Which Village Has The Lowest HOA Fee?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2023
- Lots of fun in this episode. Jerry and Linda discuss HOA fees, a facelift for a popular pool, the lack of cold water in homes, and more. Want to see The Newcomers' attic? Find out the closest airports and learn of a new favorite restaurant in today's Out and About feature. Get yourself a cup of coffee and a snack and join the fun.
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Linda was right about washing pots and pans by hand as well as steak and carving knives. I’ve heard the bleach in the d/w makes the knives get dull. I always soak my pots and pans and wash them by hand because they have more residue on them than dishes. I think doing this makes the d/w last longer.
Thanks for the info.
plus the pot take up so much room. You can use the dishwasher less frequently. And remember, cooks don't do the dishes so it keeps the non cooking folk busy
Missing Gizzy behind you---it's just not the same...he was the highlight of your channel.
Another great show, thank you. Karen, Gerry, and Roxie love you guys
I agree😢 it’s hard for me to watch, it’s not the same for me.
I could be a stand in.
It's not the same for us either but we do the best we can.
@@JERRYANDLINDA You got some big shoes (er...paws) to fill! 😏😍
I don't understand why anyone feels like being rude towards you two.
I think you're great!!!
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It might be worth spending the extra 15 minutes going to the Tampa airport that way you won't have to deal with the longer lines, traffic, parking, toll fees, Disney travelers etc. Just something to think about.
Do you know if there are any transportation from Tamp to the Villages?
I love that colorful picture of Gizmo behind you. I bet you miss him a lot.
I'm in indiana and I just switched to a gas tankless water heater and gas furnace and I've never been happier. My electricity bill went down 60 dollars per month and the gas bill is nominal 18 per month in spring, summer and fall and 5 months it's about 110.00 for heat. Yes tankless needs maintenance but you should be draining your normal water heater annually as well. It freed up space in my laundry room by going tankless and I never run out of hot water. I am loving it
“ Quit looking at our junk !” Jerry you’ve got the pulse of the country !! I WAS looking at your stuff !! Haha 😂
LOL!!!!!
I can’t believe people write bad comments and with profane language! We love your show and love how you turn around the bad comments into something funny. You are truly a joy❤
Thank you Maria, so nice of you to say.
Sally is a control freak with the dishes as well :-) fun show!!
Linda I get sleepy when I’m in a car, golf cart and even on the back of a motorcycle. 😂😂
I had seen one of your videos last year when I planned to visit my ex-SIL in the Villages. When my long-time friend in NY let me know that she was considering buying in The Villages, I sent her this video so she can find out more about The Villages from your channel. You present lots of every-day real-life experiences that will help her choosing a home. For my part, and you might want to file this under Sweet, because I do not mean this as Salty, the feeling that I get from your videos are adult echoes of Romper Room, probably from the format, the basic nature of the topics discussed, the advice given in such a helpful way, and the connection you have with the audience. Lastly, I will say, it is not for me and my husband, but don't let that concern you. It takes all kinds of people to make this world operate. We need each other.
“Croce Plays Croce” is at the Sharon on Nov 30
… already met a few people who already have tickets
A.J. Croce performs a special night of music featuring a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce
I recommend you add the Out and About list to your website. We will want to try some of those places when we get there.
Another fun start to the week! Looks like Leesburg has some great offerings for dining as places there have been featured several times. That's where my friend lives and I'm working on finding a long enough stretch of time to get down to see her. Hopefully soon! Can't believe such a large "salty folder!" You guys are so much fun and I have never seen any reason to be negative - ever!!
Those comments are almost 100% from people that have never been here.
