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Cantwaittoarrive 02-23-2013 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 630554)
I don't see any of these things in the Villages. Well, hardly ever.

I see the vast majority of people returning their shopping carts to the proper area.

I don't think that I've ever seen a six or seven year old driving a golf cart. Maybe a 12 year old in a quiet area with an adult closely supervising them.

I occasionally see a cat running around but I've never seen a loose dog except one that ran away and I helped the owner capture.

Every person I've ever seen waling their dogs in my neighborhood has a plastic bag on their hand.

Angry??? I've found Villagers to be the happiest, friendliest people of any community I've ever lived in.

My golf cart can go 22 mph under optimal conditions. It might on a regular basis go 20-21 unless I'm going downhill. I don't see many people passing me and my cart has the high powered motor. I'd hardly call 20-22 mph "greatly exceeding the 19.9 mph speed limit.

All people are capable of hate and that is not necessarily a bad thing. I have violence. I hate that people steal and cheat and hurt other people.

I think that not lowering the toilet seat is more of an issue for women in the middle of the night. When my two boys were little they wouldn't raise the seat. It really got their grandmother upset. I don't know of any men that do that.

You got me on the golf carts in the middle of a car parking space. Although I do have to say that I see people sharing a space about 90% of the time so I don't think that it's a real problem.


Do you live in the same "Villages" that I do? The one between Leesburg and Ocala in the State of Florida?
I agree

I do sometimes see some of these activities but I see them outside TV too, so you might as well ask why are people, people?

graciegirl 02-23-2013 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by villages07 (Post 631190)
On the Publix question ... I am quite capable of taking my own groceries out, but, when asked, I always say to the staffer .... if you want/need a break to go outside, sure, let's go. Seems like 8 times out of 10 they want to do it. So, I do it for them, not for me.
Me too.

Villages07...since the first post I read from you over six years ago until now I have found NOTHING I ever disagreed with you on and every post was helpful and added so much to this forum.

You are the sagest of all villagers. Yes you are. When are we playing golf again? It's been too long.

CFrance 02-23-2013 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lpierleo (Post 631157)
I felt I had to respond to this first question. I go to Publix purposely to have my groceries taken out as I had major surgery on both my feet this summer and can not lift more than 10 lbs. for 6 more months. I no longer wear a cast or have a limp, there is no visible signs that I am nothing more than a "perfectly capable person". I feel it is wrong to judge a person by their looks only. You don't know what type of medical restrictions a person may be under. In my case, it was serious feet issues. However, it could be heart related or other issues you can not detect. Please don't judge by appearance alone. Thank you.
Not only that... Publix is a higher-end grocery store and offers this service as part of its customer service. They employ people to bag and and deliver to your car, which is why there are smaller, well-disguised cart return areas. They ask people if they want this service. It's a perk of shopping at Publix and paying slightly higher prices than at, say, Walmart.

Our son was a ****** and carter at a higher-end grocery store in MI in high school--D&W. It made for a nice after-school job for him.

CFrance 02-23-2013 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 631222)
Not only that... Publix is a higher-end grocery store and offers this service as part of its customer service. They employ people to bag and and deliver to your car, which is why there are smaller, well-disguised cart return areas. They ask people if they want this service. It's a perk of shopping at Publix and paying slightly higher prices than at, say, Walmart.

Our son was a ****** and carter at a higher-end grocery store in MI in high school--D&W. It made for a nice after-school job for him.
Why did this word get eliminated? He was a person who put groceries in bags and carried them out to customers' cars. For Pete's sake!

And that should be perq up there, not perk, I believe--short for perquisite. My bad.

gomoho 02-23-2013 08:59 AM
****** is a 6 letter word!

CFrance 02-23-2013 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 631222)
Not only that... Publix is a higher-end grocery store and offers this service as part of its customer service. They employ people to bag and and deliver to your car, which is why there are smaller, well-disguised cart return areas. They ask people if they want this service. It's a perk of shopping at Publix and paying slightly higher prices than at, say, Walmart.

Our son was a ****** and carter at a higher-end grocery store in MI in high school--D&W. It made for a nice after-school job for him.
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Originally Posted by gomoho (Post 631244)
****** is a 6 letter word!
So is "carter"!

gomoho 02-23-2013 09:22 AM
Whoa, I got bleeped as well - very strange.

billethkid 02-23-2013 09:24 AM
:censored::censored::ohdear::ohdear:

CFrance 02-23-2013 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by gomoho (Post 631262)
Whoa, I got bleeped as well - very strange.
******, ******, ******, ******... just trying to see if it will get bleeped again.

CFrance 02-23-2013 09:26 AM
Admin, why is this word for a person who bags groceries, i.e., grocery ******, being bleeped?

