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billethkid 03-14-2015 08:59 PM

And if you don't have a Boat you can walk across Lake Sumter or Lake Miona they are so shallow.

Home to many a gator and many, many more snakes!

CFrance 03-14-2015 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1028727)
Woo Hoo! Who is Taylor Swift?

Watch a couple minutes of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

I don't think she's gonna be running anything south of 466A any time soon!

CFrance 03-14-2015 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by virgind (Post 1028713)
Lake Sumter or what ever you call it was a cow pasture. When they dug it to fill it they used the water from from Miona. But then they really got in trouble. When will people realize every thing here is fake. ( Fantasy land)

Do you live in The Villages, virgind?

Polar Bear 03-14-2015 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by virgind (Post 1028713)
...When will people realize every thing here is fake...

Oh no...does that include all the joy it brings so many people?!? :22yikes:

Mleeja 03-14-2015 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by virgind (Post 1028713)
Lake Sumter or what ever you call it was a cow pasture. When they dug it to fill it they used the water from from Miona. But then they really got in trouble. When will people realize every thing here is fake. ( Fantasy land)

Oh no! i paid $500,000 to live on a retention pond? Get me those POA lawyers.:cryin2:

justjim 03-14-2015 10:42 PM

Real Lakes
 
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Originally Posted by virgind (Post 1028713)
Lake Sumter or what ever you call it was a cow pasture. When they dug it to fill it they used the water from from Miona. But then they really got in trouble. When will people realize every thing here is fake. ( Fantasy land)

Lake Denton and Lake Minoa were here long before The Villages. I'm not sure what you mean by everything is fake. :(

jblum315 03-15-2015 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 1028773)
Lake Denton and Lake Minoa were here long before The Villages. I'm not sure what you mean by everything is fake. :(

many of the bodies of water that look like lakes are manmade. Doesn't deter the alligators from using them
Nearly all the cutesie signage in the squares is fake.
The decorations in most of the rec centers are repro, not old (Except Eisenhower)
The lovely flowers are not fake - but they are replaced the minute they begin to fade.
Most of the residents are not fake happy - they really are happy

TheVillageChicken 03-15-2015 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by virgind (Post 1028713)
Lake Sumter or what ever you call it was a cow pasture. When they dug it to fill it they used the water from from Miona. But then they really got in trouble. When will people realize every thing here is fake. ( Fantasy land)

Holy Smokes! So you're telling me that the Panama Canal is fake? Damn! I paid good money to cruise that bad boy.

Mleeja 03-15-2015 07:24 AM

What is the purpose of the original post? Is the lake sinking and the question is who has to pay to fix it? Did some cut down some trees to improve their view? Or did they ask a question just to see what they could stir up?

graciegirl 03-15-2015 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 1028861)
What is the purpose of the original post? Is the lake sinking and the question is who has to pay to fix it? Did some cut down some trees to improve their view? Or did they ask a question just to see what they could stir up?

Reading Bob and Bev for some time, I am guessing that they meant it as a light hearted jest.

At least that is how I took it.

And as for the fake stuff. I call it whimsical and fantasy in the most enjoyable way. Katie Belle was not an historical figure. Spanish Springs was meant to look like an old Spanish Town and Lake Sumter was meant to look like an American town from yesteryear and Brownwood is supposed to be a tribute to the Brownwood store in Michigan, still run by Gary Morse's sister who makes fresh donuts daily.

It's all good.

Mleeja 03-15-2015 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1028866)
Reading Bob and Bev for some time, I am guessing that they meant it as a light hearted jest.

At least that is how I took it.

And as for the fake stuff. I call it whimsical and fantasy in the most enjoyable way. Katie Belle was not an historical figure. Spanish Springs was meant to look like an old Spanish Town and Lake Sumter was meant to look like an American town from yesteryear and Brownwood is supposed to be a tribute to the Brownwood store in Michigan, still run by Gary Morse's sister who makes fresh donuts daily.

It's all good.

Stirring the pot eh? :smiley::smiley:

graciegirl 03-15-2015 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 1028883)
Stirring the pot eh? :smiley::smiley:

lol......A year ago I had a gathering for TOTV'rs around Christmas time and some very nice person who had spent quite a bit of time at Brownwood growing up, came to the get together just to tell me that the Morse family were very nice folks as I had suspected and recently she sent me a clipping from the local Brownwood, Michigan paper showing. Mar making her donuts.

I strongly suspect, that the Morse family are a decent bunch of nice folks.

Pretty much like you Mleeja.

Greg Nelson 03-15-2015 08:20 AM

It's a good fantasy

graciegirl 03-15-2015 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1028894)
It's a good fantasy


Ah yes. But a reality for us who live here every day. So glad I got old enough to be here.

virgind 03-15-2015 08:31 AM

When I say fake I mean like Disney, its there to make you feel good. Dont mean anything bad. Look at the day markers in the lake ( channel markers) they are not needed but to some one coming from a coastal area it makes them feel good like being back from where they came from. Yes I live here, 10 years now.


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