Letters to the Editor
Editor:
Recently I've heard from several of our Minibus drivers that bicyclists have an oblivious disregard for obeying the posted stop signs here in Leisure World. Several close-call encounters that have involved bus drivers or pedestrians have occurred.
Bicyclists on the streets are governed by the same regulations as motor vehicles and must stop at all signs and lights before advancing and not simply proceed at will.
Further, cyclists on our sidewalks also feel a sense of entitlement that they have the right-of-way over pedestrians. Most all of them demand that we pedestrians need to step on the grass to allow them to pass.
A delightful exception happened one morning as I neared our little post office—a lovely woman actually dismounted as I approached and stated you have the right-of-way. I thanked her profusely.
That should be the rule, not the exception.
Mitzi Winks Mutual 5 Editor:
I recently became the target of a very slick scam, and I want to warn my fellow residents.
I got a message on my iPhone from someone named Gen. William B. Garrett.
If you receive such a call, do
not respond.
He is a scammer.
He is allegedly serving the last several months of his command in Syria and is expecting to return to his station in South Carolina. He asked me a few questions of a general nature without asking for too much personal information. At first. As our weeklong conversation grew, it became a bit more inquisitive, more personal about marriage.
We conversed for a few more days, on and off. He requested a photo of me and sent one to me of himself. Nice looking man, pleasant, nothing spectacular, nothing scary. Then, last Thursday, I discussed with my hairdresser what had been happening in our lives recently, and she became suspicious when I told her what had been going on. She asked me about this guy and checked her phone. In 10 minutes found at least 36 posted names for 'Gen. William B. Garrett.' I was shocked to say the least. This man had been pleasant to deal with, nothing more. No threats, no promises, no reason to become wary.
Guess I was wrong. My son came to see me over the weekend, and he erased every single message, photo and whatever. To say this has been a scary experience is putting it mildly. I was furious! A Brooklyn gal like myself is not used to being scammed, especially by someone who sounds like your next door neighbor.
So I am sending this as a warning.
Please be careful, and suspicious. If it can happen to me, it can happen to you.
Lynne Burt-Jenkins Mutual 7
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