Time for the snowbird migration season to begin

[tophcfa]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweatshirt for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.

[dewilson58]

Bring the boat..................A lot of rain down here.

[NoMo50]

Oh boy. And just when I had gotten used to being able to make tee times!

[DARFAP]

Put on a sweetheart?

[capecodkev]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweetheart for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.

Even though September is the best month of the year here on Cape Cod, my wife and I can not wait to get back to the Villages in three weeks.

[Laker14]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweetheart for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.

Yep, Likewise!
I can't wait to get back to TV and make the year-rounders suffer the inconvenience of my presence.:D

[Stu from NYC]

Put on a sweetheart?

Hope it comes with instructions never put one on before

[PoolBrews]

I have a theory. I believe that Snowbirds are the primary cause of Love bugs. We get them when they arrive, and again when they leave. We'll have to commission a paid study :)

[DonH57]

Oh boy. And just when I had gotten used to being able to make tee times!

There is still time. Not all the executive courses are back up and running.

[tophcfa]

Put on a sweetheart?

Dam spellcheck has a mind of its own! Sweatshirt.

[tophcfa]

Oh boy. And just when I had gotten used to being able to make tee times!

Gotta like it, they started renovating Riley Grove right when we headed north for the summer and it’s scheduled to reopen when we return. Kind of makes one feel important : )

[fdpaq0580]

Gotta like it, they started renovating Riley Grove right when we headed north for the summer and it’s scheduled to reopen when we return. Kind of makes one feel important : )

While we full-timers don't enjoy the added traffic, the businesses love you. So, yes, you are important. Welcome home!
😀

[ThirdOfFive]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweetheart for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.
Just got back from five days in Minnesota to attend the state fair...end of August, cold and rainy. No better reminder of (one of many) reasons my wife and I love Florida.

Fair was kinda disappointing though; one of my favorite exhibits, the snake and lizard zoo, was closed. Seems as if they had a reptile dysfunction.

[Laker14]

Just got back from five days in Minnesota to attend the state fair...end of August, cold and rainy. No better reminder of (one of many) reasons my wife and I love Florida.

Fair was kinda disappointing though; one of my favorite exhibits, the snake and lizard zoo, was closed. Seems as if they had a reptile dysfunction.

There's a pill for that.

[Two Bills]

There's a pill for that.

Snake oil?

[Silliness]

I'd like to thank the Snowbirds for paying amenity fees and property taxes all year, but only using them part time.

[UpNorth]

I'd like to thank the Snowbirds for paying amenity fees and property taxes all year, but only using them part time.

You're welcome. We get the best of both worlds, and you get some peace, quiet, and lower bills in return. Having snowbirds is a win-win situation.

[tophcfa]

I'd like to thank the Snowbirds for paying amenity fees and property taxes all year, but only using them part time.

Your welcome, but don’t forget we also pay significantly more in property taxes with no homestead exemption as well as for trash pick up and base water and sewer usage while not there which helps keep your rates lower. The snowbirds are both the geese that lays the golden eggs as well as the gift that just keeps on giving.

[Michael G.]

but don’t forget we also pay significantly more in property taxes with no homestead exemption

I thought most snowbirds stayed down here for 6 months to qualify
for homestead exemption?

[tophcfa]

I thought most snowbirds stayed down here for 6 months to qualify
for homestead exemption?

There is much more to it than that, the northern states won’t let you give up residency, and let you stop paying them income taxes, that easily. Our problem is that we still have a couple years to go to qualify for Medicare. Until then we have to buy our health insurance from the state exchange of our primary residency. If we declare Florida our primary state of residency, we would have to buy health insurance through the Florida exchange and would be out of network for all of our doctors up north, which we don’t want to do. Once we turn 65, the Medicare network is national and we can declare Florida residency, get the homestead exemption, and still be able to see our existing network of doctors. Not that I want to get any older, but we are very much looking forward to that aspect of turning 65.

[coffeebean]

Put on a sweetheart?

I think the word should have been "sweater".

[coffeebean]

Yep, Likewise!
I can't wait to get back to TV and make the year-rounders suffer the inconvenience of my presence.:D

I'm very grateful for those folks who are seasonal and snow birds. I'm sure the retailers and restaurants are grateful too. Your business keeps these businesses with their heads above water. Thank you very much. Hubby and I were once seasonal residents before moving here full time so I know what it is like to be scorned upon.