Skybo 02-23-2013 09:27 AM
This is only a guess, but I suspect it is censored out due to a vulgar term that starts with "tea". Could be wrong though.

CFrance 02-23-2013 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Skybo (Post 631270)
This is only a guess, but I suspect it is censored out due to a vulgar term that starts with "tea". Could be wrong though.
Oh, holy smokes!. Just googled that. NEVER MIND, Admin!

Warren Kiefer 02-23-2013 09:58 AM
WQhy
 
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Originally Posted by Lpierleo (Post 631157)
I felt I had to respond to this first question. I go to Publix purposely to have my groceries taken out as I had major surgery on both my feet this summer and can not lift more than 10 lbs. for 6 more months. I no longer wear a cast or have a limp, there is no visible signs that I am nothing more than a "perfectly capable person". I feel it is wrong to judge a person by their looks only. You don't know what type of medical restrictions a person may be under. In my case, it was serious feet issues. However, it could be heart related or other issues you can not detect. Please don't judge by appearance alone. Thank you.
Why do people continue to use a handicapped sticker that was originally issued to them 10 years ago when they had a knee replacement.

graciegirl 02-23-2013 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 631265)
******, ******, ******, ******... just trying to see if it will get bleeped again.


Holding my ears. Lalalalalalala.

C! I had no idea you cussed!!!!:duck:

But I still love you because I do too.

lightworker888 02-23-2013 10:44 AM
Boy do you ever learn alot on this forum!! Never heard the "tea" word before so had to google it. Could hardly follow the definition. I really must be as old as I am not as young as I feel!


LW888

Golfingnut 02-23-2013 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by franzschmidt (Post 630540)
I totally feel what Warren was trying to illuminate. My "why" is

Why can't someone post without it being intimated that they are attacking the perfect Nirvana of the the Villages and its (selected) people?
Why when someone posts negative about The Villages they make it all inclusive when in fact negative old farts only make up about 2 or 3 percent of the total in this PERFECT NIRVANA of The Villages. You have to look hard for someone like that here. The vast Majority are perfect.

Barefoot 02-23-2013 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by travelguy (Post 631024)
Why do perfectly capable people insist on having their groceries carried out to their car at Publix? Just because the service is offered is no reason to be lazy.
I think Publix offers a fabulous carry-out service, very personable. I'll bet they get a lot of customers for that reason! Just because people look perfectly capable to you, that doesn't mean they are! And as Villages 07 said, many of the carry-out staff welcome the opportunity to step outside and chat with customers.

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Why do some folks cover their mailboxes with stickers (graffiti)? It is sloppy, and I cannot believe that most people are unable to find their own mailbox each day.
We've already done the mailbox/sticker issue with a huge number of excellent comments. Since most of us probably spend less than two minutes a day at the Postal Station, I don't see stickers as being majorly offensive.

CFrance 02-23-2013 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Golfingnut (Post 631337)
Why when someone posts negative about The Villages they make it all inclusive when in fact negative old farts only make up about 2 or 3 percent of the total in this PERFECT NIRVANA of The Villages. You have to look hard for someone like that here. The vast Majority are perfect.
Now, why can you say FART and you can't say ******?

CFrance 02-23-2013 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 631320)
Holding my ears. Lalalalalalala.

C! I had no idea you cussed!!!!:duck:

But I still love you because I do too.
I've been known to say worse than ******, Gracie!

billethkid 02-23-2013 01:12 PM
Because fart is not subject to interpretation or vulgar intended or not.

Farts are natural and in most cases funny.....never vulgar.

B
btk

Villages PL 02-23-2013 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer (Post 630740)
Relax, The posting was to be humorous yet have a ring of truth.
Oh, Warren, Warren, Warren. You have really stepped in it now. You should know that in The Villages you can only express your opinion if it's 100% positive. Anything else is unacceptable.

Never mind that everyone is different, having different experiences in life, it's your responsibility to keep up appearances here in The Villages. Now, get busy and tow the line! :thumbup:

Villages PL 02-23-2013 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by travelguy (Post 631024)
Why do perfectly capable people insist on having their groceries carried out to their car at Publix? Just because the service is offered is no reason to be lazy.
I don't think they insist. I went in just to buy a banana and the clerk offered to carry it out for me. I'm not kidding! :shocked:


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Why do some folks cover their mailboxes with stickers (graffiti)? It is sloppy, and I cannot believe that most people are unable to find their own mailbox each day.
That's an easy one. It's called stage-one dementia.

mickey100 02-23-2013 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 631417)
Oh, Warren, Warren, Warren. You have really stepped in it now. You should know that in The Villages you can only express your opinion if it's 100% positive. Anything else is unacceptable.

