Why Move To The Villages? Scams, and More!
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It is time for another jam packed Mailbag Monday! Want to know why Jerry and Linda moved to The Villages? Find out how to avoid popular scams aimed at senior citizens, and go to the movies with The Newcomers!
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Sorry to hear about the increasing number of "salty" comments. I'm often puzzled by the negativity and lack of civility with some people. As I would often share with my college students, "control what you can control". The world would be a much better place with a bit more love, patience, understanding, and support of each other. Thanks, as always, for another great show!
Absolutely NOT boring. Salty comments are a reflection of the sender. Not you two. You are a blessing to many many people.
Thanks, Cricket. We appreciate that.❤
I don't understand the comment about "too many people in The Villages making videos" because no one is forcing anyone to click on anything. People need to understand that these videos are FREE entertainment.
Here's a positive comment- I love watching your videos from southern California.🥰🥰 You are not boring at all! 😁 I might not want to move to Florida, but I enjoy all your adventures. Thank you for all your hard work with planning, editing, and shooting videos for us!😍😍
We just love it when someone watches our show with no plans to move here. I guess it kind of makes us feel like we might be doing something right.🙂🙂
Like “going slightly mad” (above) I won’t be moving to Florida, however, I love watching your videos every week anyway ❤ You two are so positive, lighthearted, funny, and informative 👏🏻🤩💐🎶 Please ignore the negative “salty” comments - some people are just unhappy and nasty trying to bring others down 😱 There is enough hatred, unhappiness, pain, and fighting in this country and the world - why add to it!?! Thanks to you two for spending so much time making and editing your videos for all of us to enjoy 😊 I really appreciate it ‼️👏🏻🤩💐🎶🍀💚
Hey Jerry, I appreciate your honest answer about food. My 67 year old husband had a massive heart attack last year. Always slim, never smoked, non diabetic. We eat extremely healthy now, but I truly believe a lot of health issues are genetic. Heart issues run in his family.
Just ignore the negativity! Y’all are awesome!
Hello Linda and Jerry. We lived in Ft. Lauderdale for 11 years, and we are now back in Iowa. As we are in our 70's, we have made our final move, but I rarely miss any of your videos. I appreciate all you do and what fun content. You help me stay connected to a blessed memory. Thank you.
Thank you Dianne, that makes us feel good.
I live in the Ft Lauderdale/Miami area - in between the two - the only negative is the traffic - meaning the rude and dangerous way they drive here - other than that I love it here - the Palm trees everywhere🌴 - access to beautiful beaches - and the lovely weather (always on the warm side )🌅
Thank you for all of the hours of editing that you do to bring us these videos! I appreciate it. Have a great week!
Thank you! You too, Kim!
Jerry and Linda, you two are the OG Villages CZcamsrs! I’ve checked out the others but no one replaces the original. ❤❤❤
That is so nice of you to say Maureen. It looks like we have inspired quite a few others to do it. It has been great fun for us and we have met so many wonderful people.
There ARE a lot of Villagers making videos and I follow quite a few of you. I love that all of you are at different places in your Villages experience and have different perspectives to offer. I follow a new couple who just moved into a Patio Villa, which is the kind of place I'd get if I moved there. Seeing them go through closing and how they're furnishing their place has been really helpful. You and some others have more experience there. Rusty's annual home and yard maintenance videos are helpful wherever you live, even for me in my apartment. And you two I look forward to every Monday and Thursday. I really appreciate that you go to the effort to go find the people in the know for the answers for your viewers. Your various features from law to home maintenance are absolutely invaluable. And I love your personalities and how much love you bring to this channel. It's clear to all how much you love each other, your life in The Villages, making content, and us, your viewers. Your sweet and salty segment is a favorite of mine because it really encapsulates your attitudes so well. You acknowledge those salty comments, make a joke, and move on because you know the truth about not taking ownership for someone else's bad attitude. You take all their power away. I think that's a fantastic practice to demonstrate.
