Sucker bait.
Posted on 03/11/2024 10:51:01 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
And costly! I have a sister down there. Says that unless you can fork out over $4,000 a month to forget moving to FL.
Someone suggested moving the Philippines
*** Roundabout capital of the country. ***
You can say that again!
Wuli, there are other communities near Carmel that may have what you’re looking for without all the traffic. I’m on the total other side of Indy, and we are relatively new to the area (10 years). I’m still learning, but I do think there’s a lot to be said for the general area.
The folks are genuinely nice here (for the most part). A dollar can go a long way here if you’re careful with it.
Safe…city…
Yeah, I did a double-take at that one too.
The 2020 census shows that The Villages, Florida is 95.32% White, so it's likely a pretty safe place.
One of my bucket list trips that I hope to take soon is to Tokyo. The main draw is the people. Watch any YouTube walking tour video of Tokyo and try to find even a single person among the multitudes who looks menacing or dangerous. You won’t see them, nor will you see anyone with tattoos everywhere (they consider tattoos to be a sign of a gang member - Yakuza), no crazy piercings, etc. Heck, you won’t even see anyone who is dressed sloppily, not a single person. It’s extraordinary.
I have followed Scott Adams advice since the 9th grade and have had few safety issues.
It’s 90% conservative, that’s what makes it safe.
I am used to “roundabouts” (NJ) and I have no problem with them.
I do find that many of the intersections that have them have a more efficient traffic flow that if the same intersection had fourway traffic lights.
I lived in LA (Louisiana) from 2001-2018. The state has its quirks, but as long as you steer clear of BR and NOLA, it can be a good place to live.
Thanks! I found exactly what I was looking for on there.
Just wait till you see the roundabouts in Carmel! They aren’t the usual kind, and one loops directly into another in some places. I have to use my GPS app to keep from getting lost when I go there. Carmel is the only place I do mind roundabouts. They are all over the Indy suburbs now. So you do have to know how to drive in them, and you can bet there are lots of people who don’t.
Like you, I think the roundabouts serve a useful purpose, and are safer. Carmel has gone overboard with them, IMHO. They do have some nice restaurants there, and as I mentioned, I’ll bet $5 that the cost of living here is more reasonable than in NJ. I’m basing that on what my son in law says, when he visits. He was born and raised in NJ. I’ll take him at his word.
Deep Red Freeland, Michigan would like to thank you for staying the hell away.
They could try telling the truth: “Our cities are both safe and affordable. But the affordable parts are not safe and the safe parts are not affordable.” :)
But to properly afford retirement in The Villages of Florida, you would have had to retire there twenty years ago. Actually pretty near the same all over Florida. Food is relatively cheap as well, but then they make up all the slack in insurance rates and now, more than before, property taxation, as average home values have tripled or more over that span of time, through the inflation that has been inflicted on everybody. The mill rate of ad valorem taxes has NOT significantly decreased. It just costs more to run counties these days.
North Idaho.
Correct, Alpharetta is in Fulton County, DA = Fani Willis. NO THANKS!
Go just a little north or NW to Forsyth or Cherokee County, and you’re good.
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