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Pturner 10-20-2011 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by memason (Post 408457)
I'm going to a Halloween party next week. I think I'll go as a "Younger Villager" :a040:
Um, Mike... Halloween is not a "come as you are" party.
:gc:

nitehawk 10-21-2011 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 408700)
After reading all of this, my question is... How many "young" people actually live in The Villages.

To say that people sound like grouchy old folks running the kids off their I don't think is a fair assessment.

If I want to live with young kid, I would just stay here. We have plenty of them here! One of the reasons I want to live in The Villages is to live with people my own age. As the kids hot rod up and down our streets (they've taken out our mailbox more times then I could count) hubby and I look at each other and say; "can't wait to get to The Villages".

I want to live with active people my own age. Maybe young kids make some feel young... They just make me feel old.

I posted some of The Village videos on my FB page and trust me.... Those "young kids" thought they were silly old people. That does not make me feel young.

The Villages is advertised as a "retirement community", not a family community or a young peoples community.

To what Villagesflorida said, when we first saw The Villages, most of the people who worked there were villagers. You didn't see the young people working in the shops and stores. It was nice to see that so many of the people who lived in The Villages were able to find jobs and supplement their income. When we were here last summer, we saw very little of that.

When were were looking for a place to retire, we walked out of several communities because there were too many young people there.

Well... There you have it. You asked.
Very well said :bigbow:

billethkid 10-21-2011 09:27 AM
I suppose the only acceptable young people who could satisfy some here would be those that are like they were when they were that age....right?

The negatives regarding the "young" are again, as usual, extrapolation of isolated incidences to the point they are common every day experiences. They are not. Just merely what is chosen to dwell upon in a negative way.

Remember the young are the ones who wear the police uniform or the EMT's and ambulance folks and the firefighters....and they are the ones who come forward to lift a burning car off someone trapped underneath it.
I enjoy the company of my peers and delight in the presence of those on their way to our stage of life.

btk

Bogie Shooter 10-21-2011 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 408797)
I suppose the only acceptable young people who could satisfy some here would be those that are like they were when they were that age....right?

The negatives regarding the "young" are again, as usual, extrapolation of isolated incidences to the point they are common every day experiences. They are not. Just merely what is chosen to dwell upon in a negative way.

Remember the young are the ones who wear the police uniform or the EMT's and ambulance folks and the firefighters....and they are the ones who come forward to lift a burning car off someone trapped underneath it.
I enjoy the company of my peers and delight in the presence of those on their way to our stage of life.

btk
A very good point.....I agree.

Chief X 10-21-2011 11:56 AM
another one that gets it... thanks billethkid.

redwitch 10-21-2011 01:51 PM
My daughter was one of those young people who lived here with me. She came with me when I moved here. Had she not been able to stay with me, there is no way I would have moved here. Not her fault she was young or that her mother decided she needed to live elsewhere.

She worked at Applebee's. She was quiet, respectful and kind. All of my neighbors adored her since she went out of her way to help them however she could. She did move out after a year to be around people closer to her age.

My neighbors have their 26 YO son living with them right now. He doesn't make enough money to live on his own right now. He's in a band that is getting more gigs weekly (including at least once a month in TV) and will move out as soon as the band makes enough money for him to do so. A friend of mine's daughter (40ish) moved here after her job became non-existent and she couldn't find another position. She's looking hard but has had no luck finding something new.

A couple I know had their son living with them after he had gone through rehab. Sadly, he went back on drugs and they felt compelled to kick him out. A young man that used to work for me moved in with his grandparents to get away from the drug scene at home. After six months, he went back home. Last I heard, he was back to using drugs, but had not used any here.

So, yes, some kids are with their parents because of legal or drug issues. Just as many are not. Today's economy is going to make it more and more common for single offspring or offspring without children to be moving in with their parents. Like it or not, it is legal and unavoidable. I'd really hate to live in a community that has so little compassion that young adults were unwelcome simply because they were young adults.

angiefox10 10-21-2011 02:10 PM
No.. you missunderstand....
 
This is a "retirement" community! We come here to live because it's a "retirement" community!

