[KathieI]

Originally Posted by Larry Wilson

Its all about overcrowding. We have been here long enough to see the personality of this place change. Once everybody exchanged name cards, made friends with everybody, and there was enough parking spaces, chairs, exercise spots, dancing floor room to dance etc.etc.etc.
Then the building went on steroids and all that changed. I know this will get the "everything is perfect" posters to attack me but it is just too overcrowded here in the winter.
About 4 years ago when half of my wife's exercise class was turned away all winter because not enough spots, she stated her own class.(mainly to know she would have a place on stage!) Now her class is turning people away.
It is rough out there and people do resent snowbirds but...its the nature of the animal world to fight if there is overcrowding.
Once again," the all is is perfect" crowd will hate to hear this but the other smaller developments all around us are much friendlier and none of this tension. When you move to Del Webb or Stonecrest it is a more peaceful existence. It is also true is they come here for our entertainment and restaurants.
So save the attacks because I still live here for the level of sports but my wife would move in a minute. We always talk about the good old days before this place was overcrowded.
Everyone have a great day and I mean it. We are all lucky to be out of the northern winters.

I totally agree, Larry, and a bunch of friends have been talking about this lately. I remember when I first started to visit TV, people always waved to you - so much that your arm got tired from waving back... I remember giving out name cards to keep connecting with new people, I remember everyone walking around with a smile, not a frown, and with their heads up not looking down. Things have really changed here, we're not sure why, but we're assuming its the overcrowdedness (such a word?) and lack of additional roads and facilities to accommodate so many people. Whatever it is, I'm not looking forward to this winter with the awful crowds in restaurants and on the roads. This makes me extremely sad because I also loved this paradise, but unfortunately, I'm not feeling like its a paradise any longer. SAD!