[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I’ll get this started by throwing out three signs of how to spot a snowbird. Keep them coming, but keep it positive. After all, nobody wants them to become an endangered species since the results would include year round crowds, reduced property values, less businesses remaining viable, and higher expenses for the FROGS.

Here’s three signs.

Being pasty white from a lack of sunshine.
Their car is covered with road salt.
They have a big smile that stretches from ear to ear.

They try to overtake or pass in the roundabouts, and get upset when the car in front of them makes a perfectly legal turn that cuts them off.
They think the speed limit on Buena Vista is 85, not 35
What they do of the MMPs is mostly unmentionable

[flash4353]

Drinking in their golf carts as the beep their horn driving through a tunnel.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

I’ll get this started by throwing out three signs of how to spot a snowbird. Keep them coming, but keep it positive. After all, nobody wants them to become an endangered species since the results would include year round crowds, reduced property values, less businesses remaining viable, and higher expenses for the FROGS.

Here’s three signs.

Being pasty white from a lack of sunshine.
Their car is covered with road salt.
They have a big smile that stretches from ear to ear.

Pasty white but soft and supple feeling skin with less wrinkles, age spots and cancers.

[kendi]

Originally Posted by Justputt

That's not just a snowbird thing! FYI, there are plenty of roundabouts up north.

Exactly my thoughts

[Charsaunt]

Originally Posted by asianthree

renter snowbirds: Playing in the rain, with 40 degree temperatures, because i am only here for ___________time.

Owner snowbirds: Have zero trademark indication. Cool summers with a lake you can swim in and live to tell. Happy they got to see the leaves turn colors, sad they raked. Happy to see the first snow(if they were lucky). Then closed their up north home, possibly driving in crap weather (at least this week) to their tv home.

Smiles all around that they have the best of both worlds, for their lifestyle.

absolutely!!!!!

[Tyson]

Bet you didn't realize, the state that has the most people moving to TV is Florida.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Renter Snowbirds: Playing in the rain, with 40 degree temperatures, because I am only here for ___________time.

Owner Snowbirds: have zero trademark indication. Cool summers with a lake you can swim in and live to tell. Happy they got to see the leaves turn colors, sad they raked. Happy to see the first snow(if they were lucky). Then closed their up north home, possibly driving in crap weather (at least this week) to their TV home.

Smiles all around that they have the best of both worlds, for their lifestyle.

It’s slowly getting around but so called “snowbird owners” are know as Sunbirds. They own property in TV and many claim to be Florida residents for obvious purposes. Sunbirds go north for a few months to get away from the hot humid summers in Florida. Pretty nice lifestyle!

[Jackha]

Originally Posted by chuck90199

I actually saw a late model corvette go around a round-about clockwise yesterday. Couldn't see the plates, but I bet they weren't Florida. That's the fourth time in the 12 years we've lived here that I've seen a car going around the wrong way.

Probably from Great Britain

[RoboVil]

Originally Posted by Teed_Off

They’re clueless when they approach a roundabout

Plenty of FROGs and service people have not mastered those circles. Saw a local service vehicle plow into the side of a car recently.

[YoRomeo]

I am not pasty white because I have been out in the sun all summer playing golf in comfortable temperatures.

My car is not covered in salt because it comes down on an auto transporter and is delivered right to my door.

It takes me time to have a big smile on my face from ear to ear because of trying to hide that I am a snowbird because of the dislike from many of the full timers

When I am told that as a full timer,you just have to stay inside in the summer the way you stay inside up north in the winter. My answer to that that is I get to stay outside ALL year in comfortable weather. What is not to like, when you are a snowbird?

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Renter Snowbirds: Playing in the rain, with 40 degree temperatures, because I am only here for ___________time.

Owner Snowbirds: have zero trademark indication. Cool summers with a lake you can swim in and live to tell. Happy they got to see the leaves turn colors, sad they raked. Happy to see the first snow(if they were lucky). Then closed their up north home, possibly driving in crap weather (at least this week) to their TV home.

Smiles all around that they have the best of both worlds, for their lifestyle.

LOL, as an owner/snowflake I’ll address each of those as they all apply.

It’s not just renter snowbirds who play in the rain when it’s 40 degrees, you’ll find me there also. Why? Those are great conditions relative to up north, the courses are practically empty, a 2 1/2 round is very doable, and you can get out early enough during a short January day to finish 18 at the 9 hole rate : )

Absolutely love swimming (and fishing) in the lake, without any alligators or poisonous snakes) during the summer.

Seeing the leaves turn is nice, but I’m typically at our Villages home for the annual fall stay during peak foliage season. However, that doesn’t get me out of leaf clearing at our northern home, the family lake cottage, or my father in laws. That being said, I don’t own a rake, the Stihl BR 800 backpack blower does the trick.

Was happy to already see the first, second, and third snow of the season, and had to plow it. Been there and done that and ready to get the *&$# out of here. It was nice to have a white Christmas: )

In the process of closing up the northern home now, way too much work. Getting close to time to downsize.

The beauty of being retired is we no longer have to drive in crappy weather. We schedule a date to leave for the very long two day drive and closely watch the forecast. If we have to, we reluctantly move the trip. And we have learned the hard way, never make the drive the week between Christmas and New Years, the snowbird migration traffic that week I can be terrible.

And yes, smiles all around for the best of both worlds. That being said, we can’t wait to get our butts south, my wife slipped on the ice and went down hard this morning walking the dog and we narrowly avoided a disaster. If that’s not a sign it’s time to go south, then nothing is.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Jackha

Probably from Great Britain

Most from UK drive in Europe as well, so we are well versed in driving on the wrong side of the road, and we know how to drive properly through a roundabout from an early age.
Probably a FROG driving wrong way in the roundabout.
Possibly drunk, or late for an appointment at STD clinic!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Snowbirds are the ones that still use directional signals.

Maybe true cause I rarely see turn signal in roundabout or 4 way stop. But, got ask yourself where all the villagers came from?

[Bolsadd]

It’s below 70 outside and they’re wearing shorts with flip-flops

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Maybe true cause I rarely see turn signal in roundabout or 4 way stop. But, got ask yourself where all the villagers came from?

It's an acquired thing. Without a change of scenery the frogs don't realize they turn into curmudgeons over time.