[tbrock555]

I do not want to start any debates here, masks or no masks, shut downs or no shut downs, distancing or no distancing, etc. I do have strong feelings in a way I am sure half would agree with me and half would not but debate is not my purpose here. I am just trying to find out how things are there now. Me and my wife are planning to visit sometime soon to see if it is a good fit for a possible permanent move. Just wondering how close to what the villages normally are would we experience. Are most things open. We are not golfers at all but will surely try it when we are there. Also what is the situation with supermarkets, restaurants, churches, working out in the gym, swimming pools, walking paths, gun ranges, billiards clubs/tournaments and all the other clubs. In north Jersey now and it is miserable here, as it is in NYC as much of my family and friends still there tell me. I want to visit the villages to see all it has to offer, just trying to find out if I come there now or very soon how much of what it has to offer will be available. Again, not looking for any debates, just trying to find out how much I would miss out on if I came down there now or are things fairly close to normal. Thanks again for all the help.

[retiredguy123]

Most things are pretty close to normal in The Villages. Almost everything you listed is open except there may be some organized clubs that are not meeting on a regular basis. I would estimate The Villages overall activity at about 90 percent of normal. Bring a mask.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

I do not want to start any debates here, masks or no masks, shut downs or no shut downs, distancing or no distancing, etc. I do have strong feelings in a way I am sure half would agree with me and half would not but debate is not my purpose here. I am just trying to find out how things are there now. Me and my wife are planning to visit sometime soon to see if it is a good fit for a possible permanent move. Just wondering how close to what the villages normally are would we experience. Are most things open. We are not golfers at all but will surely try it when we are there. Also what is the situation with supermarkets, restaurants, churches, working out in the gym, swimming pools, walking paths, gun ranges, billiards clubs/tournaments and all the other clubs. In north Jersey now and it is miserable here, as it is in NYC as much of my family and friends still there tell me. I want to visit the villages to see all it has to offer, just trying to find out if I come there now or very soon how much of what it has to offer will be available. Again, not looking for any debates, just trying to find out how much I would miss out on if I came down there now or are things fairly close to normal. Thanks again for all the help.

Summer will be much better than now and much cheaper if you are do a LifeStyle.
That said, TV is the best place to be with or without masks, with or without shut downs, with or without distancing.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

If you're concerned for your safety AND for your enjoyment, you can come down and enjoy most of what the Villages offers, while wearing a mask and staying on the perimeter of crowds rather than jumping into the middle of them.

MOST people will respect your request to "please take a few steps back" if you're the one who can't back up, and they get too close to you (such as - if you're at the end of a line and someone comes up behind you all up close and personal - you can't move forward without running into the same problem with the person ahead of you, all you can do, really, is ask for them to back up a few feet).

Wear a mask inside buildings that aren't yours, carry a little mini hand sanitizer or some alcohol-based wet-wipes, and have a spare mask in a pocket "just in case." More than once I've put my mask on, on my way into the store, only to realized I totally forgot to NOT wear lipstick that day. What a mess. So I carry around a clean spare mask.

[tbrock555]

Thanks for the info. Actually my concerns are the opposite. I will give people all the space they want but will I get attacked for not wearing a mask outdoors? Will people freak out if I accidently get to close to them, and so on. And lipstick has not been a concern for me since, well since I was born, but thanks.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

Thanks for the info. Actually my concerns are the opposite. I will give people all the space they want but will I get attacked for not wearing a mask outdoors? Will people freak out if I accidently get to close to them, and so on. And lipstick has not been a concern for me since, well since I was born, but thanks.

Not very likely. I wear a mask indoors and where required, but not outdoors unless I'm in a crowd, which is basically never. Just once someone shouted "wear a mask" at the mailboxes. I'm sorry to say I made him regret that statement, when I should have pitied him for being uninformed. I haven't heard very many stories of people "freaking out", but I'm sure there are a few nut jobs out there. But outside of the great mask debate, things are relatively normal, the biggest impact is on indoor club meetings and card games. Beware all the media statements about spiking cases and the "new strain", most likely they are greatly exaggerated and sensationalized. But also be aware this virus is still very active and has not gone into hiding because vaccines are coming. Use sensible, repeat sensible (not paranoid) precautions

[Susan1234]

If your not masking up don’t come...

[Scott O]

Originally Posted by tbrock555

Thanks for the info. Actually my concerns are the opposite. I will give people all the space they want but will I get attacked for not wearing a mask outdoors? Will people freak out if I accidently get to close to them, and so on. And lipstick has not been a concern for me since, well since I was born, but thanks.

Nope, all is good..come on down and enjoy freedom...

[TandHSTAR@AOL.com]

There is always that one person who feels you should wear a mask or keep your distance and is aggressive about it. Bet you have them where you live now. Me i wear a mask in stores and move if I feel uncomfortable about distance. You don't need to we ar a mask outside. Welcome to TV

[nick demis]

Use common sense. If you go somewhere that everyone has a mask on, ware one, if they aren't, you decide. I still see people driving alone in their car or riding a bike with a mask on. To each his own. As for people walking around outside, it's about 50/50. Inside of stores about 95+% ware masks. A few miles outside the villages, that drops to about 50% except for supermarkets, box store etc, than back to 95%. Very few things are closed. You will find a few from both extremes but that is everywhere not just here.

[bowlingal]

water fountains are NOT available yet

[golfing eagles]

Methinks posts #7 and #8 pretty much shows the spectrum of mask thought

[GaryKoca]

I don't wear a mask when I am outdoors on my walk, not that close to anyone. But yes, indoors at all times. And I avoid large crowds at all costs.

[RouseysMom]

Moved down from Ohio in early November. It’s wonderful. Mostly open except for social clubs that meet indoors. So many outdoor activities, it’s been a serious boost to mental health. Not just the sunshine and vitamin D, but so many smiling happy people. Smiling at a safe distance, outside walking our dogs, playing pickleball, golf, whatever.

[Skunky1]

There are guidelines to follow. If you can’t follow the guidelines don’t come.