Thousand Trails Orlando

Today we finished the repairs at LazyDays. They did a great job of fixing everything they could. I say "could" because we have some drawers that have come open during hard turns. The problem is one of loading. We had a lot of heavy items in the drawers and the weight would force open any conceivable furniture style latch. I'll rig other methods to ensure closure, like draw bars and bungees. I especially appreciated the re-alignment of the toilet. The toilet was "aimed" towards the sink cabinet. Ever sat sideways on one?
The new steps are perfect and once again a zero bill!
Thousand Trails is a pre-paid campground membership company. It works similarly to a time-share, but there's no "deed" or weeks involved. LazyDays paid the initiation fee of over $6400 for ten years and we just have to pay the annual dues of $500. Of course they had a "Sale" and we only paid $399. We were skeptical of the details, today I called the reservation number and made a two-night reservation in Orlando. No problem and no bill.
This is the real RV scene. I'm next to a full-timer and his wife that move between parks every two weeks. The wife works two days a week for Disney. Their net expense for rent/mortgage/preoperty taxes on land, etc. equals zero. And it never snows. Now this place is divided into short-term and long-term residents. If you don't ever want to move, you can stay forever for $5700/year. The style of landscaping is straight out of playing house when you were a kid. Makes pink plastic flamingoes look sophisticated. Lots of rope lights spelling out your name, that kind of stuff. And that's the fun! Folks from all over, who've already done all the adult, responsible stuff. Make enough to afford a really nice motorhome and just decided to move to Florida and stay. The guy next door moved down 10 years ago, sold the house 5 years ago and isn't looking back. Micky and I have no need to sell off the home to finance the lifestyle, but we may be gone for long periods.
What we've found is the necessity to make and keep medical appointments are what limit the time away on the road. So we're going to be more careful about when we make the appointments. Cluster them all. That way we'll only have to be home two or three times a year.