Originally posted by RonH
I'm with you Dnvr. :thumbup:
My wife and I have been looking at some "retirement" type communities (must be over 50 or 55 to live there) and my first thought is, "Will I fit in with the rest of the crowd?"
We looked at those. Our thoughts:
1. We really enjoy seeing children around, and seeing younger people. And, it really does younger folks a lot of good seeing Nora and me riding and walking daily, and me weight lifting. It is amazing how many folks are now walking just by our example.
2. I don't golf, hate golfing, and never will.
3. Their "trail system" is about 3 miles long. Our trail system (out my back door) is about 200 miles long.
4. My brother-in-law lives in one. Now, don't tell anyone, but I would not want to live in a community that he would like. I understand that a lot of them get together and sort of share stories about how much money they made and how they made it.
5. Their attitude towards those with disabilities and in wheelchairs sucks. THEY DO NOT WANT THEM IN THEIR "OLDER ACTIVE-ADULT COMMUNITY." Our son is in a wheelchair. All of the interior doors are 24", there are many steps to almost all of the houses, and they quoted us $10,000 to make the home accessible. Our current new home was made accessible for $500.00. Something to keep in the back of your head.
THERE
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