Bike Videos Around The Villages

[Mookie55]

Hi Folks...This is a video I took while riding my EBike around the Villages. I take you onto paths that unless you"re a walker, runner or cyclist you probably will never see. Check it out . I know that some of what you hear coming out of my mouth may not be %100 correct but I haven't figured out how to edit these videos yet. For some reason the second video starts in the middle so you'll have to go back to see it all. Let me know what you think Thanks!

First Video is an introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlel6BBKLPE
Second Video is the Ride https://youtu.be/6O0A1tTHw8Y

[Mookie55]

Guess this no interest...Oh well

[Two Bills]

Well, I watched it all, and thought it was most entertaining.
But.
Very long. IMO, 25 mins. tops, is plenty.

Also, posters on this board do like a good moan or rant.
Throw in some shots of dog poop on the paths, roundabout mishaps, or even show cyclists blasting through all the Stop signs.:icon_wink:
That will get a whole different response.
Good luck, and may the force be with you.

[Mookie55]

Thx TwoBill
My next video I believe is around 30 minutes
Love the constructive criticism. I'm new to this and appreciate your comment

[Mookie55]

This is my second try at bringing you all video from my bike. These videos take you around the campuses of the 4 new schools, around downtown Middleton and into the family neighborhoods of Middleton. Hope you enjoy!!

https://youtu.be/_2Z8z7nVj8A?si=gZafxJwA76vbUxmv

https://youtu.be/jLU8ZnJrRF8?si=hhBHzAd258H3qIGo

[Mookie55]

I see there are over 700 views but hardly anyone is clicking on the links . I wonder why

[Mookie55]

Any comments or constructive criticism is welcome

[TommyT]

Check the lens setting. Hurts my eyes trying to watch the current setting...

[Mookie55]

https://youtube.com/shorts/uGrutKGiVDA?si=pwBUX8c4Ycx4NrIx

[Mookie55]

Not sure what you mean .Is it the clarity of the video? Is it the movement ?The video's exposure and clarity seem fine . The movement is my head moving with the camera helmet mount. I can try it on a chest mount or handlebar mount. Thanks for letting me know. I'll try to make changes in future videos

[TommyT]

The size of the screen is WAAAAAY small and skinny... Restricts the field of view.

[Mookie55]

Thanks. I'll try shooting horizontally

[Bassdeer]

Maybe slow down and mount the camera on the side somehow so we can see the houses. Thanks for the video.

[Mookie55]

Maybe slow down and mount the camera on the side somehow so we can see the houses. Thanks for the video.

Which side? There are houses on both sides. If there's something in particular you want me to shoot let me know . I'll try to accommodate any request I get

[Mookie55]

Hi Folks
I have a few questions to those of you that have seen the videos I've been putting on here . I'm trying to show you all the paths i take on my bike while giving you updates in the new areas. I will also be doing videos all around the Villages not just the new places.
O.K. Question number one.. Is this something people would be interested in?
How often should I be putting new videos out?
Is there something specific you'd like to see?

I'm new to this and would appreciate any input. I would love to hear comments' suggestions and even criticisms. Thanks everyone, Hopefully this will be something that people want!!

[Mookie55]

Just realized I've been posting in the wrong category on here. I've been posting in Non Villages discussion
This is the latest video
Not sure why it doesnt start at the beginning


https://youtu.be/9tXZVBRCJiY

[Mookie55]

Hole by hole ride by on Laurel Oak executive golf course

https://youtu.be/59P8JTS1XIw?si=dgcR46UFcrGB_qVv

[dhdallas]

Hole by hole ride by on Live Oak executive golf course

https://youtu.be/59P8JTS1XIw?si=dgcR46UFcrGB_qVv

It is people like you who knowingly ride bikes where they are not allowed that give the rest of us bad names.

