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billethkid 04-17-2015 03:29 PM

why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

graciegirl 04-17-2015 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1046708)
why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

If it weren't for posts like yours I swear I would lose faith in the world.

graciegirl 04-17-2015 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joldnol (Post 1046687)
what is it with the prejudice against Wildwood? Yes, there are impoverished people living in it but news flash there are impoverished people living in Lady Lake too.


It is called class prejudice. Some people have it against those who have more or less money. It is wrong, either way.

People are people.

applesoffh 04-17-2015 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Fanman (Post 1045733)
I think the mayor is afraid of losing his job. Another 1500 potential voters who will actually vote.

I'm confused. People who live in TV, but within Wildwood, or Fruitland Park for that matter, will vote for Mayors in towns that will not govern them? Am I understanding this correctly? If so, no wonder our neighbors may be more than a little skeptical of TV expansion.

Could someone please explain this to me? Thanks!

sunnyatlast 04-17-2015 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1046708)
why does nobody care whether they live in Lady Lake or TV?
Why does nobody care whether they live in Fruitland Park or TV?
Etc?

Because there is for some reason a very pregudiced feeling by many people about Wildwood. Mainly folks who don't know any more about Wildwood than they do Lady Lake or Fruitland. And unfortunately parrot the bad things they have heard....not experienced or lived.

How about focusing on the 98% of the people of Wildwood that are just like the rest of us. Just good people being overlooked by the closed mentality of today that likes to dwell on the bad, the negative, the isolated case, the sensational (true or false), etc.

Wildwood is not so different from places a lot of residents of TV were born and grew up.

Get the nose out of the air and be a good neighbor.

Some natives of Wildwood may have as much to complain about TV residents encroaching on their once quaint and quiet Small Town, FL.

Thank you.

It's not too valid when people coming from major metro areas with highest crime rates in the country, i.e. MPLS, Orlando, St. Louis, Washington, LA, NYC…….worry about little Wildwood, FL when they've been riding the subways thru the Bronx, Harlem, Chicago skid row etc. for decades but talk about "The City" (genuflect here) like it's nirvana.


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