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Geezer Moments: March 10, 2011

By Sam Geati

THE VILLAGES, FL. – Judy and I were lucky to be able to escape the Blizzard of ā€™11 by spending January and February in the place we call Disneyland for Geezers, The Villages, Florida. If youā€™ve never been there, you donā€™t know what you are missing. I donā€™t want to turn this into a commercial, but suffice it to say there are over 70,000 full- and part-time residents of this senior community. Hereā€™s a few of the Geezer Moments that occurred there this year.

We were playing cards with another couple, and it was Brendaā€™s turn to shuffle and deal. While we conversed, she dealt six cards to herself and put the rest of the deck in the center, as though she was ready to play. I said to Brenda, ā€œDonā€™t we get any cards?ā€ Brenda looked down at the table and realized what she had done and burst out laughing. We all joined in.

While playing a round of golf, one of the guys, George, went back to the green to retrieve a club. He came back to the golf cart and put the club in his bag. We went on to play the next hole, and when we got near the green, Ed couldnā€™t find his pitching wedge in his bag. He said, ā€œI think I left my wedge at the last green.ā€ It was then that George realized he had picked up Edā€™s club, thinking it was his. Actually, George never used his wedge on that hole.

There are zillions of golf carts in The Villages. People are constantly misplacing them, and since so many look alike, itā€™s not unusual for people to put keys into carts that donā€™t belong to them. One guy was trying to get a cart going and had people helping him when he suddenly realized it wasnā€™t his.

The funniest stuff happens when a group goes out for dinner. It seem just about every time we are out with a group and the waitress comes to the table with a tray full of dishes asking who ordered the veal marsala or the shrimp scampi, there seems to be a sudden memory loss consuming our table. After about 15 seconds, someone will suddenly say, ā€œOh, I ordered the veal.ā€ I love geezers.

Iā€™m still waiting for one from you. I know you have ā€œmoments.ā€ Send them to me at greengeezer9@comcast.net. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sammy





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