[skip0358]

Things are changing in TV. Ride down the cart paths and look at the crap on the side of the paths. Beer cans, soda bottles. Go over the little bridge n/o 466 and look below the bridge, go to the pools and look over the walls. I saw one of the early walkers the other morning coming back from his walk with 2 garbage bags of junk he picked up on his walk. We complain about the butts and poop laying around. People are getting lazy and sloppy. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't a guest of a Villager who did the deed that was reported in the paper. Golf bags getting stolen that's a big money item for any thief or someone who didn't have clubs. People were taking items from seabreeze when it first opened and decorations are taken from the Christmas trees in the Rec centers. We don't need a police station we need to start policing our own. JMO

[Serenoa]

Well that's it.....you can just keep your crime ridden city, aka TV. Guess we'll be cancelling our LSV we had scheduled in December.

Suppose we'll just stay & retire in Birmingham, AL. After all, last w/e we only had one homicide instead of the usual two or three.

[mulligan]

It was probably those evildoers from stonecrest or lakeside. that's what happens when you let outsiders in.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by mulligan

It was probably those evildoers from stonecrest or lakeside. that's what happens when you let outsiders in.

Absolutely right - and they probably came in to illegally use our multi-modal trails the we pay to maintain. IF The Developer had the proper scanners installed on the multi-modal trails, they could read the RFID chips that were implanted in our necks when we were processed in at the time we got our ID pictures. The outsiders don't have the the chips and thus could be easily ousted from The Villages by the volunteer citizen patrollers on the multi-modal paths.

[graciegirl]

Good grief. What makes us all JUMP to conclusions that things are going to hell in a handbasket?

This is relatively the safest place you can find almost anywhere.

I imagine once all the security camera footage is examined whoever did the trashing will be in the trash themselves.

I LOVE the fact that bad guys are caught on camera these days.

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I lived a large portion of my life in Washington D.C. and Atlanta Georgia.

We are NOT AS VULNERABLE here as in any city.

Look at crime statistics to see how silly it is to think The Villages is no safer than any city.

It reminds me of what President Regan said " a recession is when your neighbor loses their job and a depression is when you lose your job" well you live in a relative safe neighborhood when your neighbor is hit by crime and you live in a terrrible neighborhood when you are hit by crime

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Good grief. What makes us all JUMP to conclusions that things are going to hell in a handbasket?

This is relatively the safest place you can find almost anywhere.

I imagine once all the security camera footage is examined whoever did the trashing will be in the trash themselves.

I LOVE the fact that bad guys are caught on camera these days.

This thread is surprising me as well. Maybe because I have lived in high crime cities in my work life. Here, I feel I can go outside without packing heat and go downtown without looking over my shoulder every few minutes. Whatever, but I feel very safe and secure in this little home town we all live in. I also feel that we as neighbors look out for each other better than I have experienced in the past. I know more neighbors here than any neighborhood I have lived in in my past life.

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Serenoa

Well that's it.....you can just keep your crime ridden city, aka TV. Guess we'll be cancelling our LSV we had scheduled in December.

Suppose we'll just stay & retire in Birmingham, AL. After all, last w/e we only had one homicide instead of the usual two or three.

I hope you are kidding. TV is a wonderful safe place. It may not be perfect but what is.

[ugotme]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I lived a large portion of my life in Washington D.C. and Atlanta Georgia.

We are NOT AS VULNERABLE here as in any city.

Look at crime statistics to see how silly it is to think The Villages is no safer than any city.

Safer now - yes, but that does not take away the vulnerability.
Certainly hope it stays that way though.

[Down Sized]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Do you really think that the Sheriff will put a Deputy on every corner??
-cover you golf clubs when cart is parked
-Close your garage door
-Don't answer the door at 3AM
-etc. not sure what the problem here is
-getting worse, guess that is just an alarmist opinion

Look how may police you are paying for in Brownwood. This was done after after having six meetings last spring according to community watch people.
So just put your head back into the sand and keep going.:shocked

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Down Sized

Look how may police you are paying for in Brownwood. This was done after after having six meetings last spring according to community watch people.
So just put your head back into the sand and keep going.:shocked

Two. The same as Lake Sumter Landing and Spanish Springs.
I do not have my head in the sand and am not saying we are having a major crime wave.
Please don't tell me what to do!

[Down Sized]

Ask Figmo Bohica how many VILLAGERS were at the meeting for the new gun club at the recreation center this week. The room was full ( about 25% women.) They were there to see about getting qualified for concealed carry permits. Someone is thinking about safety!!! Four of my neighbors wanted the information after the meeting so they can get their permits. Things a changen'

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Things are changing in TV. Ride down the cart paths and look at the crap on the side of the paths. Beer cans, soda bottles. Go over the little bridge n/o 466 and look below the bridge, go to the pools and look over the walls. I saw one of the early walkers the other morning coming back from his walk with 2 garbage bags of junk he picked up on his walk. We complain about the butts and poop laying around. People are getting lazy and sloppy. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't a guest of a Villager who did the deed that was reported in the paper. Golf bags getting stolen that's a big money item for any thief or someone who didn't have clubs. People were taking items from seabreeze when it first opened and decorations are taken from the Christmas trees in the Rec centers. We don't need a police station we need to start policing our own. JMO

Start helping each other and keep an eye on things....

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by Down Sized

Ask Figmo Bohica how many VILLAGERS were at the meeting for the new gun club at the recreation center this week. The room was full ( about 25% women.) They were there to see about getting qualified for concealed carry permits. Someone is thinking about safety!!! Four of my neighbors wanted the information after the meeting so they can get their permits. Things a changen'

Yeah, just what we need is more seniors totin' their pistols on the Town Squares. At the first sign of chairs being saved, they come in with their pistol waving in the air and bullets fly.

I know Figmo and he is probably the best guy around for knowing gun safety. However, there are a lot of people in The Villages who definitely should not carry a weapon but still can get a permit.

No reason at all to carry a pistol while in The Villages. If you feel the need to carry in Orlando, St. Pete, Ft. Lauderdale, or Tampa - okay - but NOT while in The Villages. Remember those laws say you cannot carry a weapon while in a bar or the bar portion of a restaurant.

[travelguy]

Originally Posted by Down Sized

Ask Figmo Bohica how many VILLAGERS were at the meeting for the new gun club at the recreation center this week. The room was full ( about 25% women.) They were there to see about getting qualified for concealed carry permits. Someone is thinking about safety!!! Four of my neighbors wanted the information after the meeting so they can get their permits. Things a changen'

c'mon, carrying a concelaed weapon does not ever make anyone safe. civilized people don't need to over-react in such a way. we are fortunate to live in such a safe community, but we need to take responsibility for our own neighborhoods, and that means to empower ourselves and those that we employ to amke this a safe place. the gate keepers need to regulate the gates, and not let just anyone through without checking. i see them opening the gates during the rain so (god forbid) we won't get our arm wet when we wave our gate card in front of the reader. the community watch has no authority and seems to just ride around and wave. and they are our employees.