I've been living in The Villages 4 years now and 3 years ago, found out that 2 people that I went to school with from 1st grade to 12th grade lived here. We all graduated together from Copiague HS, in Copiague, LI, NY! What a nice surprise meeting people I've known since we were all 6 years old here in The Villages! They got married after graduation. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Linda!
God bless you both. You are truly doing the Lord's work during these troubling times. Please stay safe and remain positive as you enjoy your well-earned retirement in Florida.
First, Happy Birthday, Linda! I agree with you about the deed restrictions. If you're going to live in a retirement community, you will have to pare down and get rid of "stuff". One man's art is another's eyesore.
Happy Belated Bday Linda!! Neither one of you look like you're old enough to qualify for all those discounts! You truly are living a great life and seem truly happy!!
If I was ever in a position to relocate to the Villages the information your videos have given are invaluable. Thanks for all you do for the prospective newcomers.
I lived in Saint Augustine on a little sailboat for five years . When the boat sold I moved back to NY ☹️☹️☹️ and leaving my grands behind in Ocala. I am planning to move back down this year. I love it down there😊
Happy Birthday Linda! 🎂🎉. Also, we agree with The Villages restrictions. Some folks may not like the restrictions and we may not like them either but restrictions are there for a reason. Anyway, we enjoyed your Mailbag Monday as always. We love Gizmo...
My brother retired to a mobile home neighborhood near Fruitland Park. Not my cup of tea but he was happy and lived there for many years before he passed away in 2018.
Hi guys, happy belated birthday to Linda. In relation to the question about the police. You actually have a small 'satellite' station in Brownwood, right next door to the cinema. I don't think it's well marked so many people don't know it's there. I got that info from watching one of Skip's videos. All the very best. Love your videos. In these stressful times they are a real pleasure to watch. Thank you
I'm a Registered Nurse and I've been concerned about Long Term Care Insurance too. For twenty years I've had the concern that more and more Long Term Care Insurance companies will go out of business then what happens to all those expensive payments you paid for decades? And sure enough, there are way fewer Long Term Care Insurance companies today than ten or twenty years ago. So would your investment be safe? I have major concerns that the investments paid in may not be safe. Everyone do you own research and I mean do your own research and don't depend on what a sales person will tell you. And don't forget to read the fine print or better yet take it to an attorney to read the fine print of all the ways they can get out of paying you benefits. I use to work for a national Assisted Living company and I can tell you each and every month the administrator would have to complete qualification paperwork for all residents where Long Term Care Insurance was paying part of the bill. Every month paperwork had to be sent in showing how the resident continued to quality, which was basically an Activities of Daily Living Assessment - in other words what exactly did the resident need assistance with? Dressing, bathing, walking, etc. In my opinion it's a lot of money to pay and I feel there is risk it may not pay out, which is a significant concerned.
Hi Jerry and Happy Birthday Linda! As far as the term "Newcomers" goes, I look at it like the term "Young at Heart"; If you two are still learning new things, then you will always be The Villages Newcomers. Thanks so much for what you do, we feel very blessed to subscribe to your channel. Brian and Nanda (Chicago area).
Hi all love your response to when does one stop becoming a newcomer ? Jerry and Linda's reviews help me and others to decide if the villages is right for us. And when i come down there to visit next year i will be a newcomer. Thanks for all you do Jerry and Linda :)
Happy Birthday Linda😊 Agree your tag is now FOR , “The Newcomers” to TV’s😉 See that heater and being from the Northeast which month offers the best balance of warm and humidity to visit👍 and.. Jerry you share often of the home & farm back in Indiana, will you show us some pics sometime? windchines & cigar smoke, ugh
Happy Birthday Linda, I'm glad Jerry gave you a "Good Laugh" and you guys chose to share it. Watching from Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati (close to your old area). I bid all "Be Well in the New Year"!