[dhdallas]

Hi Folks
I have a few questions to those of you that have seen the videos I've been putting on here . I'm trying to show you all the paths i take on my bike while giving you updates in the new areas. I will also be doing videos all around the Villages not just the new places.
O.K. Question number one.. Is this something people would be interested in?
How often should I be putting new videos out?
Is there something specific you'd like to see?

I'm new to this and would appreciate any input. I would love to hear comments' suggestions and even criticisms. Thanks everyone, Hopefully this will be something that people want!!

Not interested. I ride my bike daily. You either have paths that are shared with noisy traffic from vehicles or are nearby the traffic & noise and then the nice quiet ones that meander behind the villages alongside the ponds and wooded areas. One path is basically like another so seeing other paths in different areas is pointless. Taking videos of various bike paths in TV is like taking videos of various Walmart's. There is no real difference; they all look the same.

[Bassdeer]

Which side? There are houses on both sides. If there's something in particular you want me to shoot let me know . I'll try to accommodate any request I get
Doesn't matter, just like to see houses and not street.

[Mookie55]

It is people like you who knowingly ride bikes where they are not allowed that give the rest of us bad names.

Thank you for your input...have a great day!!

[Mookie55]

Dude
the maintenance guy told you the course was closed, and you went on anyway.
And you were riding your bike on a golf course, not allowed.
Have some course etiquette

I’m tired of these goldwingnut impersonators.

Dude

You're welcome

Have a blessed day!

[TommyT]

Hole by hole ride by on Laurel Oak executive golf course

https://youtu.be/59P8JTS1XIw?si=dgcR46UFcrGB_qVv

Much better..... but are you on a GC or a closed GC ??

[Bogie Shooter]

Just realized I've been posting in the wrong category on here. I've been posting in Non Villages discussion
This is the latest video
Not sure why it doesnt start at the beginning


https://youtu.be/9tXZVBRCJiY

I kinda scanned thru. I am not a biker but it would seem to me that bike riding in construction zones is not allowed. A meeting accidentally with one of those dump trucks would be painful. The drivers probably are not on the look out for a wandering bike rider.
At least on one occasion a stop sign was ignored..
You asked……………

[Mookie55]

Thanks...Have a blessed day

[Mookie55]

https://youtu.be/ZOL28LGejOg?si=6N5vGYkQ4vdKbecz

[Bogie Shooter]

Thanks...Have a blessed day

From Golfing in The Villages Brochure

Safety on the Course
• Golf courses are restricted to golfing traffic only.
• Please refrain from riding, biking, fishing, walking
or engaging in other recreational activities on
the courses.
• Pets are not permitted on golf courses or practice
facilities at any time.
• Please allow golfers ahead to move out of range
before hitting a shot in their direction.
• Play is over at dusk

[biggamefish1]

Slow down your head turning your video is trying to capture too much at one time and gives a dizzy feeling

[Mookie55]

Slow down your head turning your video is trying to capture too much at one time and gives a dizzy feeling

Maybe use the chest mount or handlebar mount. I can't help my head turns . I'm always looking around

[Shipping up to Boston]

It’s not, but he does it anyway, even when staff tell him he can’t.

He even branded his YouTube as BikeNut - HMMM, what does that sound like????

Sounds like someone, a novice, trying to put out some interesting content, asking for suggestions and hoping to make a better product. Not be harassed. I’m sure the OP intentions weren’t meant to infringe upon another members ‘man crush’ on his/her fave TV YouTuber! Lighten up Francis!

[Mookie55]

Sounds like someone, a novice, trying to put out some interesting content, asking for suggestions and hoping to make a better product. Not be harassed. I’m sure the OP intentions weren’t meant to infringe upon another members ‘man crush’ on his/her fave TV YouTuber! Lighten up Francis!

Thank you!!