[Mr.Big]

Snowbird lives matter!!!!

[Bilyclub]

I thought most snowbirds stayed down here for 6 months to qualify
for homestead exemption?

That's debatable, depending where they live. I know that snowbirds from a certain cold land where that goof Aaron Rogers plays take the exemption here.

[coffeebean]

Dam spellcheck has a mind of its own! Sweatshirt.

Ah, I was wrong. Thought it was "sweater".

[coffeebean]

While we full-timers don't enjoy the added traffic, the businesses love you. So, yes, you are important. Welcome home!
😀

I don't even mind the additional traffic. From what I'm used to traffice wise, this is nothing here in The Villages, even in high season.

[coffeebean]

Your welcome, but don’t forget we also pay significantly more in property taxes with no homestead exemption as well as for trash pick up and base water and sewer usage while not there which helps keep your rates lower. The snowbirds are both the geese that lays the golden eggs as well as the gift that just keeps on giving.

Absolutely!

[Bogie Shooter]

I think the word should have been "sweater".
Ya think?

[Number 10 GI]

Three of our neighbors are snowbirds and I will be glad to have them back again, real nice people.

[asianthree]

So…. Does that make full-timers a cancer that won’t go away?:ohdear:

Frogs May be closer to a dirt nap than the younger snowbird’s. However not Frogs, snowbirds or snowflakes have expiration date stamped on the bottom of their foot. So dirt naps can occur no matter what their residence status is.

[tophcfa]

Snowbird lives matter!!!!

Perhaps we should start up an SLM movement and print up some t shirts and lawn signs.

[Aces4]

Frogs May be closer to a dirt nap than the younger snowbird’s. However not Frogs, snowbirds or snowflakes have expiration date stamped on the bottom of their foot. So dirt naps can occur no matter what their residence status is.

I’m not following the lifespan thing, my remark was in response to the nasty perception of snowbirds stated by a poster which was in poor taste.

[Bogie Shooter]

I have 6 snowbird residences within eye site from my house, I look forward to their return.
Some posts on this thread are hurtful and really don’t make any damn sense.

[billethkid]

Everything is relative.
Today's slow season volume/population was the busy season volume/population not that many years ago....and again going forward and again going forward, etc.

__________________________________________________

:censored:

[Stu from NYC]

I have 6 snowbird residences within eye site from my house, I look forward to their return.
Some posts on this thread are hurtful and really don’t make any damn sense.

Our street is half snowbirds and the block is way too quiet when they are gone

[La lamy]

I'd like to thank the Snowbirds for paying amenity fees and property taxes all year, but only using them part time.

Finally someone gets it!!! :bigbow: I can't stand hearing the full timers complain when we come back. We GIVE YOU SPACE when we leave and keep paying amenities and taxes.

[bowlingal]

what's a sweetheart? Please, proofread your comments before you post

[JMintzer]

what's a sweetheart? Please, proofread your comments before you post

They already posted that they meant "sweatshirt"...

Please read the thread before you comment... :icon_wink:

[Rwirish]

Too hot here, snowbirds need to wait another 3 months before coming down.

Please.

[WingedFoot78]

Haven't we beat the sweater/sweatshirt/sweetheart thing to death long enough? Stop already!

[Villages Kahuna]

Around the 1st of each month until next April DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT DRIVING ON I-75!

[Gunny2403]

It will be nice to see the Snowbirds homes with cut grass. As it is many of you will be returning to lawns that the chinch bugs ravished. Many of your homes need better care.

[ThirdOfFive]

Finally someone gets it!!! :bigbow: I can't stand hearing the full timers complain when we come back. We GIVE YOU SPACE when we leave and keep paying amenities and taxes.
Bingo.

The contributions in TOTV from the anti-snowbird types are as predictable as the seasons. Sept. Oct. is the start, rising to a crescendo around the end of December, then slowly petering out on towards spring. But I doubt that their numbers are really anything more than minuscule. A few disgruntled people can make a lot of noise.