Live in Massachusetts. I lived in Hot climate, Houston, in the 1970's TOO HOT. In Massachusetts we have our hot days, 95 degrees and high humidity, We have tornadoes, we even have earthquakes. But most of all, I like a good old fashioned blizzard. 35 MPH winds, and snow of 12" It's Mother Nature's way of showing you she's the boss. In more rural Massachusetts away from Boston we got land, over an acre. And I'd miss my Boston Red Sox,, and Boston Bruins hockey. You both seem like very nice people whom I'd want as my neighbor
Oh thanks! I think I will stick with Earthquakes as I am more familiar with them than sinkholes. I've watched several of your videos wondering why I never embraced Florida. This seals the deal for me. :)
We love your channel and the Newcomers are very informative. Thanks for the time you take to keep this channel active. Jerry and Shirley from Dahlonega, Ga.
I'm SO glad I don't have to listen to any of my neighbors' wind chimes. (Many condominiums and apartments all over the US don't allow wind chimes because they annoy people. That's not just at The Villages.) And, I'm glad the lady across the street is moving soon because she doesn't keep her yard neat.
Awww! I was behind a couple of videos! Happy birthday Linda!!! Best wishes for a healthy and happy year!!! Filled with joy and (hopefully) some great adventures!!!
I agree. I Live next to an abandoned Home & homeowner has been using this home as commercial land fill & dump. Grass is 5 ft tall & city says due to privacy fence they cant make homeowner cut grass or clean up yard. No one wants to live next to a landfill & has decreased my home value. So I would love to live where deed restrictions for home/yard are enforced.
Hello, Having lived in south Florida for 25 years I learned that homeowner’s insurance is one of the biggest scams. You pay premiums for regular homeowners, plus extra for flood wind, hurricane and sink holes insurance. If you put a claim in due to damage to your home, they raise your rates or drop you. If there is a catastrophic hurricane like Andrew, the insurance companies will pull out of the area leaving you without homeowners insurance, forcing you to purchase state homeowners insurance which is extremely expensive. A lot of People were going bankrupt many years ago because the premiums were $50,000 per year. So when you see a commercial for insurance that claims they are there for you. Do not believe them. Thanks for the video.
Happy Birthday, Linda! Gizmo is one lucky guy getting hot dogs for being a good boy! I like Mailbag Mondays. You answer questions that I didn’t know I wanted to know! Thanks for sharing!
Long term care insurance- I have experience advocating for my mother to collect her LTC insurance. It was VERY difficult to get them to pay (it is a well known company) and not an iffy case at all. My mother was in pretty bad shape, moved to assisted living with many areas of help with daily living. Not until I had my husband help me draft a litigious letter (he's an attorney) did they pay up. When they figured out a lawyer may be involved they paid. I do not recommend long term care insurance!
Have been binge watching your videos for past 2 mos.....all caught up! Kinda makes me sad now that I watched them so fast!! You two shine such a bright light in these dark times. I turn off the news and go right to your channel to brighten my day! Btw, love your shirts but I just looked up at the TV and looked back and thought the palm tree was a spider!!!! 😩
Flood insurance is only through FEMA the federal government. You do have to go through your insurance company but is is actually issue through FEMA, and no need to shop around the price is set depending you home information.
We are snowbirds and have a house in Florida. Our house insurance goes up every year. The cost is astronomical compared to our house in Ohio. We are not happy with our insurance either.
Love that it was pointed out that Jerry said "my" son and corrected it to "our". My husband also does that when he is talking about " our" kids, or the house or the car etc etc.I correct on occasion but he usually goes back to saying it anyway the next time.
I lived 7 years in the villages !! The happiest days of my life!!! I left because of health reasons !! I just hate we’re I am now!! Not far from the villages !! I live in a Golden cage and hate it🤨. I miss the villages every and my life, friends, activities, my beautiful peaceful organize life, my doctors etc... don’t be surprised if one day I pack and just go back to my “heaven “ 😇😅
@@yvonnesantiago1418 You can have all that in TV's unless your violating some deed restriction. Health reasons, you live close by , I would move back and find the amenities of the Golden Cage and be happy again. Best wishes, be safe and healthy.