[Mookie55]

Golf cart path from Linden to Central Park way on the day of the storm ( Helene )

https://youtu.be/1DXwFLb1IXU?si=-nDtRQQd9bpELltO

[Aces4]

Golf cart path from Linden to Central Park way on the day of the storm ( Helene )

https://youtu.be/1DXwFLb1IXU?si=-nDtRQQd9bpELltO

I'm sure your intent was good but I wouldn't post the fact that I was trespassing on a local forum.:shocked:

[Bogie Shooter]

Golf cart path from Linden to Central Park way on the day of the storm ( Helene )

https://youtu.be/1DXwFLb1IXU?si=-nDtRQQd9bpELltO

2 minutes and you blow past no trespassing sign. That was enough for me.
How did you get your entitlement badge to break all these rules?

[Shipping up to Boston]

2 minutes and you blow past no trespassing sign. That was enough for me.
How did you get your entitlement badge to break all these rules?

I have a question....when watching the other ‘Nuts videos...when the drone is lowered into entrance ways, parking lots and businesses that are yet to be occupied or opened. Is that not ‘trespassing’ as well? Or do you have to obtain prior permission to do so? It’s not a premise to a joke....just wanting some edification from someone who seems to know both ‘Nuts better than the rest of us...

[Bogie Shooter]

I have a question....when watching the other ‘Nuts videos...when the drone is lowered into entrance ways, parking lots and businesses that are yet to be occupied or opened. Is that not ‘trespassing’ as well? Or do you have to obtain prior permission to do so? It’s not a premise to a joke....just wanting some edification from someone who seems to know both ‘Nuts better than the rest of us...
This guy is riding a bike where he shouldn’t.

[Shipping up to Boston]

This guy is riding a bike where he shouldn’t.

You’re probably right....but that didn’t answer my question

[Bogie Shooter]

You’re probably right....but that didn’t answer my question

A lot of your questions don’t get answered .😁

[Shipping up to Boston]

A lot of your questions don’t get answered .😁

OR, as a good friend used to say at the end of a speech...’Any questions?....No? Then you must have all the answers!”

[ElDiabloJoe]

You’re probably right....but that didn’t answer my question

I believe the nut of whom you speak - he of the golden variety, is very careful to obey all rules. He does not fly over people or vehicles. He also parks wherever he is allowed. He does not go around barriers or into active construction zones to park or fly. Usually he flies from postal stations which are not off-limits and open in an area before almost anything else because people move in long before stores or rec centers open.

[Shipping up to Boston]

I believe the nut of whom you speak - he of the golden variety, is very careful to obey all rules. He does not fly over people or vehicles. He also parks wherever he is allowed. He does not go around barriers or into active construction zones to park or fly. Usually he flies from postal stations which are not off-limits and open in an area before almost anything else because people move in long before stores or rec centers open.

So in that spirit, not sure if you’re assuming or stating a fact, Eastport is under construction, the ‘Nut which shall remain nameless (to protect the innocent) hovers a drone over a retail district and storefront, zooming in to the spaces/workers within it. So my question was/still is, is that done with prior permission of the construction superintendent or not? If the latter is the case, wouldn’t that constitute trespassing as well. Again, it’s a legitimate question and one the OP on this thread, I’m sure, could learn from it’s answer

[ElDiabloJoe]

So in that spirit, not sure if you’re assuming or stating a fact, Eastport is under construction, the ‘Nut which shall remain nameless (to protect the innocent) hovers a drone over a retail district and storefront, zooming in to the spaces/workers within it. So my question was/still is, is that done with prior permission of the construction superintendent or not? If the latter is the case, wouldn’t that constitute trespassing as well. Again, it’s a legitimate question and one the OP on this thread, I’m sure, could learn from it’s answer

I do not know enough about the nut in question's activities to defend him, however my understanding of trespassing is that there are two elements to that crime.

The first element that must be met is that a person must be in a place which they have no legal authority to be. The second element is that they must be asked to leave by someone with control or authority over that place and refuse to leave. Both elements must be present in order for a crime to occur.

For example (this actually happened to someone I know in California):

If someone breaks into your home, steals nothing, and leaves when confronted and demanded to get out, you have no crime. Burglary requires entering a four-sided structure with the intent to commit petty theft or any felony. Without the intent you got no crime. Same with the trespassing.

