Guy knocks on door
 

I just had a person knock on my door asking if I had a gold cart for sale. He was driving a VW with a strange plate It has a W surrounded by blue and the word FAN at the end.


I dont have a golf cart for sale.

OK, wouldn’t anybody knocking on you’re door that you don’t know be strange? Maybe he got the wrong address?

Could have been a ruse to see if anyone was home.

Was it this plate?
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If so, it isn't strange at all.

I had a strange guy knocking at my door the other day as well. He was asking for donations for a public pool. I gave him a gallon of water.....

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

No, it was on the back of his auto and it was just the letter W inside a square in a field of blue. Then there was another letter and the word fan at the end.

Not when he said He was told there was a golf cart for sale at my address. He then said my address.

Scam either soliciting something or scoping the house to see if anyone’s home to do something worse

Where you missing your wallet prior to the strange man coming to your door?

Or, they could have made an honest mistake. The way the houses are numbered here, I have been known to go to the wrong address. Trust your gut. If it told you, scam, it probably was.

Still waiting for the punch line !!!!!!!!


Here's a couple more:

Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool.

I gave him a glass of water.
I love supporting the community.


I hate those people who knock on your door and tell you you need to get "saved" or you'll "burn"..

Stupid firemen.


(I take no credit for the above "humor".

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I had a gorgeous naked woman knock on my door with a delicious looking casserole dish in her hand and a bottle of red wine under her arm, then I woke up from my dream and had a cup of coffee and a hard boiled egg for breakfast.

If you take this guy seriously which you should, then this is a great reason to have a camera doorbell at your house to record these things and then give them to the police. We all seem to forget that we are easy targets in today's world especially since we think there's no crime here

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A comment above reminded me of an interaction I had a few weeks ago. As I was walking out my driveway a woman walking down the street struck up a conversation with me. We had a pleasant chat for a few minutes and I asked what she was looking for. She said she was looking for house number xxxx where she was supposed to be picking something up.

It only occurred to me later that the number didn't exist on my street. I thought it was an innocent mistake at the time but maybe it wasn't. Maybe looking for house number xxxx was another version of "looking for the golf cart that was for sale" and was just an excuse to be studying the houses in the neighborhood.

I find asking a person approaching me with a BS store like the ones sited above their name and where their from is very revealing. If the stumble with their response their up to no good.

I used to sell raffles as a kid door to door for pop warner football…dollar a piece …six for five…

Sounds like a cubs fan. Big W for Win! Not sure about golf cart.

Not all of us are "easy targets." Many posters right here on this very forum brag about how they have firearms in their homes and aren't afraid to use them. And many other posters don't need firearms, and simply know when to open the door and when to yell through it.

Not all of us have started losing our sensibilities. In fact, most of us are still possessed of them. Very few seniors in The Villages are easy targets. They just get the most press. You don't read articles on the Daily Sun or that online rag or even here about how someone knocked on the door and no one answered it.

We’re coming for our Lifestyle visit and have the usual questions. But haven’t seen one asked about security systems. Do most people have them?

driving rules
 

Sounds like the attitude of the drivers in TV, and their knowledge/understanding of the rules for driving!

Anyone who thinks there’s no crime here is incredibly naive. Look at the news break app or village news. We are have crime all over here and outside of the Fenny area around 301 44 etc ! The drug busts the stealing the police chases. It’s not safer here than other places, it’s just a fact. Wildwood is a perfect example of that.

So out of the 10s of thousands of houses here he is caseing yours? He probably just had the wrong addy. This is a paranoid bunch here.

trust family first, strangers last. . . . yet many operate the other way around because strangers haven't proven themselves evil first. . .

Most people here get their own cameras and ring doorbell. Regardless of the marketing script they tell you it’s not any safer here than anywhere else in central Florida. The costs to live here is much higher than the numbers they give you. Cable here is at least 150- a month lawn 80/100 not including fertilizing, shrub trimming 600- a year food 20-40% higher than most places water 20% higher since the villages paid cash for the water company HVAC averages 125 a month, amenity fees which are 166 a month now for new residents get raised twice a year with taxes, the bond on your house is 20% higher the bond interest rate on your house is at 8% per year. You have to pay 80 a year to get the daily sun newspaper, it’s 8- a month to get access online to book a tee time. To join a club or use a community center for activities fees are charged. The town squares have music and even though they don’t charge to listen it is paid for by the residents through maintenance fees. Nothing is free here because you pay eventually for it one way or another. The sales people here don’t provide potential buyers worth these costs. Their job is to sell you a house and will say anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. Look at other places like Top of the World or even closer to Orlando where you can have access to better shopping and variety. Look all over the place.

Ohiobuckeye
 

Was this guy on drugs! That was a scary question to ask.

You are BAD! :1rotfl::1rotfl:

Let community watch and sheriff’s office know.

Again a thread turns into a rant about The Villages. Sounds like someone should take their own advice.

There is so much incorrect information, it’s not worth posting all of the corrections.

Why are you still here?

:ho::ho::ho:

If it was on the front of the car it is a Cub fan plate. The "W" was popular during the World Series. We have a "W" flag we put out whenever the Cubs win a game. Totally legit plate

Our amenity fees do not pay for music in town squares. The merchants pay for the entertainment.

You don't have to pay for shrub trimming or grass cutting if you choose to do it yourself. You do not have to pay to join clubs unless they ask for annual dues to help defray the cost of when they hire entertainment or provide meals. You do not have to pay to join any of the activities that are offered by the Rec centers such as cards, dominos, chess, etc. Costs here are no worse than you would be paying where you come from.

My view of most issues. Do most people have them? The answer does not matter.
If, you want one you can get one. Is it justified? It is up to you.

Wrong, wrong, and wrong.

It's a sellers' market. Now would be a good time to find a better communtiy.

i don't see very many of those, but a lot of my neighbors have that doorbell/camera thing. there's also an array of dogs, (various sizes) that just wait for a newcomer to walk by so they can set off the other dogs in a barking opus, lol. it gets funny, but we all know when a visitor enters. :icon_wink:

She did and… she is not wrong. And she didn’t list things like power washing the house regularly or painting it due to the climate, roof replacement due to hurricanes and hail more often than up north etc. It’s a good idea to have regular money if you buy in TV. Still, if you can afford it and you like what it has to offer - it’s the best!

It is the Illuminati

The difference between $11,500/yr in taxes "up north" for a similar size home to $1600/yr here cover ALL that stuff and more many times over for me!