Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I love everything about Florida except the hurricanes. I would never consider living in any other state. My only negative on the Villages is that it is land locked so I must split my time between a beach/intercoastal community to get my water and boating fix. I hope FL never changes a thing as it’s perfect for me. I don’t even mind humidity; I’ll take it any day over a dry area like AZ.
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Short response to those who "hate" Florida and certain aspects of Florida life, frankly, if I were King of The World (applied, but sadly was not hired for that position) there are some tweaks I'd apply, but since I'm just a lowly pawn, I accept the things I cannot change and try to keep the emotion of hatred out of my soul. A few deep breaths in the early morning air seems to help a lot in that regard. In response to what I've enlarged in type, in above quote, I think we are becoming the city around which suburbs develop. I'm OK with that. EDIT. last line in quote did not enlarge...but hopefully it is obvious what I was referring to... |
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Ssshhhhh it's supposed to be our secret! You know everybody outside of the bubble thinks we all have STDs?! Amazing how rumours start and stick. I for one have never had one, and like you, LOVE TV!!!
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Everything you said makes total sense to me. I get you. Your cemetery comment, right... To each their own on final resting places but for sure it baffled me not to see them back in 1987 and here in T V not to have them yeah, really a remarkable thing. Your comments chime for me. Rolling hills, windy roads, tall trees, soft grass, no red ants so you can sit in said soft grass. Big rocks, cold cold water out of the tap. The list goes on and on but... I know what life outside of the bubble is like. While snowbird season results in much higher need for DEFENSIVE three eyes in your head driving, I still would not want to live outside of the bubble anymore. Politically, I thank God I get to live in FL. Socially, the fun golf carting, the endless things to do here. It is as (or sadly, with so much ridiculous growth potentially was) close to perfect as I've ever seen living in FL. I do think that T V is getting too big and it doesn't make sense to me as a Central FL dweller all these years. 15 more years of growth... really?? $$$ in the developers generational wealth machine which is sad to me. Eventually it will result in T V just being a sprawl. You can already see the skimping on charm which is unfortunate. Last edited by GizmoWhiskers; 05-24-2024 at 02:40 PM. |
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The Villages is a unique and special place. Florida is too, love them both. The growth makes this place better, as far as I am concerned. My mother lived here when Brownwood was just starting to be built, I remember liking LSL then.
I moved here, I suppose, for most of the reasons the original poster "hates". I was always a New England guy, biased by its beauty and history. I don't miss a thing about New England now, its changed for the worse in my opinion, and continuing in the wrong direction. Florida is still a "free state" and I hope it remains so as long as I live. New England is no longer as free as it was in my youth, IMHO. There is great development here for sure, but drive west or north and find the rural Florida that is the "real Florida". Not sure what you mean about traffic, been here 3 years and haven't seen any traffic, compared with a real city. I have found great pizza here in Florida, not going to say where. I don't look back, only looking forward, love it here. Last edited by Causey; 05-22-2024 at 06:20 AM. |
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TV is heaven. Florida may not perfect, but no other state is. We are still working and LOVE it here. The lifestyle is very therapeutic. TV does not have traffic. It is not over crowded. It may not be the TV of 15 years ago but it still is super chill and relaxing here. Golf carting from Dabney to Spanish Springs and you see the beauty of TV and what we are truly blessed with. Just drive 45 minutes south to Orlando, 60 minutes west to Tampa or worse 3 hours to South Florida and you will see what traffic really means. You will appreciate the "niceness " of people here. Standard of living here is amazing.
For those feeling land locked. We joined the Adventure Boat Club on Lake Harris. It really is a game changer. All the lakes are beautiful. We go out once per weekend and love it. You don't even realize you are land locked. It also helps with some of the "heat" issues. Best of all, once we are done boating, drive right back to this amazing "Bubble", hop in our golf cart, ride down beautiful paths to one of the squares, have a drink and listen to some music. Seriously?? How people complain here is mind boggling to me. There is a saying I use for keeping things in perspective. "There is an a** for every seat." This may just not be the seat for some people. Good thing, this is a free country. I would move back to where you came from or try somewhere new. Life is too short to be miserable. Enjoy every day you have on this earth! That is why we chose to move here while still working. Every morning I wake up and give my thanks for the blessings we have been provided. Hope everyone has a magical day. Thanks Serge |
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I could have used a basement when I got a tornado alert that said, "Get to your basement now." Otherwise, I would say the basement would store junk that I no longer need. The diverse activities available in the Villages are something unique in my experience. My only complaint is the hostile treatment of tournament poker. Tournament play with a fixed entry fee and cash prizes is not "illegal gambling" and describes virtually every game in the Villages including golf.
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We've decided to become full time rather than flakes with plans to rent a few of the hot months in various northern places. We'll see how that plays out.
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this is the biggest bonus for us, unplanned healthy lifestyle boost beats all the other great things here
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