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TOTV Specialist 09-19-2018 01:43 PM

Advice for new villagers
 
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know? Any do's or don'ts?

graciegirl 09-19-2018 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TOTV Specialist (Post 1582690)
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know? Any do's or don'ts?

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Investment Painting Contractors 09-19-2018 04:11 PM

Advice
 
Mary and I came for a Lifestyle Visit. Then came back and rented for a month. Looked at all the areas around the Villages i.e. Mount Dora, Ocala, Clermont, Leesburg, Eustis, Tavares etc. All of which have good Restaurants and community theater. Check out all of the Villages amenities such as the Sharon and the Black Box. The rec centers and the squares have entertainment. Every Religion and Food choice are represented. Lets not FORGET GOLF. And last but not least THE PEOPLE. Len & Mary HAPPY VILLAGERS since 2007. I forgot about the Airport van nd the Cruise connection which we use often. Now I think I'm done

CWGUY 09-19-2018 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TOTV Specialist (Post 1582690)
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know? Any do's or don'ts?

:confused: What's a TOTV Specialist? Are you part of the Admin. on this site? Or maybe you just like the catchy name.

:icon_wink: If you are a TOTV Specialist ...... you should know the answer to your question. Am I missing something? :ho:

redwitch 09-19-2018 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1582753)
:confused: What's a TOTV Specialist? Are you part of the Admin. on this site? Or maybe you just like the catchy name.

:icon_wink: If you are a TOTV Specialist ...... you should know the answer to your question. Am I missing something? :ho:


Says Administrator under name. Maybe getting ready to create a new book?

Investment Painting Contractors 09-19-2018 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1582753)
:confused: What's a TOTV Specialist? Are you part of the Admin. on this site? Or maybe you just like the catchy name.

:icon_wink: If you are a TOTV Specialist ...... you should know the answer to your question. Am I missing something? :ho:

totv is not owned or operated by the Villages I think they are trying to start to start a new conversation. like Red Witch said Len

Kahuna32162 09-19-2018 05:04 PM

Never, ever, ever sign a contract and pay in advance...i.e. Service Smart.

npwalters 09-19-2018 06:31 PM

Ignore about half of what you read on TOTV. Take the rest of it with a grain of salt. There is some good info here if you persist.

PennBF 09-20-2018 07:57 AM

Ideas
 
Yep, rent for a month or so first and always remember:
LOCATION, LOCATION,LOCATION:ho:

NotGolfer 09-20-2018 03:45 PM

:highfive::agree:

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Originally Posted by npwalters (Post 1582803)
Ignore about half of what you read on TOTV. Take the rest of it with a grain of salt. There is some good info here if you persist.


OrangeBlossomBaby 09-23-2018 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TOTV Specialist (Post 1582690)
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know? Any do's or don'ts?

Remember that regarding this forum: most posters are regulars, know each other either from the forum or personally offline. There are inside jokes, and many of them often post to be amusing and clever even when a new forum member is asking what they believe to be a serious question.

Many of these members seem to be dismissive. And perhaps they are, sometimes. But they aren't intending to be. I've met some of the most lovely, genuinely NICE people here in my visit these past few days, and I'm pretty sure that at least a couple of them are semi-regular posters here.

I think some of them might have been in a financial position that they could afford to be glib about their approach to retirement. And maybe they don't have the same perspective of some of us, who are retired primarily because we're in specialized fields that can hire cheaper, younger, for a longer period of time (and therefore we're sort of forced into retirement before we're eligible for social security or medicare). Some of us have pretty serious concerns, because we simply can't afford to be glib, and we can't afford to make a $250,000 mistake with the rest of our lives.

But these folks here on this Talkofthevillages forum are the real deal, for all their teasing and inside jokes and sugarplum fairy sweetness. And StepfordWifisms. They want us all to love their community as much as they do, and will do whatever they can to make us feel welcome. Even the ones that we think "don't really get us." :) :) :)

tl;dr: the residents of The Villages really ARE as lovely as the ads say they are. They need to remember though, that loveliness doesn't always translate on a text-based forum, and when a newcomer who doesn't live in TV yet is asking a serious question, they're looking for a serious answer - not a thread filled with jokes.

Barefoot 09-23-2018 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TOTV Specialist (Post 1582690)
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know?

