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Old 07-04-2013, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Garden guru View Post
I don't NEED golf courses or NEED rec centers or NEED most of the other recreational opportunities that are offered around here, but I moved here because they were available, and I wanted to enjoy them!! If I'd wanted to have to drive around to surrounding communities to find parades and fireworks, I could have stayed in Ohio. If I'd wanted to have to organize my own picnics and other July 4 activities, I could have stayed in Ohio. This place waves lots of flags and makes lots of patriotic noise but seems to have trouble putting its money where its mouth is.

I love Ohio. I love The Villages.

Maybe because over the fourth of July weekend our population being really LOW may have something to do with it.

I have to ask this. How often did any of you go to parades and to fireworks back from whence you came?

It has been years for us, but everyone is different.

No one can rain on the parade I have in my heart every day in this place and when I kiss Sweetie there is still fireworks.

I can't help myself. Still waiting for the first check from Gary.
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