Yours truly is recovering from an attack of shingles -- and I don't mean the things you have on your roof, but a very painful and debilitating disease. Commonly called shingles, the medical term is herpes zoster. And no, it is not an STD! Please don't spread rumors and ruin my sterling reputation. LOL.

Shingles is caused by the virus that lurks in your body if you had chicken pox as a child. It may re-emerge as shingles in adulthood. It attacks the nerves in one part of the body causing severe pain and a bad rash. In my case it was my right arm and hand. Just to touch something with the fingers of my right hand would send me through the roof.

Dr. Harold Holloway and his staff prescribed some meds to help me get over the worst of it; however, shingles can recur, and the pain my nag you for months or years. 

I'm urging everyone I know who is over 60 years of age and has had chicken pox to consult their physician and, if advisable, get a shingles shot. Believe me, you do not want to get shingles!   

Turning to the subject of real estate, I'm wondering if the boomlet in Schley County has peaked. In recent years there was a steady demand for homes and land in Ellaville and Schley County. It was attributed, in part, to the school system attracting parents who wanted to enroll their children in Schley County schools and avoid paying out-of-county tuition. So they bought homes in Schley County.

And for years there has been a demand for hunting land in this part of Georgia, with Schley getting its fair share of land buyers. Many were from Florida. 

I'd like to know what you think about this subject. Has the "rush" to Schley County peaked out, or leveled off, or what? For a while it drove up prices, and sellers were happy campers. Now, it seems to me, they are running into more price resistance, and may have to lower their asking prices to get offers. 

What do you think? Email me at: michael@michaeldixonrealty.com.