I find those that complain about what others are doing when it has no effect on them or anyone else around them, to be pathetic. Rules are NOT laws and are flexible. There should always be exceptions to rules in a FREE country. There is absolutely NO way you can travel about the Villages without seeing many deed restriction violations. I have several neighbors that have ugly properties, in MY opinion but I appreciate their difference instead of taking exception to them. If one wishes a TOTALLY uniform community, then they should live on a military base. I wonder just how truthful some of you are being with us or to yourselves regarding these so-called rules. I am sure that NO one on here has violated the speed laws on the highway by speeding up to ten mph over the speed limit to pass someone going the speed limit. Of course, I am sure there will be those that will deny this and have NEVER, EVER violated a traffic LAW. I am within 30 years or less of leaving this great world and think it is silly for someone to worry about what someone else's property looks like. Those that do not like something that someone else is doing, seem to feel that it is their obligation to report any infraction of rules and if not a rule to make sure to out that person for being different. You do not have to be a Christian to be Christian-like. I bet there are some on here that are offended when someone eats their fries with their fingers instead of a fork. I bet there are some women that do not like the length of another's skirt or the shade of ones lipstick or fingernail polish.
Rules seem to be rules until you do not agree with them. Funny how some on here insist that if you allow anyone to get away with the simplest violation, then it will encourage millions of other violations. Has anyone ever thought about how we could do away with judges for administering penalties for lawlessness, if we just went strictly by legal statute? If the penalty for shoplifting is 180 days in jail then EVERY child the steals a candybar would get six months in jail, etc. Are we accomplices if we do not report our neighbor's violations? Will we have chaos if we allow our neighbor to have a gnome in their flower garden? Sorry, but it is hard for me to imagine some folks worrying about a lawn ornament violation and then admit that they totally accept the influx of illegal aliens crossing our borders, and feel sorry for them to boot.
Reading some of these comments, one must wonder how a senior with shaking hands is perceived when they might drop their food trying to get it in their mouths, or when they eat without closing their mouths. I bet some are very disturbed when they see someone exiting the ladies room with their dress tucked into the rear of their panties.
I pity the trouble makers, not encourage them. Yes, we have rules for a reason. But, there are many rules that I do not always agree with or can be flexible with when dealing with my neighbors. What sold me on The Villages was not the beauty of the homes, but the beauty of the people I first met here. It has been a while since I have run into the outwardly friendly folks that I met all over this place when I first moved here. Maybe they do not frequent this community blog?
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