[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by shrandell

Yesterday was a "first" for me, and one I did not like. I know, we live in "the bubble" Having lived here three years, me and hubby are loving The Lifestyle, along with the general sense of comeraderie and good spirits evidenced throughout The Villages. Until yesterday. I know the following story is a storm in a teacup, but what a show of bad manners I was "treated" to. I had driven to Lake Sumter Sales Center to meet visiting friends and look at properties for sale with one of the agents. As I backed my golf cart into a parking space, in the ample and not full parking lot to the rear of the Center, a car, with three women in it came at a good speed toward me (as I was reversing into the slot), and drove around me and into the space I had already reversed 2/3 of the way into on the right.. I was so stunned, although jammed on my break, that I sat in the cart as the three women (ages approximately 60's, 40's and a thirty something, and remarkably similar in looks) brazenly stepped out of their car and tried not to make eye contact with me, still parked half in and half out of the space. When I asked "why did you pull into this space when I was already in it, especially as there open spaces all around us.?" The driver, looked very annoyed that I had spoken, and responded" well, I did not know WHAT you were doing"... Deciding I could not argue with ignorance, I let it go. My imagination went into overdrive of all I should have said, should have done, "woulda coulda shoulda".... AAARRRGGGG

I really understand your feeling as I was so upset over a post made on this forum yesterday that it nearly had me brought to tears. Was there a full moon yesterday? I won't go into details about the post as I found this morning that the admin had taken the thread down and I also believe that the poster has had his account suspended or revoked. I will however say a few generic things about it.

To me the posting had the potential to be psychologically harmful to to some that are fighting depression because of their condition aligning to the flaming topic. Additionally, it was upsetting because it was offensive, condescending and outright rude. But it was not just the poster that made me livid, but a few other posters that mindlessly agreed with the poster. That made it even worse for me. I know that I was not alone in being upset by it. The reason I was so upset was because I fall into the type of human being having the condition that the poster was thoughtlessly flaming.

I'd like to say more about it, but I can't bring myself up to doing it. So I'll just wrap it up by saying sorry for you experience and thank you to Ken for taking action to eradicate the problem!