[redwitch]

Okay, I'm going to try to bite my tongue and give this realtor the benefit of the doubt. I think crowded is a matter of mind.

I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area, where a 30-minute non-commute drive can easily take you 3 hours. I've waited for up to two hours to get into one of my favorite restaurants (if I hadn't known the owner, my wait would have been more like go away and come back tomorrow around 2:00 pm for an 8:00 pm seating). So, even at the worst of times, I don't find TV crowded even though I've been known to drum my fingers trying to turn left on Morse from my house, especially during the high season.

One of my dearest friends in TV is from a small town in Michigan. She loves it here but really hates the crowds. She tolerates snowbirds as a necessary evil. She refuses to drive to Leesburg during the winter season -- too much traffic. You can't get her on Morse (she lives in Tall Trees) except during the summer. To her, TV is extremely crowded but she loves it anyway.

I have other friends who won't go south of 466 because the "newcomers" are too pushy and LSL is too crowded.

So, maybe your realtor is from a small town and perceives TV to truly be overcrowded. And it is something to consider if you're used to small towns with no traffic and no waits. If, however, a little bit of waiting doesn't bother you or is seen as an excuse to talk to the person standing in line with you and maybe make a new friend, then you're rarely going to consider it crowded. The other alternative is to change your lifestyle a little during high season -- eat out earlier or later; entertain at home more; be willing to accept less popular tee times; etc.