[VillagesDeLunatics]

Originally Posted by juddfl

Welcome! I moved here in 2001 and never regretted it. My only advice is to take it a little slow. Don't join too many clubs because you could get burned out trying to do it all. I've slowed down a bit over the years, but I still love it here as
much as when I first arrived. I hope for it to be my forever home. Enjoy everything a little at a time.

Sound advice thanks

[VillagesDeLunatics]

Originally Posted by Boston-Sean

Big Dig is "finished".

Latest boondoggle is shutting down the entire Orange line and part of the Green line subway for a full month for repairs, starting next week. An Orange line train caught fire on

a bridge over the mystic river a few weeks ago. One woman even jumped into the river from the bridge. About a 100
foot drop.

With lots of people still working from home I don't think the T gets as much ridership as it used to but it's crazy to shut down an entire line for a month.

The entire T is on a Saturday schedule because ridership is down.
Can’t image the people on the Orange line having to take busses. Good luck to them their commute probably doubled.

[phassett]

Originally Posted by VillagesDeLunatics

Just bought a home in DeLuna, never been to the villages but can’t wait to get there Sept.17th. Can’t wait to meet you all.

We are also from MA and moved into DeLuna but closed virtually from MA. Good to see more folks from NE coming to the area. Everyone bitches on here about highway noise but I haven't hear anything that significant and I've walked from one end of DeLuna to the other (Water Lily bridge). Hope you have a great move and we'll see you around the neighborhood.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

There are many posts/threads here on driving routes back and forth to NE. There are major routes, subject to construction, congestion and commuter traffic. There are scenic out of the way routes, and really good places to stay 1/2 way if you want to make the drive a two day drive. Only younguns go all the way through during a pandemic (22 hours sucked but never an accident)

If you can drive very early morning or late evenings you can avoid alot of commuter and active construction on the direct routes: 95 most of the way. . .

As a friend of mine with whom I have worked in the same company on and off, "after you retire / move to the Villages, you find out that waiting this long was not worth it, and that most people have more money than they thought they had."

And if you find its not for you, the location or the house, there are plenty of others being built or available for sale

[Boston-Sean]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

There are many posts/threads here on driving routes back and forth to NE. There are major routes, subject to construction, congestion and commuter traffic. There are scenic out of the way routes, and really good places to stay 1/2 way if you want to make the drive a two day drive. Only younguns go all the way through during a pandemic (22 hours sucked but never an accident)

If you can drive very early morning or late evenings you can avoid alot of commuter and active construction on the direct routes: 95 most of the way. . .

As a friend of mine with whom I have worked in the same company on and off, "after you retire / move to the Villages, you find out that waiting this long was not worth it, and that most people have more money than they thought they had."

And if you find its not for you, the location or the house, there are plenty of others being built or available for sale

I did the drive last March. I went through Hartford out to Scranton, Pa and then south 81 to 75. I wanted to avoid NY City, Baltimore + DC. I'll never drive 95 again.

The only problem is Atlanta. Not many places where you can hear Siri tell you to "Stay in the left 7 lanes". Plan for extra time to get through/around Atlanta.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Boston-Sean

I did the drive last March. I went through Hartford out to Scranton, Pa and then south 81 to 75. I wanted to avoid NY City, Baltimore + DC. I'll never drive 95 again.

The only problem is Atlanta. Not many places where you can hear Siri tell you to "Stay in the left 7 lanes". Plan for extra time to get through/around Atlanta.

Next time don’t take 75, take 77 to 26 which will put you on 95 in South Carolina a little more than an hours drive to the Georgia state line.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by VillagesDeLunatics

I lived on Route16 and Route 28. MBTA busses and trucks plus cars. Traffic is definitely not gonna be a problem for me. Thanks for responding. Have a wonderful day

We come from the wonderful Berkshires of Western Mass, where we can go just about anyplace without going through a traffic light and the worst traffic we encounter is infrequently getting stuck behind a school bus. We just got home from a long weekend attending a wedding in Gloucester, MA. I can’t comprehend how the folks living in the eastern part of the state can deal with the traffic? I would be happy if I never again had to go on the Mass Pike east of Sturbridge, Rt. 495, 128, 3, 93, 95, etc….. what a cluster$uc&. The Berkshires and the eastern part of the state are like two entirely different worlds.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Next time don’t take 75, take 77 to 26 which will put you on 95 in South Carolina a little more than an hours drive to the Georgia state line.

Think you mean 81 to 77 to 26 to 95. Do avoid a lot of traffic and tolls

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Did they ever finish the big dig? That plus I 95 construction in Ct hold the world record.

27/441 is aiming to beat them apparently.

the last time we went up, aprox 10months ago, the whole mess was still going on, from stamford to the waterbury mix-master. then you get to drive a few miles before you hit the mess on 84 in hartford. it's anybody's guess as to when you arrive @ your destination, i once sat in traffic over 45mins

[Boston-Sean]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Next time don’t take 75, take 77 to 26 which will put you on 95 in South Carolina a little more than an hours drive to the Georgia state line.

That looks like a good option but I have a friend who lives near Chatanooga that is a stop over point for me. Other than Atlanta, 75 was an easy drive.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Boston-Sean

That looks like a good option but I have a friend who lives near Chatanooga that is a stop over point for me. Other than Atlanta, 75 was an easy drive.

Makes sense to do it and we have done the same as our son lives in Atlanta but it does add a good 200 miles to the drive heading down I 75

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by LAFwUs

welcome neighbor!
I hope that you like freeway /road noise 24/7 (on 2 sides), water pump noise 24/7, on going construction for the next 6 months and near total lack of any trees, wildlife, etc...because that's what they don't tell you about Deluna when they sell it over the phone, to those that dont know better.

Can we be any more negative. Give them a break, they are excited and you crash on their happiness. If you don’t like it fine but others love it.

[Rose Ann Vinci Igoe]

Originally Posted by VillagesDeLunatics

Just bought a home in DeLuna, never been to the villages but can’t wait to get there Sept.17th. Can’t wait to meet you all.

I bought ON LINE and it was the best thing I have ever done. I have spoken to many people who have bought the way you do... sight unseen... You'll love it. I am from Boston and every state is unique and different. In 30 years, have gone back twice too many... this is a garden state, cruise capital, beautiful oceans, and Amusement attractions all within l l/2 hr any way you go. enjoy the ride!

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by Oldragbagger

Welcome to paradise. You will love it here. We just moved here in March and live in the Village of Hawkins, also close to the parkway. The noise is a non-issue for us and I haven’t yet met anyone who actually lives down here who has complained to me. There are some people on this site who seem to be making a second career out of talking about the noise down south, and most of them live nowhere near here, but they heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend…… You get the picture.
The southern end of the Villages is growing in very exciting ways. Moving here is one of the best things we have ever done. Don’t listen to the nay-sayers. Just prepare yourself to enjoy your home, the weather, and this amazing lifestyle.

Maybe you haven't heard of the petition that garnered over 200 signatures about the turnpike noise? Go to the other site and search the word petition.

[Transplant]

Commuted into Boston for 32 years from the Lowell area. Retired last Dec. Bought in Linden. Love that area. Welcome.