to anyone else.

I'd rather sit in a dentists chair than a chair by a pool but I do like the beach. My drinking days are long over so boozing it up at the town squares every night has no appeal to me. I do like to golf but is there really anyplace in Florida you can't find a golf course? Once or twice a week is fine for me.

I have been playing pickleball a couple of times per week since I've been here but it's so crowded with those damn snowbirds the enjoyment is hit or miss. I'll be close enough to join the Pictona 49 court facility in Holly Hill and hope to join a league or 2 next year. Plus there are public courts around Daytona.

And the number 1 reason I chose the Daytona area ... gun clubs. There are a couple of gun clubs that run the type of pistol matches I compete in up north. Up north I'm lucky to shoot in a match 3 or 4 times a month. In the Daytona area I could shoot 3 or 4 per week. I just shot a match this AM in Flagler. Weekday matches up north are unheard of. If the weather had been better I would have hit Flagler beach for an hour or 2 to get my ocean fix. I was able to shoot a few matches with a couple of people I normally shoot with in NH who came down to Daytona for a week specifically to max out on pistol matches to get ready for the season up north. My buddies up north are extremely jealous of all the shooting I'm doing.

And to answer an earlier question, no I didn't buy in that Jimmy Buffet place. I'd rather listen to NPR on a loop than Buffet music.

So, like I said. My situation probably doesn't apply to anyone else.
Congrat's on finding your happy place. I lived in South Daytona for many years and loved it. NSB and Flager beaches were my favorites.

Pictona is awesome, very active groups with lots of stuff going on and and super nice people so I wouldn't delay getting involved there.

Several of the Magaritaville people I've met at Pictona have been very curious about The Villages. Mostly because the social life and amenities are relatively limited where they live now (in their case).