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Originally Posted by duffysmom
CappyJon over the course of a few month I've read that you've been dealing with health issues and you have my total respect in regard to the way you've been dealing with these issues. When people are rude to me on the road I blow them a big kiss and that really rattles their cage. 
In any confrontation I'm cautious because many people here in Florida are armed and quick to respond in anger. Some people do not age well, what was an annoying character defect while younger can become serious flaws as they age.
quirky, beautifully said. Unfortunately they do like to hide behind their anonymity and take shots at people. Sad way to live in paradise.  |
Thank you for your kind words Duffysmom, they are appreciated. For most of my life I have always been a laid back, "kill 'em with kindness" type of lad and to this day that is how I try to live my life. To be honest, I seem to be starting to resent what I
perceive as an increase in rudeness in the people around me and it deeply saddens me and probably explains why I am less tolerant of poor behavior than I once was.
Let me emphasize again that this cretin was probably not a TV resident and certainly was not an older person (probably 30s) so her bad behavior was probably not a result of not aging well.
I'm a native Floridian (a Miamian) so I am well aware of the risks of confrontation. Road rage is a way of life in Miami and it is one of the reasons we moved to the Caribbean. That being said, I am a man of principle and I believe in standing up for what is right, and I feel if we turn a blind eye to this type of behavior, we are in a sense condoning it.
When people on TOTV are critical of my posts on TOTV concerning this issue, I frequently ask myself how the other poster would feel/react if this type of rude behavior was aimed at one of their loved ones--their spouse, their mother, or their daughter. I would be interested in their responses.