[junction29]

Originally Posted by DenPat

Very happy to be back in Gilchrist after being away for almost a month. Glad that we are going to be here for Wednesday's Evans Prairie Gilly-bration, we were away and missed the last two. Looking forward to seeing everyone and meeting the new neighbors. Traveling is great, but returning home to The Villages is wonderful. Life is good!!!

Welcome back to the neighbourhood;

That's a double return celebration on Wednesday then - wish we could be there. Once again we will raise a glass on the night

[junction29]

Originally Posted by WVMtnBoy

The Mayors official CatHouse Inspection Team met at 210-01 this evening prior to dinner with Mr & Mrs Jimbo to check out the progress on this residence. In attendance were The Mayor and Lady Mayoress, MamaDerby and the Old Bishop and Jim & Lorraine Pezzanite.

A thorough inspection of said premesis was made by all of the delegates who arrived at the conclusion that this is one hell of a home!!!

We think Shawn & Freddie and the cats will be well served and that this will make a heck of a place for some parties!!!

Congrats you two....this is gonna be one heck of a nice place!!!

It certainly looks a cracking party house, we just have a couple of concerns (well three!);

1. We are a bit concerned that the sand floor in the lanai will paddle through the house with the drunken revellers!

2. It looks like Jimbo has been installing his pools all over the neighbourhood (picture 3) and we are worried about where the filter pond will go and whether it will attract some gators.

3. We are wondering if the Cat House parties will get out of hand, looking a the crowd gathered outside waiting for the first party to begin, they look like quite a rowdy bunch and we know that one of them at least is well known to the Police in West Virginia!

On another topic - Has anyone noticed we now have OVER 4000 entries, what a cracking thread this has proved to be to join all us new friends and neighbours together - well done to His Worship the Mayor and the Lady Mayoress for starting it and to all you guys for joining in !!!

[WVMtnBoy]

It's just amazing to me that I started this thread on June 3,2012 with the hopes of contacting a few neighbors in the 209 section of Gilchrist. I heard about TOTV from Janices aunt, Mary, when we were down for our lot signing. I went back home and made the first post on the above date. And now, exactly one year later on June 3, 2013 we were at 392 pages with 3911 posts. I told Janice when I started the thread that I would be thrilled if I got 10 replies and look where we are now! New and caring neighbors, best friends, golfing foursomes, GillyBrations, driveway parties, holiday parties, impromptu lanai visits, etc. I am just amazed at everything that has happened. I am so grateful for all of you (whether I know you or not) for making this neighborhood what it has become. Our "cast of characters" and the related high-jinks associated with the cast has made this a really, really fun place to live.

You guys are the greatest.

[Jayhawk]

Looking forward to boarding the and meeting everyone, and . August 24th can't come soon enough. Until then we'll keep up by on TOTV.

[GilchristCruisers]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan

Well we are now officially living in Gilchrist...Love our new home!

Congratulations and welcome to Gilchrist!

[Twinspin60]

Originally Posted by Yankee Quilter

Bob and Kathy,
So sorry to see you go! Safe travels and come back home as soon as adventures calm down! Then you can start again here!

Ditto for me--safe travels up North--enjoy the time with your family and friends and come back real soon. Your place looks amazing!!

[jimbo2012]

tks folks we're not happy leaving, so when we return I suppose we'll appreciate TV more.

[Twinspin60]

Originally Posted by WVMtnBoy

It's just amazing to me that I started this thread on June 3,2012 with the hopes of contacting a few neighbors in the 209 section of Gilchrist. I heard about TOTV from Janices aunt, Mary, when we were down for our lot signing. I went back home and made the first post on the above date. And now, exactly one year later on June 3, 2013 we were at 392 pages with 3911 posts. I told Janice when I started the thread that I would be thrilled if I got 10 replies and look where we are now! New and caring neighbors, best friends, golfing foursomes, GillyBrations, driveway parties, holiday parties, impromptu lanai visits, etc. I am just amazed at everything that has happened. I am so grateful for all of you (whether I know you or not) for making this neighborhood what it has become. Our "cast of characters" and the related high-jinks associated with the cast has made this a really, really fun place to live.

