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A-4 Skyhawk 10-03-2012 08:57 AM
My experience
 
Even with a map, sometimes it's impossible to figure out if you turn right or left when you come out of a tunnel. I found on our first visit to TV that LOGIC doesn't apply to some situations. We went out for an evening cruise in our LSV golf cart to check things out. We got lost, cause of those dang tunnels, thought we were headed north and ended up at 466A. It got cold so we zipped ourselves inside the cart and finally made it back to LSL with a BAD case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Hey . . . we still bought a house that first visit and a new GAS powered cart (with an exhaust pipe routed out from under the cart) LOOK OUT FOR THEM TUNNELS:rant-rave:

Madelaine Amee 10-03-2012 08:58 AM
Yes, get a Map
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geewiz (Post 562949)
Consider the context....I might buy a home tomorrow...so, the pluses far out weight this complaint...and honest feedback isn't a bad thing.

So....I went out late to get a bite and some cat supplies...coming back, in the dark, my regular gate was unavailable with a note that said use the Morse Drive entrance.

Error 1: No directions to said entrance. This is on the visitor's gate...guess what - visitors don't know the streets, yet.

My dinner (post gastric bypass) is quickly moving through the pipes. One hour later I find the Morse entrance. The young (sic) lady at the Morse entrance doesn't even know the street I am living on...she finds a card with directions...but, the card is bereft of distances on the directions and the street signs are tiny, not well lighted, so...I miss the important turn.

That was error 2. We are now over an hour into this adventure and the pipes are screaming.

Error 3: The next gate I come to...again, the guard has no idea about the street, he tells me to go back to guard no. 1 as he can;'t read the card due to age and has no idea about the streets. I beg the guy...call someone..police, a guide dog, a genie....he just points and says "go that away." I will stop talking about the pipes at this point...

Finally, the GPS kicks in and I get back to the house...1 1/2 hour into a return from Walmart.

Upon entering the home Rada, the kitty, who was forced to spend 6 hours in a box due to the flight...rolled over on her back and with 4 paws in the air, started to laugh. Very hard. Do you know the meow translation of "Karma?" I do now.

Rant over...
You are definitely not alone, most of us, if we are being honest, will admit to the same problem when we first came to TV ........... when you are traveling in the dark it is difficult to make out where you are and which way you should be going. However, once you have traveled around in the daylight everything will fall into place and you'll be getting around like a native.

Buy the house - you will love it!

graciegirl 10-03-2012 09:03 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by A-4 Skyhawk (Post 563047)
Even with a map, sometimes it's impossible to figure out if you turn right or left when you come out of a tunnel. I found on our first visit to TV that LOGIC doesn't apply to some situations. We went out for an evening cruise in our LSV golf cart to check things out. We got lost, cause of those dang tunnels, thought we were headed north and ended up at 466A. It got cold so we zipped ourselves inside the cart and finally made it back to LSL with a BAD case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Hey . . . we still bought a house that first visit and a new GAS powered cart (with an exhaust pipe routed out from under the cart) LOOK OUT FOR THEM TUNNELS:rant-rave:
The new chips that they are implanting in your forearm at closing will have a GPS.

I heard this from Pooh.

CaptJohn 10-03-2012 09:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 563052)
The new chips that they are implanting in your forearm at closing will have a GPS.

I heard this from Pooh.
Must be part of the amenities fee! :laugh:
But still, what do visitors do?
Let's see, to visit one needs map, compass, GPS, flashlight to read map and find button on gate (right or left side?),
magnifier glasses to see map, gas mask, porta pottie for cart, Gracie's phone number. Am I leaving anything out? :girlneener:

A-4 Skyhawk 10-03-2012 09:35 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 563052)
The new chips that they are implanting in your forearm at closing will have a GPS.

I heard this from Pooh.
Thank God for the GPS because a bag of crushed up cookie crumbs will only get you to one of the Odell Circle intersections. If the tunnels aren't bad enough, what's the deal with crossing the same street twice? Daaaahhhhhh . . . . . it's a circle you big dummy:crap2:

pooh 10-03-2012 09:39 AM
The implant will be better than having to wear the older version each day.....makes it really difficult to golf....:D:D:D (For now, your realtor should make sure to provide the appropriate number of systems for your household..:a20: .When the new implant system comes out, expect long lines at the implant station so it might be a good thing to keep your old system handy for a while.)
http://www.thinkwaytoys.com/ProductI...mage/63233.jpgv

Buy a house, buy a map and enjoy.....this has to be one of the few communities in the area where getting lost isn't always a bad thing. Whip out that map and there will always be someone who will come along to either help you plot your trip or have you follow them to your destination. Before too long, you'll be the one helping others find where they need to go!

2BNTV 10-03-2012 09:43 AM
Gives new meaning to "it pays to know where you are going".

Sorry for your ordeal as I have been in TV at night not being totally familiar with streets. I found a map to be helpful and to be used all the times. It is much easier during the day to memorize streets on the map and see where you are going. Nighttime is challenging proposition.

Hindsight is wonderful. :smiley:

Trayderjoe 10-03-2012 10:14 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptJohn (Post 563058)
Must be part of the amenities fee! :laugh:
But still, what do visitors do?
Let's see, to visit one needs map, compass, GPS, flashlight to read map and find button on gate (right or left side?),
magnifier glasses to see map, gas mask, porta pottie for cart, Gracie's phone number. Am I leaving anything out? :girlneener:
Are they visiting or camping? :jester:

Patty55 10-03-2012 10:20 AM
I think getting lost goes with the territory, I couldn't find my house for the first few days. The first night I went out to dinner in LSL, couldn't find my house and was driving around (still pulling a trailer), finally I found a manned booth, he looked it up in the computer and couldn't find it either-LOL. Finally he called someone and got neighborhood watch to lead me home. They also gave me a sticker thing for my dashboard with a number to call and they would find you. Don't know if they still have them, but it was real handy.

