Restaurant seating like lawn watering

[captain1202]

I don't have numbers but I'll bet the restaurants do. We tried to go out several times in the past two weeks and faced 45-60 min + waits even at 5pm. I said to the girl at Carabba's what time do you have to get here to get a seat and said, half jokingly, 3pm. It's reall y ridiculous. Makes one WANT to cook!

Suggestion, let's have eating out nights like the lawn watering....once a week and you can only go out on the numbered day that equals your last house number. I.E. house number ends in "2", you can go out to eat on Tuesday.

Another possibility would limit snowbirds to every other night. ;D ;D :clap2:

[Bernie]

Captian
Love the idea of designated eat out night. Maybe if we can go every other night (instead of once a week) we could live on the doggie bag and not cook the off nights. Or possibly only wife goes one night and the hubby the other night. I think onto something here.

[captain1202]

The doggie bags are a good idea!

I wonder of these would have to be "special" colored doggie bags available only at Ace,Publix and the like? This could put a crimp in the plan as they would probably sell out very quickly. :beer2:

[Sidney Lanier]

Back to railing against snowbirds again? Hmmm.... Snowbirds pay their taxes, amenity fees, maintenance, and so forth for a whole year and utilize the services for only a portion of the year. Just think: Snowbirds can (and do...) become full-time residents, meaning they'll be utilizing everything ALL year instead of for four or six or whatever number of months--and they they won't be snowbirds anymore! How's THAT for a solution?! '-)

[bargee]

If there were no seasonal residents,there would be no restaurants.Maybe you could have a law passed and they could paint an S on the"snowbirds foreheads" and then they could be sent to the back of the line until all of the FULL TIME residents were seated.

[Autoshow]

If it was not for the snowbirds coming here ,most of these restaurants would not even build here,they depend on these 4good months to carry them through the rest of the year.
I am not a snowbird.
As the girl at Carrabas said get there early and you will get a table.
Sounds like captain 1202 really hates snowbirds

[JohnN]

not even there yet though I've visited, I think the snowbirds are the profit and it's something to be dealt with and know they pay the profits. Good thing I won't be in a hurry

[Barefoot]

Captain, perhaps snowbirds have to eat more often since they are used to hibernating for the winter. Maybe we could limit them to eating at the Golden Corral (all you can eat buffet). :bigthumbsup:

I'm looking forward to havin that big S on my forehead. :hot:

[captain1202]

Now, now everyone....JUST JOKING!!!! Enjoy the thread and be creative.

[Barefoot]

If it was not for the snowbirds coming here ,most of these restaurants would not even build here,they depend on these 4good months to carry them through the rest of the year.
I am not a snowbird. Sounds like captain 1202 really hates snowbirds

I'm happy to read the posts in defence of snowbirds. Since I yam one. :bigthumbsup:

However, in reality, Captain 1202 really likes snowbirds. He just likes to joke around! ;)

[cabo35]

Hey Captain.....if it wasn't for the snowbirds, The Villages would still be entirely located east of 441, everything west of 441 would still be watermelon patches, cattle grazing land, horse farms and.....you would still be trying to figure out where the best place in Florida to retire would be.

BTW, I am not a snowbird, I am a shorebird who has spent every summer of his life fishing, chilling, beach bumming and exploring the coastal regions between Manasquan Inlet and Cape Hatteras.

Your penance for insulting snowbirds will be stowing your Jimmy Buffett music and replacing it with gangster rap and hip hop including the complete collections of Snoop Doggy, Tupac Shakur and Bad Azz. Further, you will listen to them for 2 hours each day during dinner hour throughout the "snowbird season".

Just joking. 1rnfl

Any other penance suggestions?

[billethkid]

Some of us are FROGS....we'll be here till we croak!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know for sure but the number of snow birds South of 466 is significantly lower than other areas of TV.

If our neighborhood is an indicator it in more like 60 (permanent)- 40 (snow birders).

I don't know too many businesses that are not able to sustain their needs with and without
snow birds....it's more like a good business year round....just busier when the snow birds are back.....

Ribbit! Ribbit!

BTK ;D

[Boomer]

Your penance for insulting snowbirds will be stowing your Jimmy Buffett music and replacing it with gangster rap and hip hop including the complete collections of Snoop Doggy, Tupac Shakur and Bad Azz. Further, you will listen to them for 2 hours each day during dinner hour throughout the "snowbird season".

Just joking. 1rnfl

Any other penance suggestions?


So cabo35,

Were you the mastermind behind trying to force Noriega out of hiding?

[Time for Tee]

Guess we will be with Barefoot and have the "S" mark imprinted. >:( We are here from Oct. to May and pay the same price with taxes,fees, etc for the whole year and do not use anything for six months from May to Oct. We give you our space! The true Snowbirds are the ones that are filling up the hotels and the rental homes for one week or longer during Feb. and March. They I am sure eat out more and take up the seats om everything from the shows to the squares. Without them we would not have as many choices. They(visitors) do not know the bad from the good so everyone does well. We need everyone as who would buy the homes if they have not visited? Some day you might want to upgrade your home. I know that we ate out everyday and played golf a couple of times before we bought and did that at least three times. You just have to take it in stride and plan on a wait at the better places during the high season. :clap2: In a few days it will be March!

