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Originally Posted by Bill14564
This will be our second season seeing the snowbirds return though I'm not sure last year really counted. We've noticed a marked increase in rudeness in the last couple of weeks; does it always get this way and do we get to enjoy another five months of this?
Just this week:
- Car coming through the Residents gate honked at a cart that had the audacity to pull into the neighborhood rather than crossing the road. The cart didn't impede the car, it was well into the diamond lane before the car reached it, but apparently not sitting and waiting for the car to pass was an offense.
- Car swerving out of the Residents lane and coming through the open gate on the Visitors side without stopping honked at a cart stopped in the center area waiting for exiting cars to pass. Since the incoming car did not stop at the gate it's possible the cart was still part way in the lane when the car reached it which would have caused the car to have to actually slow down after it raced through the open gate.
- Shopper in Publix trying to push my wife out of the way with their cart as (edit) she was looking at the turkey breasts. "I want one of those," seemed be the signal that her time had expired and she was required to move or risk being bumped.
- Shopper exiting Publix making rude comment about me being stopped to load groceries. Not parked, actually sitting in the drivers seat with the vehicle in drive as groceries were actively being loaded but apparently I was inconveniencing them somehow.
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It's really like that everywhere in Florida, during the Fall and Winter, especially in TV where you have so many cranky old folks and then there's the people that come and visit THEM, who are just guests and don't care how they act because they come from some rat race other city where it's common to be rude, impatient and honk their car horns.. Your best bet is to go places when it's not the peak time. Early, early morning or late, late evening. Have dinner at the restaurants at like 3PM. And bring your patience. I honestly feel sorry for those people. Here we are in this beautiful area that most people can appreciate and be retired and just RELAX.. Some people have trouble trying to relax, I think! LOL