My new mantra...Don't judge the many by the few.

Let's face it, Florida is crowded. The only part we found that was not that way was where no one wanted to be. Arizona and Texas are the same way. I'm not sure about Cali, but would bet it is the same way too.....

Too late, Outlaw - you've got to come along now for at least one dance :-)

Kilt optional

I appreciate the offer, but I'm more into South Western 1800s Scottish Urban Dance. I'm happy to report that our club now has 5300 members, some in good standing.

I have kept up with this thread and i want to share something.

I don't live in the villages....I have visited...I research...and i participate on this forum.

Yesterday...we went to look at the only 55 and over lifestyle community in Missouri called Heritage of Hawk Ridge. It is a Dell Webb Pulte community. There is a 9 hole par 3 executive style golf course, a 10,000 sq ft. clubhouse, a pro shop and a grill, an outdoor pool and 2 tennis courts, a fitness center that had a weight machine and 2 treadmills. There are 14,000 residents. There are 6 models to choose from. The HOA fee is $235 per month and this includes lawn care and snow removal.

the homes are lovely.....and yet the entire time i kept saying to Steve....it isn't the villages....i don't like it....this is not like the villages.

I tell you this because I want you to know that...while no place is perfect....I believe with all of my heart...the the villages is a very special place. It isn't for everybody....and that's a good thing. Maybe sometimes we all need to take a step back and really look at what we have and learn to appreciate what we have all over again.

I cannot wait to be able to call the villages my home.....
my signature contains the link to the listing of our home which includes pictures. I love my beautiful home.....but i think the villages will be a perfect retirement fit for us....and those of you who already live there and get to enjoy it...please know i am so VERY jealous!

Been here 15 years and never had trouble gettin a reasonable tee time in the first quarter of the year.....this is just easy whining!

I agree.

If they are unhappy move. Let the rest of us remain happy.

IMO the malcontents that do all the moaning would do so regardless where they were. They seem to be unhappy people that are at home being miserable and would like to bring everyone else over to their 'dark side'. Just personality (or lack of) disorders.

Unhappy grumpy people seem to voice their opinion every day. They try to stir up the pot and get everybody grumpy and hateful. I pity them since they are missing out on a lot that TV and LIFE has to offer. We've been here for 11 months and still can't get the smile off our faces. Honestly, I've never been happier. We've from California, never moved more than a 30 mile radius from our first home so I was a little worried about moving to FL. I only wish we would've or could've moved to TV much sooner. Some people would've be happy anywhere or they thrive on being miserable ~ don't listen to them and live your own life!

A happy villager
 

We love it in The Villages. Our only regret is as UK residents we can't spend more time there:a040:

When I lived in Southern California ('89 to '03), people used to complain. I would tell them not to let the door hit them on the way out. Most loved the weather and wouldn't leave until their job transferred them. The same with TV. I never had it so good!

l live in the UK but visit regularly.... its obviously a very controlled environment lots of you can or can,t do,s there are lots of people who are not happy unless they are on one committee or another (how sad in a way), and why was the murder last year kept out of the Press? adverse publicity not required? the truth must out for the good of all.

[QUOTE=CathyandSteveG;1094744]I have kept up with this thread and i want to share something.

I don't live in the villages....I have visited...I research...and i participate on this forum.

Yesterday...we went to look at the only 55 and over lifestyle community in Missouri called Heritage of Hawk Ridge. It is a Dell Webb Pulte community. There is a 9 hole par 3 executive style golf course, a 10,000 sq ft. clubhouse, a pro shop and a grill, an outdoor pool and 2 tennis courts, a fitness center that had a weight machine and 2 treadmills. There are 14,000 residents. There are 6 models to choose from. The HOA fee is $235 per month and this includes lawn care and snow removal.

This is pretty much what I found in other Florida retirement communities before buying in TV---a single golf course , a single clubhouse with a restaurant, and all activities are only what is offered at the clubhouse. Grocery, gas, shopping all miles away, usually in highly congested traffic.
Del Webb Missouri---9 holes for 14,000 residents??? = 1 hole/ 1555 people.
TV---609 holes = 1/123 full time and 1/189 high season---and we complain about getting a tee time? Plus, their golfing season is much shorter so when you calculate rounds/year it is even worse. But, while the amenity fee is higher, it does include SNOW REMOVAL!!!! yuk---I'd much rather deal with dog poo, roundabouts, saved seats at the squares, a few illegally cut trees, tight fairway lies, buses picking up people in the square parking lots, garden gnome tattletales, cart paths not striped, and all the other "complaints" we see on TOTV so often.
88 days until we move in FT, and counting