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Originally Posted by FredJacobs
When I was in basic training in the Army, there was a fellow we nicknamed, "Arnie The Sweat." Every time he heard something, the first words out of his mouth were, "Is that a true rumor or a false one?" The developer owns the property - why can't he do to it as he sees fit? It doesn't surprise me that they are considering apartments. Right now, there is a boom in building Assisted Living and Independent Living facilities. Many homeowners are down-sizing as they get older. He sells Villas for people who don't want large homes or large areas of land to maintain. Many people over 65, who come from rented apartments and never had to worry about maintanence would like to live in The Villages. I view this as a smart business move. He's competing with all of the Independent Living Senior facilities that have sprung up and he has the advantage of Village's amenities.
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well said Fred
"Arnie the Sweat"...now that's funny!
Somehow we all remember 'that guy' in the unit. In my basic training unit we had "Rodney Rout-step"...if anybody was going to screw up it was him. When we all moved on to AIT assignments he was left behind, still cleaning out the grease pit waiting for the next BT cycle to begin in a few weeks
In hindsight...maybe he wasn't as dumb as he made out...he was a 2 year draftee, never gave them a hassle about the punishment they handed out and being held over and recycled reduced his chances of heading to Nam....hmmm I wonder if the guy managed to stay in, receive an honorable DD-214 and ended up getting a PhD fully paid for on the GI Bill's dime ????