Sure, it gets more crowded here than in the summer. Sure, there are snowbirds who don't really understand the rules of golf cart usage. And yes. Tee times can become complicated. But that is minor, really. For my part I enjoy golfing during high snowbird season because of all the interesting people you meet. A farmer and his wife from Iowa...a Canadian couple this past March who were not shy about sharing their disgust with how things are run up there in The Great North...a 96-year-old guy who still swung a mean club and who got a hole-in-one during our round (it WAS El Santiago, but still impressive)...several people from Baaaaaahston who were the exact opposite of what we were told to expect from New Englanders...some people from UPSTATE New York (why do they always add UPSTATE when identifying where they come from?)...and so on. Overwhelmingly good people. A couple of toads too, but you'll find toads here pretty much year round. Snowbirds give a lift and an added positive dimension to TV that just isn't there in the summer.

[asianthree]

It will be nice to see the Snowbirds homes with cut grass. As it is many of you will be returning to lawns that the chinch bugs ravished. Many of your homes need better care.

Maybe it’s your area that has issues.
What snowbirds don’t have a lawn and pest service. If they didn’t the lawn would be more than a foot high.
Our neighborhood has about 50% snowbirds, all of their lawns look as good if not better than the full timers.

We did have a newly widowed lady, that had never paid a bill on her own. She let her lawn guy lapse, but until it was straightened out , her neighbor mowed the lawn for her. Let face it, the lawns are so small here it’s under 20 minutes or less to mow

[Berferful]

After two lifestyle visits, my wife and I (and mini schnauzer) will be renting Jan-Mar somewhere in Collier. Looking forward to it, but reading some of the threads, it seems like renters and snowbirds are not welcome by some.

[ThirdOfFive]

After two lifestyle visits, my wife and I (and mini schnauzer) will be renting Jan-Mar somewhere in Collier. Looking forward to it, but reading some of the threads, it seems like renters and snowbirds are not welcome by some.
Unwelcome by some. Enthusiastically welcomed by most. Don't let a sprinkling of crochety old geezers form your opinions of The Villages.

[Daxdog]

Time for the restaurants to bring out the snow bird menus, everything just went up 25%. Well maybe they will start taking care of the landscaping.:boom::boom::boom::boom::boom::boom:

[Bill14564]

..some people from UPSTATE New York (why do they always add UPSTATE when identifying where they come from?)...



Driving through Arkansas with my parents back in the late 70s(?) our NY license plates drew some odd and less-than-friendly looks. This was back when the Federal Govt was going to bail out NYC and not everyone was happy with the idea. The attitude changed when we explained that we were from the "other" NY, the part that didn't have the Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty, and that we weren't happy about it either. That's when I started adding "Upstate."

It also helped when I moved to Md and explained that I had never seen NYC and was actually closer to it in Md than where I grew up.

It seems there are many people who are unaware that vast majority of NY State sits between NYC and Canada.

[Larchap49]

While we full-timers don't enjoy the added traffic, the businesses love you. So, yes, you are important. Welcome home!
😀

You must be because us full timers have to deal with closures and aeration of the greens. It's been impossible to putt all summer. I don't know why they feel greens have to be punched full of holes multiple times isn't once enough. Sucks to be us lol

[Pamela1130]

Bingo.

The contributions in TOTV from the anti-snowbird types are as predictable as the seasons. Sept. Oct. is the start, rising to a crescendo around the end of December, then slowly petering out on towards spring. But I doubt that their numbers are really anything more than minuscule. A few disgruntled people can make a lot of noise.

Sure, it gets more crowded here than in the summer. Sure, there are snowbirds who don't really understand the rules of golf cart usage. And yes. Tee times can become complicated. But that is minor, really. For my part I enjoy golfing during high snowbird season because of all the interesting people you meet. A farmer and his wife from Iowa...a Canadian couple this past March who were not shy about sharing their disgust with how things are run up there in The Great North...a 96-year-old guy who still swung a mean club and who got a hole-in-one during our round (it WAS El Santiago, but still impressive)...several people from Baaaaaahston who were the exact opposite of what we were told to expect from New Englanders...some people from UPSTATE New York (why do they always add UPSTATE when identifying where they come from?)...and so on. Overwhelmingly good people. A couple of toads too, but you'll find toads here pretty much year round. Snowbirds give a lift and an added positive dimension to TV that just isn't there in the summer.

They say Up State because people always ask because NYC and Upstate NY are two completely different places. Everything north of NYC is called upstate, lol. I have a son who lived in NYC and now lives in Upstate. I live in Mass and when people ask me where he lives and I say NY the next question is always, NYC or Upstate. It is strange, I agree. But that's why.

