Watering the blacktop

[dhdallas]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

[Gpsma]

Im sure many Villagers woke up today and worried about the exact same thing.

[tophcfa]

I get a kick out of people naively thinking that is wasting water. Unless the water is shot up into space, it’s not wasted. The water is simply sprayed into the air and then either is absorbed into the ground or goes into the drainage system. At the end of the day, the same amount of water exists on the planet, it just resides in a slightly different location. Eventually it will evaporate and come down as rain and the cycle will begin once again. If one wants to argue there are too many people on the planet for the amount of water the planet holds, they might have a legitimate argument.

[Keefelane66]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.

[Bogie Shooter]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.

Consider the source as well.
Remember, “it will be gone by Easter”………….

[Garywt]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

Many houses use recovered water for irrigation but my house does not so I have my sprinklers on as little as possible as I don’t want the water running down the street. This is more for saving money than saving water. I am going to continue to drive my gas cart and my F350 without worrying about it.

[Topspinmo]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

I care not quart of water runs down the street or on my drive way when my irrigation system On. I walk early in morning and street drains sounds like water flowing over dam. I watch rock yards spray water every where Except on plants and run down the street like flowing creek stream. Really not that hard to adjust, change nozzles, or to dripper’s to stop the waste.

[Topspinmo]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.


Install one of these and save hundreds of gallons when flushing over time. Two nozzles diverted to tank and one to fill bowl, when bowl gets full the rest overflows in drain. The divert limits amount of overflow.

Complete Toilet Water Saver Kit from Conservation Warehouse (https://www.conservationwarehouse.com/toilet-water-saver-kit.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjOX444-t9wIVRBmtBh0hBQZMEAQYBiABEgJsVvD_BwE)

[JMintzer]

Consider the source as well.
Remember, “it will be gone by Easter”………….

Since you want to go there, I remember another source saying, "Just two weeks to flatten the curve"...

[Marathon Man]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

[NoMo50]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.

Anyone who says they have to flush a toilet "3-4-5 times" is full of you know what.

[dewilson58]

Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets

I have to spray in the street, most of the time dogs won't come in my yard.

[bowlingal]

Marathon Man.......I was going to reply to your post and point out all the incorrect statements that you made, but then I said f---- it. I don't want to be aggravated this early by stupidity

[Rwirish]

I am so worried I can’t sleep at night.

[Joe Sacco]

Bless you for adjusting your lifestyle to please your spouse and being quietly reserved about your choice. I’m sure she appreciates your restraint in voicing your thoughts and protests.

[Topspinmo]

I get a kick out of people naively thinking that is wasting water. Unless the water is shot up into space, it’s not wasted. The water is simply sprayed into the air and then either is absorbed into the ground or goes into the drainage system. At the end of the day, the same amount of water exists on the planet, it just resides in a slightly different location. Eventually it will evaporate and come down as rain and the cycle will begin once again. If one wants to argue there are too many people on the planet for the amount of water the planet holds, they might have a legitimate argument.

Yep. I sure that work out west, where lake mead going dry.

[Topspinmo]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"


Yes. Everything we left, but we still moved here, until koolaid stopped tasting so good…

[Black Beauty]

YOU SHOULD have your sprinklers adjusted at least once a year.

[djlnc]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

I'm more concerned about the millions of gallons that Nestle and other companies are allowed to pump from the Florida aquifer, essentially for free.

[thevillages2013]

Ok so it’s impossible to water all of the lawn without watering a little of the street. Another weather phenomenon to think about is WIND. Yes wind blows irrigation water! Lesson over

[La lamy]

I don't use my sprinkler system and my yard is just fine. Especially in rainy summer period I'd highly suggest you all experiment with shutting it down.

[midiwiz]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

yep that pretty much sums it up, probably the most accurate post yet in this thread or any other LOL

[PJackpot]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

I believe all the irrigation here uses reclaimed water.

[Tvflguy]

OMG. Why do some posters feel the need to write a novel to get their point across? How about a Reader’s Digest version …..

[JMintzer]

Marathon Man.......I was going to reply to your post and point out all the incorrect statements that you made, but then I said f---- it. I don't want to be aggravated this early by stupidity

Pretty sure MarathonMan was quoting the OP in another one of his rants about TV...

[Petersweeney]

OMG. Why do some posters feel the need to write a novel to get their point across? How about a Reader’s Digest version …..

Good point!

[photo1902]

I believe all the irrigation here uses reclaimed water.

North of 466, homes are irrigated with potable water.