I’m with linda- I like the restrictions!!!! I can’t believe you are going on 3 years😳. I was arguing with my husband I said it had been 1 year - he said 2. Lol. We are coming hopefully in next 5 years but I want to come sooner. Everyone says they wish they had done is sooner- I’m working on my husband!!!! Lol. Love you guys and all you do🤗
Thanks for explaining the situation involving schools and children... I thought the Villages was created for retiree's that wouldn't otherwise have young children living with them. Glad to learn its only for the people that run/own the communities there and not for all other young growing needy families... As I say that would defeat the purpose of moving into a Retirement Community in my opinion.
Happy Birthday, Linda! Where did you go for your birthday dinner? I took my husband to Wolfgang Puck at Brownwood Hotel. We stayed there, too...it was fun!
I've been living in The Villages 4 years now and 3 years ago, found out that 2 people that I went to school with from 1st grade to 12th grade lived here. We all graduated together from Copiague HS, in Copiague, LI, NY! What a nice surprise meeting people I've known since we were all 6 years old here in The Villages! They got married after graduation. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Linda!
Thank you, Theresa, you are so sweet!
God bless you both. You are truly doing the Lord's work during these troubling times. Please stay safe and remain positive as you enjoy your well-earned retirement in Florida.
Thanks so much, situated!
First, Happy Birthday, Linda! I agree with you about the deed restrictions. If you're going to live in a retirement community, you will have to pare down and get rid of "stuff". One man's art is another's eyesore.
“For heaven’s sake, don’t trust us for legal, or medical advice!” Hahaha. I love that!
Who needs local Police when the GIZ is on duty. He's the Man! Happy Birthday Linda and another informative, funny video.
WOOF patrol!!!
Better to celebrate a milestone than buy a tombstone 😂😂😂😂😂 Happy Birthday, Miss Linda!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
That’s good!
I’m gonna have to remember that one. Here’s one for you. Birthdays are good for your health, the more you have the longer you live. Oh happy day.
@@cynthiaamitrano8915 😂😂😂
Happy 45 years young today, Linda. 🎉🎀🎊🪅🎏🎈
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Happy Birthday Linda. I hope your week is filled with fun. 💖.
Happy Belated Bday Linda!! Neither one of you look like you're old enough to qualify for all those discounts! You truly are living a great life and seem truly happy!!
If I was ever in a position to relocate to the Villages the information your videos have given are invaluable. Thanks for all you do for the prospective newcomers.
Thanks, my precious. 😁😁
Another excellent show. My wife and I both watched. Today we signed our purchase agreement in Marsh Bend. ❤️
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Buckle up for a fun ride! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Happy birthday Linda.. hope you have wonderful day & thanks for another awesome vlog..
I lived in Saint Augustine on a little sailboat for five years . When the boat sold I moved back to NY ☹️☹️☹️ and leaving my grands behind in Ocala. I am planning to move back down this year. I love it down there😊
Greetings from Belleview. Come on back!
Happy Birthday Linda! 🎂🎉. Also, we agree with The Villages restrictions. Some folks may not like the restrictions and we may not like them either but restrictions are there for a reason. Anyway, we enjoyed your Mailbag Monday as always. We love Gizmo...
Wind chimes!!! Hate them. Happy Birthday Linda
My brother retired to a mobile home neighborhood near Fruitland Park. Not my cup of tea but he was happy and lived there for many years before he passed away in 2018.
Hi guys, happy belated birthday to Linda. In relation to the question about the police. You actually have a small 'satellite' station in Brownwood, right next door to the cinema. I don't think it's well marked so many people don't know it's there. I got that info from watching one of Skip's videos. All the very best. Love your videos. In these stressful times they are a real pleasure to watch. Thank you
Yes, it's a substation for the Wildwood city police. They coordinate police protection throughout TV, from several agencies.
Gizmo is restless today! He wants to be up front with you guys! So cute!
Happy Birthday Linda 🌸 keep getting those Birthdays 🎂!🙏🏻 have a great day !!