[Laker14]

Bingo.

...some people from UPSTATE New York (why do they always add UPSTATE when identifying where they come from?)...and so on. .

We add "Upstate " because to simply say "New York" is an incomplete answer. New York could mean "New York City" which is a completely different world than "Upstate". Upstate is very rural, very green, punctuated with many fascinating and beautiful natural geographic features, such as gorges, waterfalls, rivers, marshes, lakes etc.
NYC is mostly concrete and is densely populated with skyscrapers and high-rises.

Attitudes tend to be markedly different between the two areas, and generally political affiliations tend to be more "Red" than "Blue" upstate, compared to NYC.

I love visiting NYC, but it's a completely different universe than where I live in Upstate NY.

[ElDiabloJoe]

We add "Upstate " because to simply say "New York" is an incomplete answer. New York could mean "New York City" which is a completely different world than "Upstate". Upstate is very rural, very green, punctuated with many fascinating and beautiful natural geographic features, such as gorges, waterfalls, rivers, marshes, lakes etc.
NYC is mostly concrete and is densely populated with skyscrapers and high-rises.

Attitudes tend to be markedly different between the two areas, and generally political affiliations tend to be more "Red" than "Blue" upstate, compared to NYC.

I love visiting NYC, but it's a completely different universe than where I live in Upstate NY.

Interesting take on the issue. Very similar to people who say they went to college at "Berkeley" as opposed to those who say they went to "Cal." If you identified the school as "Cal" you are probably conservative. If you identified it as "Berkeley" you are referencing back romantically to its liberal protest history.

Very different also if you are from "L.A." versus being from "So Cal." While not such a political bifurcation, more of an income or urban vs suburban reflection of self-identity.

[Caymus]

We add "Upstate " because to simply say "New York" is an incomplete answer. New York could mean "New York City" which is a completely different world than "Upstate". Upstate is very rural, very green, punctuated with many fascinating and beautiful natural geographic features, such as gorges, waterfalls, rivers, marshes, lakes etc.
NYC is mostly concrete and is densely populated with skyscrapers and high-rises.

Attitudes tend to be markedly different between the two areas, and generally political affiliations tend to be more "Red" than "Blue" upstate, compared to NYC.

I love visiting NYC, but it's a completely different universe than where I live in Upstate NY.

Final votes should be determined based on acreage.:D:D:D

[Beyond The Wall]

Don’t forget the TAXES and Fees we pay help keeping living affordable!

[Stu from NYC]

After two lifestyle visits, my wife and I (and mini schnauzer) will be renting Jan-Mar somewhere in Collier. Looking forward to it, but reading some of the threads, it seems like renters and snowbirds are not welcome by some.

Dont worry takes all kinds and not that many of that kind

[Stu from NYC]

Driving through Arkansas with my parents back in the late 70s(?) our NY license plates drew some odd and less-than-friendly looks. This was back when the Federal Govt was going to bail out NYC and not everyone was happy with the idea. The attitude changed when we explained that we were from the "other" NY, the part that didn't have the Empire State Building or Statue of Liberty, and that we weren't happy about it either. That's when I started adding "Upstate."

It also helped when I moved to Md and explained that I had never seen NYC and was actually closer to it in Md than where I grew up.

It seems there are many people who are unaware that vast majority of NY State sits between NYC and Canada.

As a former NYer always wondered why NY was not two states. Than again California seems about the same between north and south

[tophcfa]

We add "Upstate " because to simply say "New York" is an incomplete answer. New York could mean "New York City" which is a completely different world than "Upstate". Upstate is very rural, very green, punctuated with many fascinating and beautiful natural geographic features, such as gorges, waterfalls, rivers, marshes, lakes etc.
NYC is mostly concrete and is densely populated with skyscrapers and high-rises.

Attitudes tend to be markedly different between the two areas, and generally political affiliations tend to be more "Red" than "Blue" upstate, compared to NYC.

I love visiting NYC, but it's a completely different universe than where I live in Upstate NY.

Totally get that, upstate New York is beautiful and we enjoy visiting there. NYC on the other hand, work forced me there often but once I retired I vowed to never go back there again. I say we are from the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, because otherwise people assume you are from the Boston area. Two entirety different places and lifestyles. We only go to Boston for two reasons, to visit our daughter or to get some of the best healthcare available anywhere in the world.

