[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach;***924

According to the author his name is Chet, 6 feet and slender, he was 63 when the book was written about 4 years ago, and he is a retired teacher from Illinois.

Is he a Democrat or a Republican. Inquiring minds want to know.

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach;***924

According to the author his name is Chet, 6 feet and slender, he was 63 when the book was written about 4 years ago, and he is a retired teacher from Illinois.

Hmmm... I thought his name was Oldcoach.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Pturner;***936

Hmmm... I thought his name was Oldcoach.

Nah - he's Mr. Noon!

[cquick]

I hope I can get it at the Library.

[golf4me]

Originally Posted by cquick

I hope I can get it at the Library.

Is that a quote from Mr. Midnight?

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by cquick

I hope I can get it at the Library.

Originally Posted by golf4me

Is that a quote from Mr. Midnight?

Now that is the post of the day!

[Skybo]

Originally Posted by golf4me

Is that a quote from Mr. Midnight?

Classic!

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

Now that is the post of the day!

Where IS Swimdawg?????

[CarGuys]

Was there any Mr. or Mrs. Midnights tonight!

I was amazed on our visits at how quick LSL closes up at 9.00

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

Was there any Mr. or Mrs. Midnights tonight!

I was amazed on our visits at how quick LSL closes up at 9.00

Once you get into golf, pickleball, bike riding, tennis, and power walking, (Throw in a couple of rounds of bridge, and some pool) swimming pool too,....Then....have a couple of hours of two for ones, you will be hoping that someone rings the bell so you can go to bed and not look like a siss.

[Quixote]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431;***730

It was an enjoyable read, but from an academic perspective it was a classic case of an author (not a a social scientist) holding a deep seated belief and then using slipshod research to support his belief and justify his thesis.

This is about the most accurate description of Leisureville. I was frankly so irked at the author for this very reason that I contacted him and we exchanged emails several times. In truth the man was out to sell books and I refused to buy, waiting instead for a copy that was circulating (and I told him so).

I questioned him why he focused on what he did and completely ignored such activities that serve our immediate community and the much larger national and world community, such as Relay for Life, Hospice, Operation Shoebox, Meals on Wheels, and on and on, but the bottom line is that he is absolutely stuck in his views.

And the truth is that the STD percentage is no higher here than anywhere else, but the number of cases is larger because of the size of the community.

Yes, take this book with many grains of salt!

[Irish Rover]

I agree with Quixote. The author fixed on the number of STD cases because of the age of the residents in TV. It kind of adds some sensationalism to the story and that sells books. Most of what is in the book is hearsay and speculation on his part.
Happy New Year
Irish

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by surfangel;***701

I thought the book was very accurate. The liberal author does not believe in putting old people out to pasture and thinks they should be in the community paying high property taxes to the government. The book distinguishes quite clearly the authors opinion of the villages and that of the village residence. He did a good job in voicing the residents love of the Villages. We don't live in a perfect world where families stay together, the Villages may not be the perfect solution for an ageing population but it's better than anything out there now. I found most people who read the book could not handle the truth about the Villages. There are a lot of negatives here, why not address them and do what we can to change them instead of burying our heads in the sand.
I personally don't like the way we are talked down to by the Morse family with the stupid fabricated history. The truth is much more interesting than the fairy tail.
The villages are being overbuilt and the reason we came here may change for the worst. The new residence will just settle for what they get instead of striving for "the Village" type of community that it once was. That is the problem with older residence, they can't look to the future. The Villages is becoming just one big sprawling suburban city with lots of cubs. Big deal!

Surfangel: with your well reasoned response.

I played golf with the coupe who moved here and were the authors neighbors. they alerted me the book was coming out and i venture to say I read it befor emost.

My brother ran into Mr. Midnight and given man's competitive nature told us if he hadn't re-married he could have given Mr. Midnight a run for his money. My wife was sitting right next to me so I uat demurred.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Once you get into golf, pickleball, bike riding, tennis, and power walking, (Throw in a couple of rounds of bridge, and some pool) swimming pool too,....Then....have a couple of hours of two for ones, you will be hoping that someone rings the bell so you can go to bed and not look like a siss.

Wow I'm tired already! I'll take a rain check will be my new pick up line!

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by graciegirl;***933

Is he a Democrat or a Republican. Inquiring minds want to know.

From the viewpoints he expresses in his writings I surmise Andrew Blechman is very liberal. Also, in the Kunstler podcast one can link into from Blechman's blog Blechman seems to slip as he is speaking and I believe I recall he refers to Mr. Midnight as Joe although he is given the name Chet in the book. Chet/Joe is probably in his mid to late sixties by now, depending upon when Blechman actually wrote the book which was published in 2008.

Look for the Playboy bunny ears hanging from Mr. Midnight's dirveway light - if they are still there - see page 86 of "Leisureville".