[Bubbalarry]

Guess we will be with Barefoot and have the "S" mark imprinted. >:( We are here from Oct. to May and pay the same price with taxes,fees, etc for the whole year and do not use anything for six months from May to Oct. We give you our space! The true Snowbirds are the ones that are filling up the hotels and the rental homes for one week or longer during Feb. and March. They I am sure eat out more and take up the seats om everything from the shows to the squares. Without them we would not have as many choices. They(visitors) do not know the bad from the good so everyone does well. We need everyone as who would buy the homes if they have not visited? Some day you might want to upgrade your home. I know that we ate out everyday and played golf a couple of times before we bought and did that at least three times. You just have to take it in stride and plan on a wait at the better places during the high season. :clap2: In a few days it will be March!


Hey were not snowbirds anymore if you own and only spend a few months here in TV. We are now seasonal residents. As I have been told by many fulltime residents.

As for lines at restaurants this happens everywhere.

[Irish Rover]

We are snowbirds and plan to stay that way. I know that all the "carpetbaggers" in TV really don't want the northern money to dry up because it would cause some serious price increases at the restaurants and maybe even the monthly fees at the "golf forever free" courses to go up. Enjoy what you have and chill. This comments on this site are really beginning to sound like an over "65" community. Get off the net and enjoy TV before you get carpal tunnel. :bigthumbsup:

[billethkid]

The more snow birds the merrier.
We travel a lot and probably wind up 90 days away from TV, but sporadic.

When we get back, regardless during the winter months or the summer months, we conclude it is the best.

We haven't been many places in our lives where one did not have to wait for a T time, or a good restaurant, or the movies, or yadda, yadda.

It beats most places to live.....in my opinion.

BTK

[MMC24]

Gee, I wonder if our neighbors on Cape Cod object to us living in our condo June thru Oct. They must think we are "sun birds". Never heard them complain though, they always seem to be glad to see us. Maybe they like the fact that we pay our condo fee year round but only use the services 4 or 5 months out of the year. Maybe the TV Frogs should be a little more tolerant to those of us that live here 6 or 7 months out of the year but pay year round taxes and amenity fees. In a few years from now probably we will no longer be able travel back and forth and will reluctantly have to join the legions of Frogs. We snow birds bring a lot to the party so you all can enjoy TV year round.

[al96m]

Carrabas is one of the restaurants that have "call ahead" usually cuts minutes off your wait time.try it sometime :bigthumbsup:

[jadebox]

I don't think many of us dislike the Snowbirds. I think it is the crowds that get irritating sometimes. Actually I have gotten used to it and just adjust the times I do anything to avoid long waits.

[Frangyomory]

You get used to eating about 4 pm in the Winter months. There are no rreal problems when the seasonal folks go back home and really, we would not likely have as much to choose from if not for the seasonal crowd. We are full time residents and just have learnd to live with it. We managed to live with the Northern Virginia traffic and crowding so we can live with arranging our meals accordingly. :o

[chuckinca]

My brother and a party of seven got right into Carrabas tonight at about 6:30 with no wait.

[Gander]

We are TV bound as soon as house sells. Waiting at Carabas in Lansing,Mi is always 30minutes to an hour depending on time of day or if you call ahead a little quicker. Many restaurants you go out to around here it is the norm, Outback, Cracker Barrrel, Fish Market on and on. So you just plan on the wait unless you want McD, BK or KFC. Based on our visit to TV we know and expect that to be the norm but will not deter us from our mission to move to TV as soon as possible.

[cabo35]

Alas Boomer, you outed me, but it was a "just cause".

[Barefoot]

Hey we're not snowbirds anymore. Iif you own and only spend a few months here in TV, we are now seasonal residents.


Hey .. a promotion from Snowbird to Seasonal Resident, I like that. :#1:

[Russ_Boston]

I think that one of the restaurants should have a snowbird vs FROG food fight.

All the snowbirds could sit on the 'S' side and the perm. residents could sit on the 'F' side. Then some John Belushi character could rise up and shout 'FOOD FIGHT'!.

Maybe we could even stage another Guinness book of records event for the largest Food Fight? Then we could all shut up about seasonal vs. permenant.

We could find some way to donate the proceeds to charity ;D

[handieman]

I think that one of the restaurants should have a snowbird vs FROG food fight.

All the snowbirds could sit on the 'S' side and the perm. residents could sit on the 'F' side. Then some John Belushi character could rise up and shout 'FOOD FIGHT'!.

Maybe we could even stage another Guinness book of records event for the largest Food Fight? Then we could all shut up about seasonal vs. permenant.

We could find some way to donate the proceeds to charity ;D

Why didn't I think if this :dontknow:??
Handie :joke:

[ejp52]

I'm a full timer frog here and appreciate the snowbirds or seasonal residents or whatever you prefer.
They pay their way just like full timers and if lucky only use TVs 6 months a year.
I've made great friends with SBs and enjoy when they return.
Adjust times accordingly and enjoy our lifestyle here. :bigthumbsup:
Just my 2 cents.