[Bogie Shooter]

[QUOTE=senior citizen;865517]Actually, I can't even find a word to express what I'm feeling about this suppression of the true and total news. Personally, I do not consider TV a "suburb" of Orlando. It was quite a drive from the airport, actually.


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I think you should take this up with David Muir, ABC Sunday Evening National News. Ask them about the suppression. Report back and let us know.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Actually, I can't even find a word to express what I'm feeling about this suppression of the true and total news. Personally, I do not consider TV a "suburb" of Orlando. It was quite a drive from the airport, actually.

I guess everyone wants to keep a "pristine" image of their beloved hometown, however, smart folks catch on really fast as the truth is uncovered and shared.

God only knows our Governor let it "all hang out" about the heroin epidemic in our state, once considered "God's Country". Our news even made the New York Times.

People will make their own educated decisions, one way or another.
Especially those who've lived here 50 years or more and know what it
used to be...........before the city gangs came up to sell their drugs.

Our problem is surmountable thanks to the drug task force and irate stance of our people who do not want these gangs coming up to our state......however, MOTHER NATURE IS ANOTHER STORY. Difficult to deal with natural disasters..........and I include sinkholes in natural disaster category. Very sad scenario for the homeowner, even with adequate insurance. Who would want to buy that home and that property? WE were looking for a gently used home, if truth be told.

Thanks for sharing your info.

Have you stopped looking just because of this sinkhole?

[kagney123]

Originally Posted by Neal2tire

We were concerned when we were buying in Buttonwood a few years back so I flew my in laws in for a few days and asked my mother in law to stand on the lawn of the house we were looking at. After a few minutes of her jumping up and down I felt the chance of anything collapsing in the future was slim to none.
NG

LoL refreshing humor thanks for the giggle

[graciegirl]

Ya wanta see something totally misleading??? See this article and where in the heck did they get this picture? I read it three times and the first paragraph made it look as if it fell in, again. It was dated yesterday.


You can't believe everything you read. Some journalists are much more sensational than others. WOW.


Florida Sinkhole Swallows Family Yard, Driveway Hours After It Was Completely Filled In [+VIDEO] : News : TravelersToday

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by tucson

The same thing happened when the major tornado hit the Villages in 2007 and demolished many homes here. The major news channels mentioned Lady Lake and concentrated on the news story there, omitted The Villages from the story.... also heard Katie Couric who was working for NBC then, wasn't allowed to do come here to film & do a story....

$$$$$$$$$$Money Talks$$$$$$$$$$

No bad publicity about our bubble.

[graciegirl]

Tucson ;"The same thing happened when the major tornado hit the Villages in 2007 and demolished many homes here. The major news channels mentioned Lady Lake and concentrated on the news story there, omitted The Villages from the story.... also heard Katie Couric who was working for NBC then, wasn't allowed to do come here to film & do a story" Unquote
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How is gonna stop the press? The streets belong to the public.


I think the real reason is that STILL a lot of people don't know where we ARE. Read national news on this sinkhole that says we are a suburb of Orlando. THEY WISH. We are now more populous than Ocala and Palm Beach but still demographers don't know that. No one can believe the growth here in the last FIVE years. We are on the map, but we aren't really on the map.


The Morses don't need to surpress anything for fear of losing sales. Those lots not yet graded in the new area are already SOLD in the sense that people are committed to live here and waiting to buy. Someone told me that just last week they were seventh in line to buy a brand new villa.



We can handle bad publicity. Many of us love this place for no reason other than it is loveable and it is our home. We are Villages STRONG.

Bump. I quoted Bob and Bev and meant to quote Tucson. Alright. alright I am waaaaaaaaay too defensive of this place. Sorry

Senior, I live here and naturally love this place. How could you not?

[Steve9930]

Originally Posted by tommy steam

I guess the insurance will cover it ,but I wonder what it is costing to do something like that?

I'm guessing at $500 per truck load times 40 trucks = $20, 000 in material alone. Maybe more maybe less?? Plus wages for how many people, repair to the foundation, driveway, and underground piping that I saw? Not a cheap Date for sure! I went through the internet and tried to find an average cost for one of these repairs. The best guess on average, depending on the hole involved, I saw a quote between $25k to $50K. But it could go into 6 figures. The best repair is grout with under pinning of the foundation. I also saw where you have to disclose the fact that there was a sinkhole and the type of repair when you sell the home. I hope I never have to find out how this all plays out.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How is gonna stop the press? The streets belong to the public. You know I like you guys to pieces, but am a little doubtful of that.


I think the real reason is that STILL a lot of people don't know where we ARE. Read national news on this sinkhole that says we are a suburb of Orlando. THEY WISH. We are now more populous than Ocala and Palm Beach but still demographers don't know that. No one can believe the growth here in the last FIVE years. We are on the map, but we aren't really on the map.


