[Posh 08]

Originally Posted by Dirigo

If you were to pick up an application for concealed carry at the tag office and read it you'd see that individuals are screened for any history of past violence or mental illness. Fingerprints are required also for positive ID.

I wonder if there is a higher percentage of CC permits compared to the total population in Florida compared to the other states...a project for me after I retire I guess.

Wonder how many folks pack without a permit? One never knows.

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

I know I have posted about this before, but it seems that the rude behavior in this area is not limited to our busy season.

I had an endoscopy scheduled at the TV hospital this morning at 9:30 AM. My wife had to drive me because they didn't want me driving home after the procedure. She drove me in her GEM car which is street legal. We were heading east on El Camino Real towards the hospital when a car got right on our tail and then laid on the horn. Just about scared my wife to death. Oh well, no big deal, the person must have been in a big hurry....

After the procedure they gave me a prescription. We dropped it off at Walgreens and were told that it would be an hour for pick up. Since I had to fast the night before I was famished so we went for a nice brunch at First Watch. We finished our lunch and it was not quite an hour so we figured we would go over to Lowe's and kill a little time and pick up some things for the garden.

So we waited almost two hours before going to pick up our prescription which was supposed to be picked up in an hour. We went to the drive thru pick-up lane and when we got to the window the pharmacist said it would be a few more minutes but that we should wait right there. So we did. We waited about five minutes (maybe a little longer).

After we paid and were getting ready to pull away the woman behind us laid on the horn and started yelling. My wife thought maybe our door was left open or the trunk was open. I said I would get out and see what was wrong. When I got out I couldn't find anything wrong with our vehicle so I looked at the woman who had honked and shrugged my shoulders. She honked again and yelled something I couln't understand. I walked towards her window to see what she wanted and she said "get in your golf cart and go on your way already." Apparently she was in a big hurry and was ticked off that the pharmacist took so long with our order (or she thought it was our fault because it took so long). I asked her why she had to be so rude? Why did she have to yell at us and lay on her horn? I told her it wasn't our fault. She gave me the finger. At this point I was ****ed. I had just had a procedure, I just wanted to pick up my medicine and go home. She said if I came any closer she would call 911. I said "go ahead and call 911 you rude b*tch." I think this kinda surprised her, and she said she would pray for me. I told her to pray for herself, because she wasn't being very Christian.

The rudeness continues...

OMG...that is awful. I have run into people like that as well. I think you showed great restraint in dealing with her. I don't know what the hurry is...she should have gone into the store if she was in such a hurry.

I don't understand the level of rudeness around here. We are all so lucky to be here in this community....I guess some people just fell like they are entitled. What goes around comes around.

On the other hand, there are the very kind folks. The crate I have my glass tools and supplies in flew out of my cart on a turn, right as I got into a tunnel. So there I am, right at the entrance of the tunnel where I was afraid the cart would not be seen and someone was going to hit me. I moved it up a bit and then went to unhook my walker to go get it when a gentle riding a bike stopped, got my cart, made sure I was ok and left. God bless him.,,he really saved me from what could have been a real bad time. Let's hope people like him are in the majority. I believe they are....

[ilovetv]

We've seen 100 times more kind, courteous, accommodating people here in TV than the rude woman described in the original post. I think this thread has gone too far toward generalizing that the whole community is full of rude ba*****ds.

This community as a whole is no more rude than any other place in which we've lived.

And as for the comment about one's hometown of 16,000 where there is no such rudeness and people know everyone from cradle to grave, what I'd say is this: My experience with small town life (I grew up in it) is that yes, everyone knows you and knows every last tidbit of gossip about you that could possibly be known......and it gets spread behind your back! "Rudeness" comes in many forms.

I'd rather have somebody yell their complaint about me and I then know where they stand, over having the whole town gossiping and condemning me behind my back for something I didn't even realize p*ssed somebody off.

I think phony niceness while being a backstabber is the height of "rudeness".

Here in TV, 99% of nice people I've met and dealt with are genuinely nice.

[mac9]

Not wanting to make this thread any longer, but I believe that I notice the rudeness here more than when I lived "up north" because people seem to be so much more polite here. When someone acts like a jerk, I think that it shocks me and stands out more in my mind. I remember when I first moved here, I was checking out in Publix and the cashier took a look at my carton of eggs and told me that she couldn't sell me the eggs. I immediately did my "up north" stare and squared my shoulders ready for the duel. She then continued to tell me that there was a cracked egg in the carton and that she would have someone go back and get me a new carton!
I just try to shrug it off and figure that the rude one is just an unhappy so and so and I will not allow it to change my day.

