Posted on 02/09/2021 4:16:21 AM PST by C19fan
The sprawling expanse of flat emptiness in central Florida is an unlikely place for America's fastest growing metro area in the nation. Yet, just 70 miles northwest of Orlando sits 'The Villages' – the world's largest retirement community that surpasses the size of Manhattan and encompasses five zip codes with an ever-growing population.
Spanning 32-square-miles, The Villages is a veritable boom-town for baby boomers aged 55+ who flock to the geriatric paradise in droves for its endless margarita mixers (happy hour starts at 11am), unlimited golf courses (50, to be exact), and notorious for its laissez-fair attitude towards sex, thriving swingers scene, and controversial politics.
'I'm just saying for me, it hasn't been the fantasy land I thought it would be, for reasons that are true to my own,' said Barbara Lochiatto, a widow from Boston who has lived in The Villages for 12-years and longs to return to her hometown but can no longer afford to do so.
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Agree. I've been to The Villages (it's actually closer to Ocala than Orlando). Quiet and unassuming place, but with TONS of shops.
The author went looking for a place to fit his already decided upon story. What better place to bash than a conservative community in a conservative state?
Frankly, the life being lived in this article doesn't sound a lot different than a party college (except for the good golf courses).
I wouldn't want to live this way, but I have plenty of friends who might.
Supposedly there are sex orgies in every assisted living hom es.
Knife gang pose with machete as they plague flats where elderly live
And now the elderly in the UK aren't just "bed blockers" in hospitals, there's this, too...
Three million OAP ‘home blockers’ stopping young from buying houses
OAPs are old age pensioners, AKA seniors.
Do I gotta Book in Advance? Or can I just show up?
Writer’s gotta write...and no one is interested in stories about folks going to church, going shopping, or going out to eat.
I’m convinced she commits human sacrifice to look like that.
The UK treats its seniors like garbage.
Sounds like a leftist conspiracy theory. People living in a community to enjoy what’s left of their lives is just too dangerous, and smacks of insurrection. Send in the FBI, the BATF,the IRS and whoever else. Throw in some flash bangers, burn them to death and cover it up. Easy peasy.
agree, I have friends from Ohio who moved there and love it! They are great conservatives. Sounds like the whining of a liberal.
Barbara needs to get some.
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Sounds like heaven to me!
A veritable den of antiquity...
Shut up sonny and get off my lawn!
Been to the villages too. Great people and nice place to retire. Very few Democrat scum there.
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