[Gunny2403]

To answer your question…No

[JMintzer]

Yep. I sure that work out west, where lake mead going dry.

It's exactly what the poster said. The water is just being moved elsewhere...

Now, if the braindead in CA could pull their collective heads from their butt, they would stop dumping billions of gallons of fresh water into the ocean every year and let it flow back down to Lake Meade...

But the "Snail Darter & Delta Smelt" might be harmed...

Inefficiencies, protecting fish leads to wasting water in California - The San Diego Union-Tribune (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sdut-california-water-drought-2015dec02-story.html)

[retiredguy123]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.
Some people don't know that the standard Kohler toilets installed by the builder have two separate flushes. If you push down the handle and release it immediately, you get a low flush that only uses about a half gallon of water. But, if you push the handle down and hold it for about 2 seconds or so, you get a full flush that uses about 2 gallons of water.

[Chuckndianne]

Who the hell is John Paul Ii? And what makes him an expert on these matters?

[Luggage]

A move to Alaska????

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

[Luggage]

I thought that my state or federal law we will have low flush toilets now one point two five gallons maximum??

[MandoMan]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.

Top rated low-volume toilets flush completely every time. However, there are plenty of poor quality toilets—some with well-known names—that do not. Design matters a lot—shape of the bowl outlet, where the water comes in, etc.. Consumer Reports online tests and rates toilets, and their tests are reliable. (Bear in mind, some people don’t pull off three or four squares of toilet paper, fold, and wipe, but wad up ten feet of toilet paper, dab lightly, then do it again. These people are inveterate toilet cloggers, whatever the brand.)

Here is their top-rated toilet, and it’s among the least expensive, too.

[DonnaNi4os]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

I just have to ask…why not move if you find so very much to complain about?

[tombpot]

Sounds like the wife is the boss

[waterflower]

Fully self powered car. Fully Electric Vehicle (https://saithgroup.com/ev/) Oil is forced on the people and no one stands up to the people who control humanity.
Many home owners want artificial grass for their property.. Why isn't this allowed.

[davem4616]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead


If you're watering the roadways too much, adjust the sprinkler heads. After you've been here for more than a few of our 'rainy seasons' you might not be quite as concerned.

[jrandall]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

The water used for the sprinkler systems is recycled wastewater. It is a fine reuse of the resource.

[jimjamuser]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere I go I see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "Florida Friendly Landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking St. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded Earth Day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling SUV (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's OK though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – John Paul II

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
I care about it. And about the noisy, polluting golf carts that ALL should be electric. We are very backward here at The Villages - not even close to Avant-garde.

[jimjamuser]

I get a kick out of people naively thinking that is wasting water. Unless the water is shot up into space, it’s not wasted. The water is simply sprayed into the air and then either is absorbed into the ground or goes into the drainage system. At the end of the day, the same amount of water exists on the planet, it just resides in a slightly different location. Eventually it will evaporate and come down as rain and the cycle will begin once again. If one wants to argue there are too many people on the planet for the amount of water the planet holds, they might have a legitimate argument.
I DO argue that.

[jimjamuser]

I heard someone once say you must flush the toilet 3-4-5 times to get it to work. Yesterday the same person is advocating you must run dish washers the same to get dishes clean. Can anybody provide information on good toilets and dishwashers so I’m not wasting water.
I always hand wash my dishes or use paper plates.

[jimjamuser]

Consider the source as well.
Remember, “it will be gone by Easter”………….
Maybe Easter 2035

[jimjamuser]

Many houses use recovered water for irrigation but my house does not so I have my sprinklers on as little as possible as I don’t want the water running down the street. This is more for saving money than saving water. I am going to continue to drive my gas cart and my F350 without worrying about it.
That's the old American spirit. Care about money only.

[retiredguy123]

I thought that my state or federal law we will have low flush toilets now one point two five gallons maximum??
Federal law is 1.6 gallons per flush for all toilets manufactured since 1994.

[Topspinmo]

I just have to ask…why not move if you find so very much to complain about?

He’s not complaining, he pointing out the complaints he seen on TOTV.

[Topspinmo]

Ok so it’s impossible to water all of the lawn without watering a little of the street. Another weather phenomenon to think about is WIND. Yes wind blows irrigation water! Lesson over

I think he’s talking about the water that runs down the street 20 mins in 25 minute timed zone.

[jimjamuser]

I believe all the irrigation here uses reclaimed water.
Not true in all Villages.