[senior citizen]

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[duffysmom]

This is not a hijack but I do have something to say regarding rude and hostile people. Senior Citizen, first off I do enjoy your notes they are honest, thoughtful and forthright. You have been blessed to raise your children in a beautiful small town in Vermont, but now as you mentioned the Winters are becoming difficult. That was my reason for moving to Florida and I've been blessed to live in South Florida as well central Florida these last few years. I've found that people are people, some good and some bad but living in TV has been like finding Utopia for me because of the people as well as the beautiful surroundings and most of all the LIGHT. The gorgeous sunlight each day during the Winter months helps me to keep a positive attitude and actually keeps me healthy. I do wish you would spend time here; we need people like you and your family; there is room for a few more Yankees here in the deep South.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by duffysmom

This is not a hijack but I do have something to say regarding rude and hostile people. Senior Citizen, first off I do enjoy your notes they are honest, thoughtful and forthright. You have been blessed to raise your children in a beautiful small town in Vermont, but now as you mentioned the Winters are becoming difficult. That was my reason for moving to Florida and I've been blessed to live in South Florida as well central Florida these last few years. I've found that people are people, some good and some bad but living in TV has been like finding Utopia for me because of the people as well as the beautiful surroundings and most of all the LIGHT. The gorgeous sunlight each day during the Winter months helps me to keep a positive attitude and actually keeps me healthy. I do wish you would spend time here; we need people like you and your family; there is room for a few more Yankees here in the deep South.

I dearly love you Duffy's Mom.

[senior citizen]

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[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by ilovetv

And as for the comment about one's hometown of 16,000 where there is no such rudeness and people know everyone from cradle to grave, what I'd say is this: My experience with small town life (I grew up in it) is that yes, everyone knows you and knows every last tidbit of gossip about you that could possibly be known......and it gets spread behind your back! "Rudeness" comes in many forms.

ilovetv, we've lived in small communities of less than 1000 and in cites of several million. In my experience folks are folks. Even the cities are divided into small neighborhoods. These neighborhoods might have several thousand residents but they're often just as close as the small towns. In all those places I have yet to see one where gossip travels faster than in our neighborhood in TV. That's not a negative. These same neighbors who gossip at the pool, mail station and on the golf courses are also the ones who will be there to help you when you need a hand. That's just living in a community. You can't escape that. No matter where we've lived, most people are very nice. In some areas they are more friendly than others but basically they are good, decent people. I still say that something happens in TV when people are driving or in a supermarket. There seems to be a lot of well controlled anger which comes out, in these situations especially. I notice this more in TV more than any place we've lived.

[annaconner]

Was it because I was a woman that I was told to "shut up" when I drew a "gentleman's" !!!!
attention to the fact that he was going the wrong way in a lane at Publix Southern Trace. He will know who he is.

[buggyone]

A person responds to a thread from TWO YEARS ago?

If the poster from today had a current issue, start a NEW thread!

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by buggyone

A person responds to a thread from TWO YEARS ago?

If the poster from today had a current issue, start a NEW thread!

Now Buggy... sometimes new people forget to look at the posting dates...

[mixsonci]

Originally Posted by billethkid

and be reminded when you are chastising the event as attributable to "this area" it is NOT an attribute of THIS AREA as you improperly infer.

You happen to run into the exceptions and then proceed to announce the entire area as "rude" which is incorrect and inaccurate information.

Keep in mind the other 99++++% that is just fine and dandy and happy and courteous......Thank you very much!

btk

To relate a very nice, courteous encounter I had. When my mom and I visited in December, we rented a Patio Villa with a Golf Cart. At the end of our visit we had to go fill the golf cart with gas. I had no idea how to do that, so we drove to the gas station and I saw a couple in another golf cart driving in to get his gas. I pulled in behind him and asked if I could watch him so I would know what to do. He not only let me watch him and explain as he did it, he pulled up and waited to show me and watch me as I filled my cart. My mom and his wife had a nice little chat while we were filling our carts. Can't believe what I nice time we had just getting gas for a golf cart.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

so sorry that you had to endure what you did! something like that is not a good thing even when you have not had a procedure! guess we can be sure it wasn't a snowbird - and the f/t residents are taking up that slack! such a shame!

hope you are feeling better since the procedure and that all will be well from her on out.

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[rdhdleo]

Originally Posted by quirky3

IMHO, most posters just want to share their experience or opinion because it could help other posters, or they may want to know who else has had similar experiences, or they want to share this on TOTV as part of their personal TV experience.

"Active listening" seems like a very constructive response - I hear what you're saying, thank you for sharing and caring enough to share.

What seems strange, and discouraging to me is when people make it about the poster and not the posted topic. They question their "credentials" for posting such a thing, or dismiss or minimize the person's experience, especially when it does not reflect a popular or majority view.

I hope that posters, including new posters, keep sharing and caring in spite of that.

Exactly!