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An honest question; just wondering
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TOTV is a VERY small % of folks living in TV. Hardly anyone I meet has ever heard of TOTV.....because they're all out and about.
You'll notice more folks posting during extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, etc. TOTV is not the villages. |
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I think the previous owners sometimes "ghosted" some posts to keep interest flowing, but I am pretty sure we have enough posters who keep things humming here without that happening. And some of us can't sleep well. |
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I can't imagine anyone including those working a full time job that would not have some time set aside to watch television, read a book, engage in a hobby or visit TOTV, etc
So the question seems to imply that this is all a member of TOTV does which of course is not the case. My addictive level is quite low and there is not much I couldn't walk away from.....well except my wife she is addictive:icon_wink: |
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Nowadays the internet is portable.
One could be waiting for a table at a restaurant, and with a smartphone, be on TOTV ( or waiting for a movie to begin, etc) So one could be multitasking and not necessarily tied to a desk to be on TOTV :) |
Here I am sitting in a car (borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring) somewhere north of Atlanta, with an hour's worth of driving left on today's leg of the journey. Yesterday I was stuck at home while some cabinetry was installed. Last Friday new countertops and the plumber kept me at home. A lot of this down time I spent on TOTV, just seeing what's up and if DoubB will say anything funny or Gracie anything interesting.
I like to watch sports in the evening (baseball, football, hockey) and hang on the forum at the same time. I do have a life. It's around here somewhere... |
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If everyone in The Villages is leading such an active "lifestyle" of golf, etc. and all the other wonderful offerings which are provided throughout the community..........WHY is everyone posting on Talk of the Villages from the wee hours of the morning till late at night??? I would think at our age our schedules and routines are pretty well established regardless of where we are located. Besides that this is confidential secret information, :1rotfl: |
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We have lots of folks running around doing everything all the time. And we also have lots of folks (my husband and I included) who enjoy staying home and a few rounds of golf each week. So obviously one lifestyle would allow for more time on TOTV and if that is what a person wishes to do with their retirement - go for it - you earned it.
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NOT everyone is in the Villages full time either - I'm back and forth and like to check in on this site to get my Village fix.. LOL
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I, for one, am full-time and an owner in The Villages. I stop in on TOTV at all different times of the day because I have no set schedule. If I golf at 7am and then a bunch of us go to breakfast, then shower and change and go to mah-jong in the afternoon in the neighborhood then I'll probably be in that night on the computer, reading or watching TV. Other days go to a movie in the afternoon when it's hot or shop then when it cools go down the square and listen to music, have an ice cream from Ambrosia. Yesterday stayed in, did laundry and housework and read, computer then at night went to rec center and played Pub Trivia with some neighbors. We're retired we can do as little or as much as we want. Don't forget most everything closes at 9pm.
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Those persons posting on TOTV are a very small portion of the population of The Villages. We are only the persons who have an interest in this form of social media or an interest in discussions about the community. My time on this site is only a small portion of my total time. I think this is pretty normal. It's a good and honest question.
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Some people post on TOTV hundreds, possibly thousands of times, but once they move here they never or rarely post again. The same thing happened when the political forum got shut down. Some of those posters were on here day and night, but now never post.
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Watching/reading TOTV is a break from packing boxes.
Throwing things out, donating to charities, recycling, etc. An excuse to procrastinate. We will make the move sometime in Oct, almost a year after we made settlement and the warrantees run out. |
I do not golf and admittedly have a lot of free time on my hands which I hope is spent doing worthwhile things like posting on TOTV, helping family members, shopping, going to movies, walking the dog, doing my victim/survivor advocacy stuff, writing FunTrivia quizzes after researching them, doing FunTrivia, reading, watching DVDs, watching TV shows, etc.
I feel I am in a very unusual position and in no way reflect the people you would often find out and about in the Villages even though at the Villages' pools, for instance, there seems just as much socializing as on TOTV. Some people are just more comfortable visiting through avenues like TOTV, Facebook, etc. |
We are not all retired. I have to have something to do while I'm at my desk all day.
