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Old 11-06-2014, 04:14 PM
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Unless you run around announcing your age, most folks will have no idea how old you are. The bigger deal you make about age, the bigger deal everyone else will.

The 80/20 rule is based on households, not individuals. At least 80% of the households are supposed to have at least one person over 55. The spouse/significant other can be any age over 19. There are also children/grandchildren in their 20s and 30s living here. In some cases they are quite unhappy because there are reduced dating opportunities and the entertainment is geared to us "old folks".

I honestly think there is more of a divide between the 60 something and the late 70/80 somethings. Read the periodic discussions of the kind of music at the squares, at Savannah Center and on WVLG and you can see it.

If you move down here before you retire (intending to work), you'll find that the employment situation (except for a few professions) is not really great. You have a huge number of folks who get bored and want to work part time. That helps hold down wages and creates a "mostly part-time" environment. Many of the available jobs are in Orlando, a *long* daily commute.