[DonnaNi4os]

I think sweatshirt was meant and spellcheck intervened

[DaleDivine]

I think sweatshirt was meant and spellcheck intervened
Ohhhh noooo, another person read the OP's post and then replied without reading all of the posts..

:censored::BigApplause::censored:chilout

[DaleDivine]

If you think restaurant service is bad now because of lack of staff, bad chefs, and rude management, just wait until next month...

:pray::2excited::cus:

[Vermilion Villager]

Yep, Likewise!
I can't wait to get back to TV and make the year-rounders suffer the inconvenience of my presence.:D

:a20::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::mademyday:

[Stu from NYC]

Ohhhh noooo, another person read the OP's post and then replied without reading all of the posts..

:censored::BigApplause::censored:chilout

Very few people go thru a large thread and wait to the end to reply.

[ElDiabloJoe]

As a former NYer always wondered why NY was not two states. Than again California seems about the same between north and south
More like coastal vs inland as far as Crazyfornia goes. The differences between northern and Southern California are more cultural than political, in my opinion.

[ThirdOfFive]

You must be because us full timers have to deal with closures and aeration of the greens. It's been impossible to putt all summer. I don't know why they feel greens have to be punched full of holes multiple times isn't once enough. Sucks to be us lol
I asked a groundskeeper that exact same question a few months back. They sand the greens and punch those holes so that the grass on the greens develop deeper roots. Summer is when the grass is most active, makes sense to do it then.

[CFrance]

I have 6 snowbird residences within eye site from my house, I look forward to their return.
Some posts on this thread are hurtful and really don’t make any damn sense.
That's more words in one of your posts than I've ever read since joining in 2012!
(And well said, BTW.)

[Brynnie]

Oh, please!

[Stu from NYC]

Oh, please!

Yes?

[manaboutown]

That's more words in one of your posts than I've ever read since joining in 2012!
(And well said, BTW.)
eyesight?

[asianthree]

After two lifestyle visits, my wife and I (and mini schnauzer) will be renting Jan-Mar somewhere in Collier. Looking forward to it, but reading some of the threads, it seems like renters and snowbirds are not welcome by some.

No worries, the ones who complain the loudest about how snowbirds ruin their life, are so old they forgot they were Snowbirds along time ago :girlneener:

Just enjoy, your time in TV. You will rarely encounter in person the bashing of snowbirds. You will find many who love to tell you what village they are from (it’s the best) and give you Directions when you are lost.

Just remember it’s Hot right now, and some posters, just need to find any reason to be unhappy about pretty much anything.

[Brondrisek]

I’d not thought about putting on a sweetheart! Better than any sweatshirt I own!

Thanks for the smile😄

[tophcfa]

That's more words in one of your posts than I've ever read since joining in 2012!
(And well said, BTW.)

And the post didn’t even include a link to the CDD website, go figure?

[Bogie Shooter]

That's more words in one of your posts than I've ever read since joining in 2012!
(And well said, BTW.)

Huh?

[Bogie Shooter]

And the post didn’t even include a link to the CDD website, go figure?

Hard to figure......compliment or criticism?

[tophcfa]

Hard to figure......compliment or criticism?

Neither, observation.

[mikeycereal]

You mean there's gonna be more traffic? :shocked:

My sister is a snowbird and she'll be back for the next several months. Looking forward to seeing her again.

[Nana2Teddy]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweetheart for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.
Here in SoCal where our summer has practically just begun with 110+ temps this weekend, it’s very difficult to relate. 🥵 Hoping to be there in cooler temps before much longer. 😜

[Nana2Teddy]

As a former NYer always wondered why NY was not two states. Than again California seems about the same between north and south
As a life long Southern Californian I totally agree with your comment about California. When we travel up to Northern California it’s a different world up there. Much prettier in my opinion.

[Aloha1]

Put on a sweetheart?

Beats an extra blanket !

[ChrisTee]

I put my sweetheart on year-round. About twice/week, and we're both happy.

Quote:
Originally Posted by DARFAP
"Put on a sweetheart?"

Hope it comes with instructions never put one on before

[Stu from NYC]

I put my sweetheart on year-round. About twice/week, and we're both happy.

Quote:
Originally Posted by DARFAP
"Put on a sweetheart?"

