Best Halloween Neighborhoods.........

I grew up elsewhere, and although Halloween was celebrated, once some of the bad gangs who carried glass marble slingshots moved in, we didn't really trick-o-treat much.  In fact, now I live behind a gate, that's guarded and everyone who enters is videotaped.  It's really the only way to live - for me.

But this weekend I did see a great neighborhood to trick-o-treat in!  Seriously, the houses were all big and had porches while the yards all had great big scary trees.  In fact, there was a great big mansion at the end of it that would make the White House look modest and the security team at the gate suggested that I not hang around for long.  All this and there was no gate to enter the neighborhood!!

Seriously?

I mean that's the thing about where I live in Florida.  There are twenty million dollar houses that you can just drive up to and people like me that have more security than brains.  I mean you can live any way you want, nearly on any budget.  I've been to John Gotti's house on Casey Key, one of our barrier islands, and it was a big understated cottage.  Nice.

I guess, when you think about it the place that is your home needs to be safe for you and your family and we all have different ideas about what 'safe' means.  One man's gate guarded neighborhood is another man's prison.  But, I think, If you're safe and with your family, nothing else really matters.

Finally, to be on the safe side this Halloween, call before you come over to see me, because I need to call you into my gatehouse.

You're welcome.

© Florida's Lifestyle Living