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The Mountaineer 03-23-2017 01:36 PM
Typical treatment in The Villages
 


While playing golf today on the Hill Top course, my rental golf cart ran out of gas near #8 green.

The Starter, the Ambassador and 2 course maintenance guys all worked together. They searched for a towbar, but couldn’t find one. So they found a can and the Ambassador was heading to the nearest gasoline source to fill it up when the maintenance guys came by and said they put gas in the cart.

When I said how stupid I was for running out of gas, the Starter said: "You're only human."

So the Ambassador drove me to near #8 green and my cart and I drove home.

By the way, they refused to take a penny for any of this. It’s just the way people are in The Villages.

No one who lives in The Villages, as we do every winter in Silver Lake, is surprised by this.

But the rest of the world probably is astounded.

I love it in The Villages! And today was just the cherry on top of the cake to bump up my appreciation for The Villages another notch.

If my love of Villages life gets any higher, the Himilayas will be surpassed.

Thanks, Hill Top starter Ron, Hill Top ambassador and 2 maintenance guys.

tkret 03-23-2017 01:56 PM
Mountaineer,
It's nice to read your positive post. A similar encounter happened to me back when I moved here in 2008. Entering a tunnel my cellphone slid out of the golf car and down through the sewer grate. Fortunately, it happened to land on a ledge but there was no way for me to get to it. I contacted the maintenance department and they dispatched a truck with 2 employees. They removed the grate and one of them entered the abyss to retrieve my cellphone. And, yes, neither of them would accept a gratuity of any kind.
It's wonderful to read that this sort of benefit still exists here.

graciegirl 03-23-2017 02:40 PM
Mountaineer, we had a flat on our golf cart just as we started to play and one of the Ambassadors insisted we use his cart and while we played one of them pumped up our tire well enough to get us home.

I love this place and it's people.

Greg Nelson 03-23-2017 02:54 PM
gratitude is an attitude ...glad to see it!

baustgen 03-23-2017 02:55 PM
Golf help
 
Typical here. We had one of the big wigs from a country club come out and help us change a tire. They gave us a loaner to use. Somebody know how to please customers. Sort of what we expect.:icon_wink:

dbussone 03-23-2017 03:35 PM
Thanks for all the good news - although we shouldn't accept anything different. It is The Villages after all. What a wonderful place!


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Villager Joyce 03-23-2017 04:51 PM
Thanks.

Duppa 03-23-2017 05:32 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Mountaineer (Post 1376818)


While playing golf today on the Hill Top course, my rental golf cart ran out of gas near #8 green.

The Starter, the Ambassador and 2 course maintenance guys all worked together. They searched for a towbar, but couldn’t find one. So they found a can and the Ambassador was heading to the nearest gasoline source to fill it up when the maintenance guys came by and said they put gas in the cart.

When I said how stupid I was for running out of gas, the Starter said: "You're only human."

So the Ambassador drove me to near #8 green and my cart and I drove home.

By the way, they refused to take a penny for any of this. It’s just the way people are in The Villages.

No one who lives in The Villages, as we do every winter in Silver Lake, is surprised by this.

But the rest of the world probably is astounded.

I love it in The Villages! And today was just the cherry on top of the cake to bump up my appreciation for The Villages another notch.

If my love of Villages life gets any higher, the Himilayas will be surpassed.

Thanks, Hill Top starter Ron, Hill Top ambassador and 2 maintenance guys.
TV! Just wonderful, huh!!!?

patfla06 03-23-2017 06:31 PM
That is just so nice to hear!

champion6 03-24-2017 06:18 AM
Thanks for posting this!

Bay Kid 03-24-2017 06:40 AM
TV is like living in the country, everyone is your neighbor.

NYGUY 03-24-2017 09:02 AM
Always nice to hear these stories.:D

EnglishJW 03-24-2017 09:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Mountaineer (Post 1376818)


While playing golf today on the Hill Top course, my rental golf cart ran out of gas near #8 green.

The Starter, the Ambassador and 2 course maintenance guys all worked together. They searched for a towbar, but couldn’t find one. So they found a can and the Ambassador was heading to the nearest gasoline source to fill it up when the maintenance guys came by and said they put gas in the cart.

When I said how stupid I was for running out of gas, the Starter said: "You're only human."

So the Ambassador drove me to near #8 green and my cart and I drove home.

By the way, they refused to take a penny for any of this. It’s just the way people are in The Villages.

No one who lives in The Villages, as we do every winter in Silver Lake, is surprised by this.

But the rest of the world probably is astounded.

I love it in The Villages! And today was just the cherry on top of the cake to bump up my appreciation for The Villages another notch.

If my love of Villages life gets any higher, the Himilayas will be surpassed.

Thanks, Hill Top starter Ron, Hill Top ambassador and 2 maintenance guys.
Thanks for sharing your story. We too love this place.

Gpsma 03-24-2017 01:03 PM
Typical for the Villages.....that great. But I lived in a major city and people were willing to help. The Villages is nothing special for help. Nice people are everywhere. You dont need to move to the Villages to find them.

2BNTV 03-24-2017 02:14 PM
Was at the gym today and forgot to put my lock on my locker!

Worked out and everything was there when I returned. It's the second time I did this!!!

Where I came from, it would be a miracle if everything was there but in TV, it's commonplace.

You gotta love it here!


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