[jimjamuser]

OMG. Why do some posters feel the need to write a novel to get their point across? How about a Reader’s Digest version …..
The converse is .....why are some posters only capable of one-line responses?

[JMintzer]

I care about it. And about the noisy, polluting golf carts that ALL should be electric. We are very backward here at The Villages - not even close to Avant-garde.

https://c.tenor.com/bvDoAlJz7NQAAAAC/its-super-avant-garde-fashion.gif

[JMintzer]

I always hand wash my dishes or use paper plates.

So you promote the deforestation of the world?

[JMintzer]

The converse is .....why are some posters only capable of one-line responses?

Because some posters can make their point in ONE sentence... Or even with an image (worth 1,000 words, dontcha know...)

Not everyone has to write multiple, rambling novellas...

[fdpaq0580]

The converse is .....why are some posters only capable of one-line responses?

Because!

[fdpaq0580]

Water the street. Maybe it will grow.

[dewilson58]

The converse is .....why are some posters only capable of one-line responses?

Interesting.

[fdpaq0580]

I don't use my sprinkler system and my yard is just fine. Especially in rainy summer period I'd highly suggest you all experiment with shutting it down.

Just did that. Turned off the irrigation for 4 weeks. Lawn looks a healthy brown. Flowers nice and crispy, and nicely cleared of their leaves. Like the new color palette.
💀

[dewilson58]

OMG. Why do some posters feel the need to write a novel to get their point across? How about a Reader’s Digest version …..

a) They like to hear themselves talk.

b) They are poor communicators.

c) This is the only place where they can talk and THEY think someone is listening.

:ho:

[fdpaq0580]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

Sorry! I fell asleep. Could you repeat that? 😴

[Garywt]

And now added to the list - sprinklers spraying water on the street.

"I am only here in The Villages because my wife insisted. This is not her opinion; she loves every little thing about it. For me though other than the warm winter weather, it sucks. Driving anywhere is a pain. Way too much traffic and it will continue to get worse as they are continuing non stop developing. Homes are crammed together & you can hear everything from next door, conversations, dishes clanking, dogs barking - it can be as noisy as living in an apartment building. Hope you don’t mind nosey neighbors either.

Those near the Florida Turnpike or busy Morse Blvd have 24-7 traffic noise. The really unlucky people live near a pickleball court. Pickleball is played with a paddle and a hard plastic wiffle-type ball on a badminton-size court with a tennis net. The sound of a paddle striking a pickleball is similar to a ping-pong game amplified. All day long - bonk, bonk, bonk, bonk. I heard the CIA is replacing waterboarding with audio tapes of pickleball games to make enemy suspects talk. A couple of hours listening to pickleball and they would give up their own mothers!

Heavy golf cart traffic is ridiculous and dangerous. I ride my bike on the cart paths and it is scary. Read the ‘Villages-News.com’ online newspaper for all the latest drunk cart driving accidents and the real unvarnished truth about what goes on here. Recently there has been a number of drivers with their full-size vehicles inadvertently on the cart paths. Stupidity & senility go hand-in-hand whether driving a full-size vehicle or toy car (aka golf cart) in The Villages.

Many of the ridiculously expensive golf carts are pimped out with these godawful conversion kits to look like Hummers, Jeeps, Rolls Royces, etc. Then here in the land of sunshine, they fully enclose the carts with heat & AC. It was in the mid-70’s the other day, not a cloud in the sky, and most of the golf carts I passed had their doors closed & people even had on winter clothes. Back home I used to drive my Jeep Wrangler from May to the end of October with the doors and top removed. I just don’t get it!

The swimming pools are all heated too. I mean it is 90 degrees in the shade and you need a heated pool? It must have something to do with poor blood circulation in old people.

Leesburg, Florida is next door to The Villages and has more crime than seems possible for such a small town with only 20k residents. I used to think that Erie, PA was like the Wild West when it came to drive-bys, shootings, drug crime, and robberies. All those crimes and more are rampant in Leesburg and make Erie look like a peace & love commune!

Don’t make the mistake of thinking there isn’t any crime within The Villages. Just because people get old doesn’t necessarily mean they are all now honest upstanding citizens! Stalking, sex crimes, road rage, vandalism, theft, gun crime, assaults, alcohol & drug related incidents are in the local news regularly. A 76 year old man was arrested for strangling his female partner over an argument involving their cats! A woman was arrested for throwing rocks at a child, hitting the kid 5 times. You can’t make this stuff up...it is nuts!

