[jnieman]

Originally Posted by goodtimesintv

I didn't say I want thousands to come to TV. I was addressing how people prefer to listen to rumors when they and the rumor spreaders have never even been here.

It's the ignorance about TV that I was addressing.... Like the ignorance about thinking TV is condos with HOA.

We don't have condos and we don't have an HOA. All our homes are single-family and we own our house/villa building and lot.

We only pay a monthly Amenities Fee of $148 per month per household and increases are limited by being tied to Consumer Price Index. What we get for the Amenities Fee is the buy of the century.

It is the buy of the century.

[The Mountaineer]

The most important feature of The Villages is the mindset of its residents. They are here to enjoy the rest of their lives, every day.

I've been to 53 countries and 43 states and I've never seen anything like The Villages. It's more than golf (free if you don't ride a cart). It's something to do every day, in all parts of the day. Card games. Music. Dancing. Clubs. Roundabouts instead of traffic lights every block to make you stop even when there's no traffic. The Villages is efficient, well planned. If every political subdivision in America were set up like The Villages, you couldn't keep the whole world out of America. The politicians stay out of it because the Morse family runs everything fine, and not on the cheap. And the volunteering. I know there's no perfect place, but The Villages comes pretty damn close. I'm glad we have a home in The Villages even though we also keep our home in Ohio (too much family to leave them behind permanently). What a glorious experiment The Villages has been for a half-century!

[RickeyD]

Originally Posted by The Mountaineer

The most important feature of The Villages is the mindset of its residents. They are here to enjoy the rest of their lives, every day.



I've been to 53 countries and 43 states and I've never seen anything like The Villages. It's more than golf (free if you don't ride a cart). It's something to do every day, in all parts of the day. Card games. Music. Dancing. Clubs. Roundabouts instead of traffic lights every block to make you stop even when there's no traffic. The Villages is efficient, well planned. If every political subdivision in America were set up like The Villages, you couldn't keep the whole world out of America. The politicians stay out of it because the Morse family runs everything fine, and not on the cheap. And the volunteering. I know there's no perfect place, but The Villages comes pretty damn close. I'm glad we have a home in The Villages even though we also keep our home in Ohio (too much family to leave them behind permanently). What a glorious experiment The Villages has been for a half-century!

List of American Utopian communities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by RickeyD

List of American Utopian communities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RD - that's an unusual list you've found. Thanks
It would be interesting to know what events/issues caused their individual demises.


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[2BNTV]

We really have it made here in the Villages and now I realize it so much more!

Can I hear an Amen!

[Chatbrat]

We lived in NC in a so called retirement community, run by incompetent POA, bailed out of there, Went to a high rise oceanfront condo in Palm Coast- that too was run by an amateur board---the Villages is run by true professionals and we all benefit from their expertise

[sunset seeker]

Very interesting reading! My wife and I had been looking for quite some time for the "right" place to retire. Pretty much after our first visit we knew we had found that place. We close on our new home in Labelle on 6/17 and will move there full time soon after. I would like to thank lanabanana73, graciegirl and many of the other posters here that have helped along this journey! TV is the most well taken care of place we have seen. It is always clean and well manicured. We both are really excited to meet you all soon!!

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

We really have it made here in the Villages and now I realize it so much more!



Can I hear an Amen!

Amen to that!

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

We lived in NC in a so called retirement community, run by incompetent POA, bailed out of there, Went to a high rise oceanfront condo in Palm Coast- that too was run by an amateur board---the Villages is run by true professionals and we all benefit from their expertise

Well said!

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by dbussone;123***0

Well said!

It's a miracle. It's gonna snow in TV today! Lol.

[justjim]

I agree The Developer and staff have done a great job "running" TV. As time goes on, the "inmates will run TV" and that is bothersome but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

[Philip Winkler]

TV is great!

[BK001]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

I was lucky in TV was the first and only retirement community that I visited. Somehow, I just knew in my heart there couldn't be any place better than TV. IMHO

Obviously, it's not for everyone and so be it.

Same here -- TV was the first and only place we considered. We have been here in our new home for under 3 weeks and so far could not be happier.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by BK001

Same here -- TV was the first and only place we considered. We have been here in our new home for under 3 weeks and so far could not be happier.

Been here three years and feel the same way!!!

I hope the glow, never wears off.

[DianeM]

Personally, I envy you all for the love that you have for living in TV. My experiences have not been the same and I accept that that's me. It's obvious to me that I am not cut out for communal living. I have dealt with more than my share of nasty people and so, therefore, I have given up. I pretty much keep to myself and that's the smartest move I've made in the last three years. Don't get nasty and tell me to move. Sometimes you just don't have it in you. I applaud all of your happiness and as I said, sometimes I'm almost envious.