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KathieI 09-25-2016 09:12 AM
Eggs thrown at carts crossing Sumter bridge
 
Last night, my friend was driving her cart across the Sumter bridge when suddenly she heard a popping sound and realized that someone had thrown an egg right on her windshield and they had also hit the cart in front of her. Of course, this is very disturbing because think of what type of accidents could have occurred if she lost control of her cart. This was around 10:30 pm last night. She has lived in the Villages for over 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened to her before.

Has anyone heard anything about this happening?

graciegirl 09-25-2016 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 1295010)
Last night, my friend was driving her cart across the Sumter bridge when suddenly she heard a popping sound and realized that someone had thrown an egg right on her windshield and they had also hit the cart in front of her. Of course, this is very disturbing because think of what type of accidents could have occurred if she lost control of her cart. This was around 10:30 pm last night. She has lived in the Villages for over 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened to her before.

Has anyone heard anything about this happening?

Henry, Helene and I noted yesterday afternoon several fence pieces that looked as if they had been deliberately "hammered out" further North on that trail around Hospice. There were four or five broken. We wondered if a group of kids might be looking for trouble. Last year about this time The Villages big sign on 466 was vandalized by hammering out several letters..

KathieI 09-25-2016 10:10 AM
Since I don't drive a golf cart, I don't know the layout of that area, but the way they hit her with dead aim, I thought they couldn't have been in a moving vehicle and must have been laying in wait because they hit the other cart in front of her with dead aim also. Thank God, she had her windshield closed because it could have hit her in her face and caused a lot more problems. We are grateful this is all that happened and she is okay.

aln 09-25-2016 10:26 AM
The Orlando theme parks are in halloween mode...

I guess its not enogh for some!

I've been here 10 years and it's pretty common

ajbrown 09-25-2016 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 1295047)
Since I don't drive a golf cart, I don't know the layout of that area, but the way they hit her with dead aim, I thought they couldn't have been in a moving vehicle and must have been laying in wait because they hit the other cart in front of her with dead aim also. Thank God, she had her windshield closed because it could have hit her in her face and caused a lot more problems. We are grateful this is all that happened and she is okay.
Sadly it would be pretty easy from a car. If you are traveling North in the golf cart a car coming south is only 10 feet (or less) from you. Toss it out the window and let physics take it into the cart at 35 MPH.

Pretty scary...

graciegirl 09-25-2016 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 1295060)
Sadly it would be pretty easy from a car. If you are traveling North in the golf cart a car coming south is only 10 feet (or less) from you. Toss it out the window and let physics take it into the cart at 35 MPH.

Pretty scary...
People could have hidden themselves at the lookout in the middle of the Morse Bridge. Is that where it was Kathie? The big bridge on Morse that is close to 466 and goes over Lake Sumter?

Hospice is the first building along that path and around the golf cart bend heading North on the South side of 466.

The kids could have been slightly...under or behind the bridge on the North side.. People picnic there in their golf carts occasionally. That would have been sort of a blind throw.......

ajbrown 09-25-2016 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1295064)
People could have hidden themselves at the lookout in the middle of the Morse Bridge. Is that where it was Kathie? The big bridge on Morse that is close to 466 and goes over Lake Sumter?

Hospice is the first building along that path and around the golf cart bend heading North on the South side of 466.

The kids could have been slightly...under or behind the bridge on the North side.. People picnic there in their golf carts occasionally. That would have been sort of a blind throw.......
Very true, I have no idea how it happened, but hiding and throwing has one drawback. There is no get away. You hit the wrong cart and you may find your self in a heap of trouble...

KathieI 09-25-2016 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1295064)
People could have hidden themselves at the lookout in the middle of the Morse Bridge. Is that where it was Kathie? The big bridge on Morse that is close to 466 and goes over Lake Sumter?

Hospice is the first building along that path and around the golf cart bend heading North on the South side of 466.

The kids could have been slightly...under or behind the bridge on the North side.. People picnic there in their golf carts occasionally. That would have been sort of a blind throw.......
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Yes, Gracie.

KathieI 09-25-2016 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ajbrown (Post 1295060)
Sadly it would be pretty easy from a car. If you are traveling North in the golf cart a car coming south is only 10 feet (or less) from you. Toss it out the window and let physics take it into the cart at 35 MPH.

Pretty scary...
Yes, I didn't think of that. I asked her if she saw any cars near her and she said she was so in shock, but she didn't notice any. It was very scary, we don't expect that here.

Jima64 09-25-2016 11:31 AM
Future members of the legal system process.

bbbbbb 09-25-2016 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 1295082)
Yes, I didn't think of that. I asked her if she saw any cars near her and she said she was so in shock, but she didn't notice any. It was very scary, we don't expect that here.
Well we need to have patience here, if you look closely, you will find we seem to be trying very hard to make this beautiful place into another LA. I will not dwell on this but please consider this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In just three years we have seen and we see every day the changes taking place here is this wonderful place. We see violations on a regular basis and it is grossly overlooked. WE have also found that calling in a problem by phone can be met with a very loose reply. Enough of that.
bbbbbb :pepper2:

graciegirl 09-25-2016 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bbbbbb (Post 1295097)
Well we need to have patience here, if you look closely, you will find we seem to be trying very hard to make this beautiful place into another LA. I will not dwell on this but please consider this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In just three years we have seen and we see every day the changes taking place here is this wonderful place. We see violations on a regular basis and it is grossly overlooked. WE have also found that calling in a problem by phone can be met with a very loose reply. Enough of that.
bbbbbb :pepper2:

Who are you calling your violations in to that are overlooked? What kind of violations? The Villages has no law enforcement of their own. We depend on agencies in our area. (Who I think do a VERY good job) The Villages Watch has no authority to arrest or detain. But I still like their presence here.

Taltarzac725 09-25-2016 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 1295010)
Last night, my friend was driving her cart across the Sumter bridge when suddenly she heard a popping sound and realized that someone had thrown an egg right on her windshield and they had also hit the cart in front of her. Of course, this is very disturbing because think of what type of accidents could have occurred if she lost control of her cart. This was around 10:30 pm last night. She has lived in the Villages for over 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened to her before.

Has anyone heard anything about this happening?
Probably some bored teens.

rubicon 09-25-2016 12:56 PM
Time to pass a stop and frisk law here. but officer honestly the eggs are for my eggs Florentine

graciegirl 09-25-2016 01:01 PM
I have two words to say on this whole problem.



Little snots.


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