Really sorry that you had two unfortunate incidences.
Maybe my "feelers" are just out, but the older population is not always the problem. I have found it to be quite the opposite.
This was an extremely friendly place to be when we first visited in 2002 (Lifestyle Preview) for 3 days. We made the move here in 2004 and it still was friendlier than it is now. Growth doesn't always seem to be all positive. It was much better before this community became a vacation/resort destination instead of simply a retirement community.
As for the LSVs and GEMs, they are not a problem as I can see. Too many drivers of cars here seem to think that 35mph is simply a suggestion, not a limit. I have encountered some of the same behavior as the OP for driving the posted speed limit in my CAR. Maybe some of these people need a definition of "limit".
There are still more friendly ones here, thank goodness, than the others. It all comes down to attitude. My daddy always taught us that "it doesn't cost a thing to be nice so do it".
Unfortunately, the ones who are rude and inconsiderate are probably not the ones going to read these posts. Even if they do, they will probably be like the little old lady leaving church one morning. She congratulated the preacher on his "wonderful sermon" and told him, "Everything you said applies to someone I know!"
