I agree!

I've read all the posts.............seems like you are the only one.

1. Not every one on TOTV, lives here.
2. People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. A. Lincoln
3. I know one person who is always complaining about something in TV, but then she would be unhappy, no matter where she lived. Some people have problems and think a change of venue will solve them but they will take their problems, wherever they go.

Speaking for myself, I pinch myself every day and thank a friend I made, for introducing me to this wonderful lifestyle. It's not perfect and some people will gripe over minor annoyances, but the big picture has too much upside.

Negative people are like the tail, trying to wag the dog but the great majority is the dog, that wags it's tail.

I agree with BTK, lets talk about the almost 99% that are happy to be here!. :smiley:

I love TV and it's myriad of opportunities, to enjoy oneself.

Some people aren't happy even if they get five pickles (the optimal amount) strategically positioned on their cheeseburger.


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Me too !!! :D

Kool-Aid pickles
Kool-Aid pickles or "koolickles", enjoyed by children and Villagers in parts of the Southern United States, are created by soaking dill pickles in a mixture of Kool-Aid and pickle brine.
from Wikipedia

Tags and My happyness
 

The "tags" for a post are from the Original Post. If you check out the OP, you will see those are all words in that post.

As for me... I've lived here for almost four years and I have totally exceeded my dreams i had of moving here!

This is the best move we made... And I can say honestly, I haven't met a lot of people who weren't happy here. I have met some that didn't give themselves time to meet people and some that hated leaving friends and family "back home". But for us.. We have new friends and life is wonderful.

Welcome to the Villages from the land of 10,000 Nelsons! Uff da!

Thank-you
that makes a lot of sense

In my entire time living in The Villages, I've met one couple who say they do not like living here, yet they still live here, so go figure. I wouldn't take the discussions on TOTV as a indication that people are disenchanted with this community. Those are often about a specific situation, and last for a specific period of time, and certainly not everyone agrees. A place can be fantastic and still not be perfect. And if it isn't perfect, then it's up to those of us that love it and enjoy it to try to make it so.

My wife has been here since 3/1/15, THE DAY AFTER SHE RETIRED!! I got here in mid May, after the KC home sold. I've groused about stuff on here, mainly divots, ball marks and people who complain incessantly about tight lies, but we absolutely love it here. The only thing I truly dislike here is the rotator cuff surgery I had to have 5 weeks after I got here and not being able to play golf until December.

I really can't fathom as to why a person would not be happy here. Is it perfect? Nah, but it's pretty close.

Wow. I couldn't express it any better.

Unhappy?
 

Love this place and the fun-loving Villagers... Really hard to find anything wrong with TV.. Life is good.

Dear Posters:

I do read every post on every thread if I intend to comment. My first observation is that many posters paint with a broad brush. What i mean by this is some conclude because a resident complains about something that s/he is unhappy and would be unhappy anywhere. But the other side of that coin is the complaint may be justified., is a temporary distraction and certainly isn't an indicator that this person is unhappy at least to the extent indicated by some posters

My second observation has to do with the Thoreau. I do understand the meaning of his statement but paradise (heavenly place) is a subjective concept and to me it means eternal life, no disease, no pain, no discomfort........................Such a place cannot be found on earth and hence you can't fault fault finders for finding fault that;s the human reality.

In my view some posters are judging people and not what people are complaining about. Some folks do crowds well my wife is one of them. I don't because I promised myself that once I left the military no more lines:D

This same topic comes up time after time on this forum. Some view TV as paradise, some do not. Some of us are social and view TV from that perspective, some of us our more political and focus on government (Districts).....But i believe it is unfair to dismiss out of hand or define someone who complains as doing so just because they will never be satisfied because that is too broad a brush and at the time it is happening to you its personal ( that guy just pulled out in front of me).( that green is so tore up we might default to the automatic two putt rule and move on). Consider too, the other side of this issue perhaps those painting with this broad brush are too easily satisfied that's not always good thing either.

I am just trying to find balance here

Why would anyone ever complain about TV on this forum? All of you would jump down his throat just like you did the OP.

I can think of lots of things I do not like about the Villages but I am not going to share them with anyone here.

These problems will never go away but they are not going to change my happiness with living here.

Z