Originally Posted by k2at (Post 272095)

Somebody told me the earth is flat!

Originally Posted by gonefromkent (Post 272092)

iandwk,
Those are NOT rumors. I personally know that all the homes east of the Brooklyn Bridge and south of 466a are charged $50.00 per outlet. Unless, it's 220v outlet then it's double.
As for the STD's, it depends upon the time of day you want to try getting an STD. Any time before 5pm is like happy hour and you can get two diseases for the price of one. After 5pm you're on your own and good luck with it.
I hope this has cleared up any concerns you might have about these very important topics....

Originally Posted by Retired2 (Post 272127)

Hmm....perhaps the real blame belongs to Viagra!

Originally Posted by Rob Stevens (Post 272114)

Actually the STD story is rooted in fact. The link from Foxnews: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482785,00.html
The original link from the NY Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...iWexuTKNixQhvO

Originally Posted by iandwk (Post 272089)

I heard a new rumor about TV yesterday. My wife and were told that when one buys a home in TV, one is charged $50 for each electrical outlet on the home by the owners of TV. The lady who repeated this had no idea if this was monthly, annually, or a one time charge. She only knew that the person who told her was telling her the truth because she wouldn't lie about a thing like that.

My wife and I were also told by a friend who lives in Florida that there is a lot of promiscuity among folks who live here and we should avoid TV because of all the loose morals of the people here and all the STD's they spread. I envisoned people driving around on their golf carts with a bag of diseases spreading them like grass seed. Funny what people will believe.

In spite of all the negative things we heard, we are here and here to stay.

Bring on all the jealous rumors. I find them rather amusing.

What kind of rumors have the rest of you heard?

Originally Posted by Rob Stevens (Post 272114)

Actually the STD story is rooted in fact. The link from Foxnews: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482785,00.html
The original link from the NY Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...iWexuTKNixQhvO

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 272153)

I guess anyone can write anything if it sells papers.

LADY LAKE, Fla. - It's 11 p.m. at the Bourbon Street Bar, and Roselyn's gyrating her hips to the blues band, Sue's sipping a cocktail and flirting with her new boyfriend, and Alan is scanning the crowd for cute girls.

"See those two?" a buxom blonde asks, pointing to an elegant couple at the bar. "They were caught having sex in their golf cart a few weeks ago. It happens a lot!" (This is one person's opinion....never even heard a rumor of this activity)Welcome to ground zero for geriatrics who are seriously getting it on.

It's a Thursday night at one of a half-dozen hot spots at the 20,000-acre Central Florida complex called The Villages, the largest gated retirement community in America - and one of the most popular destinations for New Yorkers in their golden years - where the female-to-male ratio runs 10 to 1. (What is this ratio based on?)
It's a widower's paradise, and the word on the street is that there's a big black market for Viagra. (Have never seen or heard of anyone buying out of a car trunk)
Though The Villages - which spans three counties with 40,000 homes and more than 70,000 residents - boasts 34 golf courses, nine country clubs, two downtown squares and a slew of restaurants and bars, getting lucky is one of the residents' primary pastimes. ( ...getting lucky....just another of the writers' opinions, as she implys all residents are involved.)
The huge complex began growing rapidly in the mid-1990s, and reported cases of gonorrhea rocketed from 152 to 245, of syphilis rose from 17 to 33, and of chlamydia from 52 to 115 among those 55 and older in Florida from 1995 to 2005. (This reads like a Florida statistic not for The Villages)

The state's sexually transmitted disease rate among those over 65 is one of the fastest growing in the country, one report claims. (So?)

In 2006, a local gynecologist reported that she treated more cases of herpes and human papillomavirus at The Villages than she did when she worked in Miami. (This doctor recanted those reports)
"I get offers for sex all the time," brags Dave, 70, who, like others who spoke about their sexually active set, asked that his real name not be used, "especially by women in their 70s. They say, 'Are you busy tonight? I'll show you a good time.' "

One overly charming lady-killer known as "Mr. Midnight" boasted of one of his conquests last year: "Absolutely beautiful. I've had her a few times. She comes over, takes a shower, jumps in bed, and then gets dressed and leaves. She's simply the best."

His story was told by Andrew Blechman, author of "Leisureville," about communities like The Villages. ( Its a known fact Blechman was never in The Villages)
"There is lots of romance around here," said Jean, a 63-year-old retired teacher. "But most of the men want a one-night meaningful relationship."

Her friend Louise agrees.

"A lot of the men down here are cheaper than heck," she says, "and a lot of the women are extremely brazen. Some girls will go into the parking lot with a man and come back a half-hour later like nothing happened!"

"We've had some of those complaints," said a laughing Lt. Laurie Davis of the Lady Lake Police Department, ticking off other offenses, like drunken driving in golf carts, illegal drug use, and bar fights. (....some of those complaints...what does this mean?)
"Whatever you know about 20-year-olds, it's the same with seniors," said Roselyn Shelley, 68, a divorced former dancer.