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My favorite part of your show is the Salty side because people say the darnest things I just love your sarcasm! You definitely kill them with kindness. I can’t believe the basement trolls make rude/nasty comments. We love watching both of you. We bought our pre-owned home last month and won’t be living there until spring. We think you all are “good people”. And I look forward to your very informative videos. So my comment is sweet and Salty. Patricia from Lewes Delaware
Thank you Patricia, and CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Chuck admired that “high and tight” haircut Jerry. Chuck likes to hand wash pans, I pile everything in the dishwasher. I did read knives get dull in a dishwasher so I do hand wash them. Miss Gizmo on your arm. As usual great show again❤
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Didn't get a chance to watch the video yet..but I hope you explained that there is NO HOA in the villages...That is always confusing to newcomers... Most are used to an HOA. Having lived in several communities with HOAs, I can assure you we should thank the developer for setting up the structure in this community without an HOA running it.. 😊
Your designer home is so special !!! It’s beautiful inside and out and mostly because the two of you live there!!! Always enjoy every minute of your show. Thank you😘
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I'm not able to eat the full serving of food when we eat out at restaurants. I almost always eat half and take the other half home. That way I have dinner for the next day. Might not work for everyone, but it works great for me.
I was an executive with a top 10 national home builder and the vast majority of new homes and all the ones I have seen in TV do not have load bearing floor trusses above the garage. In fact the load bearing component is the roof not the garage ceiling. Therefore there are significant load bearing limitations and only light things should be stored. FYI - Notice how 2x4 cripple studs have been attached vertically from the ladder to the load bearing roof trusses.
Keep up the great work. Forget about the negative comments. You both are excellent. 🥰Thank u for all you do. 😊
😊 thank you, Mary!
I look forward to you two twice a week Jerry and Linda, (still missing Gizmo though)! However, you two are just so much fun from the middle of Florida for me to watch back in Ohio!
Thank you for the kind words, David
Jerry, Don't worry about getting low on "Salty" comments. Remember to much salt is not good for you. I would love to see The Dupree's ..."Have you heard" and "You belong to me" they have a spot on my Pandora. They are great even after changing the lead singer. I want you and Linda to know you are my "Breakfast buddies" 2 times a week, or more. I watch your video and have my breakfast while watching.
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Very smart Linda good idea with bike helmet! I'm tall and always hit my head in any attic!
Got it! Love the show, keep up the great work!
Another great show! Thank you!
Thank you, John!
Thank you!
Another great mailbag Monday.
Boy, it sure is a challenge to eat for me. Jerry I always leave food on my plate. When I turned 66, I found I eat less.
You guys make me laugh. 😅 I love when Linda will tell a story, and Jerry will give a side eye look. Lol Example being the dishes and dishwasher story.
I guess my husband isn’t the only one. 😂Enjoy you both so very much. Thank you for keeping us entertained and informed. ❤❤❤
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Tampa is a great airport. We used to fly in and out when we rented on Anna Maria Island. MCO is just crazy with Disney visitors. I don't like having to take the tram.
Thank you for another outstanding show!!! We love watching you guys!!!!
Our pleasure, Steven! Thank you!!
Thank you
Thanks guy’s you are a big help🙏❤️🙏
Hoping to move to the Villages as a Single. Will be going down in January for a visit. You are the sweetest couple and Love your show. This was my first video!
Thank you!
It’s hard to believe that you get “salty” responses! Your show is terrific 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Trudeau! You, Milan!
Great info as always!
Thank you!
I agree with Bob & Kellie. Really enjoy your videos and Linda’s pretty smile.😊 Thank y’all!
Thanks so much, Roy.
Jerry and Linda, thank you for answering my video question 😊 Linda, thank you for getting the helmet on to show us that shelving is not really workable but totes seem to be the best way to store between all those beams.
Our pleasure, Jan!
Good morning Jerry & Linda, Thanks for another great show & all your efforts in bring us TV happenings. We retired further south on the Treasure Coast but always love learning & hearing what y’all are up to in TV & how you love FL living. See you next time😘
Thank you Brenda, we appreciate you watching.
We did a lifestyle visit a year ago and loved the Villages and look forward to being snowbirds someday since we love our Wisconsin summers.
We flew a direct flight from an airport near Green Bay, WI to Sanford. It was nice and easy, we rented a car for the week and loved using the golf cart provided with our visit. We did use the rental vehicle more at night to help navigate the areas we weren’t familiar with around the Brownwood area where our Lifestyle visit was.