Finding my mailbox wasn't easy either, I had to try my key in about 6 of them until it worked.

The thing with GPS is it doesn't work too well in new areas, when I have people visiting it directs them around the whole place. I usually tell people to put in the Speckled Butterbean and take the new road.

hockyb 10-03-2012 10:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by zcaveman (Post 562996)
Did any of you think that this might be one of his first days here and he has not had time to go out and buy a map?

At the Springdale resident-only gate there is a sign in front of the gate that says if you are not a resident use the Briar Meadow South gate - without an arrow pointing you north to the gate.

And I just looked at the map and the entry gates at the circles are not labeled anyway.

My instructions always say go around xxx half circles (go straight) and then go xxx quarters around the next circle and go into the gate that says Springdale on the wall.

It can get confusing.




Z
Four years ago, up on arriving at TV, with my trusty GPS directing me to go through the gate to Springdale via Mulberry.....This on a Sunday afternoon....After waiting at the gate.....Not a clue what to do and no one behind me, I think I saw a note Visitors go to Buena Vista Circle. Now where in !@@#$# is BV circle. Finally I backed out and waited for a car & piggybacked in.

I still do not see any improvement in the procedure. I don't have an answer to the problem of approaching gate at off hours, but IMHO the problem is this is a community with gates, but not a gated community.

redwitch 10-03-2012 10:59 AM
I'm one of those disgusting lucky ones -- let me go somewhere once and I'll always find it again. That being said, TV had me seriously ticked off when I first moved here. No one warned me that streets not only circled but looped over themselves; that a "road" was a whopping two blocks long but then existed again three blocks over; that a "circle" changed names and, thus, you had two streets with the same name. Talk about frustrating!

I've learned to pretty much ignore street names and just count streets or notice certain landmarks (people better not remove their trees or decor -- I'll have to start all over learning that area). Learn your main streets (Morse, Buena Vista, Canal, Boone; 441, 466, 466A, Odell (1 and 2); Belle Aire, Legacy and Belle Meade; whatever the main street is that goes from Sanibel to Gilchrist (forget the name)). Once you know those grids, it becomes easier. Then you just have to learn your neighborhood and where your friends and rec centers are in connection to the main streets.

keithwand 10-03-2012 12:44 PM
The $5.00 maps and the Model Home map in the Daily Sun show my street name incorrectly and calls to the Sales Office and the Daily Sun is like talking to a wall.

Villages Golf Cart Service had a hard time finding our street too.

Anyone know who can get the correct name on all of the maps so Police and EMS can find it.

I feel like our street is in the Wit Sec Program and no one knows our name!

perrjojo 10-03-2012 01:11 PM
You are not a true Villager until you have been hopelessly lost. Just wait til you get lost in your golf cart or go down a cart path in your car or take your cart on a cars only route. Oh, and I somehow got onto a closed cart path and then couldn't get out. I still can't figure how that happened.

cquick 10-03-2012 01:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geewiz (Post 562949)
Consider the context....I might buy a home tomorrow...so, the pluses far out weight this complaint...and honest feedback isn't a bad thing.

So....I went out late to get a bite and some cat supplies...coming back, in the dark, my regular gate was unavailable with a note that said use the Morse Drive entrance.

Error 1: No directions to said entrance. This is on the visitor's gate...guess what - visitors don't know the streets, yet.

My dinner (post gastric bypass) is quickly moving through the pipes. One hour later I find the Morse entrance. The young (sic) lady at the Morse entrance doesn't even know the street I am living on...she finds a card with directions...but, the card is bereft of distances on the directions and the street signs are tiny, not well lighted, so...I miss the important turn.

That was error 2. We are now over an hour into this adventure and the pipes are screaming.

Error 3: The next gate I come to...again, the guard has no idea about the street, he tells me to go back to guard no. 1 as he can;'t read the card due to age and has no idea about the streets. I beg the guy...call someone..police, a guide dog, a genie....he just points and says "go that away." I will stop talking about the pipes at this point...

Finally, the GPS kicks in and I get back to the house...1 1/2 hour into a return from Walmart.

Upon entering the home Rada, the kitty, who was forced to spend 6 hours in a box due to the flight...rolled over on her back and with 4 paws in the air, started to laugh. Very hard. Do you know the meow translation of "Karma?" I do now.

Rant over...
We have lived here over a year now.....and I NEVER leave home without my map....we have one in each car and the golf cart. I always mapped out my directions for months after I came here......I can still get lost in Orange Blossom Gardens, Silver Lake area! :jester:

cquick 10-03-2012 01:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by keithwand (Post 563167)
The $5.00 maps and the Model Home map in the Daily Sun show my street name incorrectly and calls to the Sales Office and the Daily Sun is like talking to a wall.

Villages Golf Cart Service had a hard time finding our street too.

Anyone know who can get the correct name on all of the maps so Police and EMS can find it.

I feel like our street is in the Wit Sec Program and no one knows our name!
OMG! That's just not fair! Is your address correct in GPS or Google Maps? I hope so.


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