It's not just here....
 

We keep seeing posts giving negative comments here re: drivers, round-abouts, signs, restaurants, health-care etc. regarding The Villages and surrounding areas. I belong to social media sites from the areas we lived before moving here (up north). One could insert those "there's" to "here" and vice-versa. There aren't any perfect places to live and wherever we are, it's what we make it. You either have a glass half full or half empty.
It's the season of supposedly "good will". I wonder how many could use an attitude re-adjustment??!! Let's end the year with some positive thoughts and take them into 2023.

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Stay off Social Media or learn to ignore the noise.

I Agree, if your living in The Villages and complaining about petty stuff wake up. The Villages is a GREAT PLACE to live. Have you lived here so long that you forgot where and why you moved here? I hope one day I will live here full time. Right now I own and I am a snowbird. The high cost of living, the traffic, the litter, and the unfriendly people in the Northeast is something to complain about. I laugh when I here Villagers complain about traffic. Be Happy, Be Grateful, Stop complaining and have a Happy New Year.

Bah Humbug

I totally agree!

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A "SERENITY NOW" thread in honor of Festivus. Thank you!!

True.

But threads about church food donations to Venezuelan children or the best way to prune an azalea bush just don't get much attention.

Just like on any social media or even letters to the editors , there is always a small core of people that are very negative , the majority of people are usually happy with there surrounding. Personally I love the real negative people on TOV , sometimes there just to funny and sometimes there just unbelievable, but they are always entertaining, so here’s to more negativity it’ll brighten my day a little knowing how lucky I am to be here in the villages or anywhere else I may be and happy in my surroundings

People complain. Its human nature..

Mom used to say "you'd b!tch if you were hung with a new rope".

Never quite figured out what she meant by that...

Totally agree, it is a human trait for many (maybe too many ), but could be some people here, are no different than they were "there", LOL ! In our case, we occasionally grumble, especially on a night like tonight (and tomorrow ?) when the temps drop like a rock, but then we catch ourselves and remember WHY we moved from the "south" of Florida: Affordable golf, affordable cost of living, no I-95 traffic to fight just to get to a grocery or mall ! Worth a few cold nights per year... but, have to say, many GOOD things have changed for the worst over the years here, but that's anywhere as commenter pointed out ! Personally I believe people who are habitually (not occasionally) negative and complaining, have other issues going on in their lives. On the other hand, I'll probably never stop complaining about how some people treat golf courses here... LOL ! I can honestly say never have I observed the kinds of deliberate (and expensive !) destruction (driving ON a green, not "near" it ?) that goes on here... okay, Festivas grievance for the year... God Bless All !

some people will complain about every little thing. No, living here is not perfect, but it beats anywhere else in my opinion

I think it's good to read up on things to keep with the current situations. You can learn some things checking these threads. But if it gets too negative just take a break. There are complainers and negative opinions everywhere, along with the positives. Some of the complaints here are not even issues that I have to deal with. Everyone has a different experience. Don't let a few bad apples get you down.

Where I used to live one would think it's a terrible place based on some negative reviews. I thought it was mostly great in the years I lived there. I grew up in Hawaii, lived in Colorado Springs and Vegas and just recently moved here. I would rather be here than those places, yes even Hawaii. My only complaints here so far is some stores that I like are not 5-10 minutes away, and I have to deal with seeing a little bit more bugs than I was used to. But to me those are not enough to not want to live here. Good far outweighs the bad so far.

A lot of the problems brought up here can be problems anywhere. There are bad drivers and negative people in every state. Yes even Hawaii. Two keys to happiness anywhere are to be alert for the bad drivers and avoid the negative people.

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we lived in TV for 12 years and moved....all we say now is "it's not like the Villages.