Patty may think you're all bored, you may see more people fighting for viewers, but I see all of you as bringing value and I think there's room for all of you.
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you guys are adorable. my wife and i are nearing our retirement. ill be 57 when I retire and considering the villages.... thank you for your posts. they are fabulous in helping me make my decision.
See you when you get here, John!
As always, love your videos. I don't know why but I couldn't stop laughing at, "It's a little humiliating being yelled at by a 75 year old woman." I think it was the visual that came to mind that made it so funny.
I know, it is humiliating. 😩
After 2 years of retirement my husband and I decided to try renting in FL for 2 months. We loved it and for the next 5 years we continued to rent. Then we decided to purchase a condo in Naples. We've been here 7 years. We stay a different amount each year depending on what is going on back home. I never want to be full time because I can't be away from my grandsons (age 7 years and 9 months) for too long. We are happy we can spend the cold months in a warmer climate. If The Villages had condos we might have considered it but we don't want all the maintenance a house entails. We were actually considering down sizing to a condo back home but now that my baby grandson lives 2 minutes from us we've put that on hold. We are both retired teachers like you and retired at age 55. This one of the best benefits of being a teacher. If you want a warmer climate there are so many options to choose from.
Another great video! The “sweet” comment person said it perfectly. You are touching more lives than you realize. I have watched another village video & gotta tell you, it didn’t even come close to yours. You have made such an impact, look at all the people who are trying to copy you. Don’t let the salty comments bother you. Those people must be really miserable in their own lives to try to bring others down.
Thanks for making a difference! 😊
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Great show Jerry and Linda, the best is yet to come?? Thank you both so much❤
This show is decent! You guys know how to share the conversation. Love it!
Hi Jerry and Linda! Really enjoy seeing your videos every Monday. You do a wonderful job bringing us so much fun and information.😍
Our pleasure!
A trick I discovered for grease is put foil in your mug and pour the grease in the foil and then throw the foil away.
Whew! I thought my Monday morning was ruined…I had my coffee ready to go and then…Rerun??? So when I got the second notification I figured, let’s see what Jerry and Linda are up to, yea!! Thanks for another excellent video and especially for the scam warnings…👍👍
Thank you for hanging in there with us, Victor!
God Bless you Linda for giving treats up for Lent,,,,,,🙏🏽
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Love you guys so much!! Thanks for the light you shine! ❤❤❤
❤❤what a nice thing to say, Laura.❤❤
Awe!! Thank you for recognizing me on your screen. Randall Casto said my feelings about your videos and watching you both every week perfectly. 🥰❤❤
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I completely forgot to watch until just now! It's currently Monday, at 2:24 pm. Looking forward to another great episode!
How can people leave nasty comments. You both are very nice people. Just block them
Great as always, your hard work is recognized and appreciated. Have a good week.
Thank you Mark. Always so nice.
Hi Jerry and Linda. Enjoyed todays show. We live in Northwestern Wyoming, but recently purchased a second home in Lake Denham and are very much looking forward to spending some of our colder months in the Villages to escape the cold winters of Wyoming. Though we have not yet gotten to utilize our new home, we are living vicariously through your videos to see what life is like there. We find your enthusiasm and positive vibe to me refreshing and motivational for us, giving us something to look forward to! So thank you, keep up the good work and know you are appreciated by us!
Thank you, you're so nice!
Life is way too short to deny yourself all of your favorite goodies. Just pace yourself & enjoy!!! We do adore you two so much💯Also we do appreciate all of the hard work you pour into these CZcams videos!!! Y’all are the BEST, especially Mailbag Mondays🥳🥳
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Love your videos! I have learned and laughed so much! All the different segments are fantastic! Thank you! ❤❤
Thank you very much. We have fun doing them.❤❤
There might be many village U Tubers, but you are the best and only for me!!!😊😊
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Linda, we wear the same mascara. Thank you for talking about "shrink-flation." It's everywhere! You two are fabulous. We love your videos. Happy Monday!
