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To: Jamestown1630
The problem is that as people age, they often can’t - or don’t want to - handle the work of maintaining a house.

Condos probably make sense for older folks. I'm in my 50's with a refurbished colonial on a good chunk of property that somehow always needs more refurbishing. It's constant work but it's all good. Still, I can't imagine wanting to be raking, snow plowing, tending the gardens, chopping wood, painting, repairing fences, mowing lawns and field, taking care of the chickens, etc. twenty or thirty years from now.

Then again, it might be boring sitting in a condo with people living right next to, or on top of you. Maybe RV?

34 posted on 09/06/2025 5:36:55 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: Sirius Lee

Yes, I don’t want my husband shovelling snow, etc.

Where I am there are all sorts of ways to get out into Nature; we’re never bored. The only things I’d miss would be a flower/herb garden but I can do that on a balcony. I onee thought I’d like to have chickens but mucking out, especially in Summer, seems more miserable the older I get...


49 posted on 09/06/2025 7:47:26 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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