[paulandjean]

I just cannot believe there is some much"anti-snowbirds" feelings inthe villages right now.

[lanie1160]

Originally Posted by missypie

Please keep being who you are, nice. I have a retail business and sometimes people are just not nice. Maybe they were raised in that environment and have lived that way for many years and that is just the way it is for them. Remember, it is not directed specifically at you. It is their makeup of their being. They are rough around the edges to their spouse, children, friends etc...

Keep smiling, enjoying life, The Villages, and your soul. I promise, YOU WILL sleep the best at night.

It is their makeup of their being:

[ssmith]

This thread is over a year old...brought back from the dead.

Interesting tho to wonder if the OP still feels this way.

[Villages PL]

Over the many years I have lived in the Villages, I've seen a few parking lot accidents . I saw a woman back into a man's car in front of Publix and she wasn't aware of it. He yelled for her to stop and she did but she claimed she didn't do it. Her bumper hit the side of his car and she just didn't feel anything.

I was talking to a lady friend at The Villages post office and a woman backed out of her parking space. And she kept backing and backing and backing. She went so far as to knock my friend down. She got out of the car and complained that we shouldn't have been there. Then while I was helping my friend to get up, the woman got back in her car and drove off.

Once when I went to Spanish Springs town square I parked in back of the Church. As I was about to get out of my car I saw a van try to get into a tight parking space. Pulling in at a poor angle, he misjudged and sideswiped the car that he was trying to park next to. He might have been drunk to be so unaware of it. But someone on the passenger side must have told him about it because he pulled out and took off without leaving a note.

Who knows what's going on in some people's minds. It talkes all kinds and people here are from all over the U.S..

[eweissenbach]

One of my "heroes " was Zig Ziglar, who was a motivational and sales trainer, but who taught a lot about life and particularly the value of a positive attitude. One story he told was about a man driving to work, when an elderly driver pulled out in front of him, causing him to slam on his brakes. A collision was averted, but the man began honking his horn and shaking his fist at the older man, screaming and cursing at him. The old man drove on and finally the younger man arrived at work, still livid, and loudly complained about the stupid old fart who almost caused him to wreck. Finally he got to his office and silently seethed with anger the rest of the morning, unable to concentrate on work. Meanwhile, the target for his anger, the elderly gentleman continued on with his day happily oblivious to any angst he may have caused. So the question is, who suffered? Who's day was ruined? Anger generally hurts the one harbors the anger far more than the person they are angry with.
Another story he told to illustrate the point was about him being in an airport for his return home after several speaking engagements. When he stepped into line to secure his boarding pass, the official at the counter got on the PA system and announced that the flight would be delayed for two hours because of mechanical issues. Zig said "Great, this will give mea chance to catch up on some reading, and an opportunity to explore this beautiful airport". Meanwhile another gentleman stormed to the desk and began yelling at the official, saying he had to get to his destination, and he paid good money for this ticket so that he could get there on time, and that this airline is incompetent and all their employees are idiots and on and on, and as Zig said slowly, "the flight was still two hours late." In other words you can make the best or the worst of any situation, itis really up to you.

[DougB]

Anne Murray - Snowbird 1973 - YouTube

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[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by Gerald

And here I thought a car was a thing to move you from point A to B. Not something to worry about for a little dent. Things happen, I am sure that the person who accidently hit yor car didn't do it on purpose.
People everywere are some what up tight lately because of money. Then the fact that in the villages most people are a little older just tired. Forgetting that there are always two sides to things. we don't know what life and stress others are having. If you want to be in a place where you need to deal with the public then you have to accept that not everyone is perfect. A smile and sorry goes a long way for the majority. For some it just does not help. You just think about what they are missing. You can deside to be happy or sad. Let the little things go and amazing how the world looks better.

I cannot believe this post.

[patfla06]

I'm beginning to wonder if these people watch too much trash t.v., see the fighting and overall bad behavior on those shows and think it's okay to act like that.

Either that or they just weren't raised right!