Never mind that everyone is different, having different experiences in life, it's your responsibility to keep up appearances here in The Villages. Now, get busy and tow the line! :thumbup:
:BigApplause:

quirky3 02-23-2013 02:00 PM
You're on a roll today, VPL!!

zonerboy 02-23-2013 02:04 PM
******? Boxer? Don't get it, what's the "bad" word?

zonerboy 02-23-2013 02:05 PM
Guess I figured it out for myself.
But still don't understand why it gets bleeped.

Villages PL 02-23-2013 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sdavis44 (Post 631131)
Is this really true?

I won't live in TV until later this year, and have 2 Schnauzers. They are very well behaved and I had hoped to be able to have them unleashed, as you say, "on my property while under my direct visual and voice command." (I will do whatever the rule says.)
I had neighbors who did this quite often and I marveled at how well behaved their dog was. He would not leave the yard even when the owners were not looking. But then one day he disappeared and the whole neighborhood was out looking for him.

Here's my theory: Every once in a while I would see a wild rabbit go hopping
through my yard. The dog must have seen it too, or smelled it, and went chasing after it.

old moe 02-23-2013 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 630471)
Okay, here's my big opportunity to complain about something I've been wondering about for a long time.

Why can't men pee in the urinal without making a puddle on the floor in front of it?

Why can't the recreation center mop it up a few times every day on a busy day?
:cry: answer to your first " ?" Because they all think IT is longer than it is. i Stand closer, it isn't:BigApplause:

graciegirl 02-23-2013 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by old moe (Post 631466)
:cry: answer to your first " ?" Because they all think IT is longer than it is. i Stand closer, it isn't:BigApplause:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

I spit MILK all over the keyboard.

TomW 02-23-2013 10:31 PM
Who decided the default for the toilet seat was DOWN?

CFrance 02-23-2013 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TomW (Post 631718)
Who decided the default for the toilet seat was DOWN?
That was decided loooooooooooong before the term "default" was ever applied to the positioning of toilet seats.

Warren Kiefer 02-24-2013 06:07 AM
Polyannas
 
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Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 631417)
Oh, Warren, Warren, Warren. You have really stepped in it now. You should know that in The Villages you can only express your opinion if it's 100% positive. Anything else is unacceptable.

Never mind that everyone is different, having different experiences in life, it's your responsibility to keep up appearances here in The Villages. Now, get busy and tow the line! :thumbup:
You are 100% correct. As I read many posts I find there are those who live in a Polyanna world and see everything thru rose colored glasses. If you post comments of a negative nature even with it containing a a lot of humor, there are those who apparently believe their world here in the Villages is being attacked. Just as an earlier commentor to my posting that she has never seen most of what was contained in my orginal posting. Within minutes I can show her dog poop, Pee all over the toilet seat at Tierra Del Sol golf course ( a unisex toilet), basket carts scattered throughout the grocery parking lots, litter left in baskets and on the ground at these same parking lots, dogs running free, people in golf carts using the entire auto parking space, VERY young children driving golf carts, golf carts speeding along at least 30MPH, nasty residents and of course the handicapped thing is a whole issue by itself. So to you maam, who called me negative and whiney, remove those rose colored glasses and what you will find is the Villages, except for the huge amount of anenities is basically just like any other community.

graciegirl 02-24-2013 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer (Post 631764)
You are 100% correct. As I read many posts I find there are those who live in a Polyanna world and see everything thru rose colored glasses. If you post comments of a negative nature even with it containing a a lot of humor, there are those who apparently believe their world here in the Villages is being attacked. Just as an earlier commentor to my posting that she has never seen most of what was contained in my orginal posting. Within minutes I can show her dog poop, Pee all over the toilet seat at Tierra Del Sol golf course ( a unisex toilet), basket carts scattered throughout the grocery parking lots, litter left in baskets and on the ground at these same parking lots, dogs running free, people in golf carts using the entire auto parking space, VERY young children driving golf carts, golf carts speeding along at least 30MPH, nasty residents and of course the handicapped thing is a whole issue by itself. So to you maam, who called me negative and whiney, remove those rose colored glasses and what you will find is the Villages, except for the huge amount of anenities is basically just like any other community.
Gosh. I am going to have to look back and see who said that.

It must be gone.

Those of us who try to see positive things in life have always tried to see positive things in life. We were just as annoying back from whence we came.

Whence we came. Has kind of an olde English ring to it, doesn't it?

Warren, please come to the next Crispers get together. It is amazing how charming and sweet some posters are in real life.

lightworker888 02-24-2013 07:45 AM
I don't think of it as rose coloured glasses. i acknowledge that everything is going on. I just choose to put my attention on what makes me feel good and seeing all the positive things makes me feel better than focussing on what is going "wrong". I also do my best to not contribute to the "going wrong" part.