The Morses don't need to surpress anything for fear of losing sales. Those lots not yet graded in the new area are already SOLD in the sense that people are committed to live here and waiting to buy. Someone told me that just last week they were seventh in line to buy a brand new villa.



We can handle bad publicity. Many of us love this place for no reason other than it is loveable and it is our home. We are Villages STRONG.


Don't be mad. I didn't mean to offend you.

Yep, Yep, Yep.

I feel for those involved.

Feel good stories just don't sell papers and commercials.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

$$$$$$$$$$Money Talks$$$$$$$$$$

No bad publicity about our bubble.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

How is gonna stop the press? The streets belong to the public. You know I like you guys to pieces, but am a little doubtful of that.


I think the real reason is that STILL a lot of people don't know where we ARE. Read national news on this sinkhole that says we are a suburb of Orlando. THEY WISH. We are now more populous than Ocala and Palm Beach but still demographers don't know that. No one can believe the growth here in the last FIVE years. We are on the map, but we aren't really on the map.


The Morses don't need to surpress anything for fear of losing sales. Those lots not yet graded in the new area are already SOLD in the sense that people are committed to live here and waiting to buy. Someone told me that just last week they were seventh in line to buy a brand new villa.



We can handle bad publicity. Many of us love this place for no reason other than it is loveable and it is our home. We are Villages STRONG.


Don't be mad. I didn't mean to offend you.

I don't see how they could be offended.

[Mr.Big]

As a regular winter renter in The Villages, I can also say that I have seen sink holes here in East Tennessee, and actually around some upscale patio homes. If a big ole sink hole gets me down there in the winter, well, I will still be happy. I love The Villages in the winter! See you in January 2015; thats if a tornado does not get me up here in Tennessee!

[Tennisnut]

Hopefully no one is too worried if these two homes disappear since, as of today, The Villages has 489 new homes for sale!

[e-flyer]

It's sad that when you go to sell a house that has had sink hole remediation, you might have a hard time selling it, and most likely get less than the market value if it does sell. There is a new house north of us that still hasn't sold even discounted $15K+ because it had a sink hole in the yard. In my mind, the ground the house sits on is probably more stable now that the sink is filled, and foundation pinned verses than other areas in TV. I feel for the folks who were unfortunate enough to have this event happen.

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Tucson ;"The same thing happened when the major tornado hit the Villages in 2007 and demolished many homes here. The major news channels mentioned Lady Lake and concentrated on the news story there, omitted The Villages from the story.... also heard Katie Couric who was working for NBC then, wasn't allowed to do come here to film & do a story" Unquote
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How is gonna stop the press? The streets belong to the public.


I think the real reason is that STILL a lot of people don't know where we ARE. Read national news on this sinkhole that says we are a suburb of Orlando. THEY WISH. We are now more populous than Ocala and Palm Beach but still demographers don't know that. No one can believe the growth here in the last FIVE years. We are on the map, but we aren't [B][U]really on

The Morses don't need to surpress anything for fear of losing sales. Those lots not yet graded in the new area are already SOLD in the sense that people are committed to live here and waiting to buy. Someone told me that just last week they were seventh in line to buy a brand new villa.


We can handle bad publicity. Many of us love this place for no reason other than it is loveable and it is our home. We are Villages STRONG.

Bump. I quoted Bob and Bev and meant to quote Tucson. Alright. alright I am waaaaaaaaay too defensive of this place. Sorry

Senior, I live here and naturally love this place. How could you not?

Gracie, you are so correct that most of the world doesn't know where The Villages is. I used to live in Arlington, Texas which is midway between Dallas and Ft.Worth. Arlington is home to the Dallas Cowboys stadium and the Texas Rangers Ball Park. For years the radio and TV sports announcers always referd to them playing in Dallas. It really did peeve us folks in Arlington after we paid so much tax money to get name recognition for our city. It's not news suppression, it's lazy reporters.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by e-flyer

It's sad that when you go to sell a house that has had sink hole remediation, you might have a hard time selling it, and most likely get less than the market value if it does sell. There is a new house north of us that still hasn't sold even discounted $15K+ because it had a sink hole in the yard. In my mind, the ground the house sits on is probably more stable now that the sink is filled, and foundation pinned verses than other areas in TV. I feel for the folks who were unfortunate enough to have this event happen.

The company doing the work on the latest sinkhole, Helicon, backs up their work with a warranty.
We Guarantee Our Work With a Firm Foundation Warranty � Helicon Foundation Repair of Tampa

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Mr.Big

As a regular winter renter in The Villages, I can also say that I have seen sink holes here in East Tennessee, and actually around some upscale patio homes. If a big ole sink hole gets me down there in the winter, well, I will still be happy. I love The Villages in the winter! See you in January 2015; thats if a tornado does not get me up here in Tennessee!

I'm looking forward to your visit.