Best Thing / Worst Thing About Life In TV
 

On this rather cold day, I am sitting here wondering what my fellow Villagers think is the best thing and the worst thing about living in TV. I am going to avoid giving my opinion, as to not sway others before this thread even gets started.

:popcorn: Oh boy...

Best thing is population from all different backgrounds and quarters of the country, including some international neighbors, makes for very interesting conversations. Worst thing is not enough restaurants yet in southern parts of The Villages, but I’m confident that will imrove as permanent population increases in these areas to support more restaurants.

Best is the people and their generosity of spirit and friendliness. I can’t imagine too many places where someone would let a stranger live in their home while their home was rebuilt after after a fire, but I know that has happened here. We give to each other, to charities, to strangers. We volunteer and donate. We don’t say no when someone needs a helping hand.

Worst is the people and their pettiness and small-mindedness, especially when it comes to politics. I’ve heard people say incredibly rude and unkind things to those who don’t agree with them. NIMBY is, sadly, a way of life here. Many are too quick to condemn and belittle those that are different.

TOTV is a prime example of both. You can see the best of people on main threads, especially Helping Hands. You can see the worst on comments about snowbirds and bad drivers. You can see the absolute worst in the Political Threads.

The best thing about TV is never having to see 4 ft of snow again. The worst thing is missing my grandson.

Other than no Costco & Trader Joes worst thing is this same thread in 300 different incarnations every week. :D I can think of so many BEST things. Too many to list.

Best...low taxes, no cold, no snow

Worst...restaurants, drunks, poor driving habits, stuck out in a bubble, synthetic sameness of all the homes...blah living

Best Thing: actually living here

Worst Thing: Reading about living here on TOTV

The best thing is being here with this wonderful weather and not in KC where it's 8* right now.

The worst thing is the people who complain incessantly about the developer and The Villages but still won't make that decision to move back to the Podunk place they moved from.

Thanks for quoting me, almost verbatim. :BigApplause:

Best thing is most of the people in the Villages; worst is a few of them.

I have found that to be true everywhere though.

What he said!

I'm surprised no one here so far has said the worst thing is the heat and humidity.

Best: The weather, the beauty of this entire community, the good people who live here and appreciate it.
Worst: Those once poorly behaved teenagers who are now poorly behaved retirees living among us.

It’s does not have a windchill of -29 like it is here right now and dropping. I told my dogs it is ok to poop inside today. Just please try to hit the newspaper.