On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:06:25 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

WayneB has a sweet spot though. If we had bought something like that
instead of a horse farm .......

It would cost us about $800 per month plus electricity to dock at a
marina around here, with future rate increases almost guaranteed, and
the risk that the marina gets redeveloped at some point. Building the
dock for something like $30K, and the convenience of having the boat
in front of the house, was a no brainer.

There's a nice lot available across the canal from us, as well as
several new homes for sale in the neighborhood.

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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:06:25 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

WayneB has a sweet spot though. If we had bought something like that
instead of a horse farm .......

It would cost us about $800 per month plus electricity to dock at a
marina around here, with future rate increases almost guaranteed, and
the risk that the marina gets redeveloped at some point. Building the
dock for something like $30K, and the convenience of having the boat
in front of the house, was a no brainer.

There's a nice lot available across the canal from us, as well as
several new homes for sale in the neighborhood.



Ummmmm... Winter's just around the corner.

Florida is simply too diverse to easily pick "the place". We have friends
that relocated to Mt. Dora and when I visited for the first time I thought I
was back in New England. Oak trees, hills and winding roads.
No ocean access, but huge lakes with some good sized boats on them. The town
or "village" of Mt. Dora is
quaint and quite beautiful.

I always liked the St. Augustine area as well.

Then there's the area we were in ... Jupiter. Flat as a pancake with roads
that only run east/west and north/south. Other than the fantastic winter
weather, I really don't miss Jupiter much. The areas on or near the ICW and
the ocean were over developed for my taste. Plus, Mrs.E.'s hair isn't blue
yet, nor is mine grey ... well maybe just a little here and there.

I never spent too much time over on "your" side.

Eisboch

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:07:42 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Plus, Mrs.E.'s hair isn't blue
yet, nor is mine grey ... well maybe just a little here and there.


What is hair? :-)

Interestingly enough only about 30% of our neighbors are senior
citizens/retirees, the rest tend to be middle aged/working with a few
even younger. There has been a big turnover on our block in the three
years since we moved here, with the older retirees selling, cashing
out and moving on, as the baby boomer generations start to move in.

I never spent too much time over on "your" side.

SWFL is a big secret, almost unknown except for Naples and Sanibel
Island to most folks in the north east. Cape Coral, where we are, is
still a little raw around the edges in some areas, but has more
undeveloped waterfront than anywhere else in Florida.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:07:42 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Plus, Mrs.E.'s hair isn't blue
yet, nor is mine grey ... well maybe just a little here and there.


What is hair? :-)

Interestingly enough only about 30% of our neighbors are senior
citizens/retirees, the rest tend to be middle aged/working with a few
even younger. There has been a big turnover on our block in the three
years since we moved here, with the older retirees selling, cashing
out and moving on, as the baby boomer generations start to move in.

I never spent too much time over on "your" side.

SWFL is a big secret, almost unknown except for Naples and Sanibel
Island to most folks in the north east. Cape Coral, where we are, is
still a little raw around the edges in some areas, but has more
undeveloped waterfront than anywhere else in Florida.

Would you please be quiet. I like the Midwesterners more, and you're going
to spoil it.

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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:07:42 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Plus, Mrs.E.'s hair isn't blue
yet, nor is mine grey ... well maybe just a little here and there.


What is hair? :-)

Interestingly enough only about 30% of our neighbors are senior
citizens/retirees, the rest tend to be middle aged/working with a few
even younger. There has been a big turnover on our block in the three
years since we moved here, with the older retirees selling, cashing
out and moving on, as the baby boomer generations start to move in.

I never spent too much time over on "your" side.

SWFL is a big secret, almost unknown except for Naples and Sanibel
Island to most folks in the north east. Cape Coral, where we are, is
still a little raw around the edges in some areas, but has more
undeveloped waterfront than anywhere else in Florida.

Would you please be quiet. I like the Midwesterners more, and you're
going to spoil it.

Don't worry, they are building condos is Sarasota like crazy......the ones
we are designing are being marketed for 400-500 a s.f. and that is
downtown no water, with a nice view of an alley too :-)

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:02:44 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Would you please be quiet. I like the Midwesterners more, and you're going
to spoil it.

We have a lot of friends and neighbors from the midwest due to the
I-75 pipeline effect. Wonderful people, but most of them wouldn't
know good food and a good restaurant if they tripped over it.

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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:07:42 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Plus, Mrs.E.'s hair isn't blue
yet, nor is mine grey ... well maybe just a little here and there.


What is hair? :-)

Interestingly enough only about 30% of our neighbors are senior
citizens/retirees, the rest tend to be middle aged/working with a few
even younger. There has been a big turnover on our block in the three
years since we moved here, with the older retirees selling, cashing
out and moving on, as the baby boomer generations start to move in.

I never spent too much time over on "your" side.

SWFL is a big secret, almost unknown except for Naples and Sanibel
Island to most folks in the north east. Cape Coral, where we are, is
still a little raw around the edges in some areas, but has more
undeveloped waterfront than anywhere else in Florida.

Would you please be quiet. I like the Midwesterners more, and you're
going to spoil it.




You have to be nuts to love those 1,500 square foot houses selling for $1MM,
not being able to step outside your house for 6 months (due to temperature,
humidity and critters) and boat dockage going for a premium to even want to
consider living down there. Add to the mix the hurricanes and tropical
storms.

No thanks! ;-)