[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Don’t forget that golf is becoming a decidedly less popular recreational activity. Virtually all current statistics indicate a pretty dramatic decline in the popularity of the game. So the Developer may be ahead of the game by making relatively minor adjustments to the golf course-to-house ratio in favor of other types of Rec facilities.

Pre-Covid that trend was evident among the general population, but not so in the Villages demographic.

However, the golf industry had an outstanding year during 2020 because of Covid. Since golf is one of the few activities that can be safely enjoyed during a pandemic, 2020 was a revival year for the golf industry. Time will tell if the younger people who flooded the golf courses across the country will continue playing the sport when Covid finally gets under control? The same can be said for other activities that flourished because of Covid, such as bike riding, hiking, camping, kayaking, swimming, etc.... For the sake of the health of future generations, here is hoping the trend continues?

[airstreamingypsy]

[QUOTE=Goldwingnut;1888947]Hmmm...
Let's think about this for just a minute. The Developer's principal business is building retirement communities. >

I used to think that, but now it appears more like the developer's business is building cities, while destroying everything in his wake.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by Florida17

Ask about blasting.

There is no blasting over there.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Don’t forget that golf is becoming a decidedly less popular recreational activity. Virtually all current statistics indicate a pretty dramatic decline in the popularity of the game. So the Developer may be ahead of the game by making relatively minor adjustments to the golf course-to-house ratio in favor of other types of Rec facilities.

your time here, what you say is true and there have been many National articles about this , but the Morse family haters are not interested in facts, compared to other homes I’ve had in villagers,I run into many more people who don’t play out here in new section including me

[Chitown]

Originally Posted by Florida17

Ask about blasting.

For the 50th time, myself and my neighbors who live in and around Mclure, Linden, Monarch Grove have never heard a blast. I keep hearing this from people who live north of 44. 8 months now never have heard a blasting noise.

[Bogie Shooter]

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[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by Chitown

For the 50th time, myself and my neighbors who live in and around Mclure, Linden, Monarch Grove have never heard a blast. I keep hearing this from people who live north of 44. 8 months now never have heard a blasting noise.

Yes, the naysayers are probably realtors trying to discourage buying new homes down here in the new villages and hoping to get more business up in the old villages. The blasting that does occur every 6 weeks or so is done pretty far west 0f 501 along 470 near 301 and Sumterville. You can't hear it, you might feel a rumble similar to a truck running over a pot hole in front of your house, it last for only 1 or 2 seconds and does no damage, most people don't even feel it.

[Marathon Man]

[QUOTE=airstreamingypsy;1889221]

Originally Posted by Goldwingnut

Hmmm...
Let's think about this for just a minute. The Developer's principal business is building retirement communities. >

I used to think that, but now it appears more like the developer's business is building cities, while destroying everything in his wake.

Why oh why do some people want to spend their precious time on hate. Every single one of us living in TV can, at any time, re-locate to a community more to our liking.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

I used to think that, but now it appears more like the developer's business is building cities, while destroying everything in his wake.

“Destroying everything”? Need to splain Lucy.........

[kansasr]

Originally Posted by Chitown

For the 50th time, myself and my neighbors who live in and around Mclure, Linden, Monarch Grove have never heard a blast. I keep hearing this from people who live north of 44. 8 months now never have heard a blasting noise.

My favorite was the guy who claimed you could hear the freight trains over by 301 AND the noise from the Turnpike.

Even if I went outside and turned my hearings aids up to max that wouldn't be possible.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge

Yes, the naysayers are probably realtors trying to discourage buying new homes down here in the new villages and hoping to get more business up in the old villages. The blasting that does occur every 6 weeks or so is done pretty far west 0f 501 along 470 near 301 and Sumterville. You can't hear it, you might feel a rumble similar to a truck running over a pot hole in front of your house, it last for only 1 or 2 seconds and does no damage, most people don't even feel it.

But like fracking does the blasting send seismic shockwaves through the soil encouraging sinkhole formation and cracking of structures in the future. Only time will tell.

[yankygrl]

Originally Posted by kansasr

My favorite was the guy who claimed you could hear the freight trains over by 301 AND the noise from the Turnpike.

Even if I went outside and turned my hearings aids up to max that wouldn't be possible.

I live in lake Deaton, not only do I hear the trains by 301 and 44 at night but I hear the “fracking” or whatever it’s called.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I’m still waiting for the guy to explain what’s been destroyed out here I haven’t seen any destruction and I know destruction when I see it having called up a lot of air strikes lol

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by John41

But like fracking does the blasting send seismic shockwaves through the soil encouraging sinkhole formation and cracking of structures in the future. Only time will tell.

They have been blasting over there for decades and the only sink holes in The Villages are in the northern villages. The only ones south of 44 were small and from ill installed drain pipes.

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by yankygrl

I live in lake Deaton, not only do I hear the trains by 301 and 44 at night but I hear the “fracking” or whatever it’s called.

That's because you are north of 44, we don't hear it down here. And by the way, the blasting, when it occurs, does not make noise, at least it doesn't down here.