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Originally Posted by Pturner
You are right, Bare. For every inconsiderate snowbird, there are probably at least tenfold more like you-- fabulous part-time residents, or guests, who bring joy and friendship on their trips down.
Snowbirds are also great for The Villages and the Florida's economy. Snowbirds aren't the problem. Inconsiderate people are.
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There are foolish drivers who visit, there are foolish drivers who live here full time....there are foolish drivers that live full time or part time in near by communities....right now, all of us are seeing some pretty reckless drivers in and around the area. I'm still ready to get a paint ball gun and "mark" cars and carts that just ignore stop signs, red lights, shouldn't be driving because even reading a sign as simple as YIELD is difficult.
I have many friends who are snow people...birds, flakes, some who are seasonal and am thrilled when they wing their way back to Florida. We can't blame all the poor driving on them, we can't blame all the poor driving on newbies...what we can do is try and make sure we observe the rules of the road, keep our eyes open, pay attention and watch out for the other guy/gal.
As bad as the traffic is here, believe me, if you came from a large city, it was many times worse there. We are busy, we still tend to rush, but making sure we allot enough time to get to our destination should be something we do first and foremost.
Everyone stay safe.
I'm stepping off my soapbox now...sorry for the rant, but I do feel better..
