Originally Posted by jimdecastro (Post 2276058)

I bought a "lakefront" house - our pond is quite large with a preserve behind it. On the sales map it plainly said the area where the pond was "may or may not contain water. The bigger grime to me is that many of these ponds are overrun with weeds and other growth that was not there during the sales cycle.

Originally Posted by shut the front door (Post 2275892)

I live in The Villages on a named lake that is neither a retention nor detention pond. They do exist here, and according to TV, all that are fishable are above 466. All of the fishable waters below 466 are ponds.

Originally Posted by Pgcacace (Post 2276031)

What is a crick?

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2275824)

Only in The Villages, would someone say this was a "Waterfront Home".

Where do people get this stuff? You have a retention or detention pond in the neighborhood and now you have "waterfront property"?

& I read stories all the time, about people complaining they bought "waterfront" homes and the drainage basin are dry. That's what they're for. Sometimes they're dry, sometimes they're wet and become mosquito incubators.

It's like those overpasses that say "Welcome to The Villages" in huge letters, is actually a force field, that sucks people's brains out, when they drive under them.

This was posted yesterday, on Facebook.

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2276071)

It's what unedumacated yankees call a creek.

"Crick is a variant of creek originating in the U.S., where it reflects a dialectal pronunciation of the word for a small, shallow stream. Crick might be nonstandard, but it is established enough to be considered an alternative form, and it is even listed in some dictionaries.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2275927)

Huh? It did happen. I didn't make it up. But, the point is that you really do need to visit a property in person and not rely on photos, especially when they state that they are trying to "inspire your dreams".

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe (Post 2276071)

It's what unedumacated yankees call a creek.

"Crick is a variant of creek originating in the U.S., where it reflects a dialectal pronunciation of the word for a small, shallow stream. Crick might be nonstandard, but it is established enough to be considered an alternative form, and it is even listed in some dictionaries.

Originally Posted by villageuser (Post 2275998)

Which is why one should make sure they work with a Realtor. They are bound by rules of ethics.

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2276010)

Not true. South of 44 has Lake Okahumpka, which is fishable and has kayaks. It has a rec center too, and will eventually have a restaurant. The Village of St John sits next to it, and Richmond Village is across the street (Meggison Rd).

Originally Posted by Pgcacace (Post 2276031)

What is a crick?