[hdh1470]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I never believe any thing sent via e-mail at first sight. So much of it is BS.

:BigApplause Even on this site,somebody here's something from someone repeats here.Reminds me of when in grade school and the teacher would whisper to a student a story and have them do the same to the next student til it went around the whole class.: By that time in was a different story.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by rubicon

See Geraldo Rivera was right about the concerns from people who wear hoodies. If I saw a strange guy wearing a hoodie in on my streets, I'd follow him to see what he was up to and be ready to stand my ground. Oh that's been done already. Kidding aside, I too was left with thei mpression that The Villages was a gated community. I have safety concerns because there are so many dynamics going on all at once. building/construction, vendors/contractors with employed help they probably never do background checks on, renters, people gone from their homes months at a time and many transient people create some real opportunities for the dishonest. Now throw in elderly and the false impression that people living here are all rich and you have motive. Law enforcement would do better by us to patrol neighbors rather than sit on buena vista picking up speeders.

You are spot on to have concerns ; ditto for your comment on the various dynamics going on all at once.

We noticed the same thing with regard to the huge amounts of "help" and not to be mean or politically incorrect, but most looked like they did not have documentation........who knows if background checks are done on them.

Many probably are just trying to earn their wages, but others could be jealous as to what they perceive as the lifestyle of the rich and whatever....living the life they only dream about. It could be tempting and again, those homes are so easy to break into.

Up here at least we know our pool guys and our landscapers; we all know their families; we've seen them grow up from babyhood........it's a lot different in Florida. Ditto for other workmen. We know our carpenters and plumbers and their families for 40 plus years. People all go to church together and their kids all go to school together.

It's a trifle different with these migrant workers....or transients as you called them. Coming from afar, the place looks a lot different than the picture of safety imagined.........meaning it would not be that difficult to harm an elder if someone wanted to.

If true that the "crime scene" was a self inflicted wound, it's good news and bad news (for the loved ones).

TV may be a friendly enclave of villages, but it still NOT a small town where everyone knows each other.

That said, we did notice a lot of those "neighborhood watch cars" out and about.........but I never saw them at dusk or dawn when someone could be lurking around.....hoodie or not.

Someone who worked for a landscaper...... or pool person.....they just walked right into our lanai to put chemicals in. If someone had their sliders open, anything could happen. Ditto for the guys who power wash the screens on the lanai and birdcage........on the inside, as well as the outside. They could gain easy entry..........as could the landscapers.....who were all around the golf course adjoining the property, as well as the owner's crew.
Very early in the a.m. I might add. Plus, the newspaper guy came very early at or before dawn.

Anyway, glad the story had a conclusion that was NOT "harm done by a stranger."

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

You are spot on to have concerns ; ditto for your comment on the various dynamics going on all at once.

We noticed the same thing with regard to the huge amounts of "help" and not to be mean or politically incorrect, but most looked like they did not have documentation........who knows if background checks are done on them.
How can you tell by looks?
Many probably are just trying to earn their wages Right!, but others could be jealous as to what they perceive as the lifestyle of the rich and whatever....living the life they only dream about. It could be tempting and again, those homes are so easy to break into. Not all "those homes" are easy to break into.
Up here at least we know our pool guys and our landscapers; we all know their families; we've seen them grow up from babyhood........it's a lot different in Florida. Does this mean there are no places in Florida where this exists?
Ditto for other workmen. We know our carpenters and plumbers and their families for 40 plus years. People all go to church together and their kids all go to school together.

It's a trifle different with these migrant workers....or transients as you called them. You do realize that these people are working all over the US?
Coming from afar, the place looks a lot different than the picture of safety imagined.........meaning it would not be that difficult to harm an elder if someone wanted to. This could happen,even up there, where ever that is.
If true that the "crime scene" was a self inflicted wound, it's good news and bad news (for the loved ones).

TV may be a friendly enclave of villages, but it still NOT a small town where everyone knows each other.

