[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by GeorgeT

Oh Angie, I love it when you speak french to me!

[graciegirl]

Song Lyrics:



Beyond the busy highway
Beyond the city strife
We highly treasure
And take great pleasure
In our plain way of life

Feudin' and fussin' and a-fightin'
Sometimes it gets to be excitin'
Don't like them ornery neighbors down by the creek
We'll be plumb out of neighbors next week

Fightin' and feudin' and a-fussin'
That's all that's goin' on with us'n
We are such neighborly people, peaceful and sweet
All except when we happen to meet

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Song Lyrics:



Beyond the busy highway
Beyond the city strife
We highly treasure
And take great pleasure
In our plain way of life

Feudin' and fussin' and a-fightin'
Sometimes it gets to be excitin'
Don't like them ornery neighbors down by the creek
We'll be plumb out of neighbors next week

Fightin' and feudin' and a-fussin'
That's all that's goin' on with us'n
We are such neighborly people, peaceful and sweet
All except when we happen to meet

Awwww Gracie.. Always the right words....

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by pooh

Okay the size of the cart has been discussed, posters have been reminded that they should address the situation and not attack the owner, or the initial poster, but no one has offered a suggestion as to how one should deal with what is felt to be a dangerous vehicle on the cart path. It's easy to bi**h, but that only makes the person complaining feel better and doesn't address a possible solution to a difficult situation. Any suggestions as to how to deal with things?

Yes. Call the police on your cell phone when you see hazardous driving or a hazardous vehicle in the roadway. Let the policeman call the guy an idiot or a fool.

[new peeps]

Pooh, I have only meet him once, But when I see him again I will ask if he has time for a cup of coffee and explain to him the saftey concerns that was brought up on this site. The one time I talked to him he stated he used the golf cart in parades and some kind of shows. I got the impression it was not a daily used cart. Maybe he was going to the gas station for a fill up or something for the car show today. GeorgeT and gatherer47, I had no intentions of upsetting either one of you about a saftey concern. I appriciate both of you having concerns for saftey in the Villages. I bought a house in the Villages because it felt like a safe community and everybody I met was very friendly. Saftey is important to me as I would not want anyone to ever get hurt. I replied knowing I could be considered as a fool so I get whats coming. Trish thank you for your post also as I agree with it 100%. May we all be happy villagers.

[whartonjelly]

I think he has a great villages attitude, although he did not think this thru. He never had to worry about golf carts in his way in the sky!!!!

[pooh]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

Yes. Call the police on your cell phone when you see hazardous driving or a hazardous vehicle in the roadway. Let the policeman call the guy an idiot or a fool.

Okay, a solution. Will you call if and when you see this particular golf cart?

I'm not trying to be contrary tonight, I just want to find out if people who complain can offer a suggestion as to how the situation can be handled...and if they are willing to do something about it. It's always easy to find things to complain about, but finding a way to rectify them and carrying through with it, doesn't always happen....for various and sundry reasons.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Trish Crocker

It seems to me that the problem here is not rather or not this gentleman was driving improperly or unsafely..that seems to be a given...I think the issue is the reaction many of us have in hearing (reading?) a fellow villager being referred to as an idiot and a fool. If the original post had been expressing the belief that an individual is driving around in a vehicle that seems unsafe to others and that maybe someone should address this, it would have been received better. I give you credit new peeps for defending this person. It is one thing to express an opinion on someones actions, it is totally different when the person himself is being attacked.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by pooh

Okay, a solution. Will you call if and when you see this particular golf cart?

I'm not trying to be contrary tonight, I just want to find out if people who complain can offer a suggestion as to how the situation can be handled...and if they are willing to do something about it. It's always easy to find things to complain about, but finding a way to rectify them and carrying through with it, doesn't always happen....for various and sundry reasons.

I will call the police if I see this particular cart causing what I see as a driving hazard.

The police will then decide if the vehicle is properly outfitted and driven safely and legally.

I doubt that the police or a traffic court judge/magistrate will consider the driver's niceness and love of piloting aircraft as an excuse for hazardous driving or passing.

[pooh]

Originally Posted by new peeps

Pooh, I have only meet him once, But when I see him again I will ask if he has time for a cup of coffee and explain to him the saftey concerns that was brought up on this site. The one time I talked to him he stated he used the golf cart in parades and some kind of shows. I got the impression it was not a daily used cart. Maybe he was going to the gas station for a fill up or something for the car show today. GeorgeT and gatherer47, I had no intentions of upsetting either one of you about a saftey concern. I appriciate both of you having concerns for saftey in the Villages. I bought a house in the Villages because it felt like a safe community and everybody I met was very friendly. Saftey is important to me as I would not want anyone to ever get hurt. I replied knowing I could be considered as a fool so I get whats coming. Trish thank you for your post also as I agree with it 100%. May we all be happy villagers.

Thank you for your thoughtful way to deal with this situation AND for offering the possibility that this was NOT his usual method for getting around the community. Many times people see something, draw their own conclusions, not always based on fact, and the situation escalates into more than it really and truly is.

I still would like to see this cart...

[pooh]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I will call the police if I see this particular cart causing what I see as a driving hazard.

The police will then decide if the vehicle is properly outfitted and driven safely and legally.

I doubt that the police or a traffic court judge/magistrate will consider the driver's niceness and love of piloting aircraft as an excuse for hazardous driving or passing.

True, but did you read new peeps post....maybe it's not the way he generally drives around the community. If it is indeed used in parades or shown at events, it has to get from home to the event. Could be what was seen today....car show.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by pooh

True, but did you read new peeps post....maybe it's not the way he generally drives around the community. If it is indeed used in parades or shown at events, it has to get from home to the event. Could be what was seen today....car show.

And I'm sure that if his vehicle requires license plates that say "historic", "exhibition", or something like that to be on the streets, the police will let him know.

[pooh]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

And I'm sure that if his vehicle requires license plates that say "historic", "exhibition", or something like that to be on the streets, the police will let him know.

Probably so.

[tippyclubb]

Originally Posted by GeorgeT

OK, so I'm coming up Bailey Trail in my car when I see this thing in the car lane passing a golf cart. As I got closer I saw that the thing was a modified golf cart made to look like a jet plane (sort of) with wings that extended from the roof maybe 3 feet on each side with a makeshift jet engine under each wing! I couldn't believe my eyes! Not only was it hard to pass the thing because of the 3 foot wing extending into the car lane but the idiot had the nerve (for lack of a better word) to attract even more attention to himself by passing other carts. What a fool! I can only imagine this thing trying to go through a tunnel.
Unbelievable!
Did anybody else see this fool or was I seeing things?

I do understand some people just like to complain, its their nature. However, it's threads like this along with many others that cause me to think do I really want to live in TV?

We will be in TV Sept 14th and I am sure once we see it live and in living color all doubts will disappear. When we do purchase a home in TV I pray we don't end up with complaining neighbors who choose to live their lives insulting others.

By the way, if I saw a golf cart that looked like a jet plane it would make me smile! I can't wait until we buy one and get it customized.

[Indydealmaker]

I would love to see this much concern for safety expressed everyday here on TOTV with regard to the absolutely rampant hazardous conditions in the roundabouts and nearly total disregard for speed limits by both autos and golf carts.

One of my Bonita neighbors passed my auto in his golf cart on Homeland today (my mistake for observing the 15mph speed limit) and nearly ran over two seniors and a shih tzu.

What has happened to concern for the safety of our friends and neighbors?