Sue Rice, a blonde who will only admit to being over 60 but who looks to be about 80 and dances like she's 14, has hooked up with Larry Tucker, an ex-banker about a decade her junior.

Tucker sports a gold charm around his neck that reads, "Bankers do it with interest."

"Feel this," Rice says, bouncing up from her bar stool and pinching her slim waist. "My body is the same as it was in high school! He can't keep up with me!"

According to Alan, a swarthy 62-year-old, there's a thriving black market for little blue Viagra pills.

"I did it once," he said. "I paid 12 bucks for a single pill."

Local cops just try to keep up.

"You see two 70-year-olds with canes fighting over a woman and you think, 'Oh, jeez,' " Lt. Davis said.


*Some names have been changed.

stefanie.cohen@nypost.com

Originally Posted by Pturner (Post 272165)

Bogie, I agree that the New York Post piece is full of hype and unsubstantiated drivel. But I question your statement, "Its a known fact Blechman was never in The Villages."

How could this be a known fact? By whom? I'm not defending the book-- I found it entertaining but silly-- just asking how you could possibly know for a fact he was never in TV? :confused:

Originally Posted by SABRMnLgs (Post 272318)

What is a Standard Tracking Device used for? I prefer my G.P.S. Gets me from point A to point B just fine.

Originally Posted by Pturner (Post 272322)

No silly. People here on on Salt Tablet Diets.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 272332)

P?:angel::angel:

Is that the tablet that inhibits sexual desire?

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 272289)

than 1% of the population.
There is also a rumor that before you close on your house in TV you have to show documented proof you have had the Northern air in your tires removed and completely replaced with authorized FL only air. If not then no closing.

btk

Originally Posted by askcarl (Post 272590)

ya know...... I just love when techno capable peeps (those that can find and post on a website. this one) can't do something as simple as a Google search.


As concerns STDs and TV. All three counties where TV resides account for less than 3% of ALL STDs in the most recently posted data from the State of Florida.

Ref: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_c...s/florida.html

Total for Lake/Marion/Sumter counties for 2008: 2879
Total for the State of Florida for 2008:96,957

Gees... The whole state of Florida didn't even make the Top Ten List.

http://www.avert.org/std-statistics-america.htm

WOW!!!! Don't shake hands or lick any toilet seats. Rampant in little Ol' TV.

The articles were written to slap a response. A stereotypical put down of a place of which these authors know nothing.

Can we give it a rest?

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 272607)

Where's the fun in that?:angel:

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 272607)

Where's the fun in that?:angel:

Originally Posted by Rob Stevens (Post 272114)

Actually the STD story is rooted in fact. The link from Foxnews: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482785,00.html
The original link from the NY Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...iWexuTKNixQhvO

Originally Posted by Pats2010 (Post 272610)

I'm with you. Party Poopers make me ornery.:22yikes:

Originally Posted by askcarl (Post 272590)

ya know...... I just love when techno capable peeps (those that can find and post on a website. this one) can't do something as simple as a Google search.


As concerns STDs and TV. All three counties where TV resides account for less than 3% of ALL STDs in the most recently posted data from the State of Florida.

Ref: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_c...s/florida.html

Total for Lake/Marion/Sumter counties for 2008: 2879
Total for the State of Florida for 2008:96,957

Gees... The whole state of Florida didn't even make the Top Ten List.

http://www.avert.org/std-statistics-america.htm

WOW!!!! Don't shake hands or lick any toilet seats. Rampant in little Ol' TV.

The articles were written to slap a response. A stereotypical put down of a place of which these authors know nothing.

Can we give it a rest?

Originally Posted by Vinny (Post 272614)

Too many people accept everything they read as fact plus we seem to live in an age where if you believe something it must be true.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 272652)

I don't think many people who live here think that these rumors about all this STD transmission is true.

But I for one kind of enjoy thinking that those outside the bubble think that this is a rip roarin' place. It beats the heck out of people thinking we are all walking around with walkers and rocking on the porch. Although both are wrong, there may be a few doing both and maybe at the same time...

As PTurner says "I wouldn't know".:angel::angel:

Originally Posted by Pturner (Post 272609)

Where indeed!

Say... I heard a rumor that STD's (Swimming Trunks and Dress) will be optional at one of the neighborhood pools in TV tomorrow from 9-11 a.m. :angel:

Originally Posted by iandwk (Post 272089)

I heard a new rumor about TV yesterday. My wife and were told that when one buys a home in TV, one is charged $50 for each electrical outlet on the home by the owners of TV. The lady who repeated this had no idea if this was monthly, annually, or a one time charge. She only knew that the person who told her was telling her the truth because she wouldn't lie about a thing like that......

What kind of rumors have the rest of you heard?

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston (Post 272742)

Ummm, I'm busy.