What does "Frog" mean
 

I have been reading the TOTV for some time now and see people saying they will be a frog soon.
I did a search and it came up with people saying that but I could not find a defenition.
EB

It means we're here 'till we croak, i.e., full time residents.

Thank you.
That will add meaning to the post that I have been reading.
Now I have something else to wish for!
EB

Ribbit! Since we are on definitions, what exactly do the words "bump" and "bounce" mean in some replies? Thanks!

It keeps the thread at the top of the list as if someone just replied to it. You could actually use any key stroke to keep the thread active. Some people just use a period.

Thanks GeorgeT!

i always thought it meant front room over the garage....lol. whoops

I wonder how many people move to TV intending to be a Frog, yet end up moving elsewhere - maybe back whence they came, or to be nearer their children, or even (horror upon horrors) to a different retirement community?

I won't be among them.

Not me. :)

There are thousands of used homes for sale in TV - did all those people croak, or decide to buy another TV home?


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Would I still be considered a "Frog", when I move to the Villages in November - even though I will be living in Ocean City Maryland every summer?

Spending summers elsewhere makes you a snowbird. If you come and go a few times during the year you're a snowflake.


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I run into people all the time that are on their second or third home.

I guess even a frog can switch ponds...

Sure, some people intent on being frogs move away before they croak. Circumstances change. An illness, injury or death in the family; an unexpected change in financial status; a discovery that one isn't as happy here as one expected to be are examples.

Life happens.

According to our saleslady..most people move 3 times within the villages. Not me...I will die before I have to pack up for another move!

me either!!!!!!

Good answer. Those are the things that I think about, but they can happen here in Virginia too so we may as take the plunge to TV.

Frogs are full time! You'll be a Seasonal Resident, as opposed to a Snowflake (occasional visitor) or Snowbird (winters in Florida, possibly renting)! :welcome:

Speaking of frogs I found one of those little fellows in my bathroom. Told him he could stay if he didn't croak. He responded with a croak. Out the door and to my nearest boulder went Mortimer to live with his new family

Well, we have been there, done that, moved to TV in 2004, sold our house here in 2007, moved to Costa Rica, then to Illinois, then to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, then back to TV in 2009. Never moving again.

Frog also means Friendly Retired Old Goat.;)

:a040:

LOVE IT!!!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LbEOZqOqjY...iling+goat.jpg

Some people refer to me simply as "a flake"......... :1rotfl:

Bill :)

First of all I want to know how Pooh got a photo of me!
Secondly, call me what ever you want just get me there! :a040:
EB

So Bare - what you're saying is that you don't like being called a Snowbird?


TV Frogs complain about Snowbirds and their impact on the roads, restaurants, golf courses, rec facilities, etc. Never seen a complaint about Seasonal Residents!


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Hey Chuck ...Maybe no complaints about Seasonal Residents because SRs pay taxes and amenities all year long, even when living in another State or Country. Categories aren't really important. We're all just enjoying our Golden Years. Life as a wrinklie isn't half bad! :laugh:

My wife and I decided to spend the summer here instead of going north. As of October we will celebrate our one year here in The Villages and be an official FROG. :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:

:agree:

Don't forget about the little globe of white hair driving in front of you. That's referred to as a Q-Tip

Seasonal Resident - I like it!!! Thanks Barefoot :a040:

A friend from England, in a restaurant while visiting Florida, asked me to define "grits." I've been here long enough to know it stands for Girls Raised In The South.

After I also explained the food variety of grits, she decided to try it and wanted to order "one grit."

BTW, to those of us who have lived many years in Florida, a snowbird is here for the winter, regardless of whether they own or rent. Seasonal Resident sounds like one of those politically correct terms to replace something everyone is accustomed to using.

So cybr,
When it came, was it a ... True Grit?

You are most welcome OCsun.

I think there is a huge difference between a Seasonal Resident and a Snowbird. IMHO, a Snowbird flies south, not sure of the destination, willing to stay a few months or longer, depending on the weather.

A Seasonal Resident owns a home in the US and pays taxes, insurance, amenities, lawncare, utilities, etc., whether they're in residence or not. They are committed to being a positive member of a community and make lifelong friends there. (Just one tiny opinion). :throwtomatoes:

I don't see a huge difference between Seasonal Resident and Snowbird except maybe a Seasonal Resident is a term applied to non US citizens by the governments. In Fla (and probably the other southern/southwestern states) it doesn't make any difference where you are from, if you don't stay thru the summer you're a Snowbird or Snowflake.

A Snowbird/Snowflake owns or rents a home in the Fla and pays taxes, insurance, amenities, lawncare, utilities, etc., whether they're in residence or not. They are committed to being a positive member of a community and make lifelong friends there. Same same with a Seasonal Resident.

However, if you want to be known as a Seasonal Resident instead of a Snowbird that's fine by me but I don't see any difference.

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My parents, who owned 2 homes and did did both, explained it to me this way

Snowbirds are renters for 1 to 3 months from January to March, have no financial comittment, property ownership etc. They are always here but not neccesarily the same folks renting the same place every year just an explanation as to why it was crowded on the roads, restaraunts etc.

They spent 8 months in Florida (Vero Beach) and 4 months in our bayside home in Stone Harbor NJ. They did NOT think of themselves as snowbirds as they declared permanent residency in FLA.

IMHO a declared resident of FLA is one thing and a snowbird/snowflake is somebody who has not delared FLA home. Just sayin.....

Bet it was. Just like you!;)