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Chi33 01-27-2019 04:13 PM

Fenney Question
 
Can you all hear the prison PA sometimes? I'm wondering because the homes are built nice (golf cart garages) but if PA thing is real I am happy at the place I am.

CWGUY 01-27-2019 04:56 PM

:popcorn: I'm thinking someone is going to say YES and someone is going to say NO. Then what do you do?
We never bought a house we didn't spend some time near.... looking and listening. I would drag my fanny to Fenney and see for myself.

There use to be a person on this site that had a big beautiful house up in the Marion Co. section and the train noise drove him out. I always wondered how much research he did before buying. :ho:

MSchad 01-27-2019 04:58 PM

Seriously!?

vintageogauge 01-27-2019 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1619724)
:popcorn: I'm thinking someone is going to say YES and someone is going to say NO. Then what do you do?
We never bought a house we didn't spend some time near.... looking and listening. I would drag my fanny to Fenney and see for myself.

There use to be a person on this site that had a big beautiful house up in the Marion Co. section and the train noise drove him out. I always wondered how much research he did before buying. :ho:

Agree, I live in Fenney and won't bother answering your question, it's been on here enough already. Come down and see for yourself. They are selling 6 or 7 homes a day down here and are adding another 350 to Fenney itself so you still have time to buy one if you don't hear the PA system, if you do hear it move on up to Marsh Landing.

Bruce zapolski 01-27-2019 05:33 PM

Great answer

JP 01-27-2019 06:26 PM

Maybe not as bad as my drinking neighbors and their barking dogs.

spring_chicken 01-27-2019 06:31 PM

Some do, some don't. Depends on the location. Due diligence. Do it.

MSchad 01-27-2019 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spring_chicken (Post 1619764)
Some do, some don't. Depends on the location. Due diligence. Do it.

I live in Fenney so really curious as to what location(s)?

spring_chicken 01-27-2019 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MSchad (Post 1619780)
I live in Fenney so really curious as to what location(s)?

Read up on it. People have posted here and the other site that they hear it. I didn't bother asking them for their address.

bagboy 01-27-2019 08:27 PM

I'm curious as to what evidence the online news has to back up their claim that Fenney complaints are "frequent" regarding prison PA announcements. This was a caption under a recent article about Coleman growth.

MSchad 01-27-2019 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by spring_chicken (Post 1619782)
Read up on it. People have posted here and the other site that they hear it. I didn't bother asking them for their address.

Link to thread/post by Fenney resident would suffice.

dewilson58 01-28-2019 06:30 AM

I can hear the 5pm horn in Brownwood.


TV prisoners line-up for food & grab.

Chi33 01-28-2019 07:49 AM

It wasn't as much a yes or no question more than a bothersome question since when you buy a house you usually (usually) do not sleep overnight and I doubt it is part of the sales pitch. And yes, sure there are other threads on website but why do all the legwork when others seem sure to share here in America's Friendliest Hometown.

MPhoto 01-28-2019 07:56 AM

We've lived in McClure for just under three months and spend a lot of time on the lanai. I've heard the PA three times while outside, always very faintly and always briefly. The wind is louder than the PA. It's a complete non-issue with me.

Chi33 01-28-2019 08:04 AM

Photo. Great and honest answer. Those are the answers that matter.

Chi-Town 01-28-2019 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1619823)
I can hear the 5pm horn in Brownwood.


TV prisoners line-up for food & grab.

I thought it was the start of happy hour horn. [emoji1635]

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VillageIdiots 01-28-2019 08:51 AM

Lived in Fenney since May of last year. Have yet to hear a PA. Have felt vibrations from the mine blasting about 4 times total in that time and all were less than 1 second. Very happy here.

Two Bills 01-28-2019 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bagboy (Post 1619786)
I'm curious as to what evidence the online news has to back up their claim that Fenney complaints are "frequent" regarding prison PA announcements. This was a caption under a recent article about Coleman growth.

Evidence? Don't need evidence!
The online news site relies on advertising to keep going.
Lots of site traffic can be used to impress prospective advertisers.
Confrontational Letters, Padded headlines, with a little stretching of the facts generate more 'clicks'.


A recent example.
New Yorker receives written warning after cat caught running loose at Water Oak

That headline generates more clicks than;

Stray cat found.

bagboy 01-28-2019 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1619909)
Evidence? Don't need evidence!
The online news site relies on advertising to keep going.
Lots of site traffic can be used to impress prospective advertisers.
Confrontational Letters, Padded headlines, with a little stretching of the facts generate more 'clicks'.


A recent example.
New Yorker receives written warning after cat caught running loose at Water Oak

That headline generates more clicks than;

Stray cat found.


You're right. And a recent article in the online news called Delmar a dangerous street in The Villages, when in fact a driver ran a stop sign at Rio Grande. I think one or many at the online news have some type of ax to grind with the developer, the newspaper, or The Villages in general. I haven't seen very many resident complaints about prison noise, blasting or much of anything else. Fenney seems to make alot of Villagers happy.

Bogie Shooter 01-28-2019 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Chi33 (Post 1619716)
Can you all hear the prison PA sometimes? I'm wondering because the homes are built nice (golf cart garages) but if PA thing is real I am happy at the place I am.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chi33 (Post 1619835)
Is it a sales tool and false or the truth?

Examples of either please.
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All I see lately is angry. Snowbirds, roundabouts, noise... where is the good to balance it and even go over the top.

A pattern seems to be developing...…………...

dewilson58 01-28-2019 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 1619940)
A pattern seems to be developing...…………...






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