HELLO EVERYONE !!!

I can't take credit for this but it's interesting ...

FOR THOSE OF YOU CONTEMPLATING RETIREMENT ,I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES WITH YOU ,WICH I HOPE WILL BE HELPFULL.

       FEEFTEEN YEARS AGO MY WIFE AND I MOVED INTO A RETIREMENT DEVELPOEMENT ON FLORIDA'S SOUTHEAST COAST.THE LAST TIME WE SAW OUR GRANDKIDS WAS ON GRANDCHILDRENS'S DAY WHEN THEY WERE DRAGGED DOWN BY THEIR PARENTS.WE WERE LIVING IN THE DELRAY/BOCA/BOYNTON,SPA,BATH AND TENNIS CLUB ON THE LAKE FAKE -A -HACHEE.THERE ARE 3000 LAKES IN FLORIDA ONLY 3 ARE REAL.

  BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND ,THE FEISTY, HIP REPLACEMENT TAPPERS CLUB  WILL BE TAP DANCING TO THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE.IT PROMISES TO BE QUITE  A PRODUCTION WITH LOTS OF SINGING AND DANCING.THIS YEAR I AM NOT IN THE CAST BUT WILL BE STANDING BY WITH THE DEFIBRILLATOR VOLUNTEERS.

OUR BIGGEST RETIREMENT CONCERN WAS TIME MANAGEMENT ,WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH ALL THE TIME ? WELL LET ME ASSURE YOU ,PASSING THE TIME IS NOT A PROBLEM.YOUR DAYS WILL BE EATEN UP BY DAILY ACTIVITIES.JUST GETTING OUT OF  YOUR CAR TAKES 15 MIN.TRIYNG TO FIND WHERE YOU  PARKED TAKES 20 MIN. IT TAKES 1/2 HOUR ON THE CHECK OUT LINE IN WAL MART AND 1 HOUR TO RETURN THE ITEM THE NEXT DAY.THEN ,OF COURSE ,THERE ARE THE VISITS TO TE DOCTOR 'S  AND DENTIST'S OFFICE.

LET ME TAKE YOU TO A TYPICAL DAY :

WE GET UP AT 5:00AM ,HAVE A QUICK BREAKFAST AND JOIN THE EARLY MORNING WALK AND TALK CLUB .THERE ARE 30 OF US AND RAIN OR SHINE WE WALK AROUND  THE STREETS ,ALL TALKING AT ONCE .EVERY DEVELOPMENT HAS SOME LATE RISERS WHO STAY IN BED UNTIL 6AM.  AFTER A NIMBLE WALK AVOIDING IRATE DRIVERS OUT TO MAKE TO MAKE US ROAD KILL,WE GO BACK HOME,SHOWER,AND CHANGE FOR THE NEXT ACTIVITY.

MY WIFE GOES DIRECTLY TO THE POOL FOR HER UNDERWATER PILATE'S CLASS, FOLLOWED BY GASPING FOR BREATH AND CPR.

I PUT ON MY 'ASK ME ABOUT MY GRAND CHILDREN' T-SHIRT MY MID-CALF, MY SOCKS,AND SANDALS AND GO TO THE CLUBHOUSE LOBBY FOR A NICE NAP. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT IS TIME FOR LUNCH. WE GO TO COSTCO TO PARTAKE OF THE MANY TASTY SAMPLES DISPENSED BY LADY'S IN WHITE HAIR NETS. ALL FREE! AFTER A FILLING LUNCH, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS,WE MIGHT GO TO THE FLEA MARKET TO SEE IF ANY NEW WHITE BELTS HAVE COME IN OR TO BUY A ROLEX WATCH FOR $2.00.

