[NoMoSno]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I had $5,000 worth of audio equipment and tools stolen during a break-in. Pollice found zero fingerprints and never recovered any of my property. MY neighbor had his wheelbarrow stolen. A couple of blocks away and a few days ago, Police had to subdue and use a tranquilizer shot on a resisting burglar.
.....I remember an 80-year-old tennis player that got crazy and had to be handcuffed and thrown down by a Policewoman. He also later was seen urinating in public (in front of a woman). And he did several other things including defying a Judge's order to see a SHRINK!. So, the old grandparents, their children, and grandchildren that are living here will flat out rob and hurt you! Be very careful in TV Land.

Police don't use tranquilizer shots.
Maybe you meant taser?

[Laker14]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I had $5,000 worth of audio equipment and tools stolen during a break-in. Pollice found zero fingerprints and never recovered any of my property. MY neighbor had his wheelbarrow stolen. A couple of blocks away and a few days ago, Police had to subdue and use a tranquilizer shot on a resisting burglar.
.....I remember an 80-year-old tennis player that got crazy and had to be handcuffed and thrown down by a Policewoman. He also later was seen urinating in public (in front of a woman). And he did several other things including defying a Judge's order to see a SHRINK!. So, the old grandparents, their children, and grandchildren that are living here will flat out rob and hurt you! Be very careful in TV Land.

not to mention fart and shake their private parts in your general direction!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I had $5,000 worth of audio equipment and tools stolen during a break-in. Pollice found zero fingerprints and never recovered any of my property. MY neighbor had his wheelbarrow stolen. A couple of blocks away and a few days ago, Police had to subdue and use a tranquilizer shot on a resisting burglar.
.....I remember an 80-year-old tennis player that got crazy and had to be handcuffed and thrown down by a Policewoman. He also later was seen urinating in public (in front of a woman). And he did several other things including defying a Judge's order to see a SHRINK!. So, the old grandparents, their children, and grandchildren that are living here will flat out rob and hurt you! Be very careful in TV Land.

A "tranquilizer shot"? Can you please cite any evidence of this actually happing?

Thanks in advance...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Ritagoyer

One problem I see with all the expansions is that people south of 44 are having problems with services like a reliable company mowing your yard, landscaping, and the list goes on. There are not enough people that want to work or even do the work. The lead time to get even material in or a qualified contractor is difficult.

Nationwide, male blue-collar workers are re-evaluating their situations and are reluctant to return to work. I don't blame them - there have been ZERO increases in wages in constant dollars (considers inflation) for the last 30 years! And women have the SAME concerns PLUS the added cost and difficulty finding child care.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Perhaps. But for that to happen:

1) the land the parking lots are on must be owned by TV or a CDD
2) they would have to modify the lots to have a limited number of entrances/exits which might create traffic back up from the gates
3) They would have to be gates WITH NO RED BUTTON
4) You do realize that the businesses on the squares derive revenue from non-Villagers, and the entertainment is subsidized by those very same businesses, so that solution might obviate the problem, but not the way you think.

Some people might be willing to increase the activities fee for those changes to happen??????? Just asking.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Dond1959

Okay, time to talk about facts vs fiction. 4th square is in planning stage called Eastport. New hospital and medical campus planned with UF in Lake County near 470 and turnpike. Second bridge over turnpike in process. New 18 hole championship golf course nearing opening and 3 additional 18 hole championship courses planned between turnpike and Marsh Bend and 470 on the south. Not to mention pitch and putts and putt and play courses. Neighborhood and regional recreation centers continue to be developed. Executive courses are not announced yet that I know of at this time. However, the developer know exactly how much each executive course is utilized and when additional courses are needed.

Once all of this development occurs there will be no reason for residents south of 44 to go north of 44 for any amenities. Because of the way the Villages are laid out and the amenities close to residents traffic should remain mostly local and use of golf carts further reduces any traffic issues. I really don’t see any traffic back ups here unless a wreck has occurred. And waiting one or two minutes for a light or to get through a roundabout, is that really a traffic issue?

