[Army Guy]

Wow, let me start off by saying that I was taken aback from some of the comments that have been stated. And I know I will probably get alot more from some statements that I will write in response to them, but as those of you who know me, I am not mean spirited, I am probably one of the easy going folks you will meet, yes I am tolerant of many things and people and do believe in to each their own. Now with that being said.

1st. My wife and I HAVE NEVER BEEN SNOWBIRDS as has been stated on here. Who ever has stated that does not know us at all. We purchased our villa in June of 09, and at the same time began to get things together to retire from the Army and my wife a DA Civilian, at the same time we did major remodeling of the inside where we could not stay, but where down EVERY Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun and stayed at the WaterFront during this process, then in Oct 09 we began to stay in our villa. We continued to come down EVERY Fri, Sat, Sun, using our car and truck to begin moving ourselves downhere while our retirements progessed so we would not have to pay for a moving van. My wife worked 4 tens so had every Friday off and I took leave and passes since I had my paperwork in. There was a holdup in my retirement and I could not leave till Apr 11, but we continued to still be at TV EVERY weekend. How could we do this? Our old home was only 425 miles away and I like to drive so not a problem, so we where in TV for 12-18 days a month plus Holidays, Leave, etc every month. So once again, false claim we were snowbirds.
2nd I am a man of truth, and for those don't believe what I have said, in my past posts, you are not seeing the forest for the trees. Again, true facts, we went to SS last night and in EVERY Store and where we ate dinner, all we spoke with and the workers all expressed joy that the snowbirds where gone, because of their attitudes. Once again not all, but enough that they are all tired of it. Not my words but theirs, as it seems some think I am making a one man stand against them with things that I have been told directly by snowbirds.
I am sorry, if some do not agree or believe it, but folks these are valid facts, and that is all that I am stating. I could tell you of personal attacks that have been directed to my wife and I by snowbirds because we are frogs but I will not as then some would really think I was telling stories.
Again, folks I am not being mean just passing on facts about some. Just wanted to know the percent of each as it seems we are becoming more of Florida's Friendly Resort/Vacation Home Town.
Army Guy