I'll provide information re moving to TV, but you go first.
Are you really a TOTV Specialist? How did you get Administrator under your name?

CWGUY 09-23-2018 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Barefoot (Post 1584159)
I'll provide information re moving to TV, but you go first.
Are you really a TOTV Specialist? How did you get Administrator under your name?

:icon_wink: I asked last Wed. The only one who answered was Red. IMHO It's their ball..... they do what they want. I'm thinking maybe trying to improve the numbers.

TOTV Team 09-27-2018 03:31 PM

Hello -

As we have continued to grow we have added additional resources to help support TOTV. This is a new user that will be assisting the users on TOTV.

Best Regards,

TOTV Team

graciegirl 09-27-2018 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by totv team (Post 1585538)
hello -

as we have continued to grow we have added additional resources to help support totv. This is a new user that will be assisting the users on totv.

Best regards,

totv team


How?

CWGUY 09-27-2018 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1585540)
How?

:coolsmiley: That's a good question. :)

My Post 09-27-2018 04:13 PM

To the OP: You will need bathrobes, oils and a mustache.

Barefoot 09-27-2018 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TOTV Team (Post 1585538)
As we have continued to grow we have added additional resources to help support TOTV. This is a new user that will be assisting the users on TOTV. - TOTV Team

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1585540)
How?

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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1585545)
That's a good question.

A really, really good question. :popcorn:

villagetinker 09-28-2018 11:07 AM

Administrator, aka ToTV advisor, I think you need to be more forthcoming with this new service. There is a tremendous amount of information already on this site so the purpose of this new function is not clear. IMHO, a better alternative would be to improve the search function, but I digress.

Bay Kid 09-29-2018 07:21 AM

Get a good nights sleep every night you are here because each day is so full of fun things to do!

ricthemic 10-02-2018 04:05 AM

Most Important
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TOTV Specialist (Post 1582690)
What would you consider to be important or helpful for people considering moving to the Villagers to know? Any do's or don'ts?

IMO:
TV is awesome. For $145 per month there’s no place anywhere that comes close to offering their amenities.
My advice for non Florida residents is to downsize in present home area perhaps for family, friends, culture etc...But most important reason is healthcare. Especially at current age when you need it most. Awesome healthcare where your present doctors are actually from the finest medical schools IN United States.
Then enjoy many months a year in TV.

BK001 10-02-2018 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1585710)
Administrator, aka ToTV advisor, I think you need to be more forthcoming with this new service. There is a tremendous amount of information already on this site so the purpose of this new function is not clear. IMHO, a better alternative would be to improve the search function, but I digress.

VT: I am so happy you mentioned this. As much as I love TOTV, I find the inadequacy of the SEARCH function to be quite frustrating.

graciegirl 10-02-2018 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 1585710)
Administrator, aka ToTV advisor, I think you need to be more forthcoming with this new service. There is a tremendous amount of information already on this site so the purpose of this new function is not clear. IMHO, a better alternative would be to improve the search function, but I digress.

I agree. When I logged on to this Forum this morning I got a banner saying my search was directed to..??? Couldn't read fast enough. Also when posting, another banner that too quickly said, Thank you for posting, and it vanished too quickly to read the rest. Anyone else have these new wrinkles? If so Mr. Expert, WHY???

dewilson58 10-02-2018 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1586659)
I agree. When I logged on to this Forum this morning I got a banner saying my search was directed to..??? Couldn't read fast enough. Also when posting, another banner that too quickly said, Thank you for posting, and it vanished too quickly to read the rest. Anyone else have these new wrinkles? If so Mr. Expert, WHY???

"Your search is in process and you will be taken to the results in a moment. Thank you for your patience."

John_W 10-02-2018 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BK001 (Post 1586602)
VT: I am so happy you mentioned this. As much as I love TOTV, I find the inadequacy of the SEARCH function to be quite frustrating.

Some websites won't allow you to search unless you're a registered user. I found a way around that, and I use it for searches on any website. Go to google, in my case the address bar I can search from google. Type in the name of the message board followed by a colon and then a search term and enter. example

talkofthevillages.com: landscaper

talkofthevillages.com: landscaper - Google Search

My search was a little broad, you can fine tune for better results.


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