If the nut is standing somewhere he is allowed to be (or somewhere he is not but no one in authority has demanded he leave), and flying in airspace that is not restricted by the FAA, then he is not committing any crime. Unless his truck is illegally parked, but that's not in question here I believe.

Even simple things can be much more complex than the cop shows on TV depict.

[Papa_lecki]

I have a question....when watching the other ‘Nuts videos...when the drone is lowered into entrance ways, parking lots and businesses that are yet to be occupied or opened. Is that not ‘trespassing’ as well? Or do you have to obtain prior permission to do so? It’s not a premise to a joke....just wanting some edification from someone who seems to know both ‘Nuts better than the rest of us...

I am not an aviation expert, but I think you can fly drones over private property. Your limit on not taking images is if a reasonable expectation of privacy exists. I.e. - you can’t take a video of you in the bathroom or probably even in your pool.
But, new commercial construction does not have reasonable expectation of privacy.
I also dont think the drone goes into buildings, the operator is using a zoom lens.

[Shipping up to Boston]

I do not know enough about the nut in question's activities to defend him, however my understanding of trespassing is that there are two elements to that crime.

The first element that must be met is that a person must be in a place which they have no legal authority to be. The second element is that they must be asked to leave by someone with control or authority over that place and refuse to leave. Both elements must be present in order for a crime to occur.

For example (this actually happened to someone I know in California):

If someone breaks into your home, steals nothing, and leaves when confronted and demanded to get out, you have no crime. Burglary requires entering a four-sided structure with the intent to commit petty theft or any felony. Without the intent you got no crime. Same with the trespassing.

If the nut is standing somewhere he is allowed to be (or somewhere he is not but no one in authority has demanded he leave), and flying in airspace that is not restricted by the FAA, then he is not committing any crime. Unless his truck is illegally parked, but that's not in question here I believe.

Even simple things can be much more complex than the cop shows on TV depict.

Yeah..we’re talking in our little corner of the world...ToTV-Special Victims Unit!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Air space has different rules than roads and construction sites. Pretty sure being over 50 feet up in the air OVER a construction site or unpaved road, is not going to be treated the same as placing yourself atop your bicycle upon that road through the construction site. Drones don't have to stop at stop signs. Bicycles do. Bicycles that roll on through stop signs, and don't slow down for "no trespassing" signs that they ride next to, are not going to be treated the same as a drone that flies 50 feet or more over the ground.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Air space has different rules than roads and construction sites. Pretty sure being over 50 feet up in the air OVER a construction site or unpaved road, is not going to be treated the same as placing yourself atop your bicycle upon that road through the construction site. Drones don't have to stop at stop signs. Bicycles do. Bicycles that roll on through stop signs, and don't slow down for "no trespassing" signs that they ride next to, are not going to be treated the same as a drone that flies 50 feet or more over the ground.

Agree.

The ‘bicycles that roll thru stop signs’ though, that is a normal Monday here!

[Shipping up to Boston]

I do not know enough about the nut in question's activities to defend him, however my understanding of trespassing is that there are two elements to that crime.

The first element that must be met is that a person must be in a place which they have no legal authority to be. The second element is that they must be asked to leave by someone with control or authority over that place and refuse to leave. Both elements must be present in order for a crime to occur.

For example (this actually happened to someone I know in California):

If someone breaks into your home, steals nothing, and leaves when confronted and demanded to get out, you have no crime. Burglary requires entering a four-sided structure with the intent to commit petty theft or any felony. Without the intent you got no crime. Same with the trespassing.

If the nut is standing somewhere he is allowed to be (or somewhere he is not but no one in authority has demanded he leave), and flying in airspace that is not restricted by the FAA, then he is not committing any crime. Unless his truck is illegally parked, but that's not in question here I believe.

Even simple things can be much more complex than the cop shows on TV depict.

