We spent the weekend in the "The Grand
retirement community in Surprise, AZ helping a friend clear out her uncle's house. That community is really weird.
Thousands of houses stretching over miles of desert with perfectly manicured landscaping.
Thousands of older people waiting for death.
The guy across the street lost his husband a few years ago and now he just hangs out at home or goes to the casino, and that's about it. The big excitement for him this month was our visit. And he's been enjoying watching realtors and their clients come to look at the house.
The few other people we met who stopped to say hello while we were loading things to take to donate all had similar stories where they were just sorta there, waiting.
It's like it's a gentrified death cult.
And why are there so many scorpions!?
At least the sunrises and sunsets are beautiful there.
@douglasvb my mom's parents lived in a place like that, but with more amenities
honestly seemed pretty nice -- a very quiet life, where they could focus on their hobbies and reading