[BK001]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

So that was your childhood???? Are you "normal" now???

Normal? Hmm. Not sure. Some say normal is a consensus not an opinion.

[scottiee]

15 pounds heavier than they were when they got here.

[vintageogauge]

Gracie. First time I heard it called "Lower Paradise" I'll remember that and thank you. And Scottiee, soooooo true on the weight issue.

[TomOB]

White, right wing, intoxicated, can't go out to a chain restaurant without their 24 best friends, will wait an hour to get into a chain restaurant, complain that all 24 aren't served at the same time so they don't tip, thought they moved to a retirement community and found out the moved to a big city, waiting for build out, whiny and now from the me first generation.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by TomOB

White, right wing, intoxicated, can't go out to a chain restaurant without their 24 best friends, will wait an hour to get into a chain restaurant, complain that all 24 aren't served at the same time so they don't tip, thought they moved to a retirement community and found out the moved to a big city, waiting for build out, whiny and now from the me first generation.

I see you moved.........

"We lived in The Villages for 5 years to the day. Build out was promised, but it won't happen. We had a great time until it became a major metropolitan statistical area with too many people for us. We moved to a smaller development in Ocala"

[bilcon]

Sounds like one of the useless children living with their parents in The Villages

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

I see you moved.........

"We lived in The Villages for 5 years to the day. Build out was promised, but it won't happen. We had a great time until it became a major metropolitan statistical area with too many people for us. We moved to a smaller development in Ocala"

The "white, right wing, intoxicated" neighbors must have driven him out

[Aloha1]

Almost one year ago, we closed on our new home in Pine Ridge. So, as a "new" Villager my take is the average Villager doesn't care where you were from, what you did or how much you made because none of us are getting out alive and we're all in this together. In my mind that's a good thing as it creates a sense of egalitarianism amongst all of us. We love it here for that plus all the other good reasons previously mentioned.

[57ChevyFI]

97% are happy enjoy the surroundings, people, and what The Villages has to offer. The other 3% wake up every day and look for something to be mad about, complain about, or try to figure out how they can make another persons life miserable. The are semi delusional and feel they need to dictate the lives of everyone else around them. Glad I fall into the 97%.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by 57ChevyFI

97% are happy enjoy the surroundings, people, and what The Villages has to offer. The other 3% wake up every day and look for something to be mad about, complain about, or try to figure out how they can make another persons life miserable. The are semi delusional and feel they need to dictate the lives of everyone else around them. Glad I fall into the 97%.

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by Goldwingnut

Typical would be a hard working successful person who took responsibility for their own future and didn't depend on a government handout. Education is all over the map from HS grads to PhD, just like their incomes and professions while working, but meet them on the golf course or pickle ball court unless you ask you can't tell if they live in a mobile home or a $1M+ premiere home, not that most even care. Most all are enjoying the fruits of their labor and life here in The Villages. Beyond this the people here are all over the place when it comes to likes, dislikes, hobbies, interest, politics, and passions, a great cross section of successful America.

That is one big reason many like The Villages, Mix of all educations, incomes, and net worth and all the same on the squares or on sports courses, MMT, and Courts.

[frtlinr]

My wife and I rented a house in The Villages for one month in January to see if it would be a good fit for us.
We found that the area is very well kept, we felt very safe, and were impressed how well the developer planned the community.
To get a feel for the community and it's residents we made it a point to visit many of the recreation centers, attended the music functions at one of three town centers nearly every evening, and made it point to eat both lunch and dinner every day at several of the country club restaurants.
We attempted to mingle with others around us, and did meet a few friendly folks while we were there. For the most part though, we felt like the Villagers would just like for us, and the other winter visitors or even the winter owner residents would just return to wherever they came.
I'm certain that there are many warm and friendly residents of The Villages, but we just didn't find many of them during our stay.
Ultimately we decided that The Villages wasn't a good fit for us.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

Perhaps at second blush we might say, "Oh look, a question intended to initiate some innocent social discourse, with perhaps a few bon mots, and a modicum of self-disclosure."

