[KathieI]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

Thanks to all of you who are members, posters, visitors, and lurkers at Talk of The Villages. I think we have become a significant factor in life at The Villages.

Congrats, TH, Tony and DK. You are doing a splendid job and it shows.
If you want confirmation that we have become a "significant factor in the life of TV", I can give you some definite examples of that.

Recently I have been involved with some of the entertainment issues around the villages, mostly with the restaurants and CC's. Almost all of the owners, GM's or managers have asked me to post something on TOTV as it will carry a lot of weight for them. They also have told me that they read our forum and are very well aware of the power it has. I feel so proud to be a member of this group and am very pleased when these business people rely on us to help them with their business and are hoping we can help them be successful in entertaining us Villagers.

They have good intentions but unfortunately, the Village management gives them a very hard time and create a lot of barriers in their way to give us good service and let us have fun. I will post something separately about this in a few days. We need to get behind our retailers and restaurants.

(Kathie's off her soapbox for now)......