“With no membership, they don’t do my much good.” We lived four miles from one and did our weekly shopping there. You have to be able to eat the same thing daily until it comes out of your ears to do that. I miss it, but miss very few other things at our former residence.
One of the things not missed is crazy northerly neighbor. She came over to have a conversation while Mr. SG and I were transferring the CJ8’s engine and transmission to the car hauler with a cherry picker on a decline. (They want to tip when you do that.) Not wanting to squash my husband, I said, “Uh, give us a minute, will you?” She stalked off in a huff. Still refuses to speak to us. Hadn’t thought about that until you brought up your HOA or whatever the people are who spend $400/shot on food.
Our new neighbors are *wonderful*!
It’s a senior housing development, and as long as there is a resident council in place, they are given a grant of $400 every quarter for whatever they wish. It goes to food like pizza, monthly birthday parties with cake and ice cream, etc.
Turkeys are donated by the local grocery stores during the holidays, and periodically, there is a bakery donation by those same stores.
But the residents never go anywhere. A bus takes them on a specific route to the major stores in the area, so that it makes a loop. But that’s only twice a week. Another one comes to take them to the senior rec center, but that’s $1 each way. And if they have lunch there, it’s another $1.50.
That seems to be as much of an outing as any of them want. But I betcha I got some folks thinking....
I don’t go out of my way to make friends with most of the residents. Less hassle. They are your friend today and your enemy tomorrow. So I’m content to find things to do in my apartment or make the long walk to Walmart.