[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by Badminton

Sorry about your bad time. But to get you back in a happy frame of mind I see in your photo that you are stand up paddle boarding. I will be in Sarasota in a few weeks and will give it a try. It looks like a Blast! Do you still do it? Anywhere around the Villages that you can do it safe from gators? Any other SUP folk in the Villages?

I go out to Lake Miona a couple of times a week (so far, the gators keep their distance). My wife and i have also done Clearwater, New Smyrna, Crystal River, and Cedar Key. We are planning on doing St. Augustine soon. We have a couple of boards and are hoping to start a SUP club here in TV. I even have a board supplier in Tampa who is willing to give the club wholesale prices on boards.

Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) is a blast and it provides an unbelievable workout. I started doing it in Panama in April and went out almost daily until we moved here in late August. During that period, I lost almost 50 pounds. It is not difficult--I am a klutz and I mastered it in about an hour.

Even better than the great workout it provides a great way to get close to nature. Because it is so quiet you get right up next to the wildlife. When we went to Crystal River we silently glided over a dozen manatees. In Cedar Key we had a school od spotted eagle rays go right under our boards. I regularly see herons, cranes, kingfishers and turtles at Lake Miona. Standing up gives you a much better angle of sight (compared to canoeing/kayaking) for observing nature.

Now I am in a better frame of mind. If I just spent more time paddleboarding and less time at the movies I'd be just peachy!

PM me if you want to go out and paddleboard Lake Miona sometime.

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

That would be called assault. Then you would probably miss the whole movie.
You may have to give up some of the dialogue to get the problem stopped.

You are correct. Perhaps an "accidental" kick of their seat (as I did yesterday) or "accidently" spilling my soft drink or popcorn is a better idea. OOOps, so sorry--I didn't mean to spill it.

[l2ridehd]

Perhaps going to theater management and demanding a refund by enough people would force management to take action. Rude people are very self centered and think the world owes them something. This will create a verbal storm, but people who are always late create the same issue.

It really is not that hard to be a nice person. Be considerate of others, put your phone on vibrate, take your calls outside, be on time, be quiet in places where it is expected, if your not on time, call and let folks know, if you want to drive 10 mph under the speed limit then stay out of other peoples way, don't sneeze on the salad bar, use the tongs and not your hands, when the light changes move forward to allow as many cars as possible to get through the light, consider how your actions impact others, it's all pretty basic and easy to do.

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

Perhaps going to theater management and demanding a refund by enough people would force management to take action. Rude people are very self centered and think the world owes them something. This will create a verbal storm, but people who are always late create the same issue.

It really is not that hard to be a nice person. Be considerate of others, put your phone on vibrate, take your calls outside, be on time, be quiet in places where it is expected, if your not on time, call and let folks know, if you want to drive 10 mph under the speed limit then stay out of other peoples way, don't sneeze on the salad bar, use the tongs and not your hands, when the light changes move forward to allow as many cars as possible to get through the light, consider how your actions impact others, it's all pretty basic and easy to do.

So true, and so simply put

[Posh 08]

Pointing a laser at another person is a crime in some states. Be careful.

[Happinow]

I2ridehd - you forgot to add - don't blow your nose at the table when out to dinner on sniff up a lung. The rest of us have to enjoy our dinner too.

I once had to ask to be moved in a restaurant because a gentleman sitting close to our table was a smoker and he coughed excessively like he was going to cough up a lung. I lost my appetite really fast.

Please you your manners when among others....

[2BNTV]

What manners.

It's all about them. Just ask them and they will tell you.

Seriously, I find it amazing that some people are unconcerned and or oblivious to the effect they have on other people.

[Graytop]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

What manners.

It's all about them. Just ask them and they will tell you.

Seriously, I find it amazing that some people are unconcerned and or oblivious to the effect they have on other people.

....a part of the reason I prefer to spend a lot of time at home...

[rubicon]

Prices in movie theatres up. rudeness up...Movie snacks up...Quality of most movies over-stated. seems like a good argument for investing in pay TV. and I can watch my movies in my pj's...ok too much information.

Why the heck would someone pay good money just to talk in a movie threatre. they could talk, free, all they wanted outside

[ajdeck]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

I really don't like to complain, but I see a disturbing trend occuring at the theatres in both LSL and SS.

My wife and I are movie buffs and try to go out to a movie one or two times a week. Since we have moved here we observe way too many incidents of downright rude behavior in the theatres. Last week we had a woman in front of us carry on an entire conversation on her cell phone. I nicely asked her to have the conversation elsewhere but she ignored me.