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Another great show that we enjoyed. Word scramble is harder for us this week, but still working on it. I think some of the salty submissions you get are from folks that just want to get on the show!
Another great show! Thank you ,both.
Glad you enjoyed it
Always enjoy your shows! See ya Thursday
Great video as usual, always looking forward to them, I love the painted rock, please keep the videos coming and looking forward to meeting you both sometime
Your editing is well done! You really add a lot of variety by adding content.
Thank you!
I always look forward to seeing your new videos. I’m far from retiring, but somehow I like your peppy personality.
Thank you Stacy! We have a lot of fun.
Hi Jerry and Linda...I was trying to comment on your live stream from yesterday about commercials. We are getting all the brilliance. Never fear. Have a great day kids. ...love you all. ❤
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Oh. 😮 Linda, I use that same mascara for 35 years. I never noticed the manufacturer is giving us less product. Thank you for bringing the awareness. Maybe it’s time to look at a different brand.
What a great show!
You are correct! I was subscribed, but when I watched today I was no longer subscribed! Thanks for letting us know!
Those solar tubes really brighten up those rooms substantially. I had heard of them before but had never actually seen them in a house - what a nice upgrade! Love your videos, I always learn something new.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for your show. I watch on a regular basis since I found your channel 8 months ago. I have not been unsubsidized but I do hear this from other channels. I thought it was straight up what they talked about but that could not be the case with your channel.
Great show. We are going to go see Argyle here pretty soon. I think we will like it. See you Thursday.
Let the "salty" folks say what they wil. I always say that some folks just don't have enough to do with themselves and their time! Keep doing what you do ~ I love you two!
Thank you Cynthia!🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Both of my kids worked at Johnny Rockets when they were in high school. I’m shocked that they use ketchup in plastic bottles now. It was a big thing to pour ketchup for their guests out of a glass bottle. ❤ Another great show!! Thanks!!
I enjoy your show. Your content is always engaging, informative, and entertaining. Keep up the excellent work - you're truly making a difference by sharing your knowledge and passion with others.😍❤🤩🥰
That is really the reason we keep doing it. We get so much positive feedback that sometimes it seems like we are making a difference.
Thanks for sharing your mailbag.
I missed your cruise video.
Coming in a week or two.
Yes, I always click on the email address to see where the email is from. I have had so many scam emails. It's crazy! Thanks for your videos.
You are so welcome!
Love your show. Regarding scams, I get at least one or two scam emails a day. They look so real. It's quite frightening. But folks need to remember most companies will send a letter and not an email if something is wrong. Also if an email says "respond immediately" or "urgent" it's usually a scam because scammers don't want you to have time to think something over but instead want you to respond without thinking. Scary times. Thank you again for your great videos.
Scammers are tricky. Hopefully they will get caught.
Sending hugs and lots of virtual Lumps of SUGAR! Always sweet from me ; never salty!! Y’all are the icing on the cake!! 🎂
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Thank you so much for another wonderful show 😊❤❤
It’s Terrible someone skimmed your cc This seems to be happening more often! I’m sorry that happened to you- I was told it’s better to pay for the gas inside because horrible crooks put those skimmer machines on outside gas payment equipment and outside ATM’s please be careful- anyone giving salty comments about your show is jealous of you/if they don’t like the content they don’t have to watch it
We appreciate your hard work in bringing us such joy
Stay safe and keep up the excellent job!
Thank you for your sweet comments, Lydia.❤❤
Thank you So jealous of you, really, I enjoy hearing about your journeys and that location sounds very fun and a perfect place for me, I love being active.
Glad you enjoyed it!