If you are a fan of plastic artificial stuff in general, The Villages is the place for you. There are currently 3 imitation Western, Spanish, and Seaside themed town squares with overpriced shops, boutiques, restaurants, and markets. There are even ‘pretend’ Country Clubs where you can go and hang out while you make-believe you are a member of an elite club.

The Villages is a “gated community”. Not really though. There are gates but they are just to slow you down as the cart paths & village entrances intersect at that point. You do not need any ID or passcode to enter. Some of the entry gates actually have people manning them but it is just for show. There are no guards to enforce strict entry rules. The gates get knocked down all the time by idiot drivers. The “gated community” term is a marketing tool and to make residents feel privileged & entitled.

The Villages has strict rules regarding what you can and cannot do with your property such as lawn ornaments, landscaping, etc. However, the rules are only enforced if there is a complaint which pits neighbor versus neighbor. So much for “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown”. Even then, they cannot enforce anything. They just send you letters and fines you can ignore forever. I want to get a black lawn jockey for my front yard!

The Villages is a marvel of overpriced cookie-cutter homes arranged in “villages” that remind me of a Twilight Zone episode in which a couple woke up in this picture perfect town only to find out everything in it was fake and they were in a giant being’s terrarium. The Villages is like ‘The Stepford Wives’ meet ‘Pleasantville’ in ‘The Twilight Zone’. The place is as strange and unnatural as it gets.

The Villages has been described as an adult playground, a land-locked cruise ship, and a Disney World for adults. I always thought a person should age with some semblance of dignity but reverting back to their childhood is a common theme here. Playing games all day, driving toy cars, wearing silly hats & clothes, they are an embarrassment to senior citizens in general. When someone back home asks me where I live in Florida, I just say between Orlando & Ocala, never The Villages.

Get outside TV and this central part of Florida is pretty darn ugly. Swamps, brush & scrubs, ugly trees, trashy homes, dumpy house trailers with plenty of crime & drugs to go around. I carry a legally concealed handgun pretty much everywhere I go.

If you like alligators, The Villages has more alligators than we have stray cats up north. They wander across golf courses, backyards and trails. The alligators don’t seem bothered by humans. Coincidentally the neighborhoods are inexplicably free of any stray cats.

I am more critical of The Villages than most because I don’t play golf, I don’t like games or clubs, I don’t like to socialize, I don’t like pools, I don’t like replicas and would much rather be around animals than people. I’ve been here for 2 winters and haven’t needed or would even use an ID card for anything they offer.

I prefer solitary pursuits; cycling, hunting, fishing, kayaking, reading, television, sitting on a beach, etc. Any natural setting by an ocean, forest, river, or lake is my cup of tea. I live in a small lakeside community at home in PA. The homes are all quaint & unique. The people are genuine and the setting although developed retains a natural look and feel.

As I said before, I am not your typical resident. The stranger asks, “Where is it you live?” Somewhere between Orlando and Ocala :-)"

Wow and this has anything to do with water how?

You must be a joy at a party.

I am surprised you are able to to still be alive since your life is so miserable, can’t imagine living life like you do.

Many people don’t golf or play games or many of the things you don’t like but still love the Villages. I feel sorry for you.

[JMintzer]

Wow and this has anything to do with water how?

You must be a joy at a party.

I am surprised you are able to to still be alive since your life is so miserable, can’t imagine living life like you do.

Many people don’t golf or play games or many of the things you don’t like but still love the Villages. I feel sorry for you.

Once again, Marathon Man was only quoting a DIFFERENT post from the OP of this thread, showing how much he complains about EVERYTHING in TV...

[Geodyssey]

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

THAT's the problem, not the solution.

[Geodyssey]

Many home owners want artificial grass for their property.. Why isn't this allowed.

Because it looks fake. It's hot. Lifeless (real grass if full of life). Takes petrochemicals to make. Wears out > needs to be replaced....

[La lamy]

Just did that. Turned off the irrigation for 4 weeks. Lawn looks a healthy brown. Flowers nice and crispy, and nicely cleared of their leaves. Like the new color palette.
💀

It's not the rainy season yet! :1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

[Worldseries27]

does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems? The spray heads are adjustable as is the length of time and time of day the system is on. Yet everywhere i go i see sprinklers spraying out onto the streets and sprinklers coming on during the day which is the worst time to water a lawn. I got up this morning to once again see my street soaked from all the neighbors sprinklers.

