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just a saior at heart, Mac treats one of his young neigh
bors to a spin over the waters of Florida's Cut" Coast.
Left, Eleanor joins her new-found friends at a sewing bee.
Once the decision had been made and Labor Day set as a
target date for moving, the McAdams' excitement gave way
to concern about details of selling their Ohio home, winding
up Mac's business he had sold his own fuel-distributing
firm a few years ago, but remained as manager and hardest
of all, saying good-bye. A friendly, outgoing man, Mac looked
forward to the change, though he would miss friends and
family. But Eleanor, who is far more retiring, was filled with
apprehension at leaving behind the few close attachments she
had made and moving to a new state where she knew almost
no one. At their farewell party, the usually undemonstrative
Eleanor broke into tears.
The actual trip south was made easier by the companion
ship of their four-year-old grandson, Scottie, who rode with
Mac while he drove the boat trailer, and their daughter-in-law,
Dorothy, who helped Eleanor drive the car.
Florida welcomed the McAdamses with the year's worst
hurricane, which struck the day after they arrived. Mac and
Eleanor spent their first full day in the Sunshine State hold
ing glass doors shut and mopping up water. But little damage
was done.
after the storm cleared and Florida's normally balmy,
i healthful climate had its exhilarating effect on them, the
McAdamses took a close look at themselves in their new sur
roundings. Mac and Eleanor found that they weren't a unique
couple by any means, for thousands of Northern families have
moved to Florida since the war. At first, they all miss their
roots, their friends. But if they've settled in one of the state's
newer communities, they're likely to find that their next-door
neighbors are newcomers, too! And soon, Florida's abounding
charms sun, sand, sea, and scenery win them over, and
they wouldn't move back "home" for anything.
Mac and Eleanor budget themselves on an income of
$240 a month, low to many Northerners but adequate in
Florida, where fuel and winter-clothing costs are minimal
and food prices low. In addition, Mac is lucky to have a part
time job in a local boat yard. His lifelong hobby has been
boats he has built three, including the one he brought from
Ohio and he feels lucky getting paid $1.65 an hour to do
work he enjoys. He makes his own hours, working when he
feels like it or else goes sailing, fishing, swimming, or gar
dens. He has built a dock and retaining wall outside their
home, and in the evening he attends adult-education courses
in boating and navigation.
Eleanor's life has changed less, but it always remains a
question how much a housewife can "retire," even when
her husband does. She still looks after a house, and shops
and cooks. She doesn't share Mac's enthusiasm for boating
and fishing, but she enjoys working in the garden and takes
a course in sewing. Most of all she misses her son and his
family, and last Christmas she went back to Ohio before Mac
did to spend more time with them.
The McAdamses are making new friends and sometimes
join them for a barbecue on the beach. Occasionally, they
drive to nearby Fort Myers or Punta Gorcln for dinner in a
restaurant; most evenings, they are content to stay home
reading or watching television.
Gradually, the McAdamses are learning to fit into their
new community. They find that retirement brings its special
problems but that they can solve them. Friendly neighbors
help. But most important is their own resolve to get the
most they can from what could be their happiest years.
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dining with neighbors.
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