We have all learned how to notice what is "wrong" and our radar can tend to send us in that direction in order to "avoid trouble" so it can take some efforting to notice what is going right. Maybe we all just need to remember to "be the change we want to see" and notice how many others are like us. Bet there are more out there than we can imagine.


LW888

JoeC1947 02-24-2013 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer (Post 631764)
Within minutes I can show her dog poop, Pee all over the toilet seat at Tierra Del Sol golf course ( a unisex toilet), basket carts scattered throughout the grocery parking lots, litter left in baskets and on the ground at these same parking lots, dogs running free, people in golf carts using the entire auto parking space, VERY young children driving golf carts, golf carts speeding along at least 30MPH, nasty residents and of course the handicapped thing is a whole issue by itself.
Maybe you can talk to someone and get this added to the trolly tour! I'm sure you don't have the time to take folks around........or do you?

2BNTV 02-24-2013 08:04 AM
No one and nothing in life is perfect. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I think positive people have a better chance of living longer. Those who tend to the glass as half full. It does make one feel better inside when they are in tune with the world and those around them.

To be negative all the time leaves one feeling not well and I don't see that it can accomplish much. We all live in a stressful world and I think as we age, we have resolved a lot of stressful problems.

The funny thing about life is when we have our problems resolved, those whom we care about, have problems that we like to help them with. So, it's always something.

"Don't sweat the small stuff, it's all small stuff".

billethkid 02-24-2013 11:02 AM
I don't think of it as rose colored glasses or being protective of TV or polyanna as chided by some.

I think it has to do with some of us who are used to things being done right and proper and responsibly and courteously.....and when it is not some of us are outspoken enough to call it out. It has nothing to do with where we live.

You just happen to be seeing it here on TOTV and we now live in TV. Consider it a set of core values that apply regardless where one lives.

And I do disagree with the statement TV is like anywhere else we have ever lived....because IT IS NOT!!!!!!!

btk

Trayderjoe 02-24-2013 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by lightworker888 (Post 631053)
Right on Patty55. Also, you see what you look for. My understanding is that everything is happening out there and what you put your focus on is what you notice and bring into your experience. Because we can only take in a very small amount of information of any situation, I choose to pay attention to what makes me feel good about life and my surroundings. It takes too much energy to have to deal with the stuff that could make my life more stressful than it has to be. Thankfully it seems to be working for me, even up in the snow. Have to say that when we are in TV it is really easy to notice all the pluses and to feel grateful.

LW888
"Spot on" LW888!

I read through each post and appreciate the humor, as well as the various points of view. I still live in Michigan and work full time and would like to share a "light bulb" momemt with you. I was on a plane from Detroit to Orlando (coming "home"), when suddenly I could feel myself relaxing and actually smiling. As I thought about it, I realized that when I am in Michigan, I am "surviving", but when I come "home" to "the bubble" I am "living".

My "why" therefore is, why are people so worried about frivolous things when there is "life" out there to enjoy?

Geewiz 02-24-2013 12:11 PM
Getting back to the non-fart/non-bag thread....

Why is it every single woman I meet and there is mutual attraction, "just visiting" and is on her last 2 days?

Why is there no venue for original music (boomers - remember coffeehouses prior to Starbucks?)?

Why is my cart the slowest on the road?

Why did my motherboard die yesterday (ps. I discovered a truly great tech in Leeland...the kind of guy I worked to hire in my prior life and inexpensive to boot)?

Why does the cat nibble on my toes when I am working on taxes?

I repeat...Why is it every single woman I meet and there is mutual attraction, "just visiting" and is on her last 2 days? This is quite vexing...after a 30 year marriage to Voldemort, I figure I paid my dues.

Oh - and why does Panera always sell out of sourdough loafs, first?

I'm done...gosh, I thought all that venting would help..but, alas, "no."

Serenoa 02-24-2013 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer (Post 631764)
Within minutes I can show her dog poop, Pee all over the toilet seat at Tierra Del Sol golf course ( a unisex toilet), basket carts scattered throughout the grocery parking lots, litter left in baskets and on the ground at these same parking lots, dogs running free, people in golf carts using the entire auto parking space, VERY young children driving golf carts, golf carts speeding along at least 30MPH, nasty residents and of course the handicapped thing is a whole issue by itself. So to you maam, who called me negative and whiney, remove those rose colored glasses and what you will find is the Villages, except for the huge amount of anenities is basically just like any other community.
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Originally Posted by JoeC1947 (Post 631797)
Maybe you can talk to someone and get this added to the trolly tour! I'm sure you don't have the time to take folks around........or do you?
Nope, I didn't see any of this mess during our trolley tour, and now I feel somewhat deprived. Must have been that rose-colored glass on the trolley bus windows, and come to think of it, I believe the nice lady who narrated the tour WAS named Pollyanna. Who knew?


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