WE ARE USUALLY BACK HOME BY 2PM TO GET READY FOR DINNER. PEOPLE START LINING UP FOR THE EARLY BIRD BY 3PM,BUT WE GET THERE BY 3:45 BECAUSE WE ARE LATE EATERS. THE DINNERS ARE VERY POPULAR BECAUSE OF THE LARGE PORTIONS THEY SERVE. YOU CAN TAKE HOME ENOUGH FOOD FOR THE NEXT DAY'S LUNCH AND DINNER.AT FIVE THIRTY WE ARE HOME READY TO WATCH THE SIX O'CLOCK NEWS. WE ARE FAST ALSEEP BY 6:30 THEN WE GET UP 5 OR SIX TIMES DURING THE NIGHT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND IT'S TIME TO GET UP AND STRT A NEW DAY ALL OVER.

DOCTOR RELATED ACTIVITIES WIL EAT UP MOST OFF YOUR RETIREMENT TIME .I ENJOY READING THE OLD MAGAZINES IN A SUB ZERO TEMPERATURE IN THE WAITING ROOM ,SO I DON'T MIND .CALLING FOR THE TEST RESULTS ALSO HELP THE  DAYS FLY BY.IT TAKES AT LEAST 1/2  HOUR JUST GETTING TO THE DOCS.PHONE  MENIU .THEN THERE IS THE HOLD TIME UNTIL YOU ARE CONECTED TO THE RIGHT PARTY.SOMETIMES THEY FORGET YOU ARE HOLDING AND THE WHOLE OFFICE GOES TO LUNCH .

MANY OF THE RECEPTIONISTS ARE QUITE RUDE.THEY KEEP STANDING  AT  THE DOPEY LITTLE,CLOSED GLASS WINDOW ,TOTALLY IGNORING YOU .AFTER 1/2 HOUR ,IGNORE THE 'DO NOT TAP ON THE WINDOW" SIGN &TAP ON THE WINDOW .THIS ALWAYS DRIVES THEM NUTS .IF YOU DO ,THEY PUT DOWN THEIR EGG MC MUFFIN OR THEIR COPY  OF THE ENQUIRER,& FLING OPEN THE WINDOW READY FOR A FIGHT.I LIED EXPLAINING I TAPPED ON THE WINDOW ACCIDENTALY BECAUSE I HAVE PARKINSON'S .

THEY CLAIM THEY ARE  REQUIRED TO KEEP THE WINDOW CLOSE DUE TO THE PRIVCAY LAW  BUT I DON'T BELEIVE IT.ARE THEY AFFRAID IF I WERE TO OVERHEAR SOL LIPSHITZ HAS HEMORRHOIDS ,THAT I WILL BLACKMAIL HIM OR SELL THE INFO TO A FOREIGN GOVERMENT.IN FLORIDA EVERYONE HAS HEMORRHOIDS!

CHOOSING A DEVELOPEMENT WITH SUITABLE AMENITIES IS AN IMPORTAN DECIZION.THE VARIOUS CLUBS IN THESE COMUNITIES PROVIDE MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES .OUR DEVELOPEMENT HAS OVER 300 CLUBS .THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE .CLUBS LIKE THE KIDNEY DONATING CLUB.THE TALIBAN CLUB ,THE EAST MEETS WEST CLUB,NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE WEST MEETS EAST CLUB,ETC..A TRULY ACTIVE COMUNITY IS ONE WHERE THE AMBULANCE IS THERE SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND IS PART OF THE TRAVEL CLUB.

LASTLEY,IT 'S IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE A DEVELOPEMENT WITH AN IMPRESIVE NAME .ITALIAN NAMES ARE VERY POPULAR IN FLORIDA .THEY CONVEY ...WORLD TRAVELER ,UPPITY SOPHISTICATION AND WELTH.WHERE WOULD YOU RATHER LIVE...MURRAY'S CONDO'S   OR THE LAKES OF VENECE! THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE ! THEY ARE BOTH OWN BY MURRAY WHO HAPPENS TO BE A CHEAP BASTARD!

