When I was in grade school many moons ago I learned my fractions. 1/3rd…..1/8th….1/12th…..Never in my right mind did I think fractions would have influence on my life other than figuring out “philosophically” if the glass was ½ full or ½ empty. Well….like everything else in my sixty two (63) years of life “things” have changed. No longer do I wear size 34 pants and no longer is the word “fractional” or if you “prefer” timeshare a bad word. Now I know some of you will say that calling a “timeshare” a “fractional” is like calling a cockroach a Palmetto bug. And there are even companies out there whose definition of fractional ownership is “A new kind of timeshare”….”Say what”!!!!! … Old LowCountry Joe says call “A spade a spade”…. “YOU ARE SHARING TIME WITH SOMEONE ELSE”…..no matter how you look at it….it’s a timeshare. But when you seriously think about it ….is “sharing time” all that bad.

A good number of years ago my Bride Mary and I had the chance of buying a Timeshare/Fractional (lets call them TF’s) in a beautiful place in Virginia called “The Homestead”. There is no question that the resort tucked high in the mountains is one of our very special places. I call the complex “casual elegance” and for some reason makes us feel right at home. Plus that…the Jefferson Pools are one of the finest natural hot springs in the world. Well….like many folks we procrastinated and the place sold out. More importantly we missed a very wonderful opportunity in our life. We could have spent many/many months, in a place that we “really and truly liked”. We would have used our “Time” wisely and enjoyed all the Allegheny Mountains had to offer. But no…..many years passed…..we visited the Homestead only occasionally and every year we wasted our time saying…ya know we should have bought one of those.
Well that’s life…..but if I may lets get back to (TF’s) and why you might want to consider one on the ocean on Daufuskie Island. After all…if ya haven’t already figured it out……that’s the reason I am penning this correspondence.
First of all fractional ownership is “In”…..Rich folks are doing it…All you have to do is Google Search “Fractional ownership” …whether it be private jets, boats or even RV’s, you will find “high end” and I really do mean “high end” (TF’s) offered in some cases condos and homes for a Million…..yes I said Million dollars for one month. Even the Ritz Carlton has got into the act. So when your friend’s wife or hubby at the club asks you “what and where” you bought you wont have to fake a “timeshare coughing spell” where all they can discern is “ Frack Owensheep on da Oceen crosm from hee Head”…..You can proudly and clearly say “I bought a fractional ownership on the ocean across from Hilton Head”….and you know I can even see Hilton Head’s Harbourtown Lighthouse across the water where the golf classis is played” ….. and then you can get proud as a peacock and say “We even play golf on a classic Jack Nicklaus Course where three holes run right along the ocean and golf is included free for ever and ever Amen…..Now just wait for the response….lets wait now….here we go….. “Honey guess what Frankie and Suzie Just bought” reverberates over the clubs lounge. Come here “honey” they just bought a fraction off Hilton Head…isn’t that great……”Enough Said”.
Ok if you are the quiet type, don’t go to the club, and your hubby or wife is an accountant here’s how the conversation might go in the privacy of your living room. You know Honey the real estate market in the Hilton Head market has slowed down a bit but we will still have to spend $750,000 to $1,500,000 for something nice on the ocean….and you know if we can’t be on the ocean…well…I really don’t want anything…..plus that with Suzie going to College in Toledo and Billy going out West to Vetinary School we really wont be able to spend much time there anyway, traveling to see them and all…….but you know Honey how much I just love the Beach……and we can comfortably afford $100 to 200 thousand without breaking the bank, and it would kind of force us to “vacation” and we are getting older…..What do ya think…….
Now here’s where I come in……A call to Old LC Joe will only take a few minutes and before you know it a shiny brochure with pretty Daufuskie Pictures will arrive at your door….Or if you prefer….through the power of the internet I can E-Mail a packet for your perusal….Then you can decide when you want to visit for a few nights “With Super Discounted LC Joe Rates” play a few rounds of golf or maybe just walk hand in hand with your Bride on the beach……And if its truly for you…you will know it and you can be “one up” on old LC Joe, not be a procrastinor, take time from your busy schedules and enjoy life together”. Now isn’t that what it’s all about….
LC Joe
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