I hate yardwork as much as I detest actually working on a bike!!

I pay to have the yard mowed - it costs me $700 per year for professional mowers from about April through November - and it is well worth it. My wife, especially, knows that the yard WILL be mowed.

I get a kick out of folks who sell their house because of "keeping up the yard." They will take thousands of dollars in loss (in today's market), pay huge realtor fees, pay big moving costs, etc., when they could easily solve their problems at a moderate cost by hiring it out.

As far as ladders, etc., I just don't do that any more. I have some friends who have new hips from falls - and that new hip - in pain, discomfort, recovery, etc., costs a lot more than hiring someone who knows what they are doing.

In any event, I love my "man cave" in the basement and we love our open and spacious house, and I doubt we will be moving any time soon.

One thing some folks fail to consider as we get older (71 nd 73) is ease and closeness of medical care. I have no desire to move to the boonies. I want to be near all sorts of services - medical, grocery, etc.