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Old 10-26-2015, 12:41 PM
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I still do not understand why people come here expecting basically a free ride on everything and when it is not, then the Developer is just too greedy for words.

For crying out loud, I do not remember anything like that nor did I move here with that expectation. What we were told, is that there are many, many, many activities from which to choose....or not. We were not told that this is a gated community. We were told that we would play the executive courses for no green fees and that the country clubs would be at a reduced fee depending on whether we wanted Resident or Priority. We were told that we could use our golf carts to get around most places. When we did our preview in 2002, golf carts could only be operated daylight to dark. Thanks to the efforts of the awful Developer, by the time we moved here early 2004, that had changed to 24 hours a day. (Apparently, this has to do with country government since the Marion County portion of TV was granted the 24 hour operation first.)

The only thing I cannot remember being told or included in our preview or the brochure/tape is that our primary "activity" would be going from doctor to doctor to doctor.

That's just a beginning list of all this. I could go on, but what's the point? I did not come here to complain about any and everything and worry about everything that is not like it is where I came from. If any of you want what you had, then why did you come or better yet, why not just go back? Do I miss some of the things "back home"? Yes. Is it a big deal? No. So far, this is still a free country, and NONE of us is being forced to stay. I choose to stay, just as I chose to come here.
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