Enjoy your videos, Linda and Jerry ❤
Great show, I really enjoy the out and about segments! See you on Thursday!
Awesome, thank you!
Really enjoyed your show today I look forward to it every Monday and Thursday.
Awesome, thank you, Mark!
Happy Monday! You two always make the start of my week a good one 😊. Linda, I wash dishes the same way. Great website! Thanks for all you do 😊
Thank you!
When I flew here for vacation before moving here to Florida, I got better prices flying out of Tampa than Orlando.
Hi friends! Loving your show and the website is great! Thanks for all that you do for us non-Villagers! Wishing you the best!
Our pleasure, Rose! Thank you!
Always love the MBM’s. Even though the Tap Water up here in 🇨🇦is usually nice and cold. We still like the Cold fridge water from the Brita. Have a great week.
Great show! Glad to hear you split your meals like my husband Mark and I do. We have been sharing a meal since our 2nd date which was over 27 years ago. (Not all but most). Just add on an extra side salad and its usually more than enough food for us.
Love your golf cart tour !!!! I enjoyed watching it.
Small amount of space to storage items.
My spouse and I are the same, we can't eat 1/2 of our food. And I don't eat 3 meals a day, only 2 if that .
Sometimes, I just Intermittent fast and eat one meal a day. Some days I'll eat one meal or two meals per day , it vary day to day.
Another awesome show as always. Thank you for the information. I enjoy Monday mornings watching yer show. We dont live in the Villages but we are real close in Recreation Plantation RV Resort.
Our pleasure James, THANK YOU!!
We got a recirculating system for our hot water heater a year ago. I don't know if it's because of the way our house is laid out, but we did not like the constant humm it made. My husband put its power plug to be Alexa-enabled, so we just need to tell "her" to turn it 'on' a couple minutes before we think we may want it on, and also tell her to turn it off.
I enjoy your videos and appreciate the time commitment you make every week. You two are as nice, respectful, and sweet as when you started your TH-cam channel :)
Thank you
What a nice thing to say, thank you very much!
So funny that someone asked about the cold water. I was thinking this morning how nice it is that the water doesn't come out too cold. I really like the lukewarm water. And I have an on demand hot water heater and I actually prefer it. I never worry about running out of hot water. When a couple of my kids were here I reminded them they don't have to worry about what length of shower they take. I live in the new section down south and I have a gas stove and I was very excited to have it. But at some point I think I'm gonna switch to electric because they are are easier to clean and I think heat the kitchen less. At least the flat glass top ones. Miss that Gizmo at the end. 😢
Oooh that Irish restaurant looks amazing! Thank you for featuring it.
Our pleasure!
Great show, much appreciated. The food from your latest out and about looked delicious 😊. And the picture of your server shows how happy the atmosphere was. Tells a lot about the mindset and quality of life down there. Very cool 😊
So nice of you, thanks for watching!
No storage above garage n tooooo hot
Glad to be back in your time zone, J and L. Thanks for the chuckles as always. Word scramble was easy.
Welcome back!
@@JERRYANDLINDAthanks so much. The situation in the Middle East is tenuous.
Nice hair cut Jerry! (Yes I noticed!). We throw everything in the dishwasher - plastic included. Beats having to hand wash 🤷♀️. Great show and nice job on the website guys…miss your little Gizzy.
For Airport or Cruise ship transportation needs, we use Blue Line Services and Dave's Transportation for black car service. Both VERY reliable, and the best options for individual needs. We believe their charges are very fair given toll charges, and after returning from a 2 month trip to Europe, they were there at the cruise port to pick us up as soon as we were off the ship. HIGHLY recommend both! (Dave's currently does not drive to the cruise ports, and recommended Blue Line Services that does).
We've found that flights (and departure/arrival gates) are extra full of kids at the Orlando airport.
I have a 50 gallon water heater in the garage. It takes 2 or 3 minutes to get hot water to the kitcehn or to the shower in the master bath.