So glad today's show posted. Solved the scramble. The straight line format makes it easier. Hey Linda, put a generous piece of foil over drain to catch meat drippings. It will harden and you just bunch it up and toss. I'm a movie buff, and sad the number of working theaters has decreased. Not the same streaming a movie at home. All changes aren't good. You both have become more polished with each video you produce. Thanks.
Thank you Fran! Hi to Simon.
Thanks!
Page! Thank you so much. What a very sweet and generous gift.
Just love your videos and I always learn so much! Love to meet you both someday😊
We hope so too!
I am enjoying watching your videos ❤ I love nice people like you. I am watching all of your videos ❤❤❤😊
Thank you Chris! We appreciate that.
I enjoy your videos so much and want to move to the villages because of your channel. ❤
See you when you get here Patti!
Hi Jerry and Linda another great show! No sugar OMG. That's a tough assignment. Good for you Linda that's a hard habit to break. And Jerry, eat what you want. If the Spartan diet gives folks 4 extra years, would those be spent as an angry 😠 deprived bear? Keep enjoying life on your terms. Your body would tell you if some foods don't cut it for you. As always,we appreciate the quality programming you all put out. 👍 Thank you both for all your efforts. We love your spreading that warm Florida sunshine 😀🌺
Thank you so much, Mary!
Hi Jerry & Linda, another GREAT show! Hey Linda, a tip for you for getting rid of the grease from cookng, I save the cans that canned beans come in or other products in cans, clean them out and save them for the grease. Then I toss the cans into the garbage.
Great idea!
You two are so funny! Can't imagine anyone being "salty" or nasty--your videos are a true blessing! 🙂
Thank you, Susan!
Had a rocket dog at Johnny Rockets back in July on my lifestyle visit before going to see a movie at Old Mill Playhouse. Lovely theater
Love your videos!
Glad you love them!😁😁
You guys are great, keep up the good work..see when I get there.
Thank you, we will be looking for you David!
Jerry, I very much appreciate your comment about being yelled at by a 75 year old woman while playing water volleyball. It has happened to me and others I have met. Lighten up ladies! No one here is turning pro.
Linda, you can do it!!
I am always baffled by people who send salty comments. The Villages is not for everyone; no one is forced to watch a CZcams channel about The Villages. Some people have way too much time on their hands. Happy second day of Meteorological Spring Jerry and Linda. It will be 60 in Chicago today & 70 tomorrow....great for the first weekend of March. Chicago has only had 21 inches of snow this winter. I'd better not jinx things.
Thank you, Laura!
Epoxy flooring and ANY moisture or water = deadly slip and fall hazard!
LOL the mosquito/bug sound effects...
Yay!!!! The right link. Thanks
Love Johnny Rockets, but we don’t have them in our area anymore. Great job!❤
For gout: A rheumatologist (specialist) can prescribe Allopurinol tablets. I had gout and haven’t had symptoms since 2015 due to Allopurinol and cut out foods that stimulate excessive uric acid (needle-like crystals of uric acid known as monosodium urate crystals cause the pain and damage).
Thanks, David!
❤I’ve been watching your videos for a little over a year .We live here in Florida in a 55+ community. It’s lovely but I have been missing my state of Michigan. I kept telling my husband we need to check out the villages…..He bought us a summer home back in Michigan !!! I give your videos credit for his decision , he’s a gem & would have moved anywhere for me. So, I guess I won’t see you when we get there . !!😂. ( Debbie)
A summer home in Michigan sounds nice!
Great Show! I enjoyed a cup of chocolate coffee, while you were talking about fudge and Oreo's lol. I love the solar tubes. I had never heard of them before your show. That extra light especially in the kitchen would be fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Aww, Johnny Rockets looks just like my basement! 😊 I didn't even notice that when we ate there on our lifestyle visit because we sat on the patio area! 😂
Shrinkflation is real! My first really infuriating discovery came when Breyers ice cream shrunk their packaging and the price stayed the same. That was several years ago and more shrinkflation has occurred with many products!
Hate it!
