I'm sorry you feel that way. That has not been my observation. I know many people who reach out to help others, in TV, "one-on-one", rather than relying on the community to do it.

Why would that be the Morse family obligation? This should come under public transportation and we’re not talking about a community of 25,000 people and this should be provided for The Villages and the huge surrounding communities.

Thank you for your sensible post. He is attacking me that I would exclude people which is not what I posted. I am very inclusive.

That is like a sound bite against disabled amenities. Have you been here long enough to remember the complaints from residents when the pool lifts were installed in several pools? Yes, people are really looking out for one another in The Villages, but appear to be few and far between.

But everyday things change and who knows what side of this discussion you will be on tomorrow. I hope you’re keeping your bags packed and by the door for assisted living. Life can hit, any time, any place in our lives or our children’s lives. They could be dismissed where they live too.

You are excluding those who are unable to drive from The Villages if they don’t have the way or means to hire drivers. What do you think exclusion means?

Well, my bags aren't packed yet, but I realize the day will come when I will no longer be able to live in TV. That's the way the world works. I'm OK with it.
Peace.

And peace to you and all the disabled who aren’t old and decrepit but are still discriminated against everyday.

They need to move to a place that has local transportation.

Downtown New York City… ? And everyone over the age 50 should be housed in the Mohave Desert and leave the prime areas of the country for the young and vigorous people so those areas are used to their full beauty and potential.

There comes a time when one should stop digging…….you are there.

The paint is on the canvas and I’ll let people judge you and the other’s picture. I wasn’t the one doing the digging, that came from the anti-disability posters. Walk a mile in the disabled shoes….

Peace out!

There seems to be getting a discussion about the disabled on my thread. I am sorry that all of you that gave me advice had to get upset.

Yes, I agree there should be a bus for disabled people to get around. They can make an appointment, or there is some schedule for them to take this bus or van. After all, it is a retirement community. It should not come out of the amenity fees.

Like I wrote before, The Villages is a beautiful area with many positive attributes. Maybe one day there can be a van that a disabled person can call to be taken shopping or to go down to the squares. That would be the finishing touches on the icing of the cake. To me, The Villages is a great place to live. It looks very peaceful and safe for everyone.

AS often happens here, the discussion jumps the rails. I apologize for taking the bait of a troll and engaging him, and asking specific questions about his post. He never responds to those questions, he just repeatedly, on many threads, says the same things, using the same cliches, but refuses to elaborate when asked.
I fed the troll, and it started a contentious exchange which had nothing to do with the discussion you originally intended. The troll wins. That is always the troll's intention. I should know better than to get sucked into that.

No worries. It looked like a dispute about transportation for the disabled. In New York, there is a transportation for disabled called Access-A-Ride. I do not know if that is available in Florida.

One day, I hope to be living in The Villages. Thank you again for taking the time to answer me. It was much appreciated.

Today is my grandson’s 1st birthday party, and my husband is complaining about being ignored by the “younger people.” LOL. My son has a lot of friends, and sometimes we feel like we do not fit in. Living in The Villages will maybe give us good quality time with grandkids, except I will not be able to babysit.

Tough decision!
 

It is certainly a hard decision. In the long run, if you get to spend tons of time with your family now, and you are an integral part of the grandkids lives, you might miss them here. We are snowbirds and spend half our time here and half near the kids. I miss the kids when we are here but I love living here. At some point we will live here more - maybe 9 months instead of 6 months per year. But I do miss the kids. Not an easy decision. My kids have not come to visit because they own their own business and can’t take off work.