[Pturner]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I think Cappy makes several valid points. I think too that we are starting instant friendships with strangers thinking that age will negate a lot of other differences. That isn't true.

I think that our geographic origins and the way we were taught to expect or do certain things in certain situations plays a big role.

We easily begin new friendships here or expect friendly behavior from those we've just met and are "put off" by their "strange" responses. One new neighbor on the golf course said I was "fresh". (I had a dickens of a time finding out what "fresh" meant. It isn't a term used in Ohio. Someone bristled over my "Boy Howdy" which simply means "well, I'll be darned" to me and I thought everybody spoke Ohioese.

Midwesterners expect certain things that cause those from the coasts to think we are a little strange. People from certain area's use silence as soft disapproval where other areas HAVE TO HAVE the last word.

On top of this are the internet bullies, the newly affluent, the sick, the tired, the fiesty, the arrogant and the truly kind....all who have been that way for awhile or are trying out new personas.

There are a lot of "fresh starts" here and some invent their pasts to present to others.

In other words, we are older Americans most of us and we are thrown together in a new experience that really is making history on this planet.

I like that about this place and I hate that about this place. Sometimes I long for the way people acted pretty much the same back home.

But considering all that do I love it? You bet your sweet bippy I do.

Wow, that's such an interesting perspective. I like it a lot and kinda wish I could relate to it more. Atlanta has long been a melting pot. In my suburban neighborhood, I can count on one hand the number of adults even from the south. (The number from Atlanta is zero). In this sense, TV feels much like home to me. That aspect of TV though is better than in Atlanta, because nearly all of families in TV chose to live there. In Atlanta, many were transferred here or came due to a job offer.

Is TV all I expected? Youbetcha. In the 2 1/2 years we have been snowflakes in TV, I continue to be amazed and delighted for the wonderful friendships, the beauty, the fullness of our social and activity calendar when we are there, how much we use and enjoy the amenities, the golf cart rides and the delight in seeing all the carts tooling around the community.

Although we weren't there for snowbird season, it makes all the sense in the world that this year's was the most crowded. With LSL area virtually built out for the first year, Brownwood-area amenities and Town Square not yet in place and several Brownwood Villages developed and spilling into LSL without yet a corresponding migration down to Brownwood area amenities, of course it was more crowded than ever.

When 446a, 44 and Brownwood amenities catch up, things may even back out to some extent. But TV is always going to experience Florida's annual snowbird season-- for which I'm grateful.

[Jhooman]

We closed on our new home Jan. 3, 2012. We love it here! We have met some wonderful human beings, many from this forum.

The traffic issues seem tame to me, I'm from southern California where congestion is the norm. People have been so polite and gracious here in The Villages.

The cost of living, including golf is so cheap, remember we are from southern California.

The Villages rock. We love this place.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

.

I think that our geographic origins and the way we were taught to expect or do certain things in certain situations plays a big role.

We easily begin new friendships here or expect friendly behavior from those we've just met and are "put off" by their "strange" responses.

On top of this are the internet bullies, the newly affluent, the sick, the tired, the fiesty, the arrogant and the truly kind....all who have been that way for awhile or are trying out new personas.

There are a lot of "fresh starts" here and some invent their pasts to present to others.

In other words, we are older Americans most of us and we are thrown together in a new experience that really is making history on this planet.

I like that about this place and I hate that about this place. Sometimes I long for the way people acted pretty much the same back home.

But considering all that do I love it? You bet your sweet bippy I do.

I learned a hard lesson taught quick here. Was sucked in on TOTV used and once this person moved here was spit out like car exhaust. Or for you Car Guys Suck Squeeze Bang Blow! Lesson learned.

I do feel fortunate to have meet You and Henry. Some day you gotta explain the Boy Howdie thing. I missed something there. It's a good thing right?

Herv

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

I learned a hard lesson taught quick here. Was sucked in on TOTV used and once this person moved here was spit out like car exhaust. Or for you Car Guys Suck Squeeze Bang Blow! Lesson learned.

I do feel fortunate to have meet You and Henry. Some day you gotta explain the Boy Howdie thing. I missed something there. It's a good thing right?

Herv

Carguys, I'm a little confused about your post. Could you "splain" a little more?

I did a search on Boy Howdy and this came from Gracie:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the Urban Dictionary
boy howdy88 up, 13 downSouthern slang. An interjection. Often used as an expression of surprise for large quantities of something, or severity of something. See yessum.
"Boy howdy! Them pumpkins sure are big! How're we gonna carry 'em all, Ms. McGregor?"
buy boy howdy mugs & shirts
by Fugerko.?Dec 23, 2003share thisadd a video
2.boy howdy112 up, 20 downAn exclamation of enthusiastic agreement which can be used in both a genuine or sarcastic tone. In addition can used to add emphasis to a statement ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now....because I'm from Western New York....and we are the home of Buffalo Bob from the Howdy Doody Show....I have my very own WNY slang...of kinda saying, "Wow!"... "You have got to be kidding me?!"... "Yikes!" or "Give me a break!". I say, "Boy Howdy Doody!". But............to get back to the original question.....

...Is TV all you thought it would be?

[asianthree]

For my husband it is all he thought and more. For me not so much. I miss my gym thats open 24/7 and the 210 fitness classes that i can take for free. And what some wish for has an indoor pool and swim lanes. This is miss at 3am or whenever i choose to swim

[Yorio]

It's much more than we imagined. Having bought a place last year, it is different from visiting and staying with our friends or experiencing the Lifestyle Package. Before we were introduced to our friends' friends and we participated in their activities. Now we are making our own friends amongst our neighbors and other club activities. It is luck of the draw but the most appealing aspect is to have good neighbors which we have and to enjoy the commradie together. Though in recent I brought a good ex-military friend here and he said he can't live here because it reminded him of military compounds he'd been all around the world. ???

