The posts in this thread addressing the surprisingly inconsiderate, supposedly mature, adults, is a good reminder of why we need the laws and rules (speed limits, red light cameras, illegal golf cart tickets, parking violations, lawn ornaments, fluorescent blue house paint, RVs parked on streets, etc.) that spawn the constant griping on this forum.

Has everyone forgotten: "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise"?

It seems as if the new code of ethics is: "Do Unto Others Before They Can Do Unto You".

This rotten attitude is, of course, not endemic to The Villages, but somehow it seems more wrong here.

:bigbow::bigbow: Do they also photcopy handicap parking permits

I agree with everything you've said, Indy. Unfortunately, the ill-mannered have engendered the "you snooze you lose" mentality. People who would otherwise remain polite and take their turns and play fair have lost their "place" to the bullies so much that they sometimes become bullies themselves.

It's why some of us rarely go to these events. I would rather stay back than be pushed around and get angry to the point of stooping to their level.

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Happydaz,
I have read all the responses to my post and although a few respsondents didn't quite "get it", your response made me run screaming into the night...and to my keyboard!

I think your comment about not "blaming people for jockeying to try to see the horses" leads me to believe that the back of YOUR head may have been the very reason for my post in the first place.

I guess, as one other respondent said, "it's every man for himself" at these events is the way you see it. You cannot justify bad behavior by saying "it's just what happens in any crowd."

I'm thinking of a word here...oh yea...NARCISSISTS. "It's just what they do!"

We seem to fall into an accepting idea for some reason. On other threads some say it's ok to violate the covenants if your neighbors don't report you. (Maybe your neighbors really do mind but just don't like being Narcs). It's ok for Stonecrest residents to come into the Paradise gate cuz how many can that really be? It's ok to soup up your golf cart cuz I am special. It's ok to go through the red light cuz I'm just one more. The list goes on and on. Yes, I am special but so are you! Some say it's ok to be rude cuz that's honest and just how we are in some parts of the country. I don't know where courtesy and respect have gone and I don't know when we thought is was ok for crowd mentatilty to rule. I am sorry you had this experience but I do fear it has become the new normal..it's not right and maybe we all need to do some soul searching on is it ok to break a few little rules that we don't agree with or don't pertain to us. Me thinks NOT!

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Excellent post, perrjojo.

Sorry to hear people so rudely crammed in front of you and your father after waiting patiently for so long. The same thing happened to our group of 5. We arrived at 3:30, staked out a place across the street from the theatre, and waited... waited... waited some more. Finally we heard the horses coming, and along with them, what seemed like hundreds if not thousands of people jamming into the street in front of us. I originally thought I would have a perfect clear view for taking pictures, but as it turned out, almost every photo had someones head or arm in the shot. One guy that noticed we were irritated with the rudeness of those jumping in front of us, asked if anybody would like him to take a picture for them, since he now had the best view. I told him no, what I'd like is for him to get out of my way! He didn't budge. :-( Some people are so rude. Maybe next time, just arrive on time- not early- and weasel your way to the front like everyone else. (Not really...)