Growth will occur here as you are living in a pro growth state, and you have choices. You can either embrace it and enjoy all the new amenities and offerings or just stay and be grumpy about the growth. I would rather enjoy what time I have left and be happy.

Not sure if an executive course is a good idea. Younger senior people are losing interest in Golf and have shorter attention spans so might not have either the time or the skill for a longer course. And the course itself must be harder and more costly to maintain.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by NoMoSno

Police don't use tranquilizer shots.
Maybe you meant taser?

I got the story of both taser use and some kind of powered injector shot from the OTHER news source in TV Land. It was in that NEWS about 3 days ago........anyone can check it out. I was not there personally and am ONLY going by the written story. Shoot (no pun intended) them, not the messenger (ME).

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by KYtoTV2021

As a new resident, I consistently hear from people who have lived in TV for 10 years or so that until about 2010, they could go to a restaurant or schedule a tee time without hassle. TV management is so intent on selling more and more houses (ie revenue) that investing in infrastructure such as exec golf courses (ie expenses) is not profitable.

The question to me is not the size of TV, but whether the owners are willing to build the exec golf course, town squares, etc to accommodate this growth. Apparently it is "profit, profit profit" as the motivator. Just look at the tiny town square in the southern district or the lack of exec golf courses constructed in the past 10 years and the answer is obvious

Golf IS decreasing in popularity with younger people!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

And Community Watch drives by EVERY house 3x/day at random, very hard for a criminal to "case" a house.

My house was robbed and they loaded up big boxes of equipment and tools ($ 5,000 worth). No fingerprints and no one saw them. ...

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

We're here till we croak...no place like this.

Heaven's waiting room, they say!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by waynehal55

You can't be serious!!! I live in Del Webb and this community of 3250 homes is
surrounded by fencing and 2 gated guard shacks. These PRIVATE roads are patrolled 24/7 by residents in marked trucks. Nothing in life is guaranteed, but after living here for almost 2 decades we feel very safe. There are no buttons to press to gain entry.

Thank you for setting the record straight. You would probably be the best kind of people to have around you at the squares.

[biker1]

In the last 7 years, 9 executive golf courses have been added. They also added the pitch and putt course and the Marsh View 18 hole "short" course. Prior to that, there were approximately 1500 homes per executive golf course. I believe they have maintained approximately the same ratio of homes to executive courses during that last 7 years.

Originally Posted by KYtoTV2021

Just look at the tiny town square in the southern district or the lack of exec golf courses constructed in the past 10 years and the answer is obvious

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by justjim

We are in our 15th year owning property in The Villages. Recently I was told that I was a Sunbird. (Apparently a person who owns in TV and owns or rents up north for three months during the really hot and humid days of summer in Florida). We like being a Sunbird but to each his own. My only fault with The Villages is the Medical as I have posed on other Threads on TOTV. The medical community just hasn’t been able to keep up with the overwhelming fast growth of The Villages and Central Florida. They (medical community) are doing their best but continues to fall further and further behind. Enough said….we love The Villages.

TV Land IS much more attractive when you can leave in the summer. Be nice if there was a Village SISTER community to go to somewhere like the finger lakes region of NY. Sort of dreaming that!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

From someone who’s been here for over 16 years, my answer is YES, WAY TOO BIG!

We moved here from north suburban Chicago. We loved the ‘small town feel’ of The Villages back then. Only about 35,000 people, never over-crowded, all the amenities accessible with no more than a 20- minute golf cart ride.

Now the population is near 140,000 and still growing quickly. The relationship of residents with the Developer is non-existent. The length of The Villages from CR 42 on the north to where new homes are under construction is already about 5-6 miles longer than the City of Chicago (from the Evanston border to the south suburb of Dixmoor).

That’s too big for me, way too big. I moved from a large metropolitan area. Now the crowds, traffic, etc. have followed us here.

I agree wholeheartedly with the contents of this post. True that!

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I'll have whatever you're having...

I owe my super-strength to evening hours of hanging upside down like a bat - now you know MY secret - others should try it!