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Old 10-14-2012, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MLBellis View Post
When I see some asking for money for food (in front of Walmart on 441) I drive to McDonalds, buy a happy meal, and drive back to where they are standing & give it to them.... EVERYTIME I do that, they thank me very kindly... I pull off into a near parking lot to see what they will do, and much to everyones surprise The sit down & gooble it down like it was the only meal the ever eaten.... and in the winter when it is cold, I drive down to the circle K & get them a large Hot Coco and do the same.... One time the guy (as I watched from a the parking lot, & they did not see me) called the other guy who was begging too, shared the coco together!
Thanks for that post. I think we get to paranoid sometimes. Let us not forget how fortunate we are to be able to afford living in The Villages. I could say it is because I worked my ^&& off for over 40 years, but that would be an exaggeration as I enjoyed my working life and am very thankful for the opportunities I had to make the retirement that allowed us to move to The Villages.