Today we had a couple sitting one row in front of us that carried on a conversation in front of us. It made listening to parts of the dialogue very difficult. The first couple of times my wife gave a quiet "ssshhhh!" They stopped the conversation and then began it again a few minute later. This time I leaned forward ad politely asked if they could have their conversation elsewhere. They stopped again for a little while. Shortly afterwards they resumed their conversation and I lost it--I gave a sharp kick to the gentleman's seat in front of me. I'm angry with myself for losing my cool, but it did work. They were silent the rest of the flick. I know I could have gone to the usher, but this would have meant missing more of the movie and more disturbance once the usher arrived.

I wish these were just occasional occurences, but it seems like it happens almost every time we go to the movies. Sometimes it is in another section of the theatre but it is still disturbing to those of us trying to listen to the dialogue. I don't recall seeing this type of behavior in other places I have lived (certainly not as frequently), are we just experiencing a string of bad luck or have other people noticed this type of behavior here?

Seems I keep seeing more and more reasons for NOT moving to TV. Seems all the good that has been in place there is slowly disappearing. Why for a life style that is no longer.

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Prices in movie theatres up. rudeness up...Movie snacks up...Quality of most movies over-stated. seems like a good argument for investing in pay TV. and I can watch my movies in my pj's...ok too much information.

Why the heck would someone pay good money just to talk in a movie threatre. they could talk, free, all they wanted outside

We have pay TV with hundreds of channels, but for my wife and me it is our version of "date night." We enjoy going out for dinner and a movie because when we were younger and both working tons of hours we rarely had time to enjoy going out on dates. Now we see it as a way to do something special a couple of times a week. Sometimes the movies are awful, sometimes they are great--the important thing is enjoying each other's company doing things we enjoy.

[cappyjon431]

Originally Posted by ajdeck

Seems I keep seeing more and more reasons for NOT moving to TV. Seems all the good that has been in place there is slowly disappearing. Why for a life style that is no longer.

Don't let this scare you away. I may beach and moan a bit, but the truth is that I am very happy to live here and the benefits greatly outweigh the occasional difficulties.

Before we moved here we lived on a small tropical island in Panama. Those who came to visit us saw it as paradise--beautiful beaches, low cost of living, warm weather year round, a close knit community, etc. When we decided to leave most were incredulous--"why would you leave paradise?" I saw it for what it was, a beautiful place but it still had issues--sometimes we would run out of water or electricity, sometimes we couldn't find provisions at the local market, we often had to deal with corrupt politicians looking for bribes/handouts. I still loved it there, but instead of calling it "paradise" I called it "paradise with warts." The same is true with TV-it ain't perfect (no place is), but it sure is nice. Consider TV paradise with warts.

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

but for my wife and me it is our version of "date night." We enjoy going out for dinner and a movie because when we were younger and both working tons of hours we rarely had time to enjoy going out on dates. Now we see it as a way to do something special a couple of times a week. Sometimes the movies are awful, sometimes they are great--the important thing is enjoying each other's company doing things we enjoy.

By golly, I think you've got it! Congratulations on your happiness.

[hedoman]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Prices in movie theatres up. rudeness up...Movie snacks up...Quality of most movies over-stated. seems like a good argument for investing in pay TV. and I can watch my movies in my pj's...ok too much information.

Why the heck would someone pay good money just to talk in a movie threatre. they could talk, free, all they wanted outside

You don't get out much do you?

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

We have pay TV with hundreds of channels, but for my wife and me it is our version of "date night." We enjoy going out for dinner and a movie because when we were younger and both working tons of hours we rarely had time to enjoy going out on dates. Now we see it as a way to do something special a couple of times a week. Sometimes the movies are awful, sometimes they are great--the important thing is enjoying each other's company doing things we enjoy.

cappyjon: We have dates too..at least that; what my wife calls them and she buys me lunch too, she visits just about every store in the area on the same day and I get to push the cart and do the heavy lifting....and that wonderful lunch you would be surprised on how fast you can fill up on the samples stores hand out especially on Saturdays

By the way I worked in a movie threatre as a kid when I was dating my wife. got her in free sat her in the back and she watched movies and ate free popcorn.. I sure was a big spender back then. and oh yea I was the kid who knocked on the threatre seat if I caught you smooching...Please stop that now I saw South Pacific with M Gaynor in its entirety 25 times Psycho as many Oh the good life of a usher. Gosh I wonder if the threatre at LSL is hiring I have experience