He didn't say "when the time comes for you to turn 92 or 93 years old." He said when the time comes when you can no longer drive. Eventually - everyone gets to that point. But not everyone is willing to admit it. And not everyone has the mental capacity to recognize when it's happening to themselves.

My aunt insisted she was an excellent driver. She continued insisting this after she smashed into a light pole - because she claimed the curb crumbled while she was taking a turn (it didn't, it was still 100% intact after the crash). She insisted this again when she failed the vision test. She insisted all was well even when people who COULD see fine, tried to drive her car but couldn't see out the windshield because it was coated in a thick layer of nicotine from 20 years of driving as a chain-smoker and NEVER cleaning the windshield.

The only surprise with my aunt, is that she never killed anyone with her horrible driving. She had her license taken from her when she was around 80. She drove anyway.

she sounds like a great lady, .... unless you were on the road when she was.

Gotta watch how you say HOE nowadays. Some people get offended...
;);)

It's SUMTER County...
:welcome::ho:

More precious than laughter???

:popcorn::popcorn:

OP also has issues with our diversity. Most of the post contains subtle jabs at our way of life.

I actually have issues with our lack of diversity. But to me, the blame for that lack belongs to the diverse. If we want our Villages to be truly inclusive, then the people who want to be included need to actually move here. I count myself among those diverse people who have moved here and advocate for diversity.

Yes, I'm white, and heterosexual, a woman who identifies as such, with all the appropriate bits. I'm also non-Christian, and non-conservative, and I embrace diversity rather than fear it. It's also why I was adamant about /not/ moving to the Villages unless I could live in an area with less restrictive restrictions than "south of Sumter" has. I like the differences, the creative touches my neighbors add to their yards and their houses. I see no cars on cinder blocks. And a brief talk to a neighbor (or at worst, a call to community standards) usually gets a wayward property back on track in little time, with little effort.

And if the neighbor is someone I know (as opposed to an absentee landlord I've never met) who's out of town for a month, then I'll yank the vines off their house myself.

OBB I totally agree with you on diversity. Everybody who can afford to live here can. There is nothing stopping them. As far as subsidizing people to move here just to say we have diversity, hell no.