I disagree. You tell it like it is, the villages aren’t perfect but damn good. So if something’s wrong state it, don’t cover it up.
A few short years ago the villages health system was rated dead last and it really concerned us to not move here. After people complained and maybe other things happened, they were bought out and the system has gotten much better. Not perfect but night and day better.
If you have a problem with your car, do you bring it up to the dealer to fix? Of course you do. If it’s a persistent problem, do you bring it up to the state for lemon law? Of course you do. If you had a kid that died along with 50 others due to a manufacture design problem, you bring it up to the state and possibly to a class action lawsuit so you can get the manufacturer to stop making them or redesign them to be safer.
Not everything is perfect and you can’t make everything perfect, but you can make it better for health and safety reasons

If not for the light there would be no shadow
 

Using wisdom and due diligence is is more precious than pearls when looking for a retirement community

Nothing comes close!

Colorado
 

Florida is only a place to winter over!

IU agree. I've lived in several places and the one thing that's consistent is complaints about how bad the drivers are in where ever I lived.

Hysterical
Thanks for the laugh

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I think a lot of it has to do with the election season. Month upon month we are bombarded with negative hateful advertising. It must rub off and infiltrate other aspects of life.

Seek peace & "Serenity Now!"

Best advice yet.
Social media is running wild in people's brains and 90% is all negative.

So OP looking for utopia, everyone happy no matter what the day brings. I never believed in the Stepford Wives neighborhood.

Even Disney is not always magical.

Many send warnings on businesses in TOTV, and I greatly appreciate the heads up.
So OP, maybe we should just ignore some issues, and just be quiet about a neighbor who was taken advantage of, in the 2023 year, for that attitude adjustment you seek.

New ropes (back when they were still hanging people) were very scratchy and took a while to "break in" and become smooth...

Hence, even though you were about to be "hanged by the neck until dead", you would complain about the "scratchy rope"...

Thought provoking.
Thank you for your service.

Sub Par Health Care is not a little thing!!!!
 

I chose to live in the Villages and enjoy many wonderful activities. However, that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see better health care. I have to go to Mayo or Shands to get good health care. I have a physician at the Villages health care but he is never available and I always get scheduled to see a physician's assistant who has less education than a vet. I have been misdiagnosed, given the wrong medicine, the wrong tests have been ordered and this has happened to my husband as well as horrible stories my neighbors have told me. My one neighbor had melanoma on her foot which was diagnosed as worn foot pads and sent to physical therapy. By the time it was correctly diagnosed (not at the villages) she ended up at Moffitt getting treatment for Melanoma stage 3. I could fill up this website with problems my friends and I have had at The Villages health care. I am not being overly negative. There are many wonderful things to enjoy here. I chose to live here because I can play water volleyball each day which I love. But I really wish they would do something about the health care. At some point when I can't drive or get to places with good health care I probably will have to move. It is not all rainbows and sunshine. And taking a realistic approach toward buying a home here is important. Make a list of pluses and minuses - on the minuses ask yourself if you can compromise. I do by keeping a doctor here, having a primary care at Shands and going to Mayo when needed. As an example I broke a finger and the ligament separated. I went to a hand specialist at Shands every week to 10 days, got the treatment I needed and my finger works perfectly with no pain at this point. Would I want to live close to Shands, NO. I can get there if needed but for the day to day I love my activities and where I live.

Positive attitude
 

One thing about the villages, lots of complainers. My guess is they have complained where they’came from. Just like pigeons you don’t notice them till there’s a bunch poo**** on your parade.

Well, yeah...

I mean, who wouldn't?

I did! Still have the rash. 💀

A REALIST. I've been called worse. Negative comments? Some are actually trying to help. Some have such a low opinion of themselves that they need to put other down to build themselves up. Try as you might you will not change people. I try to learn from everyone. Sometimes the lesson is not to be like them.

For what it is worth, I saw a survey that stated that Florida drivers ARE among the worst in the nation. For all. You cannot control what others do. You can control what you do.

Has been posted several times. Mom was surely a pistol. You remembered it.

REALITY, people with any brains were nice to the executioner. The professional hangman was a skilled tradesman. There were charts for required drop based on the person's weight and how athletic they were. Posters here might but, it was not wise to object to a new or old rope.