[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

More like, dumb Yankee let me take your money...thank you very much.
We built you a fake town where you can play all day,ride around in your cart. And hear music every night. A utopia

We are very happy we moved here. Nothing in life is perfect but apparently you are not happy here.

[Spalumbos62]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We are very happy we moved here. Nothing in life is perfect but apparently you are not happy here.

Quite the opposite, my point was to the person complaining about the original native floridian and all the Villagers that act like it's ok for development as they arrive...but not for future ones. I find that odd and reflecting an entitled attitude.
But honestly you can't deny that the villages is like a weird utopia, where everyone runs here and there for fun all day,
all day! ....nothing wrong I guess, if you wanna be blind.
Months back a poster said something about there not being anything to do about death put out there....like funeral processions, or ads for funeral homes etc etc(he said it better) and I thought...omg, he's right....now that is scary to remove that part of normalcy from society....I guess it's the Truman show.
Do I like it here....yes
Is it a normal, realistic life...no.

[Mrprez]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

Is it a normal, realistic life...no.

Plenty of other places for that.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Mrprez

Plenty of other places for that.

Valid point.

[Smalley]

Originally Posted by SickofSnow

From The Village- News:

About 4,000 residents and maybe a couple of restaurants will be coming to the vortex of local traffic headaches.

The massive development will consume hundreds of acres of pastureland located between County Road 466, Cherry Lake Road, Lake Ella Road and Rolling Acres Road. In the coming months and years, it will be transformed into 940 single-family homes, 330 multi-family apartment units and 216 town homes. There will also be 120,000-square-feet of commercial development, 3,000-square-feet of general office space and another 15,000-square-feet of medical offices.

Lady Lake officials have approved the development, but some commissioners remain uneasy with the certain traffic and congestion it will bring to an already overwhelmed area.

Will this be a Villages development or non-Villages? Thanks

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

How do you go north on CR 466?

When we came here we used to use 101 to get through to 301 and go north to Ocala.

Bogie, I have great respect for you, but I actually did not mention 466 to go north, I mentioned using 101 to 301 and then taking the back roads through horse country into Ocala.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

When we came here we used to use 101 to get through to 301 and go north to Ocala.

Bogie, I have great respect for you, but I actually did not mention 466 to go north, I mentioned using 101 to 301 and then taking the back roads through horse country into Ocala.

Thanks for the respect. Maybe I was confused or maybe not.....

"Hopefully it will look better than the development already being built along 466 on the right hand side going north."

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

More like, dumb Yankee let me take your money...thank you very much.
We built you a fake town where you can play all day,ride around in your cart. And hear music every night. A utopia

Well, that pretty much sums it up although I wouldn't go so far as calling our community a "fake town".

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

Quite the opposite, my point was to the person complaining about the original native floridian and all the Villagers that act like it's ok for development as they arrive...but not for future ones. I find that odd and reflecting an entitled attitude.
But honestly you can't deny that the villages is like a weird utopia, where everyone runs here and there for fun all day,
all day! ....nothing wrong I guess, if you wanna be blind.
Months back a poster said something about there not being anything to do about death put out there....like funeral processions, or ads for funeral homes etc etc(he said it better) and I thought...omg, he's right....now that is scary to remove that part of normalcy from society....I guess it's the Truman show.
Do I like it here....yes
Is it a normal, realistic life...no.

As far as funeral processions......gee, I think you may be right about that. That is a great observation. In all the years I have lived full time in The Villages, I have never seen a funeral procession. I have no answer for that other then maybe more people are being cremated. Does that seem feasible?

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Thanks for the respect. Maybe I was confused or maybe not.....

"Hopefully it will look better than the development already being built along 466 on the right hand side going north."

OK now I see what happened. But, if you stay on 466, past Rolling Acres intersection, you will run into 441 and a left at this intersection will have you travelling North. It's a woman's logic vs a male logic .... no problem.

[thevillages2013]

Don’t know who needs to hear this but the Costco crap is really getting OLD. Give it a rest

[Spalumbos62]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

As far as funeral processions......gee, I think you may be right about that. That is a great observation. In all the years I have lived full time in The Villages, I have never seen a funeral procession. I have no answer for that other then maybe more people are being cremated. Does that seem feasible?

Could be...but probably not. I wish I could find that post, it was so poignant.
Just a tease....but are there cemeteries around here???? 🙂

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

Quite the opposite, my point was to the person complaining about the original native floridian and all the Villagers that act like it's ok for development as they arrive...but not for future ones. I find that odd and reflecting an entitled attitude.
But honestly you can't deny that the villages is like a weird utopia, where everyone runs here and there for fun all day,
all day! ....nothing wrong I guess, if you wanna be blind.
Months back a poster said something about there not being anything to do about death put out there....like funeral processions, or ads for funeral homes etc etc(he said it better) and I thought...omg, he's right....now that is scary to remove that part of normalcy from society....I guess it's the Truman show.
Do I like it here....yes
Is it a normal, realistic life...no.

If "normal" (whatever you mean by that) were so great, we wouldn't all be here, would we?
"Normal" may be getting up at 6AM 5 days a week to put food on the table. "Normal" may be commuting 2 hours a day to do it.
To borrow a cliche, "this is the new normal" for those who choose it.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

How do you go north on CR 466?

Turn right B/V.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

As far as funeral processions......gee, I think you may be right about that. That is a great observation. In all the years I have lived full time in The Villages, I have never seen a funeral procession. I have no answer for that other then maybe more people are being cremated. Does that seem feasible?

Why would a funeral procession go THRU TV?

Where would they be going? Is there a Funeral home on site? I know of the Churches up near Spanish Springs, but they are right on the edge of TV property. So any "Funeral Procession" would not travel thru TV...

Plus, I would suspect that many already have the funeral arrangements made and their plots purchased in their home town...