I'm a Registered Nurse and I've been concerned about Long Term Care Insurance too. For twenty years I've had the concern that more and more Long Term Care Insurance companies will go out of business then what happens to all those expensive payments you paid for decades? And sure enough, there are way fewer Long Term Care Insurance companies today than ten or twenty years ago. So would your investment be safe? I have major concerns that the investments paid in may not be safe. Everyone do you own research and I mean do your own research and don't depend on what a sales person will tell you. And don't forget to read the fine print or better yet take it to an attorney to read the fine print of all the ways they can get out of paying you benefits. I use to work for a national Assisted Living company and I can tell you each and every month the administrator would have to complete qualification paperwork for all residents where Long Term Care Insurance was paying part of the bill. Every month paperwork had to be sent in showing how the resident continued to quality, which was basically an Activities of Daily Living Assessment - in other words what exactly did the resident need assistance with? Dressing, bathing, walking, etc. In my opinion it's a lot of money to pay and I feel there is risk it may not pay out, which is a significant concerned.
Happy birthday Linda, Nancy and I will be there in 27 days can't wait to meet you guys
Hi Jerry and Happy Birthday Linda! As far as the term "Newcomers" goes, I look at it like the term "Young at Heart"; If you two are still learning new things, then you will always be The Villages Newcomers. Thanks so much for what you do, we feel very blessed to subscribe to your channel. Brian and Nanda (Chicago area).
🎉 I really enjoyed Mailbag Monday !! 🎊🎈 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST ADORABLE VILLAGES NEWCOMER 🎀 I HOPE YOU HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL FUN JOYFUL DAY 🎂
Hi all love your response to when does one stop becoming a newcomer ? Jerry and Linda's reviews help me and others to decide if the villages is right for us. And when i come down there to visit next year i will be a newcomer. Thanks for all you do Jerry and Linda :)
Thank you, Geoff! 😁😁
Happy Birthday Linda😊 Agree your tag is now FOR , “The Newcomers” to TV’s😉 See that heater and being from the Northeast which month offers the best balance of warm and humidity to visit👍 and.. Jerry you share often of the home & farm back in Indiana, will you show us some pics sometime? windchines & cigar smoke, ugh
Happy Birthday Linda, I'm glad Jerry gave you a "Good Laugh" and you guys chose to share it. Watching from Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati (close to your old area). I bid all "Be Well in the New Year"!
Live in Massachusetts. I lived in Hot climate, Houston, in the 1970's TOO HOT. In Massachusetts we have our hot days, 95 degrees and high humidity, We have tornadoes, we even have earthquakes. But most of all, I like a good old fashioned blizzard. 35 MPH winds, and snow of 12" It's Mother Nature's way of showing you she's the boss. In more rural Massachusetts away from Boston we got land, over an acre. And I'd miss my Boston Red Sox,, and Boston Bruins hockey. You both seem like very nice people whom I'd want as my neighbor
Happy Birthday Linda...enjoy your special day.....thanks for another Monday mail day.
Oh thanks! I think I will stick with Earthquakes as I am more familiar with them than sinkholes. I've watched several of your videos wondering why I never embraced Florida. This seals the deal for me. :)
Happy, happy Birthday, Linda!!!!
We love your channel and the Newcomers are very informative. Thanks for the time you take to keep this channel active. Jerry and Shirley from Dahlonega, Ga.
I didn’t own a vehicle for almost two years. Hardly ever left “the bubble.” Like you, my physician is outside though.
Happy Birthday Linda....You are unique and one of a kind..Enjoy your special day..
I'm SO glad I don't have to listen to any of my neighbors' wind chimes. (Many condominiums and apartments all over the US don't allow wind chimes because they annoy people. That's not just at The Villages.) And, I'm glad the lady across the street is moving soon because she doesn't keep her yard neat.
Awww! I was behind a couple of videos! Happy birthday Linda!!! Best wishes for a healthy and happy year!!! Filled with joy and (hopefully) some great adventures!!!
Awwwwwwwww. Happy birthday Linda. 🎉🎁🎂🎈🎊. Now I’ll look at the video. Lol.
Linda, you look fabulous! Hope we have many more years of your videos! Thank you, both!