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I love TOTV but on the other hand, never ever went into facebk I love ths forum not only for the entertainment but also the wonderful recommendations we have gotten here. |
I got up this morning, and checked Facebook, TOTV and a couple of other sites I am on while I drank my tea. I shaved showered and all that and went to a guitar club. I got home and made lunch for my wife who was coming home at 1:00. While waiting for her, I checked into the sites once again and caught up on the news.
When she got home we ate and I worked a bit in the yard. I came in a practice music for a bit then prepared for a club meeting that I have in the morning. I watched a bit of the golf tournament, checked in on TOTV, FB and the others again. I then made dinner. We just out and are going out for a drive. (My wife is learning to drive). I have to be home so that I can play in my pool league at 7:00. |
Actually, it took me a while to realize it but there are some TOTVers who don't even live here. They would like to live here and they live vicariously through the site. So for sure those people aren't out golfing or doing the endless clubs available.
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I am not a TV resident. At least not until my long term rental starts in April.
I READ TOTV to find information to decide on a course of action. Purchase a home or not. I have learned facts concerning homeowners insurance, medical facilities and doctors, new builds such as Fruitland Park, crime, etc. I POST on TOTV in search of answers to specific questions/issues that concern me because those issues will influence my decision. I have been to TV twice before. The first time to experience the residents. The second to understand the system. On my second visit I attended the CDD orientation. The speaker asked each attendee what village they lived in. When I said Harwood he was puzzled. When I told him I lived in Maryland he blurted out "due diligence." I just smiled. |
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I really don't like to watch tv, as much as listen to it in the background, so I come on here to see what's doing on in the Villages. I love Ancestry.com. I have been doing that for about 2 years. I have traced my husbands family back to the 1500's in the US and my family back to the 1700s. Its very interesting. And addictive! |
Now I'm home from the pool league and I'm checking on here again. Tomorrow, I'll get up drink some tea while I check things on the computer for about and hour. The I go to my Beatles club from 9:00 until noon. Then home for lunch and I'll be on the computer for a bit. Then I do some volunteer work from 2:00 until 5:00. I play in another pool league tomorrow night from 7:00 to 10:00.
So I come on three or four times a day, but I'm not on here all day long. But, if there are 200 members here and each are on for two or three hours a day, then it appears that everyone is on here all day long. |
Sincerely Grateful for TOTV
I'm typing and I can't stop...just moved here 4 months ago. It would have been a lonely and inefficient experience without totv. I had thought I'd come here and connect through doing activities. Truth is establishing friendships with kindreds was the most important thing, and without totv I'd still be at square one.
Networking is the berries and this network rocks. Thanks TOTV community for these:
I'm ready to start more activities and have invited my burgeoning new neighborhood to see my house tomorrow followed by a singles home party elsewhere. Saturday--going to the UF/TN game with a single friend I met on TOTV. NONE of which would have happened without TOTV. |
I think the frequent usage here has to do with the portability of our computers.
Many, if not most, people here in TV have laptops, iPads and iPhones, making it easy to have the computer/device at your fingertips while doing other things around the house....like laundry, cooking, watching some t.v., etc. I wouldn't want to go into the office and sit at a desktop computer, which is confining. Often, my laptop or iPad are on the kitchen counter and I take a look here as I walk by while doing other things. |
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I hear about all the activities yet it seems many of the people talking about the activities are on here so much you wonder if they participate or just talk about them. But then everyone has preferences on what they want to do and some may just prefer to spend a lot of time on here. |
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Next week will be ln Thailand. I have posted from Malaysia, Hong Kong Zhuhai and Shanghai among others. As i post this it is 1:40 in the afternoon and just past midnight there. And Yes I am WAY south of 55!! |
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I have what I hope is a related question for you people (who either are or aren't on here all day!): Is there a way to have this site update itself while it's open (like facebook does) so I don't have to close it out and open it back up to see new posts? The reload button doesn't do that for me, so for example, in order for me to see if anyone replies to this, I will have to totally close this entire program and then reopen it? I'm hoping there's something I'm heretofore missing as that would certainly cut down the amount of time I find myself here!
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Actually, my work is two hours away. I do most of my posting on the way home. It gives me something to do while I'm driving.
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Don't make me laugh. I'm driving to work right now.
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