Pluggers by Rick McKee for December 19, 2009

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    EarlWash  almost 15 years ago

    I’m glad I’m a Plugger. Nothing to do in one of those places.

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    sure there is……cards, TV, shuffleboard, community dinners, TV, meeting new people every day(even though you met them yesterday… ..did I mention TV?

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    EarlWash  almost 15 years ago

    Well yes, I know all that, but I mean physically daily especially in the out of doors, to help keep the bod young. At 78 I have my quarter acre to keep up along with my 1 dog, 2 cats, and garage /shop to work in.

    But, as my grandma once said, “To each their own, said the old woman as she kissed the cow”.

    Enjoy.

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    achtungkitten  almost 15 years ago

    I have to wonder about the “security” in a gated community, and whether or not it’s just an illusion. My dad’s been selling alarm systems for nearly 30 years, and he’s told me stories about robbers who cut open a windowpane and rob a house blind without ever tripping an alarm. Would a big wall and a minimum wage security guard really be a deterrent by comparison?

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    Smiley Rmom  almost 15 years ago

    My in-laws live in a gated retirement community. I think the gated security cuts down on the access from the criminal and/or clueless population in the area, but is not a 100% system. Last time we went to visit, we flew down. What a mistake! Imagine 2 middle-aged adults, with 2 active teenaged boys stuck in a retirement center for almost a week. Talk about boring! We’re visiting them this year for Christmas, but we’re driving. Good excuse to spend less days being bored stiff, and won’t have to ask to borrow a car to leave the gated community. For my in-laws, it fits their lifestyle, and it is their choice. Except for my mother’s invalid years, my parents would have gone stir-crazy in one. (And my parents were older than my in-laws, so it isn’t just due to their ages.)

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