Ahhh! Good on youse all! (Oz saying translated as: A big pat on the back to all of you.)

Don't worry about my response to the boat idea - this is Mudcat after all and if there were no lateral thinkers here I wouldn't love coming here so much.

This is just a short reply, I'm on my way out, but I like everything said so far including the need for diversity - different places for different needs/wants.

Just a quick comment - I think that because the USA is so much more populated than Oz it is more likely to happen there and then later (but not too much later, I hope) the Oz-stralian retirement home industry will pick up the ideas, or whatever has to happen to make it work over here.

Oh, um, and by the way, um....I'll come out of the closet and tell you I have an MBA (master of business administration) so count me in on the planning stages too, given that I'll be telecommuting from way over here.

Helen