I have NOTHING against young people... In fact I LOVE them!! They taste just like chicken! :icon_hungry:

Mudder 10-21-2011 03:34 PM
Redwitch, I loved the way you said it. My feelings exactly.

Bill-n-Brillo 10-21-2011 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 408870)
.......I have NOTHING against young people... In fact I LOVE them!! They taste just like chicken! :icon_hungry:

:shocked:



Bill :)

Schaumburger 10-21-2011 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 408097)
I agree with Bogie Shooter. As a wannabee, I have felt safe when in TV on my visits. No one can guarantee that one will be safe 100% all of the time or there will be no crimes ever committed. I would certainly take TV over where I have lived or presently live.

As with anything else especially driving , "one must be alert to their surroundings".
I agree with 2BNTV. Although my 3 visits to TV have been relatively brief (each one has lasted a week), I have walked through LSL and SS after 9:00 p.m., sometimes by myself, sometimes with friend(s). Although I am vigilant, I have never felt in danger. And during the times I have rented this year in both Chatham and Sabal Chase, I was rather amazed about how many people leave their garage doors open, just not for a few minutes, but for a few hours. I would not do that in my suburb in Chicago, and I live in a fairly safe suburb. Just this wannabee's 2 cents.

nitehawk 10-22-2011 07:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 408870)
This is a "retirement" community! We come here to live because it's a "retirement" community!

I have NOTHING against young people... In fact I LOVE them!! They taste just like chicken! :icon_hungry:
I like them well done.

nitehawk 10-22-2011 07:12 AM
[QUOTE=Schaumburger;408958]I agree with 2BNTV. Although my 3 visits to TV have been relatively brief (each one has lasted a week), I have walked through LSL and SS after 9:00 p.m., sometimes by myself, sometimes with friend(s). Although I am vigilant, I have never felt in danger. And during the times I have rented this year in both Chatham and Sabal Chase, I was rather amazed about how many people leave their garage doors open, just not for a few minutes, but for a few hours. I would not do that in my suburb in Chicago, and I live in a fairly safe suburb. Just this wannabee's 2 cents.[/QUOT

Its probably because they forgot to close the door when they went to the store

villagegolfer 10-22-2011 07:21 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 408870)
This is a "retirement" community! We come here to live because it's a "retirement" community!

I have NOTHING against young people... In fact I LOVE them!! They taste just like chicken! :icon_hungry:
I like them rare, very rare.:1rotfl:

BigLew 10-23-2011 03:48 PM
hmmmm....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by angiefox10 (Post 408870)
This is a "retirement" community! We come here to live because it's a "retirement" community!

I have NOTHING against young people... In fact I LOVE them!! They taste just like chicken! :icon_hungry:
is the fox becoming a cougar? chilout

rubicon 10-23-2011 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by redwitch (Post 408865)
My daughter was one of those young people who lived here with me. She came with me when I moved here. Had she not been able to stay with me, there is no way I would have moved here. Not her fault she was young or that her mother decided she needed to live elsewhere.

She worked at Applebee's. She was quiet, respectful and kind. All of my neighbors adored her since she went out of her way to help them however she could. She did move out after a year to be around people closer to her age.

My neighbors have their 26 YO son living with them right now. He doesn't make enough money to live on his own right now. He's in a band that is getting more gigs weekly (including at least once a month in TV) and will move out as soon as the band makes enough money for him to do so. A friend of mine's daughter (40ish) moved here after her job became non-existent and she couldn't find another position. She's looking hard but has had no luck finding something new.

A couple I know had their son living with them after he had gone through rehab. Sadly, he went back on drugs and they felt compelled to kick him out. A young man that used to work for me moved in with his grandparents to get away from the drug scene at home. After six months, he went back home. Last I heard, he was back to using drugs, but had not used any here.

So, yes, some kids are with their parents because of legal or drug issues. Just as many are not. Today's economy is going to make it more and more common for single offspring or offspring without children to be moving in with their parents. Like it or not, it is legal and unavoidable. I'd really hate to live in a community that has so little compassion that young adults were unwelcome simply because they were young adults.
:mademyday:


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