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Here's a great question I stumbled across in another thread. I thought it was a really interesting question, in fact thought-provoking enough that it deserved it's own thread (hope you don't mind, Laura).
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Originally Posted by LauraC
Just where is that Geek Retirement Acres for the kids that used to participate in the science fair, be in the audio visual club, be on the chess team, be a ham radio operator and be in the Spanish/French club when they were in high school? We got old, too.
I think there are a LOT of people who'd love to find places like that. Imagine the possibilities--instead of having a golf course, there would be community labs where retirees could get together to do things like build robots. There would be field trips to watch meteor showers, and groups that get together to discuss the latest topics from TED. Am I the only person who thinks there would be a market for something like this? I've heard of 55+ communities with various themes, but I'm not familiar with one like this (although it makes sense, so I wouldn't be surprised to hear of one).
Do such places exist? Or, are there communities that have a lot of "nerdy" retirees and the local community centers cater to them?
In other words, if you were a retiree who spent his life in research or aerospace or something like that, could move anywhere in the country, and is now interested in meeting other people with "nerdy" interests, where would you go? Los Alamos, NM comes to mind as a small town with a lot of scientists. Any other ideas? Anyone know of 55+ communities like that?
True, although sometimes I wonder how easy it is for retirees to participate in the labs and activities that colleges have. If I was interested in finding friends who wanted to build robots or maybe hold competitions, would I b able to move to a college town and be able to find a group that would welcome a senior citizen?
True, although sometimes I wonder how easy it is for retirees to participate in the labs and activities that colleges have. If I was interested in finding friends who wanted to build robots or maybe hold competitions, would I b able to move to a college town and be able to find a group that would welcome a senior citizen?
Aren't there pockets of in the DC metro area? Or even selective 55 plus communities?
True, although sometimes I wonder how easy it is for retirees to participate in the labs and activities that colleges have. If I was interested in finding friends who wanted to build robots or maybe hold competitions, would I b able to move to a college town and be able to find a group that would welcome a senior citizen?
I would think considering the age of Reston there would now be a core of retired intellectuals bonding together to continue their interest in retirement.
I'm a retired software engineer. The "geek community" is the internet for me.
I know a few hardware engineers that retired and moved out of the city so they could build their dream workshop and tinker away to their heart's content.
Yes, DC metro area is definitely one to add to the list (although I generally don't recommend moving to the DC metro area to retire due to the high cost of housing here). I don't know of any 55+ communities that are geared for science buffs, but there are certainly plenty of robot clubs, model rocket clubs, etc. My husband was able to hook up with a local middle school, and helped out as an advisor to a kid's robot competition. He was also a judge in the county science fair last spring, which was a great retiree project. There are "nerdy" groups that travel together, and those mostly attract people over 50. And there are hiking groups that hold "TED Talks" (various TED topics are discussed while hiking).
I'm a retired software engineer. The "geek community" is the internet for me.
I know a few hardware engineers that retired and moved out of the city so they could build their dream workshop and tinker away to their heart's content.
Computer geeks are welcome in any retirement village. We have a friend that is very popular in his. He cleans peoples computers up, they run faster and he becomes their hero.
We used to have Elderhostel magazines in the library. These magazines list different intellectual opportunities for almost no money.
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