We seem to have slowed down a bit as we got older.

[eweissenbach]

Just got back from five days in Minnesota to attend the state fair...end of August, cold and rainy. No better reminder of (one of many) reasons my wife and I love Florida.

Fair was kinda disappointing though; one of my favorite exhibits, the snake and lizard zoo, was closed. Seems as if they had a reptile dysfunction.

Love the Minnesota State Fair. Hotdish on a stick, yummmm!

[Rodneysblue]

[QUOTE=tophcfa;2132269]September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweatshirt for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.
Friend sent my this from NY.
94981

[Laker14]

[QUOTE=tophcfa;2132269]September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweatshirt for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.
Friend sent my this from NY.
94981

:agree:

I just love the colors in the fall!

[Stu from NYC]

It has begun saw one on Buena Vista earlier today and they had no idea how round a bouts work

[asianthree]

It has begun saw one on Buena Vista earlier today and they had no idea how round a bouts work

Doesn’t beat the 3 late yesterday driving from SS with Florida plates….banking they have lived here for years, and either never understood, or forgot how a roundabout works:girlneener:

[JMintzer]

https://img.ifunny.co/images/5c684899d96c6222fa5f807c114ff6f4c6992782f80e23786f bea3a34092ea6d_1.jpg

[Stu from NYC]

Doesn’t beat the 3 late yesterday driving from SS with Florida plates….banking they have lived here for years, and either never understood, or forgot how a roundabout works:girlneener:

Would bet on forgetaboutit

[Full-timer]

September is upon us and it’s getting cold up here in the Berkshires. Just closed up the windows and put on a sweatshirt for the first time in a very long while. Temperature is dropping fast and is forecasted to hit 45 degrees later tonight. Time to pull the fishing boat from the lake, take the window A/C unit out for the season, and start the Villages packing pile.
I know a lot of folks snowbird but, many of us permanent folks hate when this time comes.
Sorry. TV has grown so much since we came (just 5 years ago). Roads are horrible and overcrowded with way too many folks that don't know what they are doing.
Bet people said that about us too when we first came. Now we get it.

[fdpaq0580]

I know a lot of folks snowbird but, many of us permanent folks hate when this time comes.
Sorry. TV has grown so much since we came (just 5 years ago). Roads are horrible and overcrowded with way too many folks that don't know what they are doing.
Bet people said that about us too when we first came. Now we get it.

We did. But now you are one of us. 😉

[Stu from NYC]

We did. But now you are one of us. 😉

I now see how that can work

[Dusty_Star]

Not that I want to get any older,

Beats the alternative. :laugh:

[thelegges]

So far we have noticed very little uptick in traffic. We visited north during the summer, returning end of August instead of first of October to catch the fall color before track down

[Stu from NYC]

So far we have noticed very little uptick in traffic. We visited north during the summer, returning end of August instead of first of October to catch the fall color before track down

They are a coming but mostly end of Oct early Nov I believe

[collie1228]

At 0745 this morning I had to wait for approximately twenty cars to pass by in order for me to cross Morse Blvd. on my bicycle, north of 466. I travel this route nearly every day, crossing at the same spot. This is a major increase from just a week ago, and I believe it is due to an early start of snowbird season. Plus, it's pretty clear that the number of walkers on the local multimode trails has increase significantly too.

[JMintzer]

We did. But now you are one of us. 😉

Exactly how long do you have to live in TV before you can start complaining about the newbies and snowbirds?

[tophcfa]

Exactly how long do you have to live in TV before you can start complaining about the newbies and snowbirds?

Don’t know the answer to your question, but the seasoned snowbirds are known to complain about newbies just like the FROGS do. And if one is a newbie snowbird, watch out!

[thelegges]

I know a lot of folks snowbird but, many of us permanent folks hate when this time comes.
Sorry. TV has grown so much since we came (just 5 years ago). Roads are horrible and overcrowded with way too many folks that don't know what they are doing.
Bet people said that about us too when we first came. Now we get it.

If you like we can have a snowbird meeting asking everyone to be full time, then no more complaints. Roads, shopping, golf, overcrowding, will be like High Season Year Round. Wouldn’t that be fun:22yikes:

[thelegges]

Exactly how long do you have to live in TV before you can start complaining about the newbies and snowbirds?

