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Originally Posted by NJblue

Quite frankly, what attracted us to TV was the "sprawl". No, not that we like sprawl, but because we like all the good things that come with a large concentration of like-minded people. All of the other communities that we looked at lacked the critical mass to provide such things as the Life Long Learning Center or the vibrant town squares or the unending list of clubs and activities. There will always be people who are more comfortable in a small-scale community and that's great - no sense trying to convince them that they are wrong, because they aren't ... at least not for them. However, I have to wonder why people feel the need to go out of their way to denigrate a lifestyle that has been chosen by 70,000+ people just because it is not their cup of tea.

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

Awesome answer NJ - just great!

My wife and I feel exactly the same way. There are literally hundreds of retirement communities in FLA (ARIZ, TEX etc.) that are not like TV. Everyone can find something that fits their personality the most. I have good friends that won't move to TV with us because it is not near enough to the ocean. I'm not about to be able to switch their thinking, nor would I want to.

You have both said it all.
We are "ocean people" but feel that the ocean and the gulf are close enough to make living in TVs a good tradeoff. TV offers soo much!!!!