[samhass]

Originally Posted by Posh 08

Hopefully a nice serving of prunes at breakfast will bring back his charm.

Good one, Posh!!!!

[Vic&Judy]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Gracie is easy to love and I suppose that is one reason why so many came to her rescue. But what annoys me is that so many of the 98% of allegedly friendly people who live in The Villages are very opinionated and judgmental and hence unfair.

My first thought after reading Gracie's post was why this fellow had become angry? My second thought was , was it justified?

We have a stream of people exiting between tables while other people are eating. Was there another means of exiting? If not should Katie Bell's shoulder the blame?

In short I think many of you rushed to judgment in your effort to protect Gracie and without knowing or giving the benefit of the doubt to this fellow and the situation at hand.

Finally it is unrealistic to believe and expect that because someone lives in The villages that they are required to be happy or friendly 24/7 to think otherwise is to ignored the limits of nature.

I couldn't agree more. All of us have had unfortunate encounters like this...unless we live in a cave...and of course they're upsetting events. But our quickness to judge another person from one sad event and even "diagnose" a significant and tragic illness from a distance is inappropriate.

Since becoming a "Village Person," I've become impressed by the number of really nice people who call this wonderful place their home....even part-time. It's easy to make new friends, and Judy & I are making many, I'm happy to say. Most people seem happy and content, perhaps because they're largely retired and now live in a lovely place (it sure ain't the water!!!).

In any distribution of people, even those living in a great place, there will be some unhappy souls, sometimes just on occasion. Maybe this guy was just having a bad day! Drawing such harsh and frightening conclusions without knowing more is just not right.

Shirley MacLaine once said, "Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power."

[Augie]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Gracie is easy to love and I suppose that is one reason why so many came to her rescue. But what annoys me is that so many of the 98% of allegedly friendly people who live in The Villages are very opinionated and judgmental and hence unfair.

My first thought after reading Gracie's post was why this fellow had become angry? My second thought was , was it justified?

We have a stream of people exiting between tables while other people are eating. Was there another means of exiting? If not should Katie Bell's shoulder the blame?

In short I think many of you rushed to judgment in your effort to protect Gracie and without knowing or giving the benefit of the doubt to this fellow and the situation at hand.

Finally it is unrealistic to believe and expect that because someone lives in The villages that they are required to be happy or friendly 24/7 to think otherwise is to ignored the limits of nature.

Ah, spoken like a true two percenter! Rubicon, it was you wasn't it? (light-hearted chiding)

[Mikeod]

Originally Posted by rubicon

My first thought after reading Gracie's post was why this fellow had become angry? My second thought was , was it justified?

We have a stream of people exiting between tables while other people are eating. Was there another means of exiting? If not should Katie Bell's shoulder the blame?

Finally it is unrealistic to believe and expect that because someone lives in The villages that they are required to be happy or friendly 24/7 to think otherwise is to ignored the limits of nature.

What may have been justified would be a comment to the exiting group that they were bothering the diners. What is not justified is to pull out a chair to block their path, then repeat the action when the chair was pushed back in. What if one of them fell over the chair?

We don't know if there was an alternate path to exit. But would there have been permanent harm in letting the ladies pass and then doing something to make that path less desirable?

No one expects everyone to be happy/friendly 24/7, but it isn't unreasonable to expect them to be civil and not confrontational.

Just my $0.02.

[Shimpy]

I'm surprised this post has gone 5 pages. The guy got unjustifiably upset because his breakfast was disturbed. He probably regretted it afterwords, especially after his wife probably gave him hell and it was no big deal.
Don't we all once in a while say something we regret? Even do something that seems foolish after we think about it later? Life will go on.