[JoeC1947]

I love all of the friendly people I meet in real life.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

I learned a hard lesson taught quick here. Was sucked in on TOTV used and once this person moved here was spit out like car exhaust. Or for you Car Guys Suck Squeeze Bang Blow! Lesson learned.

I do feel fortunate to have meet You and Henry. Some day you gotta explain the Boy Howdie thing. I missed something there. It's a good thing right?

Herv

I am not quite understanding carguy. We just think the world of you. Did I say something insensitive? If so I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelers or anyones. Please hurry home.

I hope you meant someone else. Sometimes I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. Make that OFTEN.

Boy Howdy means......... Well, I'll be darned. Or...Gee Whiz, or I am at a loss for words.............

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by CarGuys

I learned a hard lesson taught quick here. Was sucked in on TOTV used and once this person moved here was spit out like car exhaust. Or for you Car Guys Suck Squeeze Bang Blow! Lesson learned.

I do feel fortunate to have meet You and Henry. Some day you gotta explain the Boy Howdie thing. I missed something there. It's a good thing right?

Herv

What?

[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What?

You will certainly be up for the finals in today's "Swimdawg Post of the Day Award"!

[NotGolfer]

I would have to chime in and say we're feeling quite blessed to be here! Dreamed for years of not having to shovel snow and deal with ice and cold in the winters and the raking in the fall. I've lurked on TOTV for some time now and have observed (and maybe I do this at times too) that folks tend to want what they had "back home". You know, the food, restaurants, ambiance or you fill in the blank. Well we're NOT back home here so we have to acclimate to our new surroundings and culture.

I think of the rudeness...perhaps (and this is just that..a perhaps) these folks have brought their behaviors from whence they've come. I would say even in frustration, to treat them the way YOU would want to be treated---the Golden Rule goes a long way.

ALL of this being said...our expectations have been far exceeded and we love it here!

[Penguin]

Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow pertains to the 4 cycles of a 4 stroke engine. Suck would be the intake stroke
Squeeze the compression stroke
Bang the power stroke and
Blow the exhaust stroke
What that has to do with this post I have no idea and let the honorable CarGuy explain. I'm just stating mechanical facts.

[eweissenbach]

We are snowbirds -- for now, and soon hope to be snowflakes. This was our first year to be here in Feb and Mar., and as I have said before I was actually amazed how little congestion we experienced. We have been in TV in April the prior two years, and we expected a real hassle this time, but found traffic manageable, resturaunts usually easily accessable, and the squares hopping, but not overly crowded. I suppose people who live here year-round, and compare it to summer and fall, find it somewhat troubling, but in our frame of reference it was all good. As for the original question, whether it was all we expected, yes and so much more. Who could anticipate a place quite like this? I don't think anyone has previously seen or experienced anything like TV, and so would be hard-pressed to envision all that is here. I often ask people who are experiencing TV for the first time what their impressions are and most respond with some variation of "unbelieveable". As often happens, when people ask me to tell them about The Villages, my response is usually - "you have to experience it, I can't adequately describe it." The Villages aren't perfect, but like the old saying, they are way better than wherever is in second place.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I am not quite understanding carguy. We just think the world of you. Did I say something insensitive? If so I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelers or anyones. Please hurry home.

I hope you meant someone else. Sometimes I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. Make that OFTEN.

Boy Howdy means......... Well, I'll be darned. Or...Gee Whiz, or I am at a loss for words.............

No you guys have all been great! I Pmed Swin Dawg for her e-mail again to spell it all out. Tooooooooo long for a Post.

I would sum it up or call it On-line bullying from a past poster . He is off line now because. " We are all TOTV negative jerks!" I need social skills to survive in TV. He's so dapper smart, the ladies man and soooooo wonderful. Other mens wifes would just die to have him. Mr. Midnight NOT! It is quite a nasty story one that when I move here will settle real quick face to face.

I think you summed it up Gracie there are some that can hurt feelings and throw out comments out of the range of good honest discussion mixed in with some TOTV well deserved humor. That equates to its fun getting jabbed but not fun when someone is mean! And takes advantage of anothers feelings

Ruth and I were a victim to one such man. It cost us money and emotional pain. From years of media I've taken some well deserved hits! But words can still hurt. We intrusted a fellow neighbor and he just plain cra----d on us and left us wondering what we did wrong? Of course from 1250 miles away that is impossible.

[CarGuys]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow pertains to the 4 cycles of a 4 stroke engine. Suck would be the intake stroke
Squeeze the compression stroke
Bang the power stroke and
Blow the exhaust stroke
What that has to do with this post I have no idea and let the honorable CarGuy explain. I'm just stating mechanical facts.

Brought in to a trust- Take in to a friendship
Squeezed- Used - Favors taken advise given
Bang- Attacked fired on ignited favors consumed
Blow- Dont need you any more- Your exhausted. NEXT!



Just a CarGuy thing so cool you know what it means! The relationship to this post is that while Taxes, Insurance, sinkholes, Electric vs Gas Carts and other things can make you wonder what don't you like about the Villages.

Well I will post because it's most likely happend to others. Words and people who claim t0 be your friend, a goood Christian and then just plain dump on ya in a time of need is mean!

Your a CarGuy and Biker like me. We know the bond that can take place and when a trust is broken it hurts!

Better news is once burned twice cautious!