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Originally Posted by TommyT
Okay, I must chime in here.
Wave... No, Not most. I've been coming to TV for some five years and until this past summer, became interested in moving here. My wife and I are retiring and this was where we wanted to be. We're from the south and a firm believer in courtesy. I ride a Honda Goldwing and have been a motorcyclist for years. As stated, I wave. We bought in June and I returned in July to check on the home building. I stayed at the Marriott in SS and rented a cart for the week. I have never been so "grumbled at by mankind in my life".. Hear me out, I found out the rentals do not go as fast as the ones we own, I had not been around golf carts much and didn't know the headlight came on when you turn the key all the way to on. So teach me, don't grumble at me. I finally had to go back to the LSL Yamaha and ask how to turn the lights off. As far as going slow, I just soon learned to just smile and not say what I really wanted as I was passed "many" times and their comments were really getting to me (Slow-poke, pokey, damn rentals...etc).
As far as waving, I wave at everyone I pass, but do I get a return wave.... One out of fifty will return the wave. Most just stare at me as I pass within feet of their cart on the path.
This is the only beef I have with the Villages.....
Okay, I've vented and will climb down from my soapbox..
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Tommy, I also ride a Wing and wave to everyone. When I first got my golf cart I thought everybody in a cart was waving at me, and I'd wave back. Later realized they were only making hand signals to turn. I wave to walkers coming towards me, but sometimes as you know the wave comes too late to react and wave back.