[The Buckeyes]

Have seen both terms in posts...could someone explain the difference?

[TicoTexan]

Snowbirds come down and stay the season.

Snowflakes come down and go back throughout the year.

Q-Tips - Car driven by a person where you only see a puff of white hair behind the steering wheel.

[bkcunningham1]

A snowbird is someone who comes at a regularly scheduled time to Florida to avoid the winters up north and then heads back north to avoid the Florida heat. The name snowbird is representative of migratory birds who fly south in the winter.

A snowflake is someone who shows up at random times throughout the year. We use to be snowflakes and would come to our home in The Villages whenever we had a long weekend or a few days off. We just showed up without notice like a few fluttering, unexpected snowflakes.

[George Bieniaszek]

Originally Posted by The Buckeyes

Have seen both terms in posts...could someone explain the difference?

The way I understand it is this:
Snowbirds -- come here during the winter season (Jan-March) and go back home.

Snowflakes -- come and go all year long. They just stay for a little while.

FROGS -- Come here and stay till they CROAK

[vj1213]

snow crabs - come in for the season and complain about everything the whole time they are here

[stroglass]

hope there are not many snow crabs if so we should hold a crabfest

[jdsl1998]

No crabs allowed...

I think we need t-shirts!

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by stroglass

hope there are not many snow crabs if so we should hold a crabfest

Blue Crabs from the Chesapeake Bay are tastier.

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by vj1213

snow crabs - come in for the season and complain about everything the whole time they are here

Good one!

[Peachie]

Originally Posted by vj1213

snow crabs - come in for the season and complain about everything the whole time they are here

Think you may have that backwards, lol. The snow crabs are the people who live here all year long and then are upset when the other homeowners come back from their other homes, crowd them, plug up the grocery stores and "their" restaurants and are the worst drivers ever because there is never an accident in The Villages when the snowbirds are out of town.

And don't forget "the Vacation birds" who leave the end of May and are back early to mid-September.

[Steve & Deanna]

We thought that snowbirds (like us) own in The Villages to escape winters and snowflakes were those that rented a home for a few months and then headed back north. Are we right or wrong?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Peachie

Think you may have that backwards, lol. The snow crabs are the people who live here all year long and then are upset when the other homeowners come back from their other homes, crowd them, plug up the grocery stores and "their" restaurants and are the worst drivers ever because there is never an accident in The Villages when the snowbirds are out of town.

Peachie, I think those are Frog Crabs, a rare but hardy variety.

Originally Posted by Steve & Deanna

We thought that snowbirds (like us) own in The Villages to escape winters and snowflakes were those that rented a home for a few months and then headed back north. Are we right or wrong?

There is no "right" or "wrong". Everyone has a different opinion. I think that you are a Seasonal Resident .. someone who owns a home in The Villages and occupies it seasonally, usually during the winter.

Snowbirds may own or rent, but usually stay for the season. Snowflakes flutter around, and sometimes melt away.

[Jim 9922]

We come and go for a couple of weeks at a time at all times of the year. Our neighbors refer to us as "butterflies" apparently because we also come and go during the hot months. I guess maybe that beats being just a snowflake.

[buzzy]

Snow angels - come for part of the year and spread kindness, then go back to their other place.

[AriaGrandparents2013]

Don't forget the ELF........."Enjoying Lifestyle Forever"........ Frogs, snowflakes, crabs......all can be an ELF in The Villages.

Here having a wonderful time.