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Post by Foggy on Feb 18, 2019 21:47:38 GMT -6
^^^ Yep....some of my neighbors do fine with the hot weather here in the summer. It is dry heat......and that is huge. I have shot some trap and skeet when it was 115 degrees. It was good to find some shade when we were done....but it didn't slow us down too much. I think the big thing here is that it can get grueling day after day. One thing to add here MO.....is that Pine Top is about a two hour drive from here. LOTS of folks here have an inexpensive home at Pine Top. They rent them in the winter to ski-bums....and use them to enjoy cooler summers. I'm told you can find a nice place up at Pine Top for about $150 k......but I have not checked into it for myself. It's an option......and likely a good one. Same goes for Flagstaff and other areas......MUCH cooler summers. Lots of folks own places up in the mountains....kinda like having a lake cabin in MN.
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Post by biglakebass on Feb 18, 2019 21:51:25 GMT -6
Mid may thru September can be pretty damn hot. Not sure you would really like it here then. I am glad we got a MN connection for summer here. I have played golf at 105 degrees and it was tolerable. But much hotter or a prolonged high temp will drain you pretty quick. It's like when it gets -20.......a day or two is not too bad......but after a week or more it gets old in a big way. They even shut down the restaurants and amenities here when it gets hot.....there are just no peeps here to use em. Tho some guys play golf at first light.....and get free lunch, a cart and 18 holes for $20. Cheap time to be here. When its really hot here....almost nobody goes outdoors at mid day. This place becomes kinda like a ghost town. I have spent my whole life outside in the heat and humidity working construction or baling and unloading hay. I think I can get my shit done in the mornings and lay low in the afternoons. Should be a cake walk. I am really getting sick of plowing snow and -30 degrees.Good point. I have spent my last 30 years in an air conditioned office............ So apples and oranges on that for sure.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 19, 2019 6:14:43 GMT -6
^^^ Yep....some of my neighbors do fine with the hot weather here in the summer. It is dry heat......and that is huge. I have shot some trap and skeet when it was 115 degrees. It was good to find some shade when we were done....but it didn't slow us down too much. I think the big thing here is that it can get grueling day after day. One thing to add here MO.....is that Pine Top is about a two hour drive from here. LOTS of folks here have an inexpensive home at Pine Top. They rent them in the winter to ski-bums....and use them to enjoy cooler summers. I'm told you can find a nice place up at Pine Top for about $150 k......but I have not checked into it for myself. It's an option......and likely a good one. Same goes for Flagstaff and other areas......MUCH cooler summers. Lots of folks own places up in the mountains....kinda like having a lake cabin in MN. We have spent time in Flagstaff and the Muns Park area and it reminds you of the show Pondarosa, very pretty area and completely different than Phoenix. As Foggy commented, it's easy to get to and close.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 19, 2019 8:08:05 GMT -6
One thing to add here MO.....is that Pine Top is about a two hour drive from here. LOTS of folks here have an inexpensive home at Pine Top. They rent them in the winter to ski-bums....and use them to enjoy cooler summers. I'm told you can find a nice place up at Pine Top for about $150 k......but I have not checked into it for myself. It's an option......and likely a good one. Same goes for Flagstaff and other areas......MUCH cooler summers. Lots of folks own places up in the mountains....kinda like having a lake cabin in MN. We have spent time in Flagstaff and the Muns Park area and it reminds you of the show Pondarosa, very pretty area and completely different than Phoenix. As Foggy commented, it's easy to get to and close. That Pine Top area looks beautiful. I could spend time there in the summer.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 19, 2019 8:57:34 GMT -6
I think at this point the winter doldrums make us all dream of a much warmer place. I work in an office but I love being outside. When it's dark when you get home and it's all snow, and the cold that we've had this year, specifically the winds. It makes you want to get in your truck and just drive until the weather breaks no matter where you go, lol.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 19, 2019 9:00:20 GMT -6
I think at this point the winter doldrums make us all dream of a much warmer place. I work in an office but I love being outside. When it's dark when you get home and it's all snow, and the cold that we've had this year, specifically the winds. It makes you want to get in your truck and just drive until the weather breaks no matter where you go, lol. And our place in Missouri is piled with snow right now. Can't even enjoy that. I gotta get out of this place!