It is also a shame that only certain homes are allowed "florida friendly landscaping" and we are forced to waste billions of gallons of water on this weird looking st. Augustine grass.

Weren't most of us members of the generation who founded earth day and cared what happened to our planet? So much for those principles as we drive our polluting gas guzzling suv (& cart) and waste precious resources such as water. That's ok though, who cares about the world our grandchildren will inherit!

“the earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations.” – john paul ii

“never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” – margaret mead
other than the expense, i quote one of my professors, " the water never leaves the planet". It was here before us.

[JMintzer]

It's not the rainy season yet! :1rotfl: :1rotfl: :1rotfl:

Yet you posted this: "I don't use my sprinkler system and my yard is just fine. Especially in rainy summer period I'd highly suggest you all experiment with shutting it down."

You said "I don't use my sprinkler system..." Then, you gave the caveat, "especially in the rainy season I'd suggest you all experiment with shutting it down"...

So, it not yet being the rainy season has no bearing on your initial comment...

[Woodchopper545]

If you don’t know it, the irrigation water comes from catch basins near your house and goes back to the catch basin afterwards for reuse.

Instead of worrying about irrigation water a bigger waste of water is the amount of water that goes down the drain while waiting for hot water to arrive for the shower, kitchen sink, or washing machine. These demand water heaters are nice but results in a huge waste of water. A circulation pump would help stop this waste of water.

[Bay Kid]

If you don’t know it, the irrigation water comes from catch basins near your house and goes back to the catch basin afterwards for reuse.

Instead of worrying about irrigation water a bigger waste of water is the amount of water that goes down the drain while waiting for hot water to arrive for the shower, kitchen sink, or washing machine. These demand water heaters are nice but results in a huge waste of water. A circulation pump would help stop this waste of water.

Use a bucket to collect water while waiting for the hot water. Then use that to water plants.

[Luggage]

St John's water approved every building permit ......

[sallyg]

Our irrigation water is reclaimed. It runs down the street and back into the retention pond only to be sold to us all over again. It is a well planned system.

[dougawhite]

Does anyone besides me care about all the water we waste with our sprinkler systems?

Of all the water that exists on our planet, roughly 97% is saltwater and less than 3% is freshwater. Most of Earth’s freshwater is frozen in glaciers, ice caps, or is deep underground in aquifers. Less than 1% of Earth’s water is freshwater that is easily accessible to us to meet our needs, and most of that water is replenished by precipitation—a vital component of the water cycle, affecting every living thing on Earth. Water never disappears!

[Curtisbwp]

Get on your knees and use the little white tool that came with the installation of your irrigation system.
Adjust the sprinkler to stay off the street..should take about 5 minutes.

[Bay Kid]

Save water, wash your car on the grass.

[Garywt]

Once again, Marathon Man was only quoting a DIFFERENT post from the OP of this thread, showing how much he complains about EVERYTHING in TV...

It didn’t seem that way but I guess my response belongs to the OP.

[JMintzer]

It didn’t seem that way but I guess my response belongs to the OP.

The little " " didn't tip you off?

[Garywt]

The little " " didn't tip you off?

Nope, sorry.

[kkingston57]

Yep. I sure that work out west, where lake mead going dry.

And Lake Powell is almost at a point where the dam which holds it's water is not able to generate electricity.

[kkingston57]

It's exactly what the poster said. The water is just being moved elsewhere...

Now, if the braindead in CA could pull their collective heads from their butt, they would stop dumping billions of gallons of fresh water into the ocean every year and let it flow back down to Lake Meade...

But the "Snail Darter & Delta Smelt" might be harmed...

Inefficiencies, protecting fish leads to wasting water in California - The San Diego Union-Tribune (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sdut-california-water-drought-2015dec02-story.html)

Lake Mead is above sea level and Pacific Ocean is at sea level. Explain how water can flow back down (acutally up) to Lake Meade. At this time water the amount of water that does reach the Pacific Ocean has been greatly diminished due to light swowfalls over past several years.

[JMintzer]

Lake Mead is above sea level and Pacific Ocean is at sea level. Explain how water can flow back down (acutally up) to Lake Meade. At this time water the amount of water that does reach the Pacific Ocean has been greatly diminished due to light swowfalls over past several years.

CA has these things called mountains... They are typically ABOVE sea level. Water tends to flow downhill from said mountains...

Water has the ability to flow to many different places BEFORE it reaches sea level...

If CA managed it's own water flow better, they wouldn't be using so much water from Lake Meade... Their own reservoirs are at 35%-55% capacity...