THE ITALIAN NAMES APPEAL TO THOSE NAME-DROPPING ,PHONEY SNOWBIRDS THAT ARE OUT TO IMPRESS THEIR FRIENDS UP NORTH.I ONCE HEARD SOMEONE SAY ..'.WE SPEND OUR SUMMERS IN THE CATSKILLS,BUT WE WINTER AT VILLA BORGHESE IN DELARAY BEACH'. I HAVE BEEN TO VILLA BORGHESE .THERE 1200 JEWS AND TWO ITALIANS!!

I HOPE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN OF SOME HELP TO YOUR FUTURE RETIRES.IF I CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSITANCE PLEASE LOOK ME UP WHEN YOU ARE IN FLORIDA I LIVE IN :

THE LEANING CONDOS OF PISA IN BOYNTON BEACH

OK ..today it started miserable from the beginning the weather sux and the person I want to see is busy, anyway,  I always plan things ahead ,I schedule all my showings ahead of time,  print out maps, neighborhood info ,community info,closest this ,closest that ,schools and the whole nine yards  in another words I prepare myself for showings .

So, and that said, I had scheduled couple of showings tonight.I arrive  few minutes ahead of scheduled time of course, to find a ghost house ....first of all there was no sign in front of the house ,OK OK I understand the whole oh, but I don't want the neighbors to know ...yeah, right if they are nosy the'll figure out sooner or later anyway but that not my problem. Second no lock box. I did't ask for explanations as to why, but I got one anyway, owner has to many valuable trophy's around the house. WHAT?? I was told the owner will be home . Now ...I have scheduled my appointment 2 days ago I get there no sign ,all blinds closed, no lights, no lock box and NO OWNER , it really looked like a ghost house. I've waited  there for about 20 min I'm thinking hmm traffic hour opening day etc ..

I finally decided to call the office : SORRY our normal business hours are ..if you know you party's extension and so on ..so I called the listing agent.  hoary! he picked up the phone. I tried to make the story short and he said let me call him right now and I'll get back to ya.OK i'm waiting so 3 min later he call's me back: uhmm..I'm sorry he had to take his relative to the hospital many hours ago and he's still there  ..he's not gonna make it ...

Well, excuse me!!!  He knew that there is a showing and he's at the hospital for hours . I respect everybody's time... I expect the same. Why can  some people do the same thing?? he needs me more than I need him . I understand the whole hospital thing but he was there for hours ..he did nothing and he knew. It's a BUYERS MARKET FOR ALL I KNOW .He could at list have the decency to inform his agent or the office or whoever that he's not gonna be there ...so my client and I move on to the hundreds of other listings on the market .

So my Question is  what's up with the whole lock box think ? Why would't the seller agree to the lock box? and if he has valuables he can stay home during the showing. FYI this is a under 200k house . 

In this market if you have VALUABLES in the house than stay home for Christ sake  or arrange something  or let people know  ..I always tell my sellers we don't want to miss a showing no matter what.

The whole thing would have been fine, should there have been a lock box on the door  and who knows maybe my client would have like the house ?? but that remains a mistery .

 I pray to God a LOT ...I just can't seem to find the way ..the light ..I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel ...I've been waiting and waiting my tunnel seems to be endless. Will I ever find the way ?Will I ever find what I'm looking for ? I hope I will .Sometimes I think that I'm maybe looking in the wrong direction and the light is closer than I think ...or maybe I already find the light and I just don't know  is that  it ??

 ..I'm sitting here at my desk and one million things are going to my head.I'm going to VERY tough times maybe the toughest of all ...how do you find the strength to deal with ? How do you control yourself ? How do you separate business from personal ?...How can you function ? How can you pretend to be fine in front of clients, friends when you're not ?

 I pray to God a LOT ...I just can't seem to find the way ..the light ..I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel ...I've been waiting and waiting my tunnel seems to be endless. Will I ever find the way ?Will I ever find what I'm looking for ? I hope I will .Sometimes I think that I'm maybe looking in the wrong direction and the light is closer than I think ...or maybe I already find the light and I just don't know  is that  it ??