[graciegirl]

When we first moved here there was a big thread about rats at the Ashland Pool. Lot of arguing, lot of stuff that was probably overstated. I have gone to so many of our public pools over the seven years we have been here and haven't seen anything that remotely resembled a rat.

I have seen one rodent, a palm rat, in seven years and he was under a palm tree at a cart parking lot at Bogart. Just one.

We don't have palm trees on our lot but neighbors do, haven't seen any palm rats. We did see some bunnies last night as we sat out on the lanai as it was getting dark.

I think a lot of negative and worrisome posts are placed here on purpose by people who don't live here, for their own purposes and their own agendas. AND Some people who do live here don't like the growth, and would like to discourage new people, and some people who can't live here are jealous, and some people who are involved in other developments are really not happy. And some people have grown to be old and nothing has ever been right.

Many of us try to quell rumors and correct misinformation out of pride in our town and to protect our own investment.

However saying all that, we do have visible alligators and I have seen three snakes in the time that we lived here. Also big birds of prey are dangerous to small domestic animals. Drunks in golf carts are dangerous too. AND BAD DRIVERS ARE RAMPANT. Another thing to consider is this..... I have NEVER seen so many old people all in one place.