Originally Posted by Clarinet (Post 1791408)

We are pretty long-term Villagers with a home in a fairly safe northern state. We are conflicted about whether we would feel safer staying here (with limited activities) or returning to The Villages in the Fall. We've made this trip 17 times and miss the activities and friends there but are concerned about whether we would be making a mistake in returning this October. We would appreciate some advice from people either way. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Clarinet (Post 1791871)

I agree and since I posted the thread this morning I am pleased to note a number of caring and interesting advice. As for those people who would rather "Snowbirds" stayed home I have to ask : Were you born in the Villages? Were you born in Florida or did you at one time come down from "Snowbird country" ?????

Originally Posted by Clarinet (Post 1791408)

We are pretty long-term Villagers with a home in a fairly safe northern state. We are conflicted about whether we would feel safer staying here (with limited activities) or returning to The Villages in the Fall. We've made this trip 17 times and miss the activities and friends there but are concerned about whether we would be making a mistake in returning this October. We would appreciate some advice from people either way. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Gulfcoast (Post 1791630)

I think that TV is safe now. But I am waiting until more things reopen before we plan a Lifestyle Visit there.

In the meantime, I will stay in my nearly 4000 sqft home on close to 2 acres in an outer gulf coast suburb. A few days ago, I spent the entire day trimming shrubs, weeding and hauling big cans of yard debris around. Today I have 5 bathrooms to clean and sanitize.

When we retire, I want less maintenance and more fun activities. The idea of spending our days working out, going golfing and swimming, shopping and dining on the squares, going to classes and listening/dancing to live entertainment sounds like a lot of fun.

We are patiently awaiting things to reopen in TV so that we can check it all out. We know that good things take time and eventually things will get back to normal.

Originally Posted by Bill32 (Post 1791685)

A lot of sarcasm on this thread....;)

Originally Posted by toeser (Post 1792206)

Do you own the house or does the house own you? I was finally able to talk my wife into dumping our larger home and downsizing to just the space we needed. It's a better way to live.

Originally Posted by Clarinet (Post 1791408)

We are pretty long-term Villagers with a home in a fairly safe northern state. We are conflicted about whether we would feel safer staying here (with limited activities) or returning to The Villages in the Fall. We've made this trip 17 times and miss the activities and friends there but are concerned about whether we would be making a mistake in returning this October. We would appreciate some advice from people either way. Thank you.