That said, we did notice a lot of those "neighborhood watch cars" out and about.........but I never saw them at dusk or dawn when someone could be lurking around.....hoodie or not. FYI they patrol 24 hours a day.
Someone who worked for a landscaper...... or pool person.....they just walked right into our lanai to put chemicals in. If someone had their sliders open, anything could happen. Ditto for the guys who power wash the screens on the lanai and birdcage........on the inside, as well as the outside. They could gain easy entry..........as could the landscapers.....who were all around the golf course adjoining the property, as well as the owner's crew. I don't see how this is any different than anywhere else in the US Very early in the a.m. I might add. Plus, the newspaper guy came very early at or before dawn. How is this so unusual?Anyway, glad the story had a conclusion that was NOT "harm done by a stranger."

A good example of racial profiling.

[graciegirl]

Just to keep our smiles intact...in summary, there was no home invasion.

It is another beautiful day in The Villages.







Disclaimer. I don't work for them or know them, but would like to. (know them)

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Just to keep our smiles intact...in summary, there was no home invasion.

It is another beautiful day in The Villages.







Disclaimer. I don't work for them or know them, but would like to. (know them)

You will probably get a visit to their yacht if you keep this up graciegirl!

[jimbo2012]

So this begs the question how many have alarm systems in their home?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

So this begs the question how many have alarm systems in their home?

Maybe a door to door survey is in order..............

[Taltarzac725]

I just have a shotgun and a chihuahua.

[Posh 08]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I just have a shotgun and a chihuahua.

I like that combo.

[jimbo2012]

Me too!

I used to have a Rottie, this little guy is a better watchdog



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[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

A good example of racial profiling.

It was just an honest obvious observance we made.

Let's say they weren't the boy next door who grows up to own a landscaping business in a small town.

Everyone deserves the right to exist and work; our own grandparents were immigrants to this country..........quite poor if truth be told.

What I meant was that anyone could get into those homes....and that there were so many transient types around......it was very obvious to someone from away.

In Vermont we get our yearly seasonal Jamaican apple pickers.
Nice guys who come into town with the owner of the apple orchard.

From one who does their family genealogy (a huge tree of immigrants) I can assure you I meant no racial profiling.....just an observance of what my husband would call the "haves and the have nots"....perhaps a temptation to commit a crime.........not necessarily that they would. They are no doubt too exhausted to even want to commit a crime......but one never knows, does one?

Come on. Read the newspapers. Watch the news.

[Posh 08]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

It was just an honest obvious observance we made.

Let's say they weren't the boy next door who grows up to own a landscaping business in a small town.

Everyone deserves the right to exist and work; our own grandparents were immigrants to this country..........quite poor if truth be told.

What I meant was that anyone could get into those homes....and that there were so many transient types around......it was very obvious to someone from away.

In Vermont we get our yearly seasonal Jamaican apple pickers.
Nice guys who come into town with the owner of the apple orchard.

From one who does their family genealogy (a huge tree of immigrants) I can assure you I meant no racial profiling.....just an observance of what my husband would call the "haves and the have nots"....perhaps a temptation to commit a crime.........not necessarily that they would. They are no doubt too exhausted to even want to commit a crime......but one never knows, does one?

Come on. Read the newspapers. Watch the news.

Don't worry about that guy. He likes to make folks feel uncomfortable.

[ceejay]

Originally Posted by buggyone

IF it is true, I am sure the man leaving for the airport at 4 a.m. called the Sheriff's office right away and gave a statement to the deputy with a time, description of the "hoodied guy", which direction he ran, etc.

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

no "IF" about it.This did happen and yes the sherriffs came!

Thanks for the back-up, Mark. The Buggy One tends to usually doubt what I say...

[duffysmom]

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[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Me too!

I used to have a Rottie, this little guy is a better watchdog



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ANOTHER REMINDER. THERE WAS NO HOME INVASION.

Stop with the arming up already.