I agree. I Live next to an abandoned Home & homeowner has been using this home as commercial land fill & dump. Grass is 5 ft tall & city says due to privacy fence they cant make homeowner cut grass or clean up yard. No one wants to live next to a landfill & has decreased my home value.
So I would love to live where deed restrictions for home/yard are enforced.
Happy Birthday Linda, I really enjoy watching you and Jerry sharing such fun information. Thank you both! :-)
Good show!! Nice heater.. Thx
Another great mailbag Monday 👍 Linda, Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a marvelous day!
Happy Birthday Linda! Gizmo was so cute wanting more hot dogs. Thanks both of you for an interesting video. Happy week to you!
Happy Birthday Miss Linda and many more..I enjoy your and Jerry's videos
Happy Birthday Linda !
Happy Birthday Linda, finally you can drink legally. Hope you have a great birthday with many many many more to come. your friend as always. Bobby.
Thanks. Great idea especially when Texas just recently lost power during freezing weather for a few days in many cities.
Hope you had a great birthday and Jerry took you some place special!
Hello, Having lived in south Florida for 25 years I learned that homeowner’s insurance is one of the biggest scams. You pay premiums for regular homeowners, plus extra for flood wind, hurricane and sink holes insurance. If you put a claim in due to damage to your home, they raise your rates or drop you. If there is a catastrophic hurricane like Andrew, the insurance companies will pull out of the area leaving you without homeowners insurance, forcing you to purchase state homeowners insurance which is extremely expensive. A lot of People were going bankrupt many years ago because the premiums were $50,000 per year. So when you see a commercial for insurance that claims they are there for you. Do not believe them. Thanks for the video.
You guys are GREAT!!! Happy Birthday Linda!! Have a wonderful day celebrating YOU :)
Happy Birthday, Linda! Gizmo is one lucky guy getting hot dogs for being a good boy! I like Mailbag Mondays. You answer questions that I didn’t know I wanted to know! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Belated Birthday! Enjoy all your discounts.🥳❤️
Happy birthday 🎂 Linda! Hope it was a wonderful day for you. I always enjoy Mailbag Monday. 😉
Happy Birthday Linda!! Just found your channel and you two are amazing. Enjoy your special day!
Long term care insurance- I have experience advocating for my mother to collect her LTC insurance. It was VERY difficult to get them to pay (it is a well known company) and not an iffy case at all. My mother was in pretty bad shape, moved to assisted living with many areas of help with daily living. Not until I had my husband help me draft a litigious letter (he's an attorney) did they pay up. When they figured out a lawyer may be involved they paid. I do not recommend long term care insurance!
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Thanks for your alls great informative video's God bless
Lots of great information
Happy Belated Birthday Linda. Best wishes for a great year for you. Love Mailbag Monday. Thanks for the answers Jerry and Linda! 😎
Thanks Laura, we appreciate that so much.
Belated Happy Birthday Linda 🎉🎈🎂
I'm listening to every word but I'm watching the dog the whole time. 🐶🐶🐶
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Happy Birthday Ms Linda..have a blessed year
Happy Birthday Linda, and many more! 🎂🎁🎉🎈😍
Wow you guys are doing great! 24,000 subscribers, ads, the whole CZcams package. Congratulations, and happy birthday Linda!
Thank you, Paul!
Happy Happy Birthday LINDA!! 🎉🎂🎉🎂Linda
A hot dog for your "Hot Dog" Gizmo is the best! :)
My plan is to move there as soon as I turn 55. I am 51 as of this month! I have done so much research, and look forward to the planning!
Have been binge watching your videos for past 2 mos.....all caught up! Kinda makes me sad now that I watched them so fast!! You two shine such a bright light in these dark times. I turn off the news and go right to your channel to brighten my day! Btw, love your shirts but I just looked up at the TV and looked back and thought the palm tree was a spider!!!! 😩
I agree with Linda. I like nice, clean yards and no debris. Happy birthday!
A very Happy Birthday Linda 🎈🎉🎂🎁🎊 ! Always so interesting. Thanks for the video 😘.
Flood insurance is only through FEMA the federal government. You do have to go through your insurance company but is is actually issue through FEMA, and no need to shop around the price is set depending you home information.
