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Originally Posted by mysunshine1948
I am new to The Villages and was happy to see that it is well kept and seemed to be clean. However, being a walker, I have noticed a lot of trash along the roadways and in the grass next to the roads and golf cart roads. I counted hundreds of cigarette butts in a short distance, along with empty water bottles and smashed pop cans, among other things.
This is disappointing. I have also noticed very unfriendly workers in restaurants. I am wondering if moving here was a bad idea!
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Sorry to hear that. Generally, this place is extremely clean and well kept. Remember, "the developer" did not throw those cans and butts there, people did. It's hard for a few maintenance workers to be everywhere, all the time. There are plenty of people who are just cutting through on the main roads and plenty of construction/lawn maintenance trucks that I have personally seen throw trash out the windows. The wind can do the rest. It won't be long before we see a post here blaming it on "the renters" either. But if the presence/absence of a limited amount of trash is number one on your list of criteria for living in a particular location, you would be hard pressed to find a cleaner place. Perhaps a level 4 containment lab at the CDC.
As far as the restaurant workers go, I find 90+% are friendly and helpful--remember they do rely on tips. Yes, there is an occasional grouch, or someone is just having a bad day, but overall you will encounter a lot less of them than you would at Junior's in Brooklyn! Also, base your impression of eating establishments on personal experience, certainly not TOTV where the chronic complainers tend to dominate restaurant threads.
If you make a list of the positives and negatives of TV, I think you'll find the scales dramatically tip in favor of this place. (And no, I don't work for TV, and neither do I have a lifetime membership in GG's posse, this is just my opinion, for what it is worth)