Market Night Vendor Doesn't Like Villagers

[Wiserbud47]

This past Tuesday, we took our guests to Lake Sumter's Market Night. My guest suggested to the vendor who sells trivet baskets that it would be good to open a product up so that the people could see what the item looked like. The vendor said: "Do you know where you are? You are in the Villages-a golfing community with a drinking problem. If I open the items up, they will wreck them." I have contacted the Entertainment Department and they said they will deal with the problem. I feel that people like this can do a lot of harm to the image of our community.

[Ooper]

Folks should let this vendor know of the reputation he is building on TOTV. It is unfortunate that there seems to always be one bad apple in the bushel.

[mickey100]

I was behind someone in a golf cart yesterday who had that saying on his license plate. Just saying.

[Indydealmaker]

Some people just don't do "critical thinking" well at all. Without The Villagers, there is no market night, hence no opportunity to sell.

Also, if ALL Villagers were drunks there would be a marked shortage of bar stools year round.

If ALL Villagers are such drunks, then why do 98% of all Tri-County DUI arrests involve non-villagers?

People that think like this vendor and perpetuate misconceptions like this vendor are generally very unhappy under-achievers who find it easier to hide from their own responsibilities while shotgunning blame at everyone else.

[Lovey2]

Maybe....just maybe...the guy was trying to be humorous?? Still, he then should have opened one. (I know...my husband always says I take up for the other guy.... :))

[gomoho]

Lovey - was wondering the same thing. I would have laughed if he said this and convinced him to open one up.

[2BNTV]

Sorry I miss his comment. I was at the gym. :D

[justjim]

Some people just don't do "critical thinking" well at all. Without The Villagers, there is no market night, hence no opportunity to sell.

Also, if ALL Villagers were drunks there would be a marked shortage of bar stools year round.

If ALL Villagers are such drunks, then why do 98% of all Tri-County DUI arrests involve non-villagers?

People that think like this vendor and perpetuate misconceptions like this vendor are generally very unhappy under-achievers who find it easier to hide from their own responsibilities while shotgunning blame at everyone else.

I agree most Villagers are not drunks. But in all honesty, I've seen a number of people on the Squares that obviously had too much to drink. Maybe we are smart enough to have a designated driver.

Two or three drinks can get you a DUI. Unless you have an accident the police seem to pretty much leave us Villagers alone. Has there been a DUI "sting operation" within TV?

Maybe the vendor was trying to be funny----maybe not. At any rate, it was an inappropriate remark for a business person to make.

[keithwand]

I'll drink to that.

[raynitsche]

Maybe....just maybe...the guy was trying to be humorous?? Still, he then should have opened one. (I know...my husband always says I take up for the other guy.... :))

Thank you. I may have the same sense of humor.

[eweissenbach]

I was behind someone in a golf cart yesterday who had that saying on his license plate. Just saying.

That bumper sticker probably said "a drinking community with a golf problem".

[kwitherby]

Maybe he got it backwards should be a drinking community with a golf problem

[rubicon]

Some people just don't do "critical thinking" well at all. Without The Villagers, there is no market night, hence no opportunity to sell.

Also, if ALL Villagers were drunks there would be a marked shortage of bar stools year round.

If ALL Villagers are such drunks, then why do 98% of all Tri-County DUI arrests involve non-villagers?

People that think like this vendor and perpetuate misconceptions like this vendor are generally very unhappy under-achievers who find it easier to hide from their own responsibilities while shotgunning blame at everyone else.

Indy: Schools long ago stopped teaching students critical thinking and instead taught them to emote that is why so many people believe name calling is their argument. Universities substituted the classic in humanities for Gender/Race sexual Diversity programs.

[rubicon]

I agree most Villagers are not drunks. But in all honesty, I've seen a number of people on the Squares that obviously had too much to drink. Maybe we are smart enough to have a designated driver.

Two or three drinks can get you a DUI. Unless you have an accident the police seem to pretty much leave us Villagers alone. Has there been a DUI "sting operation" within TV?

Maybe the vendor was trying to be funny----maybe not. At any rate, it was an inappropriate remark for a business person to make.

Justjim remember that some of the people on the squares do not live in TV

[missypie]

How could that vendor have said that??

I've NEVER said anything inappropriate!!:1rotfl:

[Villager Audio Video]

Justjim remember that 95% of the vendors on the squares do not live in TV

Fixed it for you

[onslowe]

Indy: Schools long ago stopped teaching students critical thinking and instead taught them to emote that is why so many people believe name calling is their argument. Universities substituted the classic in humanities for Gender/Race sexual Diversity programs.

Rubicon, once again you hit one of the major problems in our 'culture' right on the head. Very good post.

[buggyone]

I have lived in The Villages a bit over 4 years and go to Spanish Springs and Lake Sumter Landing frequently. I have NOT seen drunks at either square. Both squares have Happy Hours that serve BIG double drinks but everyone seems to keep their drinking in control.

Yes, the tee shirt is "a drinking community with a golfing problem". Do not overthink a cute slogan to mean it is a community of drunks.

[Lovey2]

:1rotfl:I'll drink to that.

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[theorem painter]

[QUOTE=I feel that people like this can do a lot of harm to the image of our community.[/QUOTE]

The only harm that is going to happen here is to the vendor. No one is going to buy from him if he has that kind of attitude towards Villagers. Personally whenever I have gone to Cooperstown, NY and seen the signs that said "Cooperstown - a drinking town with a baseball problem" it has made me laugh, not think that all the residents were alcoholics.

[dewilson58]

Maybe he got it backwards should be a drinking community with a golf problem



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