I keep thinking that I would take out the corner lazy susan in the kitchen and replace it with a 10 gallon electric water heater.
I would tap into the hot water line that is already luke warm and then there will be 10 gallons right there for the dishwasher, and filling up pots on the stove.
I had the same problem with taking forever to get hot water to my kitchen sink, I solved the problem by putting a small 110 volt instant hot water heater under the sink, it gives you warm but not hot water until the hot water arrives, then it's very hot. Sanford (SFB) is a nice small airport, without the crowds of the big Orlando (MCO) airport, the only problem with Sanford is, it only has 2-3 airlines that fly out of it, Allegiant and Sun Country, and I think a Canadian budget airline.
Great video as always and I loved Linda going up into the attic. We have a large attic, we live in Louisiana, and a few years ago we went to Home Depot and they have screw in garage lights. They are light bulbs for the attic and you just replace the light bulb you all ready have with the garage light bulb and man are they bright. They are LED so they do not get hot. The air conditioner people love them when they have to come and service the handler upstairs in the attic because it lights up the attic. A single box for 1 is about $10.00. Have a wonderful day and thanks for another great video. See you Thursday.
Thank you for the tip, Kim.
Enjoyed the show very much, but that fish and chips made me hungry at 1:00 am! Hope you have an amazing weekend!
Thank you! You too!
Great show you guys. That fish & chips looked amazing. I have to go now. Jerry ruined it for me and I have to go wash the dishes now. Thanks big guy. 🤪🤭😉
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Hi guys! I would definitely like to try the Irish Pub when I get there. I love me a good shandy!!!! Happy Monday!!!
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I absolutely love Luke-warm cold water, lol! I am a winter-hater and I love everything to be warm. Guess it’s personal preference!
Jerry and Linda we love you and your youtube channel!💕 Please do not give any airtime to those rude fools that send in the salty comments they are not worth your time!
Thank you Susan, that is so nice of you.
Both of you are the BEST!! It is too bad that you get nasty comments. You bring so much fun and information to so many people. Boo to those who don’t appreciate you!
Thank you so much, Laura!
We loved McCracken’s Pub and adored their food so much! I had the appetizer and brought half of it home and Jim had wonderful fish & chips, truly the best we have ever had here in TV ( Leesburg)!! Our friends had their beer cheese soup and a wedge salad that was very different. We definitely will be back soon! Great episode too! Definitely we will be there for the Illusionist show! Jim loves those kind of shows so much! So sad that salty people say such horrible things to y’all! We love y’all so much💞💞
You're the best, Penny! ❤
Jerry can’t handle heat, LOL!! You go Linda! How about an out-and-about at Roberto’s Ristorante?
On it!
I have had a couple of huge flying palmetto bugs ( cockroaches ) fly at me, but not in a long time. They have to be up high if they are going to do that.
Got the scramble! At least I think I did...
I like watching you guys. I love the retro format. You always make me feel as though I’m visiting with my Grandparents. Don’t change a thing.
By the way, would you please tell Linda what AF means so you can ask her if she is high AF? I want to know what strain she’s smoking. Hahahaha
Seriously, she’s a hoot.
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Sorry about Gizmo.
Thank you so much.
Oh my, while watching your word scramble I suddenly had a craving for M&Ms!
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Love the video, love you guys, see ya in January 2024
See you when you get here!
Hi again from Switzerland! Be assured that I watch every Monday and Thursday, but just don`t always comment - often I might do a „thumbs up“ on someone else`s comment! I`m anxious to check out your website - I`m not on facebook so hope this will be a good substitute! Until Thursday….
Thank you Vicky!
We got an induction stove. Love it. I have always had gas. The other side of my street in Alhambra has gas and our street is only electric. Very odd!
Daytona Beach also has an airport. And there is one in Clearwater. A lot of people like to fly on Allegiant and they fly out of Clearwater and also Sanford.
I really like your blue 👕t-shirts today, the color compliments both of you. Warm water 💦out of the faucets must have been a big adjustment. 👩🏻🦳Bri from SoCal
I would not say a big adjustment, but it is obvious that it's not as cold as we had in Indiana.