You guys are the greatest.

Thanks for starting this thread and making us all feel welcome when speaking for myself--"wondering if moving to a new place and starting all over again was the best thing." Well I can say--my doubts have been erased many times over and because of what you started have made that happen. It's especially more meaningful when you're by yourself and feel so welcome and part of the group.

[junction29]

Originally Posted by WVMtnBoy

It's just amazing to me that I started this thread on June 3,2012 with the hopes of contacting a few neighbors in the 209 section of Gilchrist. I heard about TOTV from Janices aunt, Mary, when we were down for our lot signing. I went back home and made the first post on the above date. And now, exactly one year later on June 3, 2013 we were at 392 pages with 3911 posts. I told Janice when I started the thread that I would be thrilled if I got 10 replies and look where we are now! New and caring neighbors, best friends, golfing foursomes, GillyBrations, driveway parties, holiday parties, impromptu lanai visits, etc. I am just amazed at everything that has happened. I am so grateful for all of you (whether I know you or not) for making this neighborhood what it has become. Our "cast of characters" and the related high-jinks associated with the cast has made this a really, really fun place to live.

You guys are the greatest.

You and the Lady Mayoress should be very proud, as without a doubt, this thread has meant that many newcomers to our neighbourhood, already felt they knew many of their neighbours, before they even met them.

Much of the success of our fantastic neighbourhood, very definitely lies with the fact that you guys started this thread, which has been read over 170,000 times - Wow.

We are sure that many Gillylanders do the same as us, which is, use this thread to keep track of their friends and neighbours when we are away from TV - Your Worship, you most definitely deserve your title.

Right that's enough of the serious talk, now what prank can we get up to next, Mmmm

[junction29]

News Flash;

Panic and chaos hit the USA.

A BBC quiz show in the UK yesterday, the 15th June 2013, has sparked panic and chaos in the USA after it revealed that the second most common name in the USA is ‘Johnson’

This was something both the CIA and the FBI were trying to keep secret and it is not known at this time how the BBC found out such sensitive information.

The Tourist Industry are particularly concerned that the influx of Tourists will be severely curtailed if they get wind of the fact that there may be tens or even hundreds of thousands of A4’s, playing pranks and getting drunk and disorderly throughout the North American Continent!

An urgent communique, believed to be from the President’s office (or from somewhere in Washington) has announced the immediate formation of a national data base of ‘Cathy’s’ and ‘Cathy’s Mums’, so that they can be directed into action once an A4 copycat has been detected.

Both Federal and State legislation is being proposed where every time an A4 is found moving into a neighbourhood, a declaration, borrowed from the successful control mechanism undertaken in GilChrist, is issued, which requires an A4 to promise;

1. Not to land any planes in the neighbourhood (except on Brinkley)
2. Not to get drunk and disorderly more than two times a week
3. To obey without question, control orders from the assigned ‘Cathy’
4. Not to try and use charm or any other influence on their assigned ‘Cathy’ such that the assigned ‘Cathy’s Mum’ loses control over them both

His Worship the Mayor and his Gilchrist PERCS and FLAPS teams have been contacted by Washington to form an advisory body to advise other useful courses of action, based upon their extensive yearlong A4 control experiences.

- ENDS -

epp er2:

[A-4 Skyhawk]

Originally Posted by junction29

News Flash;

Panic and chaos hit the USA.

A BBC quiz show in the UK yesterday, the 15th June 2013, has sparked panic and chaos in the USA after it revealed that the second most common name in the USA is ‘Johnson’

This was something both the CIA and the FBI were trying to keep secret and it is not known at this time how the BBC found out such sensitive information.

The Tourist Industry are particularly concerned that the influx of Tourists will be severely curtailed if they get wind of the fact that there may be tens or even hundreds of thousands of A4’s, playing pranks and getting drunk and disorderly throughout the North American Continent!

An urgent communique, believed to be from the President’s office (or from somewhere in Washington) has announced the immediate formation of a national data base of ‘Cathy’s’ and ‘Cathy’s Mums’, so that they can be directed into action once an A4 copycat has been detected.

