Do you really care?…
 

For those who live north of 44..or north of 466a..or maybe north of 466….do you really care what is being built south of 44.

Are you tired of Don Wiley,s videos? Or those that just moved in south of 44 extolling that they now have found pardise?

Good for them..enjoy your new home and lifestyle.

But, peraonally, i dont care what is being built south of 44…many people north of 44 dont care what is being built a half hour or more drive from them.
Up north..did you care what was being built? Harldy

Enough already..no one cares anymore..TV is just becoming a sprawling suburb

Simple solution. Quit watching Don’s videos. Quit reading threads with topics you’re not interested in. Venture out and try to find something you enjoy. This site just might not be for you.

Yes, I am very interested. Rt 44 is just a road, not an impenetrable barrier. There are two golf cart bridges over it. South of 44 is an easily accessible area with activities, rec centers, and businesses that I take advantage of.

Don't care about videos, not the way I learn about the new areas.

I'm looking forward to Middleton Downtown and all of Eastport.

Do I really care?

Of course I do. Aside from the fact that as Villagers we all share access to the same amenities, entertainment, golf, etc. etc., the fact remains that Villagers, once here, move two to three times (I've seen numbers as high as five) WITHIN The Villages. The fact that there may be certain things closer to where I live now, or a village with a different and more preferable vibe, or a style of house that is more attractive, concerns me because if (like most Villagers apparently) I DO move to another location in The Villages, I want to know that I share the same access even if another location in the South is more attractive to me.

We play golf once a month in or near SS. Meet great people, (2 WW guys) who have been here for many years. You know the story where do you live? Many know of LSL, but only went once, most have no idea where Havana is, or courses between the 6’s, and Brownwood can be “what’s that”

We rented in 2007 near LSL, buying first house in LSL. Each time we came to TV we were excited and in awe of new building, villages, and town squares. Fourth house and S of 44, we are still excited for all things that one can experience for many years to come.

My parents however still find the new build in TV very interesting, but in their late eighties, don’t venture out on their own without someone. So maybe age, or lack of ability to find new areas hamper them from seeking out new experiences in TV, or care that they really don’t have the ability to adventure too far from home.

As far as watching videos or podcasts, we do, as does our kids, and grands about all things new in TV. My parents not so much.

I absolutely still care. Just because it's on the other side of the road doesn't mean I should cease to care. It's still my community. When I lived in Connecticut, I cared about the town I lived in. And my town was a lot bigger than The Villages. I had a financial interest in its success, I had a vested interest in knowing if/where crimes are being committed. I had an interest in knowing what events and activities were available. I cared if a snowstorm had caused damage to roofs of fellow citizens. I had friends and co-workers who lived all around the town, so of course I cared if their neighborhood was flooded, or a fire had ripped through their garage, or if the electricity was out where we worked on the other side of town.

Why would you NOT care? Of all the possible places we could have moved to, the idea of moving to a place that was NOT an actual community, never made it to the "great ideas" list. This is a community. It's enormous, and it keeps growing, but it's still a community.

To me, it's no different from asking if I care about the person sitting next to me in the pew if I went to church. I don't have to know them, to care about them.

I live much further north than average. While I don’t care a great deal about what is being built, I do care very much about what’s not being built, which is enough of both Executive and Championship golf. The lack of adequate golf per capita (I’m not talking about pitch and putts and putting courses) in the newer areas is causing the northern courses to become more crowded than ever before. The results of that include increased difficulty getting good t times during busy season (especially the Executives) as well as the extra stress taking its toll on the courses conditions. That being said, I can think of at least three things that have been built in the newer areas that I like. We enjoy periodically visiting Edna’s for a bite and some live entertainment while sitting under the beautiful live oaks. We also periodically enjoy trailering our bicycles down south to ride on the pathways that don’t allow golf carts. But unequivocally, what I like the most is that the new high school finally has its own swimming pool so they no longer invade Laurel Manor and take up lots of valuable lap swimming time at the expense of amenity fee paying residents.

Wow, I must have missed the election when you were chosen as arbiter of who cares about what.

:boom:

What a shame that people spend so much of their retirement finding things to be unhappy about.

Nope. I occasionally got to brownwood for Dr. Appointment other than that about furthest south I get nowadays.

In TV since early 2006. We have seen a lot of building in the last 18 years. The Developer has done good. We have less interest in what is going on south of 44 but still remain curious rather than “really care” because that is just who we are so to speak. Like some we are on our third house in TV. We have been married much longer than most but not to a particular house. To each their own.

Yes, I do care. It’s nice to know the developer continues to be involved. I went south off 44 once 3 years ago. That was good. I still remember it. I find no need to do it again.

We do and often visit the amenities south of 44.

I don't really care, and I've only watched a couple of Don Wiley's videos, mostly because they are too long and I am not a map-oriented person. I wouldn't complain about them, though. I just don't watch them.

Just, wow! The things we have to worry about.