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Hello! We are staying here for a lifestyle visit, and I’m wondering if we can watch the television on the screened I. Pool/lanai during Quiet hours? What about smoking in the backyard if we are just talking in a regular voice and not whispering?

Watch TV but neighborhood does not have to hear it.

Smoke to your hearts content.

The Villages close at 9pm. On the dot!

TV on the lanai shouldn’t be a problem.
If you are living next to me and smoking in the back yard, i certainly hope the smoke doesnt blow toward my biardcage/lanai - good way to not make friends.

Careful!! The DB (Decibel Police) start their rounds at 8 PM sharp every evening. They're often disguised as two little old ladies riding around the neighborhoods in golf carts (sometimes even carrying clipboards) but can be easily recognized by the whip antenna on the back of the cart. Their standard is "mourning dove at 10 yards". If you're making sounds in excess of that after 8 PM---well, expect a knock on your door.

Oh--and absolutely NO ARGUING (unless done in a whisper, but who does that??).

I'd post lookouts.

some would have bypassed the smoking question... but you attacked it... well done sir

OP, when you move to The Villages, please do NOT bring a wind chime.

You are asking us to speak for your neighbors. This seems like a great opportunity to knock on their doors and introduce yourselves.

Both practices will bother some people…it’s a free country, and it’s your choice.

Provided they are not also on oxygen.

Smoke all you want. It’s you home for now. Sit on the lanai until 3 am if you want. As long as you’re not blaring music and screaming, you can do what you want. There isn’t a “ lights out” mandate anywhere.

If that's true, I'm glad I don't have any rentals or inconsiderate neighbors near me.

They are here for a week so not much opportunity to make friendships. When we rented for a month said hi but did our best to be out and about as much as possible to explore this huge place

2100 hours (9 pm CakeEaters) is The Villages Midnight. Stores close down, events end, streets quiet down, sidewalks get rolled up.

Everyone is just messing with you,
These are private homes. Do what you want on your property,
You do you.