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WHAT is WRONG with people? (rant of sorts)
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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 218492" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>My ditzy cell phone in the turkey friend had a perfect solution. If she saw someone in the handicapped spot who obviously had no reason to be there except to save a few steps, she'd get her car and park right behind them. Then she'd go and do her shopping, taking her very sweet time. Since she is a paraplegic and does have a placard, most people would sit there and stew. A few actually apologized to her but most would just barrel out as soon as they could.</p><p> </p><p>One of the big things that sold me on moving to this part of Florida was the kindness here. My scooter once got a flat. A gentleman on a bike stopped, rode to the grocery store about a mile away and came back with some stuff to fix the flat. He refused to even let me pay for the fix-it stuff.</p><p> </p><p>Today, my car died. As I was waiting for AAA to come tow it, 5 people stopped to ask if I needed help.</p><p> </p><p>People actually do smile at each other here. You get glared at if you don't return the smile. For a community of 70,000, it has a remarkably small-town attitude. I hope it continues as we baby boomers keep moving in.</p><p> </p><p>And, Star, whether the elderly couple said thank you or not, you did the right thing. Personally, I'm proud of you and glad that you are my on-line friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 218492, member: 3626"] My ditzy cell phone in the turkey friend had a perfect solution. If she saw someone in the handicapped spot who obviously had no reason to be there except to save a few steps, she'd get her car and park right behind them. Then she'd go and do her shopping, taking her very sweet time. Since she is a paraplegic and does have a placard, most people would sit there and stew. A few actually apologized to her but most would just barrel out as soon as they could. One of the big things that sold me on moving to this part of Florida was the kindness here. My scooter once got a flat. A gentleman on a bike stopped, rode to the grocery store about a mile away and came back with some stuff to fix the flat. He refused to even let me pay for the fix-it stuff. Today, my car died. As I was waiting for AAA to come tow it, 5 people stopped to ask if I needed help. People actually do smile at each other here. You get glared at if you don't return the smile. For a community of 70,000, it has a remarkably small-town attitude. I hope it continues as we baby boomers keep moving in. And, Star, whether the elderly couple said thank you or not, you did the right thing. Personally, I'm proud of you and glad that you are my on-line friend. [/QUOTE]
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