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Originally Posted by duffysmom
I've lived here for over three years and still feel that TV is friendly.
I thank God every morning for the privilege of living here. In the past
we've lived in resort areas and learned to time our outings so that we
avoid crowds during prime time. Everything I want or need is only a cart ride away and that includes international art instructors. When I read the negative comments I wonder if we live in the same community;  as a senior I've learned that life is what you make it. Because we feel so blessed we want to convey to wannabes that there are people here who love their life here but aren't as vocal as the nay sayers.  |
I've lived here for 5 years this week as a matter of fact, and I, too still am thrilled when I am out and about. I wave. Sometimes people don't wave back, but what the heck, maybe they will the next time someone waves at them. Did people wave at others in the communities they came from? Maybe, but then again, maybe not. Is it more crowded? Yes it is, but I've lived in areas that were terribly crowded in the summer and other areas that were crowded in the winter. Guess one just gets used to it and makes adjustments. It's a large community and over time, things do change and either we make adjustments of some sort, or ......
I don't attend some of the classes that are crowded so I don't have that frustration. Even though there's lots of traffic, it's not at all like traffic in cities many of us worked in and lived in. We can always use a golf cart as an alternative to our cars.
TV is a beautiful community, well laid out. Traffic has increased in our community, but as our community grows, so do the surrounding communities. Not all of the traffic is necessarily our own. Restaurants are crowded seasonally...heck, it was the same in communities everyone came from. Trying to eat out on the weekends wasn't easy...restaurants were crowded!
Things are always changing, here and where we lived. Everyone wants peace, quiet, the good old days. Here we have a chance for peace and quiet, but sometimes the good old days were better in our memories than they were in reality.
Everyone wants something different in their retirement years. Here I've found exactly what I want. A beautiful community with many opportunities for fun, learning, physical activity, making friends, enjoying wonderful neighbors who are like family....that's a special blessing when so many of us are so far away from our own families. I'm happy to be a member of TV community.