Btw your CA version of entering a dwelling is the anti FL version of Castle Doctrine/Stand your Ground laws.

In CA, under your scenario, the perp probably gets a Swiss cheese sandwich from the State..... In FL, under same scenario, the perp becomes a Swiss cheese sandwich ...:1rotfl:

[ElDiabloJoe]

Btw your CA version of entering a dwelling is the anti FL version of Castle Doctrine/Stand your Ground laws.

In CA, under your scenario, the perp probably gets a Swiss cheese sandwich from the State..... In FL, under same scenario, the perp becomes a Swiss cheese sandwich ...:1rotfl:

Castle Doctrine / Stand Your Ground laws still require the lawful occupant to be in fear for their lives to the degree that the hypothetical "reasonable man" (i.e. - judge or jury) would agree a lawful occupant's life was in imminent (immediate) peril, great bodily harm, or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony (i.e. rape) and that deadly force was the only option remaining. If the suspect is just refusing to leave (or unlawfully flying his drone), Castle Doctrine will not justify deadly force.

By the way, good luck getting 12 rocks in a box (jurors) to agree on what is reasonable or not. You willing to put your freedom at risk having no idea what they or a Soros-approved jurist would consider "reasonable?"

I know a very well educated (Chicago law school) and very bright woman who believes that due to the punishments and added stress to life that being caught committing a crime would bring, a person would be crazy to commit a serious crime. And, of course, being crazy enough to do that would mean they could not be found guilty due to their insanity. No lie, I've argued with this person enough to know they truly believe that.

Look, I'm not arguing for a suspect's rights by any means - in fact I believe they should have very few, I'm just showing how black/white statements are actually very very gray in the criminal justice world and blanket statements rarely apply.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Castle Doctrine / Stand Your Ground laws still require the lawful occupant to be in fear for their lives to the degree that the hypothetical "reasonable man" (i.e. - judge or jury) would agree a lawful occupant's life was in imminent (immediate) peril, great bodily harm, or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony (i.e. rape) and that deadly force was the only option remaining. If the suspect is just refusing to leave (or unlawfully flying his drone), Castle Doctrine will not justify deadly force.

By the way, good luck getting 12 rocks in a box (jurors) to agree on what is reasonable or not. You willing to put your freedom at risk having no idea what they or a Soros-approved jurist would consider "reasonable?"

I know a very well educated (Chicago law school) and very bright woman who believes that due to the punishments and added stress to life that being caught committing a crime would bring, a person would be crazy to commit a serious crime. And, of course, being crazy enough to do that would mean they could not be found guilty due to their insanity. No lie, I've argued with this person enough to know they truly believe that.

Look, I'm not arguing for a suspect's rights by any means - in fact I believe they should have very few, I'm just showing how black/white statements are actually very very gray in the criminal justice world and blanket statements rarely apply.

There are some decent threads on this in ToTV archives. Not saying your premise is wrong....just saying I like my chances with my ‘box of rocks’ in FL vs yours (anybody’s) in CA

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I do not know enough about the nut in question's activities to defend him, however my understanding of trespassing is that there are two elements to that crime.

The first element that must be met is that a person must be in a place which they have no legal authority to be. The second element is that they must be asked to leave by someone with control or authority over that place and refuse to leave. Both elements must be present in order for a crime to occur.

For example (this actually happened to someone I know in California):

If someone breaks into your home, steals nothing, and leaves when confronted and demanded to get out, you have no crime. Burglary requires entering a four-sided structure with the intent to commit petty theft or any felony. Without the intent you got no crime. Same with the trespassing.

If the nut is standing somewhere he is allowed to be (or somewhere he is not but no one in authority has demanded he leave), and flying in airspace that is not restricted by the FAA, then he is not committing any crime. Unless his truck is illegally parked, but that's not in question here I believe.

Even simple things can be much more complex than the cop shows on TV depict.

That would be incorrect. "Breaking and entering" is a crime in and of itself.

