[Railcruiser]

Arrived down town tonight for dinner later than we usually would so we were driving up & down the aisles looking for parking. I saw someone kneeling on the ground with a flashlight obviously looking for something and a man standing nearby that appeared to be holding his head as if he was hurt. I immediately stopped the car & put my flashers on. I wasn't blocking the way only a parked car or 2 with no one in them. Turns out the man had tripped going up the curb and smashed his head into the building (no he wasn't drunk) and there was a lot of blood on the ground. He was looking feverishly with his wife for his car keys so he could get to urgent care. As we were attempting to help this couple. a woman came up and said "though I'm sorry about your accident I want to get my car out" Needless to say my husband and I were speechless. I told her I just had to get the man in my car to get him to urgent care. She was already in her car and backing up car by the time we walked over to mine. This couple had been there for a while and commented more than once how many people had passed but didn't stop to help.
The good news 5 staples later and all is well.
The bad news for me. I feel like The Villages has become just like the rest of the world. I used to think we were different::

[jgm3279]

Thankful for people like you!

[Nursebarb1]

As they say, "You can't fix stupid." In your heart, you know you did the right thing. Thank you for being there.

[tomwed]

Thank-you for being a Good Samaritan and not being afraid to get involved. I would have helped.

[MikeV]

The more people the chance this type of person will be here increases. My neighbors and I went to dinner tonight and one asked if I had driven down to the Pine Hills/Pine Ridge area. I had but they wanted to see it. It is incredible to see the amount of land that is there for new homes and new residents. Once the so called build out is done the chances of less than nice friendly people will diminish. Just my opinion so no derogatory comments please.

[gerryann]

Thanks for being a good person.

Shame on those that walked by or acted selfishly.

[villagetinker]

OP, I agree, thank you for helping. If something happened to me, I would be very happy if you happened to be coming by! Karma comes around, you will be rewarded.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Railcruiser

Arrived down town tonight for dinner later than we usually would so we were driving up & down the aisles looking for parking. I saw someone kneeling on the ground with a flashlight obviously looking for something and a man standing nearby that appeared to be holding his head as if he was hurt. I immediately stopped the car & put my flashers on. I wasn't blocking the way only a parked car or 2 with no one in them. Turns out the man had tripped going up the curb and smashed his head into the building (no he wasn't drunk) and there was a lot of blood on the ground. He was looking feverishly with his wife for his car keys so he could get to urgent care. As we were attempting to help this couple. a woman came up and said "though I'm sorry about your accident I want to get my car out" Needless to say my husband and I were speechless. I told her I just had to get the man in my car to get him to urgent care. She was already in her car and backing up car by the time we walked over to mine. This couple had been there for a while and commented more than once how many people had passed but didn't stop to help.
The good news 5 staples later and all is well.
The bad news for me. I feel like The Villages has become just like the rest of the world. I used to think we were different::

Bless you for helping this couple in need. You're an angel.
There will always be rude and insensitive people among us.
However I'm convinced that the majority of residents are kind and caring people.

[Railcruiser]

Not my intention but thanks for the kind words. Though not my intention of posting. I did get what I was looking for however,relieved to know that there's a chance someone might stop if I needed help

[goodtimesintv]

Railcruiser:

As we were attempting to help this couple. a woman came up and said "though I'm sorry about your accident I want to get my car out" Needless to say my husband and I were speechless. I told her I just had to get the man in my car to get him to urgent care. She was already in her car and backing up car by the time we walked over to mine.

That is not how we were raised. She and her kind are shameless!

One day she'll need help and behavior like that comes back to haunt.

[Miles42]

Self centered people are every where this is no different than any other location. The world needs more folks like you. Don't despair.

[Polar Bear]

Don't judge any area by the actions of one dunderhead.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Railcruiser

Arrived down town tonight for dinner later than we usually would so we were driving up & down the aisles looking for parking. I saw someone kneeling on the ground with a flashlight obviously looking for something and a man standing nearby that appeared to be holding his head as if he was hurt. I immediately stopped the car & put my flashers on. I wasn't blocking the way only a parked car or 2 with no one in them. Turns out the man had tripped going up the curb and smashed his head into the building (no he wasn't drunk) and there was a lot of blood on the ground. He was looking feverishly with his wife for his car keys so he could get to urgent care. As we were attempting to help this couple. a woman came up and said "though I'm sorry about your accident I want to get my car out" Needless to say my husband and I were speechless. I told her I just had to get the man in my car to get him to urgent care. She was already in her car and backing up car by the time we walked over to mine. This couple had been there for a while and commented more than once how many people had passed but didn't stop to help.
The good news 5 staples later and all is well.
The bad news for me. I feel like The Villages has become just like the rest of the world. I used to think we were different::

Sorry that happened but as many have said there are selfish people everywhere including within the long time Villages' population. This woman could have been from any category of Villager.

[fred53]

Originally Posted by Railcruiser

Arrived down town tonight for dinner later than we usually would so we were driving up & down the aisles looking for parking. I saw someone kneeling on the ground with a flashlight obviously looking for something and a man standing nearby that appeared to be holding his head as if he was hurt. I immediately stopped the car & put my flashers on. I wasn't blocking the way only a parked car or 2 with no one in them. Turns out the man had tripped going up the curb and smashed his head into the building (no he wasn't drunk) and there was a lot of blood on the ground. He was looking feverishly with his wife for his car keys so he could get to urgent care. As we were attempting to help this couple. a woman came up and said "though I'm sorry about your accident I want to get my car out" Needless to say my husband and I were speechless. I told her I just had to get the man in my car to get him to urgent care. She was already in her car and backing up car by the time we walked over to mine. This couple had been there for a while and commented more than once how many people had passed but didn't stop to help.
The good news 5 staples later and all is well.
The bad news for me. I feel like The Villages has become just like the rest of the world. I used to think we were different::

but you really shouldn't have parked and blocked anyone. Would it have been a tragedy if you'd taken a second to park the car? Do you need an excuse to help one person and that gives you the right to cause someone else trouble.

You could just have easily avoided that problem by doing both things correctly...help the person(wonderful)and making sure your car wasn't blocking anyone.

It reminds me of people who stop to let a car out from a side street and while thinking they're doing the kind thing forget there are others behind her that equally deserve her attention by just obeying traffic laws and not holding them up so they can do their "good deed".

You could and should have done both things and not look for a reason to blame someone else. How do you know that they didn't have a DR's appt or a sick person back at their house???????

[rubicon]

We can post with congratulatory remarks because we have the full story but "what if".