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Originally Posted by Bonny (Post 573039)

Celebrated my birthday at Codys last night. Their birthday is the same as mine. Had an awesome time with friends. Ralph DiNome was entertaining & did a great job. Lots of fun, laughs, dancing and oh yea, drinks. LOL

Happy belated birthday here too Bonnie!

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Originally Posted by skyguy79 (Post 573258)

Happy belated birthday here too Bonnie!

Thank you !! :smiley:

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Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 573196)

Should be "effective in effecting change. .."
"

No, not when it is being used to describe the ability to influence thinking, as in the following sentence:

"The sales person was brilliantly affective in luring the customer to buy his products", shows that the former was able to influence the thinking of the customer so that he approves the product, and decides to buy it. Therefore, the salesperson was an affective person.

Some additional examples:

"The painting was so affective on his mind that he couldn't help thinking about it the whole day!"
"The loss of her child was affective enough for the mother to fall ill."

Tuesday there will be a fundraiser for Toys For Tots at Codys starting at 4:00. John, Codys owner, will be kicking it off with a generous donation. It starts at 4:00. People can bring new unwrapped toys or cash. Dunning Shaw will be entertaining. Food will be put out & it will be happy hour til 7:00.

Don't Knock Cody's

Hey, I like Cody's. Please don't knock it. It's even in "Evil in Paradise". It could become a historical sight for TV. Wonder which counter chairs those two lovers sat.

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Originally Posted by Bonny (Post 571221)

And City Fireholic ! LOL :1rotfl:

:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:

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Originally Posted by lsgrimes (Post 570853)

On Friday some of our friends gathered at Cody's to sit outside, enjoy the beautiful weather and the music. We were excited because some of our northern friends were back in town and it was one of their birthdays. We got a spot, but it was quickly damper by the present of a loud man, slamming dishes and yelling at the waitresses/waiters. Concerned I thought maybe it was he wanted our table but eventually found out he is the owner. Many of the patrons notice this individual frowning, yelling at the help which made for a very uncomfortable atmosphere. I attempted to explain to him how he was ruining our evening by his actions but he then started to yell at me. He stated that he didn�t care what I thought and that he would run his restaurant the way he wanted. I walked away knowing that there are too many other great restaurants in The Villages. Owner or not, it was a classic example of how not to treat customers. We won�t return!

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. We have been there 3 times. The food was good all three, but we had very mixed experiences otherwise. The first time a new frog barfed in his prime rib at the bar, right next to my husband. Guess he was over celebrating...The second time was fine. The third time our silverware and a glass were dirty. The waitress was so slow to replace the dirty tableware that the food was cold by the time we received a new service. This was in September, so it was not even their busy time of the year. Our son likes it there, when he comes to visit us, so I guess we'll go back when he is in town. Otherwise I doubt we will. There are too many other places to spend our money.

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Originally Posted by coconutmama (Post 579717)

I liked the descriptive "smiley" in your posting. I have been to Cody's countless times and it is almost always very good. There have been a couple of times when the service has not been stellar - but the server always takes a crayon and writes their name and their manager's name on the paper table covering. If there is any problem, notify the manager at that time and it will be resolved.

I do not know what resolution could have been done with the over-indulging patron, though. That is totally disgusting to even think about - but not Cody's fault - except maybe serving a drunk patron if that was the case.

For a very good meal and great ambiance, I like to go to Thai Ruby at Lake Sumter Landing. Try that place and ask for them to have the food Number 3 Spicy. Not too spicy but not bland. Excellent!!

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Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 579779)

Thanks for the suggestion! We have not been to Thai Ruby's yet. But we will!

The management is terrible and the music, especially Dunning Shaw, is frequently way too loud. Haven't been back in quite a while. I had a run in with the managers, reported them to the corporate headquarters who immediately forwarded my e-mail back to the manager to deal with it. His e-mails were as rude as he is in person.

Thumbs up for Cody's Tom Turkey 2012.

Cody's Original Roadhouse at Lake Sumter-- Yesterday we had one of the best Thanksgiving turkey meals since eating out at Thanksgiving over the past 5 out of 7 years in the Villages' area.

We have gone to Cody's for several years due to the way they manage and the quality of music in the evenings. We like City Fire as well, but when it comes to management, ya cant do better than Cody's.

Yepper, ya gotta love Codys and City Fire. Our 2 favorite places !! :pepper2:

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Originally Posted by elevatorman (Post 570899)

Cody's is a franchise operation. Maybe the corp office would like to hear from you. Cody's Roadhouse

Sorry to say but most franchisors could care less about things like this as long as the franchisee is up to date on his royalty payments.