Good tips - thanks everyone.

I like the idea of the main home in TV, and renting (or owning) a small condo up North for the summer *if* the heat becomes unbearable. I definitely do not want to be maintaining homes in both.

I think the thing to do is rent a home in TV next summer and see how I fare. I've spent in TV at other times of the year and it's very pleasant for all the reasons everyone has outlined - just not tried the summer.

Why would one spend summer time inside with the AC? We do all normal activities.

Just do outdoor activities before 11:00.

I do it all, bike ride, golf, dance, pickleball. Not afraid to sweat.

Summers normally nicer. Less crowds everywhere, less traffic, great deals at restaurants.

My prescription is to play golf early in the morning, usually done by 11:00, 11:30. Go home eat lunch and at 2:00 walk over to the pool walk in up to my neck and talk to friends until I look like a prune. Walk home take a 30-45 minute snooze then go out to dinner or eat home. About 7:00 take a short walk or go to one of the squares. Repeat three or four times a week. It’s a great life.

It’s simply opposite of the north. Up north in the winter you rely on heating a lot for comfort. You’re house is heated, your car has a heater, stores and most other public buildings are all heated. In Florida in the the summer it’s all the same except all of those places are air conditioned instead of heated.

Last day of summer, so sad. So get outside and play!

I “chose” to live in FL all year round. However I do not enjoy the summer and the heat bothers me. I welcome the cooler weather. But I find that staying here Is better for me than all the back and forth.

I do my heavy yard work in the early AM. By noon time I’m indoors or at the pool or shopping or inside work. It’s hot and humid but this is home period. Been here 11 years and hope to have many more to come.

Ehh ... NO
 

Not really all of us.."welcome it"
:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Summer
 

With the exception of this year...Summer is our favorite time here! Golf is cheaper and usually MUCH less crowded. This year, due to everyone that used to do other things “learning” to golf...the courses have been much more crowded...and sometimes slow. But..I still love summer here! Restaurant specials, and less traffic. We did move from a house without a pool to one with a pool...now it’s perfect!

I stay inside during summer. With 2000+ clubs, there are plenty of indoor hobbies. The trade off of 3 excessively hot weather sure beats winter up north.

You’ll enjoy fl better if you acclimate yourself to the temperature. I get up at 10 ( go to bed around 2)and sit out on lanai in morning for a few hours before I go to gym. I walk 4 to 5 miles every afternoon and also do some biking. I never drink anything cold and plain water is all you need even at the beach . I sleep most nights if I don’t have a guest with windows open. Look no one has to be my way , but if you spend to much time in AC you’ll never enjoy the outdoors. I lived most of my working life in very hot countries believe me you can get used to heat , I’m 81 and I still enjoy and survive the heat and I never , never leave my home at night in shorts, I’m in jeans or slacks and no sneakers or flip flops just shoes or short boots, one must have standards even in the tropics lol

I think your body will also eventually get used to the heat & humidity. I’ve just started dressing for the humidity by wearing short leave tops and shorts. The first summer here, I was hot! Now, it only seems to bother me for a day here and there. And I feel chilly when the temps drop into the 70s! So I think my body has adapted!