Originally Posted by buggyone (Post 711189)

I read in the Tampa Sentinel about the new catfish and bullfrog farm that is being built in Lake Sumter here in The Villages. The construction work by the Morse Bridge is the beginning of the dredging and the pen areas. The restaurants in The Villages have formed a consortium (with the Morse family being in charge) to have a huge catfish and bullfrog farm so there will be freshly caught catfish and frog legs year round.

I can hardly wait!

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 711729)

An Italian, a Scotsman, and a Chinese fellow were working at the Morse bridge construction site. The foreman points out a huge pile of sand and tells the Italian guy that he is in charge of sweeping. He tells the Scottish man that he is in charge of the shoveling, and the Chinese guy is in charge of supplies. The foreman goes away for a couple of hours and when he returns the pile of sand is still there untouched.”

“He asks the Italian guy. “Why haven’t you swept any of the sand?’

The Italian guy says, “I no hava a broom. You said the Chinese fella wasa ina charge-a of supplies, but he hasa disappeared and I no coulda finda him no where.”

The foreman then turns to the Scottish man and says, “you were supposed to shovel this pile of sand.”

The Scottish man says, “Aye, boot ah could nay get meself a shoovel. Ye left th’ Chinese gadgie in charge of supplies, boot ah could nay find him either.”

The foreman is really angry and storms off toward the pile of sand. He is looking for the Chinese guy.”

Just then, the Chinese guy leaps out from behind the pile of sand and yells, “SUPPLIES!”

Originally Posted by Villageshooter (Post 712152)

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misson hills will not need the bridge! That's sinkhole under the bridge is not fixed you will be able to just drive across the mud to get the lake Sumter Landing with all that water will be down the Sinkhole,, At least you'll be able to go fishing driving your cart across the mud. They have a huge sinkhole near the island and it caused a water main break They have worked 24 hours a day to get it repaired before it any larger sinkholes could have a tendency to get deeper and wider You are so right it is not funny it could be catastrophic if they don't stay on top of it and get it repaired but another will pop up somewhere else

Originally Posted by jane032657 (Post 712477)

I heard that there is a longstanding issue with the bridge and that it is slowly sinking; it is being propped up as a temporary measure, which is what The Villages calls "routine maintenance". Eventually the bridge will need to be replaced. That is what I heard. Of course we have been watching the repair, and listening during the night to the repair over the weekend, because we can view it from our house in Mission Hills. I do not know if what I heard is fully factual but I did hear it from someone who I believe is in the know.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 712500)

I may be wrong and often am, but I don't think The Villages owns the bridge. I think the bridge is about ten years old because it was built when Lake Sumter market square was built...about ten years ago?

Sinkholes do happen during the rainy season. I would think that the county engineers wouldn't let us use the bridge if it were not safe.

Who is the entity in charge of The Bridge? You know, the one that does snow removal?

Originally Posted by gomoho (Post 712553)

There were folks doing a lot of standing and looking yesterday am on the bridge. Perhaps they were giving it the final inspection so traffic could be resumed to normal?

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 712500)

Who is the entity in charge of The Bridge? You know, the one that does snow removal? We could call them and ask them what is happening under the bridge. Had anyone thought of the billy goats Gruff? Weren't they causing some trouble under some bridge somewhere?