Happy Birthday Linda! It's my birthday also. Go Capricorns!
Birthday wishes from SoCal😎
Happy birthday, Richard!
Gizmo for sheriff. 🐕
We are snowbirds and have a house in Florida. Our house insurance goes up every year. The cost is astronomical compared to our house in Ohio. We are not happy with our insurance either.
Try New Jersey. 🙂. Everything is relative.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA AND WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Happy Birthday Linda! Hope Jerry took you to a nice place for dinner!
I live in a community in PA and our community rules help keeps the value of our home ⬆️. Hope to be a New Comer someday.
See you when you get here!
Bet those include those hoa fees n rules.
Happy Birthday Linda! I love watching you guys when you post. Your have just a genuine love of each other and life. Have a great day!
Happy Birthday Mrs. Linda
Love that it was pointed out that Jerry said "my" son and corrected it to "our". My husband also does that when he is talking about " our" kids, or the house or the car etc etc.I correct on occasion but he usually goes back to saying it anyway the next time.
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Happy Birthday Linda. I hope you had a great day.
Great job. I enjoyed your wonderful and funny videos. Can't wait to visit the villages in the near future.
Agree with you both, yards look nice and neat.
Happy belated birthday, Linda! Hope your day was filled with fun and presents from Gizmo. Oh, and Jerry too! :)
Happy, happy birthday to you, Linda! You and your sparkling personality are beautiful!
I lived 7 years in the villages !! The happiest days of my life!!! I left because of health reasons !! I just hate we’re I am now!! Not far from the villages !! I live in a Golden cage and hate it🤨. I miss the villages every and my life, friends, activities, my beautiful peaceful organize life, my doctors etc... don’t be surprised if one day I pack and just go back to my “heaven “ 😇😅
Do it! Life is short!
@@kelmike060404 Agree! If you can ... Kind of made me sad to read your post, Yvonne. No one should be that unhappy if they can change it.
Yvonne what is a Golden Cage?
@@ronseguin7289 a beautiful home where you have everything including Pool, jacuzzi etc etc
@@yvonnesantiago1418 You can have all that in TV's unless your violating some deed restriction. Health reasons, you live close by , I would move back and find the amenities of the Golden Cage and be happy again. Best wishes, be safe and healthy.
Happy birthday, Linda! I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday Linda. We appreciate all that you share.
I just love you two! 🥰 Thanks for sharing with us.
Your dog steals the show, so cute.
Happy Birthday Linda. I love watching&listening to you both.
I’m with linda- I like the restrictions!!!! I can’t believe you are going on 3 years😳. I was arguing with my husband I said it had been 1 year - he said 2. Lol. We are coming hopefully in next 5 years but I want to come sooner. Everyone says they wish they had done is sooner- I’m working on my husband!!!! Lol. Love you guys and all you do🤗
Come on hubby... happy wife, happy life! 😁😁
I have a friend who is an ambassador there. I need to come visit. Working on the hubs. I'm ready to move down.
Happy Belated Birthday Linda!
Happy Birthday Linda, you two are so helpful thank you
Thanks for explaining the situation involving schools and children... I thought the Villages was created for retiree's that wouldn't otherwise have young children living with them. Glad to learn its only for the people that run/own the communities there and not for all other young growing needy families... As I say that would defeat the purpose of moving into a Retirement Community in my opinion.
Happy birthday Linda! 🎂🥳 Hope you enjoyed your day!
Thanks, Karen!
Happy Birthday, Linda! Where did you go for your birthday dinner? I took my husband to Wolfgang Puck at Brownwood Hotel. We stayed there, too...it was fun!
CT, we went to Ricciardi's! Excellent!
Happy Birthday Linda hope you had a great day. Congrats to all the new discounts, you earned them so go get them. Always great information. :)
Watching that little dog -- so cute.
Happy Birthday Linda! Many more happy healthy ones to come.
What... Linda doesn't like flamingo lawn ornaments :) Why I never.... Happy Birthday Linda... hope you have fun celebrating with the big guy...
Thanks for a great story, Happy Birthday!