Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

WOW -- leave it to politicians to ruin a wonderful thing. Do we have to secede !!! :(

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Viva la revolution!

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

With all due respect and with no desire to discuss any specific issues, everytime I read some of the comments that appear from time to time about the absolute dislike and distrust of the Villages, I always have this question in my mind.....

If it is and will be so bad here in The Villages why did you remain here even when you could have sold and made a large profit and moved to a neighboring community ?

This is not meant to be interpeted as "if you dont like it, leave"....it is real curiosity because if I felt the way you seem to (speaking to those who are posting here supposedly from the POA) I would have sold, made a few bucks and moved up the street !!

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Bucco

My wife won't move and basically I like it here but that doesn't mean I should be taken to the cleaners at every turn.

Lady Kathleen I support you and agree with what you say.

Four year resident
Willy

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Thank you Willy.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Bucco, Many people bought here in late 2005 and early 2006. They might not be able to recoup their investment by selling now.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

It is amazing how good this forum is. Sam, that explains a lot. I realize now that what I am reading from a number of posters that I had previously thought to be very negative might very well be frustration. They really don't feel that they can change their minds at this point, even if they love the place. I feel good about our recent purchase because we have bought when the prices were lower. I don't know how many people have mortgages, fortunately we do not, but that too would add to the problem. I thank you for pointing this out.

I am completely baffled when I hear what I consider rants sometimes that are negative about the current members of the Morse family. Perhaps if the family would make themselves more available, as Mark Morse did recently, people would get to feel better about them.......or not. Who knows.

I am going to go to a POA meeting when I come down in November, if only to satisfy my curiosity. They may be the greatest group ever, but they annoy me when they post here. I feel that we have made a good choice by coming here and it appears that our investment is wise.

There are no guarantees in life. When things get worrisome, I remind myself to enjoy this moment, this day. We never know how many we have. Just my take on things.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Well said Graciegirl,

Just keep an open mind. Where theres smoke there could be a fire.
and I'm not in the POA.

PEACE
Willy

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Hi LadyKathleen ....... I'm impressed with your knowledge and participation in TVs Association and if I lived there, I'd be interested in attending the meetings also. Right now, I'm only a wannabee stuck in the real estate dump!

I also applaud you for not being daunted by the nagative-post-police ;)

Although, I really don't understand everything you have written, it makes me want to know more. THANK YOU for trying to educate us.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

CIB - Posters can say whatever they wish but please don't speak for me. I haven't gotten much of an education from LK as far as i can tell. I don't take kindly to preaching of any type. I'll make up my own mind. I may end up agreeing with LK but I may not.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

I found this Hugh Bartling article by accident when looking for stuff on One Sumter. I do not really have a dog in this fight though as I do not own property in TV.

As many know I live with my parents who do own property in TV. We moved from Palm Harbor in 2005 and I am extremely happy here in TV when compared with how things went for me in Palm Harbor. At least, the Chairman of the Board of the Chamber of Commerce has not threatened me with a lawsuit yet through his lawyer. It was really the Palm Harbor Library lawyer who did this on March 2, 2004 but since at that time the Palm Harbor Library Director Gene Coppola was the Chairman of the PH Chamber of Commerce there seemed to be quite a lot of conflict of interest and lack of any real accountability there in PH.

I do kind of get a little nervous when too much power is in the hands of people who also have a lot of control of the media.

TOTV is a great leveller though with respect to getting information out about issues of interest to Villagers.

Happy to see people taking an interest in that professor's article. I will bet that more people have probably read that article in the past few days than ever read it since it publication in November 2006?

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Ooppsss..... Russ Boston: I'm so sorry if I gave the impression that I was speaking for everyone. It was certainly not my intention; semantics was never my best subject. Therefore I'll revise my statement.

Dear LadyKathleen... THANK YOU for attempting to educate me in regards to TV issues I know nothing about ;D

I've already learned to Beware of the topic-cops :cop: Beware of the negative-post police :cop: Beware of the forum-placement police :cop: and now the preaching police :cop:

OK! I obey !

THANKS again LadyKathleen; I (speaking for myself only) do appreciate your effort to inform the uninformed (like me) regarding important issues on TV (possibly my next home, maybe).

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

Tal,
Very interesting article. Thank goodness for you doing our research.

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

ConeyIsBabe,

Well, looks like you did a CYA correction. And who is that good-looking fellow on your lap?

Re: Interesting take on The Villages
 

tkret......... I'm going to boldly risk the Off-topic-Cop :cop: getting after me, but to answer your question...... that's "Jack" a 1-1/2 year-old Rat Terrier, my best little buddy ;D.

Sorry for the digression, my apologies to the OP ::)