[ElDiabloJoe]

That would be incorrect. "Breaking and entering" is a crime in and of itself.

Depends on the jurisdiction. California has no such law. The applicable penal code is 459 - Burglary. In fact, using the magic search engine on "Breaking and Entering Florida" brings up this tidbit synopsis from the Roelke Law Firm in Jacksonville, FL:

"Breaking and entering is not a separate offense in Florida, but a commonplace term for acts of burglary that don't result in the commission of another offense. Technically, when you are facing a breaking and entering charge in Duval County or elsewhere in Florida, you are facing a burglary charge as defined in Fla."

According to Goldman Wetzel law firm in the Tampa area, burglary in Florida has similar elements to California's law:

"In Florida, the elements of burglary include entering a property and the intention to commit a crime there. In other words, a burglary offense occurs as soon as the offender enters a home, building or conveyance without permission and with the intent to commit a crime."

So again, just being in the house without any intent (which you would have to prove and/or demonstrate) is not burglary. If they suspect was inside and took a bottle of water from the fridge - yes, you have a burglary because you can prove the intent by the actual theft of the water. If the suspect breaks inside and falls asleep on the couch, you do not have a burglary, or trespassing, or any felony.

Breaking and entering is often not an actual crime, but is conflated or shorthand for "Burglary."

Robbery is also often conflated with burglary. People will say the store got robbed, or the bank was robbed, or my house got robbed. In fact, a place cannot get robbed. Robbery requires an actual person victim. The definition is usually something along the lines of: Robbery - the taking of property from on or about a person by the means of force or fear. You gotta have both, the taking from a person and the force/fear. A house cannot be in fear, and a house is not a person therefore houses are burglarized and people are robbed.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Depends on the jurisdiction. California has no such law. The applicable penal code is 459 - Burglary. In fact, using the magic search engine on "Breaking and Entering Florida" brings up this tidbit synopsis from the Roelke Law Firm in Jacksonville, FL:

"Breaking and entering is not a separate offense in Florida, but a commonplace term for acts of burglary that don't result in the commission of another offense. Technically, when you are facing a breaking and entering charge in Duval County or elsewhere in Florida, you are facing a burglary charge as defined in Fla."

According to Goldman Wetzel law firm in the Tampa area, burglary in Florida has similar elements to California's law:

"In Florida, the elements of burglary include entering a property and the intention to commit a crime there. In other words, a burglary offense occurs as soon as the offender enters a home, building or conveyance without permission and with the intent to commit a crime."

So again, just being in the house without any intent (which you would have to prove and/or demonstrate) is not burglary. If they suspect was inside and took a bottle of water from the fridge - yes, you have a burglary because you can prove the intent by the actual theft of the water. If the suspect breaks inside and falls asleep on the couch, you do not have a burglary, or trespassing, or any felony.

Breaking and entering is often not an actual crime, but is conflated or shorthand for "Burglary."

Robbery is also often conflated with burglary. People will say the store got robbed, or the bank was robbed, or my house got robbed. In fact, a place cannot get robbed. Robbery requires an actual person victim. The definition is usually something along the lines of: Robbery - the taking of property from on or about a person by the means of force or fear. You gotta have both, the taking from a person and the force/fear. A house cannot be in fear, and a house is not a person therefore houses are burglarized and people are robbed.

And none of this has anything to do with riding a bicycle down a path in a construction zone that has a sign saying NO TRESPASSING, or drones flying OVER construction zones, without actually being ON/IN them.

None of it has anything to do with riding past stop signs without even slowing down.

[Mookie55]

I'm confused. Am I criminal because I don't follow the letter of the law? Do you stop at every stop sign you come to?What if you have clear sight in every direction and there's no one in sight?Do you stop, count to 3 and then proceed? You say I'm not even slowing down. Not sure how you can say that? I was out at a time where hardly anyone was out on the roads. Believe me I know that I lose if in a collision with a vehicle and I don't have a death wish