[Dennys37Packard]

Not in the least,

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

Management blew it

Short sighted comment.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by drcar

Irma was a CAT 1 by the time it hit the Villages, and if I remember correctly you were most worried about the golf courses being closed to long.

I believe...you are correct.

[coffeebean]

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[skipbrown2002@yahoo.com]

I feel that they did the right thing! There is a lot of prep work that needs to be done that most people don’t see. It is better to error ion the side of caution, rather than trying to get it done at the last minute. Ask, hurricanes can change direction at anytime! Relax and get your property hurricane ready!

[justjim]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

This is where "SAVE YOUR money for a rainy day" becomes valuable information.

I agree everybody should have a “rainy day fund”. However, I recently read that 40% of Americans cannot come up with $400 when a need occurs and they live from paycheck to paycheck. The 40% represents approximately 131,600,000 people.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by justjim

I agree everybody should have a “rainy day fund”. However, I recently read that 40% of Americans cannot come up with $400 when a need occurs and they live from paycheck to paycheck. The 40% represents approximately 131,600,000 people.

Yep.

Analogous to that, is the fact that just a little less than half (+-48%) of all Americans do not own any stocks whatsoever (individual stocks/in a pensions/tax-deferred/Etc.), so any movements of the stock markets...do not affect them in the least.

That sure leaves a lot of good, hard-working, fellow Americans...in a tough situation.

[Red Rose]

I'll tell you one thing, it's been pretty darn boring around here the last few days. Miss my activities. Especially the pool and Samba.

[geofitz13]

So, if I get this right, there are some folks who believe that nothing should be done until the last possible moment, just so they can continue to golf or use a pool? The first few forecasts called for the storm to be going up the Florida peninsula on Sunday or Monday. Forecasts change. Storms that are predicted to go one way, go another. (Andrew, for example). I miss playing golf, miss going to the pool ever day. I'm glad that management had the courage to be proactive about this.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

Management blew it

Another expert who should be in charge.

Yes, both of my 'in charge' comments were sarcasm. Please forgive.

[Dilligas]

Unfortunately, even with all the hype and TV closing early, we still have too many residents that do not respond. If we get the hurricane force winds, many of your neighbor's lanai and yard items will be blown away, hoping not as missiles into your lanai glass door.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

WHAT!!??!!

Sorry. I tend to get a little sarcastic when speaking logically to someone seems to fail.

[Dilligas]

We all forget, those who work in TV also need to prepare for the Cat 5 storm ..... some more than we do as they may live in trailers or manufactured homes, or worse yet, closer to the East coast of Florida.

[Dilligas]

What if the employees have to get lumber and board up their homes because they are too close to the East coast? What if the storm had sped up and bypassed the Bahamas and gotten here in 24 hours, and going that fast, not turned north? We could have had a Cat 5 hit landfall and endured a Cat 3 or Cat 4 here in TV. Don't every complain because someone was too cautious with a Cat 5. ps Only 4 Cat 5 hurricanes have made US landfall in history.

[skip0358]

Big deal they closed things down a little early because of what the forecast was predicting can’t swim,golf, use the rec centers, music was cancelled so what. Your still alive the storm has decreased we get to live another day. That’s all that matters. Had nothing been done and the stuff hit the fan the powers to be would be getting beat up for not reacting. Qqq