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Originally Posted by Rosebud1949
We have lost 60% or more of our wild life in the Villages in 10 years. Carts around the ponds scare the birds away. To see carts "hanging" on the side of ponds is sad. How long will it be before one falls over and into the water. There are Gators too. WALK, its good for you and more importantly, the wild life. Stop grinding the earth into mud and dirt.
This morning at Bailey Trail, having scared the Herons away, I was asked by the driver of the "hanging cart" have you got any photo's yet... answer NO NOT NOW...
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Was not thinking of permanent damage to wildlife, but last night was on the way to Publix in the cart and noticed at the retention pond just past the Bonnybrook pool/postal station on the same side of street when I noticed a woman fishing /rod & reel casting. Pretty normal sight, but...... had "parked" the golf cart literally AT the edge of the pond where it was actually wet and muddy and the cart was at such an angle tipping toward the pond I was actually worried is she was aware of just how much the cart was tipped toward the pond; it was parked parallel, not front facing the pond, and both wheels on the pond side were visibly "sunk" much lower than the two on the other side. Just didn't seem logical, or even possible, to get a cart that close on ground that slops to such a steep degree ! Not a "troll" type, did stop for a few seconds to make sure I was seeing correctly, but did not take pictures..... not into shaming people, just a little afraid that she didn't seem to notice how extreme the cart was leaning !