[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Fair point, but we (and most) part-time residents don't rent. When we get to our home, we want it to be exactly the same way it was when we left it

As a seasonal resident, we've never rented in the ten years we've owned a home in The Villages.
I agree with tophcfa who said: "we want our home to be exactly the same way it was when we left it."

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

It's very ironic how many complaints there are about the Villages residents who pay monthly fees year round but are only here part time. One should be careful what they complain about, without part time residents the Villages would always be crowded and everyones amenity fees would need to be increased to meet the larger demand. Just saying : )

Originally Posted by Kathrynsews

Thank you for your post. I so agree! We are part time owner residents and are very happy to pay year round fees, even though we only enjoy amenities for 6-7 months.
. It's insulting to hear the complaints about us. We do know how to navigate roundabouts, we don't drive our golf cart crazily, we support the economy, we are good neighbors and we appreciate all we have here. We can't wait to return in October!

I agree that it's insulting to hear complaints directed at snowbirds.
However, now that there many full timers, and the bad parking and poor driving continue all year long,
residents will eventually realize that snowbirds aren't the main proponents of bad behaviour.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I agree that it's insulting to hear complaints directed at snowbirds.
However, now that there many full timers, and the bad parking and poor driving continue all year long,
residents will eventually realize that snowbirds aren't the main proponents of bad behaviour.

Some will realize it is year long thing, but a good number will probably still complain,
because it's what some retirees do!

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I agree that it's insulting to hear complaints directed at snowbirds.
However, now that there many full timers, and the bad parking and poor driving continue all year long,
residents will eventually realize that snowbirds aren't the main proponents of bad behaviour.

I will be back when it is cold in Virginia and perfect weather at my home in TV. Still paying each month. I was hoping the full timers would learn to drive carts slower and park better before I return.

[fishon]

As a seasonal Villages resident I pay my taxes for the whole year and amenities fees for the entire year, keeping year-rounders in clover.
As a seasonal resident up north I also pay my taxes for the year, letting that community have many more dollars at their disposal than otherwise.
Maybe I should complain about the poor year-rounders not doing their part.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by fishon

As a seasonal Villages resident I pay my taxes for the whole year and amenities fees for the entire year, keeping year-rounders in clover.
As a seasonal resident up north I also pay my taxes for the year, letting that community have many more dollars at their disposal than otherwise.
Maybe I should complain about the poor year-rounders not doing their part.

And most of us appreciate you. But please, no clover, I pay too much now to keep my lawn up!


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[CFrance]

So. If I own a house here and a house there, and I only spend six months here, am I a snowbird?

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by CFrance

So. If I own a house here and a house there, and I only spend six months here, am I a snowbird?

The key is to spend 6 months and one day. Then you are a FL resident. The others are "seasonal residents"

Or in your case, maybe a resident of France. [emoji41][emoji106]
In which case you become a valued foreign tourist.

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[Wiotte]

Originally Posted by fishon

As a seasonal Villages resident I pay my taxes for the whole year and amenities fees for the entire year, keeping year-rounders in clover.
As a seasonal resident up north I also pay my taxes for the year, letting that community have many more dollars at their disposal than otherwise.
Maybe I should complain about the poor year-rounders not doing their part.

I thank you ever so much. God bless you.


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[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by CFrance

So. If I own a house here and a house there, and I only spend six months here, am I a snowbird?

No, not a snowbird, never. Snowbirds are often renters, and may only stay a few weeks.
You're a seasonal resident who owns a home in The Villages and a home in France.
CFrance, we've talked about this many times.
Repeat after me "I'm a seasonal resident'.

[justjim]

There is confusion about "Slang" terms used to describe part-time residents. We can all agree that the term 'Frog" is a Full-time resident. A full-time resident is here until they croak. Then we have the term "Snowbird" and "Snowflake". Then there is the term "Seasonal Resident". A lot of people use the term "Snowbird" to describe all part-time residents. Some part-time residents own a home (we do) in TV and also own a home up North (we do). They do not rent their home in TV (we don't). There are some who rent or own a home in TV and live in another country besides the U.S. Others own a home up north and rent in TV. Some rent both in TV and up north. To confuse more----some part-timers own a home in TV and rent it out except for the winter months when they use it themselves. I even know some part-timers who own a home in TV and rent it out during the winter months and stay in their home themselves during the summer. By now you begin to see that "One size does not fit all". I've heard the term "Snowflake" explained a number of ways and even to describe my wife and I.

Now I'm confused but I'm sure all this is clear as mud to you. Bottom line: Just call me Jim and my wife Shirley. It's really okay to call us Snowbirds too and we will see all our good friends in The Villages in October.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by justjim

Just call me Jim and my wife Shirley.

Don't call me Shirley!

[Barefoot]

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Hey: what’s the difference between Snowbirds and Snowflakes?

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Hollywood, Florida is a sleepy little town most of the year – then, like locusts* the out-of-towners swarm in and Hollywood goes from sleepy to sleep deprived.

What happens? Tourists happen…
Here is a quick Florida lexicon lesson in “Top Three Types of Tourists”

• Snowbirds,
• Snowflakes
• Kwee-Beckers

The Snowbirds are genus Seniorus Americanus – US citizens over 65 who have retired and escaped the ravages of icy winters in the Midwest and East who decamp to heavenly Hollywood – known for the tranquil climate-and a plethora of cheap little motels, efficiencies, and skyscraping condos.
Snowflakes are the temporary denizens of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, etc. Generally, condo-owners who, evidently, have multiple homes – and merely drop in – sometime in the winter months.
The Kwee-Beckers swarm from the French-Canadian region and flock to Hollywood and environs for 4-5 months every year. Primarily, they hail from Montréal. There are well over 300,000 Kwee-Beckers who converge upon South Florida each year. Some say, the gregarious, convivial group has a reputation for being rather frugal and has prompted some to restaurateurs protect themselves with an automatic 18% gratuity. Bon chance.
East Coasters – (aka The Gnu-Yokkers) are retirees of every stripe who, generation after generation, move Florida to escape inclement weather of the East Coast. Robert De Niro best describes the New Yorker passion and bluster, “I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, “There’s no place like New York. It’s the most exciting city in the world now. That’s the way it is. That’s it.” And we will always have Florida.
Jerry Seinfeld says, “My parents turned 60 – and they had to move to Florida – that’s the rule.”

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by CFrance

The sound of cicadas always started in August in Pennsylvania. As a kid, I was most depressed because it signaled the end of summer and the imminent start of school. Booooooo. I love their sound, but not what it heralds.

When I was a kid, I thought the sound made by the cicadas was the sound on electricity going through the power lines because of the heat of the summer. Dumb, huh?

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by ricthemic

The snowbirds will be back but so will all the "Sun Birds" who are presently escaping the heat and humidity....

I never knew there was a name for folks who escape Florida in the hot months. So it's "Sun Bird".