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 19, 2019 9:02:18 GMT -6
I hear ya Mo, I hear ya!
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Post by batman on Feb 19, 2019 9:05:14 GMT -6
Why AZ MO? From the digging I have done Florida houses look much less expensive, and the golf is cheaper. Little warmer in FL as well.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 19, 2019 9:09:04 GMT -6
I think at this point the winter doldrums make us all dream of a much warmer place. I work in an office but I love being outside. When it's dark when you get home and it's all snow, and the cold that we've had this year, specifically the winds. It makes you want to get in your truck and just drive until the weather breaks no matter where you go, lol. And our place in Missouri is piled with snow right now. Can't even enjoy that. I gotta get out of this place! I burn wood for heat right, so twice a day since before Holloween my ass is walking out to the stove. I chink off wood wood from my pike with a maul (snow/ice on top, I have no covered storage), I rake the coals up, I split some logs, I chuck them in the stove. Twice a day, the first is when my feet hit the floor out of bed. When it's snowing side ways and no amount of gloves will keep your hands warm. Then the snow always finds a way behind your glove and coat or down the backside of your neck, or on your ass when you bend over. SOB!
If you ever hear about a domestic disturbance in West Michigan because some guy lost his shit because he started making snow angels and saying he found oz, it wasn't me....
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 19, 2019 9:09:56 GMT -6
Why AZ MO? From the digging I have done Florida houses look much less expensive, and the golf is cheaper. Little warmer in FL as well. No Bugs, no humidity. With Elk, mule deer and Pronghorn 2 hours away.
And If I buy in Foggy's area, I have a great chance of taking money from him on the course the older he gets! LOL!
Edit: and no Tropical Storms!!!
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Post by Foggy on Feb 19, 2019 9:25:40 GMT -6
Why AZ MO? From the digging I have done Florida houses look much less expensive, and the golf is cheaper. Little warmer in FL as well. No Bugs, no humidity. With Elk, mule deer and Pronghorn 2 hours away.
And If I buy in Foggy's area, I have a great chance of taking money from him on the course the older he gets! LOL!
Edit: and no Tropical Storms!!!
I have a cousin that lives in the Villages in FL. He loves it there.....and has traveled all over the map. Also have heard that many folks like that lifestyle. Never been there.....but sounds pretty good. That place is HUGE.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 19, 2019 9:29:16 GMT -6
No Bugs, no humidity. With Elk, mule deer and Pronghorn 2 hours away.
And If I buy in Foggy's area, I have a great chance of taking money from him on the course the older he gets! LOL!
Edit: and no Tropical Storms!!!
I have a cousin that lives in the Villages in FL. He loves it there.....and has traveled all over the map. Also have heard that many folks like that lifestyle. Never been there.....but sounds pretty good. That place is HUGE. Lots of NE Assholes in Florida, not my kinda people.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 19, 2019 9:34:06 GMT -6
I have a cousin that lives in the Villages in FL. He loves it there.....and has traveled all over the map. Also have heard that many folks like that lifestyle. Never been there.....but sounds pretty good. That place is HUGE. Lots of NE Assholes in Florida, not my kinda people. Average monthly costs for Villagers: $159.00 Contractual Amenities Fee (See Above) 60.00 Sewer 31.00 Water 148.00 Average Gas / Electric 19.00 Trash Collection 60.00 Basic Cable Television 100.00 Insurance 239.17 Average Taxes 191.00 Development District Assessment $1,007.17 Total Per Month* * A trail fee does apply if you wish to use your golf car on the trails of the executive courses. Please understand that all prices reflected or estimated in printed material are subject to change without notice of obligation. The estimated monthly cost of living in The Villages community is based on a $250,000 home with homestead exemption. Monthly costs will vary considerably depending on the size of a home and its usage as well as type and size of the homesite it occupies. Download As PDF
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 19, 2019 10:24:01 GMT -6
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Post by batman on Feb 19, 2019 15:33:55 GMT -6
There are lots of very nice 3 bd 2 bath with pool and hot tub some on the water in very nice areas for 275K in Florida.
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