I can't eat Breyers anymore, tastes gross. 🤢 Years ago, they cut back so much of the milk and cream that they had to reclassify the ice cream as a "frozen dairy dessert".
I ordered my shirt . Thanks for the link.
Send us a pic later!
@@JERRYANDLINDAwill do
Love the video. You guys are so funny!! You make me laugh all the time . Love you guys hope to meet you guys sometime in person. We love it here.
We will meet you Peggy! Thank you!
We saw BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS Saturday night at the Savannah Center
… absolutely GREAT show! 🎶👍🏻
I don’t think many of the original members are still performing, but the current lineup is outstanding. The horn section was awesome, and the drummer was one of the best I’ve ever seen. David Clayton Thomas (the vocalist on some of their biggest hits) is no longer performing with them, but …
Keith Paluso (runner-up on the reality show, “the Voice”) did a great job 👏🏻 Both shows (4 pm & 7 pm) were SOLD OUT!
Also, my wife saw “the Motowners” last week with some neighbors, also at the Savannah Center.
That is great! We are lucky to really get some good entertainment here.
Solved the puzzle 😀.
They certainly do feed you a lot on a cruise. It's just all day long, and as much as you want. Thankfully, They bring smaller portions. My sister used to work at Royal Caribbean headquarters, and she (or anyone in her family) could cruise for $35 /day, plus port charges. It was a great deal! I never did it, because I lived in Miami at the time, but my sister still goes on several RC cruises every year. We enjoy Princess, but I'd love to go on an Oasis class RC cruise. I used to use that mascara, but I made the switch about five years ago to L'Oreal "Lash Paradise" and the coordinating lash primer - LOVE IT!!! It's so much better, a world of difference. Speaking of shrinkflation, remember when ice cream used to always come in a half gallon??? Does Linda still do water aerobics? Thanks for the tip on the Epoxy floors. Took me a minute to figure out the first word, but I got the scramble! The other two I knew right away, and then used a process of elimination to figure it out and put them in the correct order. To Patty's salty comment, in the beginning there was only Skip Smith and Ira Miller, that I knew of. The came J&L, and shortly thereafter, a bunch of others. Guess you were the trend setters! I don't think Patty meant that you are boring, rather that people who make videos are bored, not boring. OHMYGOSH, I LOVE THAT PAINTED ROCK!!!
Thank you, Kit. Youre so sweet!
When you were talking about bugs and mentioned having Cave Crickets in Indiana....good grief! I had never heard of them until a few years ago when our exterminator found them in our basement(cellar). We live in my husband's family home that was built in 1852 and those ugly buggers love the stone walls in the cellar. Ugh. Our exterminator takes care of them so they don't venture up into the house. Creepy! I look forward to your videos every week! Take care!
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Love that sweet comment
We did too, Brenda.
Word Scramble - Got it
YUP!!!!! Got it!!!!! "Surry with the fringe on top".....hehehe.
Hi Jerry and Linda
I have a funny story about the solar tubes. Before I moved in, I was showing the house to my friends who lived in the area. There are solar tubes in my living room and main bathroom. My friend was trying to find the light switch, and figured out it wasn’t a light, but a solar tube.
They really do look like lights!
Good puzzle, got it right away! I love your videos. You’re never boring. I was watching a cooking show on YT this week and they used your into music! How dare they use Jerry and Linda’s theme song! 😆. 💜🌴⛳️☀️
The nerve!!! 😆😆
I cut out sugar, especially high fructose corn syrup, and flour products over a year ago and don’t miss it at all. My blood sugar went down, my kidney function improved and I lost weight. Now, if I have something with a little sugar, I get a bad taste in my mouth. It doesn’t taste good and shows how bad sugar is for your body. Just substitute fruits instead of a sugar product, you’ll be fine.
Thank you, Deborah!
WE just used Edison awesome folks!!! Ruby Villa
The salty comments are not just something you experience. I read Next Door posts and it’s astounding how many cranky people are out there. I hope they can find more happiness in the coming days.
