Great Over 55 community?

[Anonymous]

Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

[Anonymous]

Keep the suggestions coming. Places, other than Florida, are what's hard to find. Larger places and a range of price points -- keep those suggestions coming.

[Anonymous]

I posted earlier about my mom’s place in Amherst, NY. It’s called Asbury Point. $200,000.00 but in for a one bedroom condo.

[Anonymous]

We're also looking for places that aren't either Florida or Arizona.

[Anonymous]

I have relatives in the "Regency at Dominion Valley" 55+ development in Haymarket. They moved there about 10 years ago and seem to have a lot of friends and neighborhood activities. Mine don't golf but are frequently at the clubhouse to use the gym, indoor pool, etc. and take fitness classes there. They can walk to the grocery store and other basics like a barber shop. It's impressive, I'd live there if I didn't need to be closer in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep the suggestions for actual places coming. np here. What I've realized in some of these communities aren't large (Villages, Leisure World are exceptions and are huge ... btw, can we get Leisure World to change its name!) Anyway, imho, you need a large complex. Some residents will be gone traveling, snowbirds living elsewhere part of the year. There will be turn-over. Some residents just aren't a likely fit, socially. Important that the community is large enough to find friends.

Leisure World is the best, so impressed and large enough that you live a normal life within the larger community outside and the reduction of cliques, etc. But YES, the name really stinks and prevents people from moving there. It should be called Rossmoor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

You sound like a person of very limited intelligence. Are you seriously telling people not to move to a small retirement community because the "girls" are mean like in HS???

And for no stated reason you want to share the valuable info "not Florida, ever" because....well, just because, right? Ignorant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

You sound like a person of very limited intelligence. Are you seriously telling people not to move to a small retirement community because the "girls" are mean like in HS???

And for no stated reason you want to share the valuable info "not Florida, ever" because....well, just because, right? Ignorant.

Are you sure I am the ignorant one? It would seem that the plethora of sad examples that I've been privy to over the last ten years would amount to a fair amount of credibility.

Lastly- Florida. If you think Florida is a reasonable place to live it means you are only looking for warmer weather and a tax break because there literally could not be any other reasonable reason to live in such an undereducated, right-wing, high insurance, cultural wasteland.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 56 and am starting to see the appeal of 55+ communities. My partner has always had the mantra that living amongst young people keeps you young at heart, but I don't buy it anymore. Most of our neighborhood is 35 and younger, and they look right through us.

We are in a 55+ and are the most active we’ve been in our life. Bike on beach or amazing nature trails (it’s flat), state of the art gym, indoor, and outdoor pool, golf, tennis, pickleball and on and on.

Community?

Del Webb, Ponte Vedra

Sure if you like flooding no mass transit
Destantis the dictator
Zero culture it’s Jacksonville

No homeowners insurance that isn’t absurd
Hurricanes

Where are you getting your information? None of this is true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

You sound like a person of very limited intelligence. Are you seriously telling people not to move to a small retirement community because the "girls" are mean like in HS???

And for no stated reason you want to share the valuable info "not Florida, ever" because....well, just because, right? Ignorant.

Are you sure I am the ignorant one? It would seem that the plethora of sad examples that I've been privy to over the last ten years would amount to a fair amount of credibility.

Lastly- Florida. If you think Florida is a reasonable place to live it means you are only looking for warmer weather and a tax break because there literally could not be any other reasonable reason to live in such an undereducated, right-wing, high insurance, cultural wasteland.

Yes I'm sure you are the ignorant one because your last paragraph is nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and do not describe so much of Florida. It's boring, do better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

You sound like a person of very limited intelligence. Are you seriously telling people not to move to a small retirement community because the "girls" are mean like in HS???

And for no stated reason you want to share the valuable info "not Florida, ever" because....well, just because, right? Ignorant.

Are you sure I am the ignorant one? It would seem that the plethora of sad examples that I've been privy to over the last ten years would amount to a fair amount of credibility.

Lastly- Florida. If you think Florida is a reasonable place to live it means you are only looking for warmer weather and a tax break because there literally could not be any other reasonable reason to live in such an undereducated, right-wing, high insurance, cultural wasteland.

Yes I'm sure you are the ignorant one because your last paragraph is nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and do not describe so much of Florida. It's boring, do better.

No, it's a cesspool.

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Anonymous wrote:Not for me. Cliques, gossip, forced socializing, no other generations. And Florida? Absolutely not ever.

Said by someone who probably does not live alone, and perhaps still has a job and children nearby.

You may reach a point in life when readymade friends and easy access activities is needed and welcomed.

Ok, that's fair, but here is a warning- the smaller the community the meaner the girls are. My friend's stories are stunning- it's like the worst part of high school. Secondly- not Florida, ever.

You sound like a person of very limited intelligence. Are you seriously telling people not to move to a small retirement community because the "girls" are mean like in HS???

And for no stated reason you want to share the valuable info "not Florida, ever" because....well, just because, right? Ignorant.

Are you sure I am the ignorant one? It would seem that the plethora of sad examples that I've been privy to over the last ten years would amount to a fair amount of credibility.

Lastly- Florida. If you think Florida is a reasonable place to live it means you are only looking for warmer weather and a tax break because there literally could not be any other reasonable reason to live in such an undereducated, right-wing, high insurance, cultural wasteland.

Yes I'm sure you are the ignorant one because your last paragraph is nothing but stereotypes and generalizations and do not describe so much of Florida. It's boring, do better.

No, it's a cesspool.

Why don't you start your own thread about what a cesspool Florida is, I'm sure there are lots of people who also don't actually know what they are talking about who will agree with you, it'll be fun! Go ahead! Your moronic comments here are not impressing anyone.

[Anonymous]

We had friends who used to live in DC area and retired to a 55+ in Florida. After several years, they decided to move to a 55+ in North Carolina because they wanted to be closer to adult kids/grandkids in DMV. They figured on driving to visit kids with more frequency.

The place in Florida was in a populated area with an international airport within 20-30 minutes of their house. (No, it was not The Villages.)

Two years later, they confessed they made a mistake. The place in NC was far away from any city of reasonable size, they had some health issues so golfing (primary focus of the community) was not as important an option, driving to/from DMV was a nightmare they had forgotten about, they missed the weather and travel options/airport they had while living in Florida and they were not seeing the kids as much as they thought they would.

They also missed the friends they had made in Florida.

This was the second couple we know who either regretted leaving Florida or moved back.

FWIW, YMMV.