Both Federal and State legislation is being proposed where every time an A4 is found moving into a neighbourhood, a declaration, borrowed from the successful control mechanism undertaken in GilChrist, is issued, which requires an A4 to promise;

1. Not to land any planes in the neighbourhood (except on Brinkley)
2. Not to get drunk and disorderly more than two times a week
3. To obey without question, control orders from the assigned ‘Cathy’
4. Not to try and use charm or any other influence on their assigned ‘Cathy’ such that the assigned ‘Cathy’s Mum’ loses control over them both

His Worship the Mayor and his Gilchrist PERCS and FLAPS teams have been contacted by Washington to form an advisory body to advise other useful courses of action, based upon their extensive yearlong A4 control experiences.

- ENDS -

epp er2:

OMG Junction29
Is it raining in Great Britten and you can't get out to play any golf??
I hope the US Gov isn't monitoring the internet and e-mails any more. You're going to get me taken to a little room someplace and get a light bulb stuck in my face.

(by the way it's neighborhood . . . . not neighbourhood. No wonder you talk funny)

PS . . . . Mum says Hi and we STILL wish you'd come home.

Originally Posted by GilchristCruisers

Congratulations and welcome to Gilchrist!

Thanks...lots of work still to be done but it sure is nice to be in our new home!

[junction29]

Originally Posted by A-4 Skyhawk

OMG Junction29
Is it raining in Great Britten and you can't get out to play any golf??
I hope the US Gov isn't monitoring the internet and e-mails any more. You're going to get me taken to a little room someplace and get a light bulb stuck in my face.

(by the way it's neighborhood . . . . not neighbourhood. No wonder you talk funny)

PS . . . . Mum says Hi and we STILL wish you'd come home.

Yes, it is still raining and a bit chilly and no we haven't played in just over a week;

We thought the thread was getting a bit serious and thought we needed to liven things up a bit, when low and behold, up comes this startling bit of information on a quiz show - it was on the BBC so must be right (honest) - couldn't miss the opportunity especially with someone with your sense of humour.

Don't worry about the little room and the light bulb, His Worship the Mayor will throw a security ring around you, nobody is having our A4, they will have to find their own!

Please give Mum and Cathy big hugs from us and we miss you guys too and we live in neighbourhoods over here, just shows we had better not compete in any spelling bees over in the US?

[WVMtnBoy]

Originally Posted by junction29

You and the Lady Mayoress should be very proud, as without a doubt, this thread has meant that many newcomers to our neighbourhood, already felt they knew many of their neighbours, before they even met them.

Much of the success of our fantastic neighbourhood, very definitely lies with the fact that you guys started this thread, which has been read over 170,000 times - Wow.

We are sure that many Gillylanders do the same as us, which is, use this thread to keep track of their friends and neighbours when we are away from TV - Your Worship, you most definitely deserve your title.

Right that's enough of the serious talk, now what prank can we get up to next, Mmmm

Well, since you brought the subject up, we have CalcT & CoopersDad moving in permanently on June 28. We must put on our thinking caps and prepare a "suitable welcome" for their homecoming? What say, eh????

[WVMtnBoy]

Originally Posted by junction29

Yes, it is still raining and a bit chilly and no we haven't played in just over a week;

We thought the thread was getting a bit serious and thought we needed to liven things up a bit, when low and behold, up comes this startling bit of information on a quiz show - it was on the BBC so must be right (honest) - couldn't miss the opportunity especially with someone with your sense of humour.

Don't worry about the little room and the light bulb, His Worship the Mayor will throw a security ring around you, nobody is having our A4, they will have to find their own!

Please give Mum and Cathy big hugs from us and we miss you guys too and we live in neighbourhoods over here, just shows we had better not compete in any spelling bees over in the US?

All things considered, I think we might like to hand A-4 over to the feds and suggest that they increase the wattage of the light bulb since he has committed us to play the Pelican course on Thursday....

Some people ya just can't trust to make a civilized golf reservation that's more in line with my ability (or lack thereof) to play that cursed game.