I dare say, it is much nicer than any nursing home I've ever been in.
For the most part, the houses are fairly new and meticulously maintained, even, Orange Blossom Gardens, the mobile home park and first section which was built over 50 years ago.
You can talk to your neighbors without leaving your Lanai. They are that close to you.
Taxes are low, therefore you'll easily be able to afford the mandatory $135 per month "fun fee" (for such things as golf courses, swimming pools, clubs, tennis courts).
You can budget the Bond fee (this covers the infrastructure of your Village Community) right into your mortgage payments.
You get to mow your own lawn as the annual maintenance fee covers only the cost of caring for the common areas.
There is no fee for snow removal!!! This is a big plus for me.
Everything is air-conditioned so you won't need to experience the oppressive outside air from May through October.
The many Doctors' Offices and Medical Buildings are camouflaged nicely with the decorative themes of each area. They are painted in pretty, tropical pastels and have cutesy facades. You'd feel like you were going into a ride at an amusement park whenever you needed blood work or an MRI.
The funeral homes are so well hidden, I didn't notice one. Wait a minutes, maybe it was that candy stripped building behind the Palm tree-lined wooden bridge over the make-believe river. Or maybe you live forever in The Villages. Now, that might be a real good reason to move there.
And while you're living, you never have to be bored for even a second. There are multiple, planned activities from morning to night. The newspaper lists pages and pages of activities for every day of the week. You can go off in a million different directions at once. That wouldn't work very well for me as I have a hard enough time staying on task as it is. Believe it or not they even have bra parties for the ladies at the Maidenform Store. Silly me, of course it would be for the ladies. But then again, possibly the men might enjoy this event just as much. Seriously, this sounded like great fun to me, they serve wine and cheese and and you get 20% off your total order. Maybe, I should introduce this concept here in the Capital District.
Actually you can do a lot of things that you didn't get to do in your youth. Who cares if you look like an old fool. All the other "old fools" (said with affection) are either loaded or acting just as foolish. Hey, seriously, why not? It's now or never.
You can see your grand kids in person for up to 30 days per year.
And, you can have your dog live with you from one end of the year to the next. You can even put your dog's name on the sign in front of your house.
You can see young people when they check out your groceries at the Supermarket. Believe me, this became an exciting event for me. I felt like aliens had landed and they were so cute and fresh looking.
If you don't have a driver's license, have no fear, you can tool around in your customized golf cart without so much as a lesson. And, if you don't do so well at this, you can always visit that cutesy, pastel building I mentioned above.
Until they catch on that you are already a resident, you can go every day to the Welcome Center and help yourself to a free, delicious hot cup of coffee. Just smile pleasantly at the seniors in the pastel shirts who hover around and say, It's a great day in The Villages. Try wearing a wig and glasses and you might be able to get a few more free cups.
There's entertainment in the Squares from 5PM until 7PM every night. If you get there early enough, you won't have to stand. And once the special liquor booth on the Square opens up, you'll be first in line for your two-for-one Margaritas.
The Vendors set up stands twice a week in each Square so you'll be able to buy junk jewelry and useless trinkets to your heart's content. Take this into consideration when deciding on the size of your new home. I would need a big one.
On Saturday evenings you can go to the Vigil Mass at 4PM or 5:30PM at St. Timothy's Catholic Church in Spanish Springs. When was the last time you felt like a sardine in a Catholic Church? Get there very, very early or bring your own chair, there is standing room only and even that is scarce. Make sure you leave quickly or you might be trampled on your way out. We don't want to miss those Early Bird specials, now do we?
If you're a Republican, you'll think you died and went to Heaven.
If you happen to be a Democrat, don't throw in the towel, there are 90,000 residents in The Villages. I'm sure if you look hard enough you might be able to find one or two Democrats. Hey, maybe you can band together and start a new club.
So, see you may want to move to The Villages after all.
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