It is possible that a discussion by Villagers about how we view ourselves might counter the real stereotype that has been published in such national media as the New York Post.

Consider this excerpt:

"It’s a Thursday night at one of a half-dozen hot spots at the 20,000-acre Central Florida complex called The Villages, the largest gated retirement community in America – and one of the most popular destinations for New Yorkers in their golden years – where the female-to-male ratio runs 10 to 1.

It’s a widower’s paradise, and the word on the street is that there’s a big black market for Viagra."

"...getting lucky is one of the residents’ primary pastimes.

The huge complex began growing rapidly in the mid-1990s, and reported cases of gonorrhea rocketed from 152 to 245, of syphilis rose from 17 to 33, and of chlamydia from 52 to 115 among those 55 and older in Florida from 1995 to 2005.

The state’s sexually transmitted disease rate among those over 65 is one of the fastest growing in the country, one report claims.

In 2006, a local gynecologist reported that she treated more cases of herpes and human papillomavirus at The Villages than she did when she worked in Miami.

“I get offers for sex all the time,” brags Dave, 70, who, like others who spoke about their sexually active set, asked that his real name not be used, “especially by women in their 70s. They say, ‘Are you busy tonight? I’ll show you a good time.’ ”

This makes the responses, like "old," "active seniors," and the like seem quite innocent and inoffensive.

How about just abstaining from a thread if you don't like the content?

Poster I have more faith in people to believe that they would actually take as gospel what sources such as the New York Post writes about The Villages. its much ado about nothing bon mots as you reference

you write "How about just abstaining from............" In other words I don't like what you posted and wish you would just shut up.

I responded to the word "typical" as to my interpretation as to the misuse of this word. That was my honest response. Others have posted comments on this Board that annoyed me but I remained polite, quiet and non-judgmental.

I always enjoy your comments.

Personal Best Regards:

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Poster I have more faith in people to believe that they would actually take as gospel what sources such as the New York Post writes about The Villages. its much ado about nothing bon mots as you reference

you write "How about just abstaining from............" In other words I don't like what you posted and wish you would just shut up.

I responded to the word "typical" as to my interpretation as to the misuse of this word. That was my honest response. Others have posted comments on this Board that annoyed me but I remained polite, quiet and non-judgmental.

I always enjoy your comments.

Personal Best Regards:

Unfortunately, your faith that people won't believe the STD stories about The Villages, is misplaced. The New York Post story was just a sample of dozens of similar stories that I could post from all over the nation. The underlying "facts" that claim the story comes from the State Medical Association gives the story credence. I have received teasing from former work associates from California to Washington, DC, regarding the STD news stories.

My reference to occasional bon mots had to do with the little jokes that many like to insert. (Bon mot = witty saying.)

My suggestion that someone who didn't like the thread simply abstain from posting was addressed to anyone who disliked the thread subject, not to someone posting what I disagree with. The word "typical" is a part of the English language. It is strange to object to use of the word in a thread.

The only posts that actually irritate me are the ones that are mean spirited, or attack people rather than ideas.

Like you, I try to remain polite. Alas, being quiet is another matter.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

Unfortunately, your faith that people won't believe the STD stories about The Villages, is misplaced. The New York Post story was just a sample of dozens of similar stories that I could post from all over the nation. The underlying "facts" that claim the story comes from the State Medical Association gives the story credence. I have received teasing from former work associates from California to Washington, DC, regarding the STD news stories.

My reference to occasional bon mots had to do with the little jokes that many like to insert. (Bon mot = witty saying.)

My suggestion that someone who didn't like the thread simply abstain from posting was addressed to anyone who disliked the thread subject, not to someone posting what I disagree with. The word "typical" is a part of the English language. It is strange to object to use of the word in a thread.

The only posts that actually irritate me are the ones that are mean spirited, or attack people rather than ideas.

Like you, I try to remain polite. Alas, being quiet is another matter.

My golf buddies up in the Midwest tease me as well. I just tell them...............It doesn't impact me, I keep my pistol in its holster.