Thanks Gracie for the Kind words.
Some times you have to stand back and take a breath which i should of done.
The Gal Kelly Lam*ert is such a nice lady and on her game and we discussed a lot of options that could rectify the problem but on every one she brought up other points that were genuine concerns and wasn't going to work for a number of reasons which where justified.
She has a challenging Job to say the Least.
I guess the bottom line is if the Ch2m worker handled it differently and didn't have a smug attitude all this would of been a MOOT issue.
As always Gracie thank you for the Kind words!!!

OP, I understand your concern when suddenly your irrigation system comes on when you know for sure it is turned off in your garage. I would get up from my easy chair and take my cup of coffee to the front yard to see what the hell was going on. After finding out, I would honestly go back in the house and refill my coffee cup and get on with reading my Daily Sun. Now, that is just me. Life is, IMHO, too short to get outraged over the situation you describe. I’m not judging because I know a number of folks that would respond differently and that is okay. My father, God rest his soul, would be all over the situation like “dirty on a shirt”. Again, I’m not judging, just a difference in personalities.

My feathers are in fine form, far from ruffled.

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Village Chicken, “As you get older, the questions really come down to about two. How long? And what do I do with the time I have left?” Don’t know who said that but truer words were probably never spoken. :beer3:

I'm trying to picture what he did. My irrigation controller is inside the garage on the back wall. Are your controls outside the garage? or can he bypass the controller and manually turn on the system without the controller? What if you owned a CYV and the backyard is not visible, and he turned on the system while you were painting the villa, or painting yard furniture, or were working in the garden and you got hit with dose of irrigation water.

I ask this, because I've had my system turned off on our CYV for about 4 months. We don't have any grass and the plants I water by hand about once a week. I'm wondering if they'll think I have a dead meter. I certainly don't want a stranger in my garage, that's why I have the garage door horizontal screen, to keep out critters and unwanted 2 legged critters.

They came to my PINK irrigation box on the side of my home and you can turn the solenoid counter-clockwise manually and that will allow the valve to turn on.
The point is they have no right to do this no matter what reason without asking the homeowner first and it is a standard practice!

The irrigation system can also be controlled manually from outdoors.

How do I manually open a valve? | Hunter Industries

This past summer, after I had kept my sprinklers off for 3 months (mother nature was providing plenty of water), they also showed up at our house to check the system. The guy told me he does this all day long because they worry they may be loosing some money. He also said that it is almost always because the owner has turned off the system, but hey, they pay me (and his helper) to do it.

Did they go on your property to your Pink sprinkler box and manually turn on your sprinklers without asking your permission.
That is the question that is troubling, next they will be going in your garage to turn on your system.
This should NOT happen without the homeowners permission!

Seems to me that you are more bothered by the fact that nobody shares your outrage than about the event itself.

NO young lady that is not my point.
My point is they took the liberty to come on the property without asking and also took the liberty of turning on my system without asking.
My property is owned by me and NOT the Villages or CH2M.
FYI the practice is changing as we speak in a CH2M morning meeting

That is easy to address - just keep your garage door closed.

Thanks for the recommendation i would of never thought of that. L.O.L.
Just Kidding. L.O.L

Yes, they did not come to the door. I just happened to notice them.

Well in NY they would never take that liberty and would contact the homeowner well in advance for a appointment to service any utility issues.
I guess people here like to be looked after by the Villages no matter if they are reaching over thier boundary's.
Like Gracie said its a matter of where you come from and what your used too.
I like my privacy and do not like The Villages acting like they still own the property i paid for and control.
Just personal Preference.
Again I am pro-Morse for what they have created here but there needs to be Boundary's . There are to many bad employees in all walks of life including Police departments in Florida.
just FYI