(Suzie) Hi you guys! Just listening to Jerry complaining about the length of time it takes to get hot water at the kitchen sink. We didn't like it either, so my husband put in a little 2 gallon water tank under the sink (doesn't take up much room) and now I get instant hot water. Works like a charm. In our old house in Texas we had water tanks and we installed a pump and got instant circulating hot water all over the house. 2 gallons doesn't sound like much, but by the time that runs out, you'll get hot water from your tankless heater.
Great idea!
Why comment if you’re going to be “salty!” We love your show!
My house when I got it had a electric stove, but did have gas piped in. We replaced the stove to use the gas.
Just my thoughts…don’t give the crazies (salty) any air time. They don’t deserve to be acknowledged. I love your show, enjoy it every Monday and Thursday. Facebook too 😊
Thank you, Trudy!
We watched your cart rideSaturday night. We can mirror it on our big screen TV.
Thank you!
The water coming out of the wells in Florida are probably around 30 degrees warmer than the water out of wells in Wisconsin. The depth of your water lines shouldn’t have a huge impact on your cold water temperature
The shuttle only goes to Orlando International ( MCO).
I loved the bird whistle video. Not every video needs to be 40 minutes.
I’m also surprised at the number of salty comments you reported. Your videos are fun! Also, I have a tankless water heater and it far exceeds a regular water tank. I will never go back. Who doesn’t love endless hot water?
That sounds good to us!
Thought about that HOA fee question...maybe they were thinking about the CDD fees which i believe are different in different areas. I think of those fees like HOA fees since they cover expenses for the common areas.
Another great show! Your response to the salty comments is always on point. I just imagine these people with their mouth squinched up like Nellie Olson. Nobody forces them to watch, so as you say, they can S O B - scroll on by!
Nellie Olson.... good one!
Okay, here's a salty comment: What do you call a fifteen year old salt? Salt-teen!
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It seems every video I see on the Villages and fees fails to mention the maintenance fee. We had no idea until we bought that even after your bond is paid off you will still have a maintenance fee in addition to the amenity fee.
Linda is not alone “testing” the husband. Most of us ladies have to do that occasionally so don’t take it personal Jerry 😅
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We always fly into MCO and bring our Garmin GPS with us. When we lived in Palm Beach in the early 90s, we had Palmetto Bugs. One of them was very social and would watch me watch TV, LOL. I would have to bang my dishwasher before opening it, so gross. Every time I entered the bathroom, they'd run down the drain. Again, so gross. If you want some REALLY good seafood, PLEASE do yourself a favor and try out Celebration Town Tavern in downtown Celebration. 1000% worth the drive. We recently booked a vacation JUST so we could eat here several times, it's THAT good!
Thanks for the tip!
We are coming down for a month in April. How far ahead do you know what is going on in entertainment in TV? Also, love your recommendation for restaurants. I always jot them down on 'My Things to Do While in TV'. Thanks!
At the big venues like the Morse, and the Savannah you can know a couple of months ahead of time. If you are talking about nightly entertainment in the squares, that comes out each month.
I am with Jerry when it comes to dirty dishes. That's why God made dishwashers! Modern ones get everything squeaky clean.
You tell em Clay!
I think Jan's husband best be careful.
I think she has plans for him to live in the attic.😂😂😂.
Just joking Jan.
But seriously, go back and look at that sweet mullet in the golf car fire clip.
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I appreciate both of you and love the show. Hope you don't mind, I had to put that mullet hairstyle on my channel.
Just a real short clip of the golf car fire.
Thank you for making me laugh 😂.👍
Whoever that guy was who asked about the roof. Just an FYI, almost all cities in New Jersey now prohibit a second roof over an existing roof. You must do a complete tear off each time. This has changed within the last 12 years since I had my roof done.
We allow up to 3 layers where I live.
Tampa actually takes less time cuz the traffic is less than MCO. I live in fenney
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Should you get the cheapest roof since they have to be change so often