Jerry and Linda. I love you both and I do miss Gizmo . No I will never move to the Villages. I loved my home in SC. I’m from there. My family ,all moved to heaven and that left me alone but happy in SC.
My only child and hubby live in Arizona so they visited and looked at me and my 3 acres. I couldn’t hide it Old had crept up on me. So since I was falling and all that old stuff my new residence is Arizona. I live in their yard in a casita. They are so good to me my son in law treats me like a queen. I know having these 2 is a blessing and I don’t take it for granted, I am thankful. So you won’t see me cause I won’t get there but I see you every week even been on cruises and lil trips with you because you see I have been with you since day one I just happened to come across you as you started that day and I will continue to be with you about 80 more years.
What a nice comment! We are so glad you are happy now. The idea of living in a casita with your family sounds very nice!
Hey guys. Happy Monday Jerry and Linda. The correct video. Yeahhhh 🙌🏼. We always cruise about the same time. We had booked our July sailing to Alaska like the week before you posted yours. We’ll be on Celebrity Edge out of Seattle July 12th to the 19th. Awesome the winner lives in Florida. Cool meeting like this. This irks me too. Amount lessened but costs goes up 🤷🏻♀️🤦♀️. Thank goodness I love water cuz I’ll drink that before black coffee ☕️. Have to look up what Bunco is. The garage floor looks grade. Omg. We saw this movie 🎥 last Wednesday. I did not know Dallas was Ron’s daughter. She always reminded of someone but never put my finger on it. Was gonna look her up. Mardi Gras looked fun. We’ve had Johnny Rockets at waterpark in NY and it was horrible. Tried it again on a Royal Caribbean ship and it was meh. The sweet comments always shadow the salty. Sorry you’ve had salty comments. Lovely paper weight and pic of Judy and her 4 daughters in blue. Love the pics. Great show guys. Have a great week and see you Thursday 🤗
Thank you Cydney.
Hello Linda & Jerry, I don't think I've heard this addressed before - on yard maintenance: do you cut your own grass, front & back? Are you allowed to have a statute (or other decor) in your enclosed/fenced back yard? ( I note that a flagpole was allowed - visible to passersby whereas a statue wouldn't be) Can you have a small shed in the back against the house to store maintenance tools? Can you do away with grass completely in front and have all trees/shrubs & perennials landscaped instead? One last question - are there churches of most denominations near most Villages? Linda's mention of Lent today reminded me of this query. THX RKR in mild Illinois winter weather
Thank you Jerry and Linda. Always enjoy your shows. You guys are the best!!!
Our pleasure, Steven! Thank YOU!
Top banks use two-factor authentication. Look it up.
Linda, put a little cream in your coffee. Easier to drink and you won't need the sugar. I'm with you, sweets in general given up during Lent. I hope not to go back to it to much after Easter. Maybe just a little, but not like before. I already don't have sugar in coffee or tea, so I'm a little ahead of you there :) Good Luck !!
Need to watch out for skimmers at gas stations,they put an insert where you put credit card into. They can then retrieve your info. If the card reader is not solid when you giggle it be careful.
Will do!
Cruise Ships are great - but forget the diet Enjoy the ports of call. I have had those "Senior Moments" too!
Hi again, thanks!!!
Cranky people probably didn’t get a valentine this week. I enjoy watching you both and hearing all about your life. Not planning to come there ‘cause we’re happy old folks in Ohio!🥰
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Please explain the resident & visitor guest “passes” a little more. I did a lifestyle visit last year, but am told I will only be allowed 1 more weekly lifestyle visit.
So I’m looking to rent a villages home for a month, and am confused about the passes rules, costs, what facility each person can use, the costs to get each type pass, etc.
The people I talked to at “rent from a villager” were vague, confusing, & conflicting.
Please clarify for many of the viewers.
Thanks