Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1889661)

It's our fourth winter here, we live here full time. I see much harder to get tee times, much heavier traffic, and many other changes that I have never noticed before when the snowbirds return. I think it's all due to the fact that we have grown exponentially in the home building, but not in shops, restaurants, golfing, amenties that should go with it...and I am getting quite concerned....your thoughts?

Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1889661)

It's our fourth winter here, we live here full time. I see much harder to get tee times, much heavier traffic, and many other changes that I have never noticed before when the snowbirds return. I think it's all due to the fact that we have grown exponentially in the home building, but not in shops, restaurants, golfing, amenties that should go with it...and I am getting quite concerned....your thoughts?

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus (Post 1889691)

No need to go that far. With the exception of this winter, I spend my winter months just a three and a half hour drive away in southeast Florida where the temperatures are often a whopping 10-20 degrees higher than the frigid Villages.

Example: this morning it was 46 degrees in the Villages and 65 degrees in Ft Lauderdale.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1889897)

I don't think that is what this thread is about........unless you can take the bike paths to local restaurants, retail stores, medical buildings, etc.

Originally Posted by Gunny2403 (Post 1890064)

Name alternative communities please

Originally Posted by ts12755 (Post 1890009)

Thank goodness covid is here or it would be worse. Usually much worse than what's going on this Snowbird season.

Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1889661)

It's our fourth winter here, we live here full time. I see much harder to get tee times, much heavier traffic, and many other changes that I have never noticed before when the snowbirds return. I think it's all due to the fact that we have grown exponentially in the home building, but not in shops, restaurants, golfing, amenties that should go with it...and I am getting quite concerned....your thoughts?

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1889694)

OK I will bite what is a FROG?

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus (Post 1889691)

No need to go that far. With the exception of this winter, I spend my winter months just a three and a half hour drive away in southeast Florida where the temperatures are often a whopping 10-20 degrees higher than the frigid Villages.

Example: this morning it was 46 degrees in the Villages and 65 degrees in Ft Lauderdale.

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1889856)

We have been in TV fourteen and half years. Yes, lots of changes, building construction and it’s been fun to watch. Sumter Landing was new in 2006 and we were on a “waiting list” for a Villa in the village of Caroline. We were in our Villa and enjoying the village lifestyle when a devastating tornado hit The Villages and Lady Lake on Groundhog Day 2007. Homes two blocks from us were completely destroyed. You can Google for details but about 100 houses were rebuilt in The Villages along with Mallory Hill Country Club, a recreation Center, courtyard fences, etc. Just north of forty Villagers needed hospital treatment but no deaths in The Villages. Perhaps this say something about how well our homes are constructed. As I remember, nine deaths in Lady Lake and seventy or so total deaths across Central Florida from this tornado on Groundhog Day in 2007.

Brownwood was maybe in somebody’s imagination and there were no homes south of 466A when we moved to the Village of Hadley in 2009. We now live in a designer home where we were among the first to build south of 466A. We are Sunbirds who go North in the summer for a couple of months but happy Florida and Village residents.

OP, when more businesses become available south of 44 traffic on Morse Blvd. will remain “busy” during the winter months, lighter the rest of the year and the golf courses “busy” during the winter months and much lighter the rest of the year. Growth has its issues but I’m confident that The Villages will be up to the task in the future as it has in the past.

Traffic does seem a bit heavier on Morse Blvd. Some of the new traffic is Residents from the new Villages south of 44 coming up north to shop. Eventually, if we live long enough, we may be traveling south on Morse Blvd to shop down there. Because of COVID 19, we have some new golfers mostly on the executive courses. This pandemic too will pass and “normal” will return. One thing for sure, it will never be boring here in The Villages, Florida. Fore.

Originally Posted by merrymini (Post 1890099)

Call us in July

Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1889661)

It's our fourth winter here, we live here full time. I see much harder to get tee times, much heavier traffic, and many other changes that I have never noticed before when the snowbirds return. I think it's all due to the fact that we have grown exponentially in the home building, but not in shops, restaurants, golfing, amenties that should go with it...and I am getting quite concerned....your thoughts?

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 1890328)

In July Ft.lauderdale will be cooler than TV Land because they are close to the Gulf Stream which moderates the temperature of Ft Lauderdale.

Originally Posted by mrfixit (Post 1889918)

From Monday 18-Jan-2021>> REPORT<< 6:30 pm

Lake Sumter Landing was ROCKIN.

.....GREAT Band at Playing at The Square.
..........Scooter The DJ at CODYS.( tons of families)
...............MOST Restaurants SLAM FULL

BARS are now BUILDING CASH PIPELINES DIRECT TO THE BANK

....................PEEPS in Lawn Chairs ALL OVER the place

I said to MYSELF....
......SELF....I must be in a time warp.

Originally Posted by Kgcetm (Post 1889980)

I agree with you. We've found alternative golf courses, restaurants and shops around the area (within 60 miles) that we enjoy. For the most part, better restaurants are found in Ocala, Orlando Homosassa, and many other surrounding communities. Mission Inn is a great golf course with good restaurants and accommodations if you want to stay over and it's only a 20 mile trip. Let's face it, most restaurant chains would love to operate in the villages, but the developers model (charging high rents and a piece of the company's gross profit) make that less than likely. The Villages will continue to get new nail salons, donut shops, and one off restaurants until the developer changes the model. I do see that BJs has bought property adjacent to TV and plans to build a warehouse store and they are a great store to shop in. We've seen some restaurants open just outside TV that serve excellent food and are doing quite well. Texas Road House, Longhorn Steaks, Mission BBQ, Napolinos to mention a few. Marks Prime in Ocala serves some of the best steaks you'll ever find. And we do have some fine restaurants in TV with Chop House, Blue Fin, Red Sauce and Piesanos.

Capitol Grill probably won't be in our future. PF Changs was coming but the developer wouldn't work with them on space and a year later, the space sits empty.

In short, we have some really fine places to eat, golf and have fun all around us. Some are in TV; many are not.

Originally Posted by jack.hunter00@yahoo.com (Post 1889954)

It's all about the Snowbird, selling new homes.

Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1890583)

My original post wasn't a whine, just stating facts and wondering about others' experiences.

Originally Posted by j_vermilya (Post 1890583)

No need to reply with snarky...