[Golf-Tinker]

The Villages SUN today (Thursday) included an article about a woman who had acquired 12 guest IDs for visiting family members who would stay with her for a week and who intended to partake of The Villages' many amenities.

Should The Villages limit the number of guest IDs one can request at one time?

What would happen if everyone invited a similar number of people to visit and use the facilities at the same time?

[OpusX1]

No. I just ordered 11 id's. Why? Both our kids, spouses, and grandchildren are coming here for the holidays. They will be here for five days and may use the family pools and we will probably golf some too. Probably will go to some of the rec centers to see some exhibits like the model trains.
I suppose if someone ordered up 100 or so guest id's than you may have a problem but many people have 10-20 immediate family.

[Irish Rover]

Does it seem like this site is becoming a place for crabby people to vent about any and everything. A couple of years ago it was a great place to get information, ask for help, or just schmooz with friends. The population explosion in TV seems to have brought the worst out of some folks. Hope it doesn't become a haven for crabby seniors.

[twynsmom]

[dillywho]

What may seem like crabby seniors to some, are simply people trying to protect their investment. Sometimes, perhaps they don't completely think through a question before voicing it. Just because they get 12 or so ID's doesn't mean that they will use them. It is just better to have them and not use them than to need them and not be able to get them because of site issuance closures. I sometimes get them when my sons come in and end up not going to any of the facilities. If everyone here had 12-20 guests on an ongoing basis, then yes, there would be a problem. Some families are not able to get together every year, even for Christmas and when they can, they want to share all they can with them. I think we can all live with that. After all, isn't that part of what Christmas is about....sharing. Until something becomes a real and ongoing issue, let's cut folks a little slack. I sure don't want something here that I can't share with my family (no, ours don't all come at once and probably never will and I do get to see most of them fairly often, some more than others). They would all wonder why we chose to live in such a "crabby" atmosphere if we couldn't enjoy things with them. Most of us are proud of what we have here and love to show it off to others.

[Mallory]

Guest ID request numbers should be up a good bit since they will now be required for basically all children. If I recall correctly, if you're over 1 year old you need a guest ID.

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by Mallory

Guest ID request numbers should be up a good bit since they will now be required for basically all children. If I recall correctly, if you're over 1 year old you need a guest ID.

You're right...I had forgotten that part. That does make a difference and many of them will not use any of the facilities.

[chuckster]

Check the villages.net and you will find that guest ID's are required for those 10 and older. Hope this helps..........

[jblum8156]

Yes, that's right. I got a guest ID for my granddaughter (age 7) and she never even had to use it.

[OpusX1]

Just 10 and over for now.

[tpop1]

Originally Posted by Golf-Tinker

Should The Villages limit the number of guest IDs one can request at one time?

What would happen if everyone invited a similar number of people to visit and use the facilities at the same time?

As you move on,
Toward life's goals,
Focus on the doughnut,
Not the hole!!!

We lived most of our adult life in a small beach community of 22 homes; one lane road in and out. If you think people want to visit their kinfolk in T.V., you can be assured that they want to visit the beach even more.

Without restrictive rules, I can never remember being overrun by visitors..sure there’d be picnics and parties…sure the beach would get crowded at times but it never became a nuisance or a burden..

Why spend time and effort worrying about something that may never be an issue,
----If everyone had 20 guests, if locals overrun the squares, if an asteroid hits Morse Blvd………

Relax have fun and deal with the real issues that arise.

Tpop1

[skip0358]

Well put tpop1. I couldn't agree more. They're only visiting for one, secondly the one person is renting 2 additional house for her guests which if you think about it is the same amount of people. Also if guests were to be limited we should all have 1 bedroom bungalows. It the Holidays be HAPPY!!!

[another Linda]

Originally Posted by skip0358

... the one person is renting 2 additional house for her guests ...

Hm-m-m. I'm renting 2 houses for my guests. Are you talking about me? In fact I did check with the guest card office and was told that each property is limited to 8 guest passes at a time, but the system could be overwritten. she didn't think there would be a problem since we were renting the other places.

And, yes, there will be a lot of us, but I can't believe we will overload the amenities. Not everyone plays golf (just my son who just got back from Iraq and if anyone says anything to him you'll have to deal with an angry mother bear!!!). Not everyone will use the family pool (maybe no one if it is too cold). But we will all ride around in golf carts, we will all spend money, we will support TV businesses.

Ok. Enough from me.

[villages07]

Linda....they are not whispering about you. There was an article in the paper about a family get together utilizing 3 houses and 12 guest ids.

I'm with TPOP on this one... I don't see the guest policy as a problem. For all the folks visiting at Christmastime there are an equal or greater number of residents out of town, so, it all balances out.

Part of living in TV is accepting that we are viewed as a vacation/resort destination with a lot of seasonal renters and visitors. This is different from other 55+ communities that have stricter policies on rentals, visitors, access gates, etc. Like others, I enjoy sharing and "showing off" our community to visitors. Personally, I think the guest pass program works just fine the way it is. We need the seasonal visitors and renters to sustain our business community that us full timers enjoy year 'round.

[skip0358]

I agree