Graciegirl, you are the kindest, most charming lady I have had the pleasure of meeting since arriving in TV. But remember I still do NRA Home Portection Classes. LOL

That description of TVer's clique members certainly cinches my qualification for the clique!
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I like stories:)

Awww...can I join your clique?? Can't wait to meet all of you whenever I get down there!

I'm not the president but sure. Oh wait, am I even part of the clique? Please?

It takes all kinds to make this world go round...
 

It occurs to me that there are many differing personalities and, therefore, many differing reasons a person posts. Some just want information and some want relationship. Neither approach is the wrong one but sometimes the info people just want to get to the point and perhaps get annoyed with the rel peeps. Sometimes the rel peeps enjoy the banter back and fourth and the fun.
I have often thought and still believe that since this is the written word, many nuances of conversation cannot be properly interpretted and so some take offense when others were just funnin' with ya. I enjoy it all.

Come back Patlyn, it really is a great place! Gracie has apologized now is it 3 times?

Yes, you(Russ) and Gracie and a few others are like a tag team going after me and others. Patlyn and many others have stopped posting because of attacks. Only the clique protect their own and congratulations George for being brave enough to take them on.

Larry,

Thanks for speaking up but I'm not taking on anyone. I hate confrontations. I was only stating the obvious. It seems though that this thing has gone viral. I evidently have struck a cord with several posters. TH would be proud.

*hides under bed*

Quite frankly Larry, most of the time I respond to a post I don't even look at who it is. I say what I feel as you probably know. It would be hypocritical of me to change my response based on the writer. Just because many of us have the same bent it may seem like a clique. But you know what? The vast majority of those that you think are the 'clique' have become friends in real life - the only place that really matters! I've met two, maybe three dozen or more TOTVers in person and have become friends that play golf, play pickleball, have drinks, have dinner at each other's house etc. etc. If that's a clique then more power to us!!!

And you know what? I'd love to be friends with you. I bet you'd find us all so much more likable than you're currently imagining.

Tall Trees pool also had a rat problem but I haven't seen any recently. As for the gators, this is Florida and you are likely to see them in most, if not all, retention ponds.