Snowbird complaints start the day a full timer has to wait more than 2 minutes in grocery line:clap2::1rotfl::MOJE_whot:

[Tom52]

If you like we can have a snowbird meeting asking everyone to be full time, then no more complaints. Roads, shopping, golf, overcrowding, will be like High Season Year Round. Wouldn’t that be fun:22yikes:

Then maybe you would get Costco, Trader Joe's and all the upscale restaurants that don't come here due to less business in the summer?😃

[kkingston57]

Might be getting cold up there, but rain here is getting ridiculous. Have never seen a wetter summer and I have lived in Florida over 65 year.

[Bilyclub]

Might be getting cold up there, but rain here is getting ridiculous. Have never seen a wetter summer and I have lived in Florida over 65 year.

I think we were in a deficit until the last several weeks. My rain gage is the par 3 hole by the Pinellas Pool. The water in the pond is about 6-8 inches from reaching the green right now. A month ago it was over 2 feet lower.

[Keefelane66]

I guess so low last night 45° Narragansett Ri 67° for lunch in Galilee Ri expecting a hi of 74°. Well tough it out till mid October

[Michael G.]

If you like we can have a snowbird meeting asking everyone to be full time, then no more complaints. Roads, shopping, golf, overcrowding, will be like High Season Year Round. Wouldn’t that be fun:22yikes:

Then this forum would double with complaints between the frogs and the frogs. :shocked:

[tophcfa]

Then this forum would double with complaints between the frogs and the frogs. :shocked:

A lot of croaking!

[Stu from NYC]

A lot of croaking!

Until they croak

[Boston-Sean]

At 0745 this morning I had to wait for approximately twenty cars to pass by in order for me to cross Morse Blvd. on my bicycle, north of 466.

#ThoughtsAndPrayers

[ScottGo]

I guess so low last night 45° Narragansett Ri 67° for lunch in Galilee Ri expecting a hi of 74°. Well tough it out till mid October

Are the 1 claw lobsters still 6.00 off the boat?

[GoldenBoy]

Hold off on that trip down, the love bugs are bothering us right now. Someone will be in touch when it's safe.

[Laker14]

I was just telling DW, "it's time for the snowbird migration to The Villages!"....we are making our packing lists now. I'll be the one in the blue Club Car, with the left blinker on, while I turn right. Howdy Neighbor!!

[fdpaq0580]

I was just telling DW, "it's time for the snowbird migration to The Villages!"....we are making our packing lists now. I'll be the one in the blue Club Car, with the left blinker on, while I turn right. Howdy Neighbor!!

Great! I'll be the jerk that gives you the finger when you make that crazy turn. Welcome back. It will be just like old times. 😃😃😃

[MorTech]

How to know it is fall in Florida....

https://img.ifunny.co/images/5c684899d96c6222fa5f807c114ff6f4c6992782f80e23786f bea3a34092ea6d_1.webp

Yup.

[La lamy]

https://img.ifunny.co/images/5c684899d96c6222fa5f807c114ff6f4c6992782f80e23786f bea3a34092ea6d_1.jpg

Good one!

[JMintzer]

Good one!

What can I say... I'm a trend setter... :D

[dtennent]

I know a lot of folks snowbird but, many of us permanent folks hate when this time comes.
Sorry. TV has grown so much since we came (just 5 years ago). Roads are horrible and overcrowded with way too many folks that don't know what they are doing.
Bet people said that about us too when we first came. Now we get it.

It is my fault. I forgot to shut the door behind me when I got in many years ago!😁

[Bilyclub]

Yes, they are here. Saw a very pale guy wearing a very nice red le Club de hockey Canadien sweater at Brownwood. Still can't get over what happened in 1971.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFPlrmuFXZA

[Laker14]

I was just telling DW, "it's time for the snowbird migration to The Villages!"....we are making our packing lists now. I'll be the one in the blue Club Car, with the left blinker on, while I turn right. Howdy Neighbor!!

Great! I'll be the jerk that gives you the finger when you make that crazy turn. Welcome back. It will be just like old times. 😃😃😃

Me: I wonder if this cart has a beeper that beeps when the turn signal is on.

Wife: It does.

Me: I wonder what it sounds like.

[fdpaq0580]

Me: I wonder if this cart has a beeper that beeps when the turn signal is on.

Wife: It does.

Me: I wonder what it sounds like.

😅 That is funny!!