[SacDQ]

I find asking a person approaching me with a BS store like the ones sited above their name and where their from is very revealing. If the stumble with their response their up to no good.

[Petersweeney]

I used to sell raffles as a kid door to door for pop warner football…dollar a piece …six for five…

[Brimay63]

Sounds like a cubs fan. Big W for Win! Not sure about golf cart.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Luggage

If you take this guy seriously which you should, then this is a great reason to have a camera doorbell at your house to record these things and then give them to the police. We all seem to forget that we are easy targets in today's world especially since we think there's no crime here

Not all of us are "easy targets." Many posters right here on this very forum brag about how they have firearms in their homes and aren't afraid to use them. And many other posters don't need firearms, and simply know when to open the door and when to yell through it.

Not all of us have started losing our sensibilities. In fact, most of us are still possessed of them. Very few seniors in The Villages are easy targets. They just get the most press. You don't read articles on the Daily Sun or that online rag or even here about how someone knocked on the door and no one answered it.

[Suefromtn]

We’re coming for our Lifestyle visit and have the usual questions. But haven’t seen one asked about security systems. Do most people have them?

[turk3531]

Sounds like the attitude of the drivers in TV, and their knowledge/understanding of the rules for driving!

[KRMACK55]

Originally Posted by Luggage

If you take this guy seriously which you should, then this is a great reason to have a camera doorbell at your house to record these things and then give them to the police. We all seem to forget that we are easy targets in today's world especially since we think there's no crime here

Anyone who thinks there’s no crime here is incredibly naive. Look at the news break app or village news. We are have crime all over here and outside of the Fenny area around 301 44 etc ! The drug busts the stealing the police chases. It’s not safer here than other places, it’s just a fact. Wildwood is a perfect example of that.

[Nick B]

So out of the 10s of thousands of houses here he is caseing yours? He probably just had the wrong addy. This is a paranoid bunch here.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

trust family first, strangers last. . . . yet many operate the other way around because strangers haven't proven themselves evil first. . .

[KRMACK55]

Originally Posted by Suefromtn

We’re coming for our Lifestyle visit and have the usual questions. But haven’t seen one asked about security systems. Do most people have them?

Most people here get their own cameras and ring doorbell. Regardless of the marketing script they tell you it’s not any safer here than anywhere else in central Florida. The costs to live here is much higher than the numbers they give you. Cable here is at least 150- a month lawn 80/100 not including fertilizing, shrub trimming 600- a year food 20-40% higher than most places water 20% higher since the villages paid cash for the water company HVAC averages 125 a month, amenity fees which are 166 a month now for new residents get raised twice a year with taxes, the bond on your house is 20% higher the bond interest rate on your house is at 8% per year. You have to pay 80 a year to get the daily sun newspaper, it’s 8- a month to get access online to book a tee time. To join a club or use a community center for activities fees are charged. The town squares have music and even though they don’t charge to listen it is paid for by the residents through maintenance fees. Nothing is free here because you pay eventually for it one way or another. The sales people here don’t provide potential buyers worth these costs. Their job is to sell you a house and will say anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. Look at other places like Top of the World or even closer to Orlando where you can have access to better shopping and variety. Look all over the place.

[OhioBuckeye]

Originally Posted by Philipd411

I just had a person knock on my door asking if I had a gold cart for sale. He was driving a VW with a strange plate It has a W surrounded by blue and the word FAN at the end.


I dont have a golf cart for sale.

Was this guy on drugs! That was a scary question to ask.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Ecuadog

Video click here.

You are BAD!

[G.R.I.T.S.]

Originally Posted by Philipd411

I just had a person knock on my door asking if I had a gold cart for sale. He was driving a VW with a strange plate It has a W surrounded by blue and the word FAN at the end.


I dont have a golf cart for sale.

Let community watch and sheriff’s office know.

[walterray1]

Originally Posted by KRMACK55

Most people here get their own cameras and ring doorbell. Regardless of the marketing script they tell you it’s not any safer here than anywhere else in central Florida. The costs to live here is much higher than the numbers they give you. Cable here is at least 150- a month lawn 80/100 not including fertilizing, shrub trimming 600- a year food 20-40% higher than most places water 20% higher since the villages paid cash for the water company HVAC averages 125 a month, amenity fees which are 166 a month now for new residents get raised twice a year with taxes, the bond on your house is 20% higher the bond interest rate on your house is at 8% per year. You have to pay 80 a year to get the daily sun newspaper, it’s 8- a month to get access online to book a tee time. To join a club or use a community center for activities fees are charged. The town squares have music and even though they don’t charge to listen it is paid for by the residents through maintenance fees. Nothing is free here because you pay eventually for it one way or another. The sales people here don’t provide potential buyers worth these costs. Their job is to sell you a house and will say anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. Look at other places like Top of the World or even closer to Orlando where you can have access to better shopping and variety. Look all over the place.

Again a thread turns into a rant about The Villages. Sounds like someone should take their own advice.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by KRMACK55

Most people here get their own cameras and ring doorbell. Regardless of the marketing script they tell you it’s not any safer here than anywhere else in central Florida. The costs to live here is much higher than the numbers they give you. Cable here is at least 150- a month lawn 80/100 not including fertilizing, shrub trimming 600- a year food 20-40% higher than most places water 20% higher since the villages paid cash for the water company HVAC averages 125 a month, amenity fees which are 166 a month now for new residents get raised twice a year with taxes, the bond on your house is 20% higher the bond interest rate on your house is at 8% per year. You have to pay 80 a year to get the daily sun newspaper, it’s 8- a month to get access online to book a tee time. To join a club or use a community center for activities fees are charged. The town squares have music and even though they don’t charge to listen it is paid for by the residents through maintenance fees. Nothing is free here because you pay eventually for it one way or another. The sales people here don’t provide potential buyers worth these costs. Their job is to sell you a house and will say anything to get you to sign on the dotted line. Look at other places like Top of the World or even closer to Orlando where you can have access to better shopping and variety. Look all over the place.

There is so much incorrect information, it’s not worth posting all of the corrections.

Why are you still here?