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Henry Faryna
Thanks for the birthday wishes. I will name a few here but feel connected to everyone due to Clark's Website and Col Bills open-hearted and continuing awesome leadership. Here are a few who recently contacted me - Hal Marshall, Col Bill, Ed Carpenter, Ted Zak, Joe Kielb, Gordi Hanscom, Clark W, Dave Irons, plus Ed Farrel, Jerry J., Bob Grosch, Steve T. and especially Jay Repetto.
To reply to Gordi and Hal - My reaching age 75 has been a turning point for Patricia and I. We will not be taking our travel trailer to the Key West military campground for a month or three any more. We will not be building a cabin on the 5 acres in Punta Gorda. Nope - we are selling it all !!! ...and settling into the next phase of being a concealed carry, tired senior citizen, south bound snow bird from the frozen north wilderness of Trump country and who is continualy being annoyed by the brain-dead activities of our Democrat Governer Cuomo (who is more disappointing than his father was as Governer).
For the 2020, we have booked a series of cabins near the beach at military facilities in the Pensicola, FL area for February and March. (It is reassuring ... knowing that the folks at the gate of these senior communities - all carry pistols, full auto rifles and are looking forward for someone to make their day a bit more interesting.) The cabins rent for $70 to $100 a day, have a full kitchen, bath, living room, bedroom and sleep 6. Our kids can come for a winter break if they choose to. Larry and Cindy (friends that live about 30 miles from us here in NYS) have also booked cabins, so we will have folks to share time with and have back-up if a problem occurs.
We live in the Finger Lakes region of New York State (Painted Post, NY) . Like most folks, summer is yard work, minor house and garage repair and taking a short sightseeing trip each month. Now and then we spend a day floating down a nearby river in our canoe looking for bears, storks and other wild life.
There are websites that list 2 and 3 bedroom condos for about $80 a day in cities in Florida that have good beaches. The websites also list private vacation apartments for about $60 dollars a day. Plus, there is the Trusted HouseSitter website where one can watch a house free while the owner is away on vacation (most of these involve feeding a dog or cat or even horses). I can operate farm equipment and would rather dump a bale of hay into a feeder once every few days. These are all options that are out there.
I don't mind letting go and sliding into this next stage of life. Reclining on the beach in the shade of a palm tree or pop-up shelter and listening to the waves - with a good book and a cooler full of iced tea, gin and tonic and snacks is what we have been doing in Florida all along.
The good thiing was that the 26 foot travel trailer only cost $7,000, required no major repairs and everything still works in it. We were able to sell it for $2,000 after using it for 2-3 months a year for 15 years. The land has more than doubled in value so we are out from under everything with enough cash to rent places to stay for the next 10 years.
Everyone (especially a furrier in Arizona and the mysterious Mr. D who often spends time in eastern Europe) should share some observations and insights now and then with their tired old, senior citizen PMC buddies. We all have a story or two that will build community and be darned interesting. My best to all. Henry Faryna.
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