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>> HERE IN THE VILLAGES, THERE'S
ABOUT 55,000 GOLF CARTS, OVER
100 MILES OF GOLF-CART PATHS, SO
IT'S A WAY OF TRANSPORTATION AND
JUST FUN.
LIKE US -- WE HAD TWO CARS WHEN
WE MOVED HERE.
WE GOT RID OF ONE CAR AND BOUGHT
TWO GOLF CARTS, AND THAT'S ALL
WE DRIVE.
OUR CAR SITS IN THE GARAGE FOR
WEEKS AT A TIME.
THE GOLF CARTS ARE THE FIRST
THING THAT COME OUT OF THE
GARAGE.
EACH CART IS UNIQUE IN ITS OWN
WAY, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE AN
EXPRESSION OF THEIR OWN
PERSONALITIES.
>> AL CAPONE HERE.
HEY, SHOOT IT, MAN!
HEY, MAN. HOW ARE YA?
GOOD TO SEE YOU IN THE VILLAGES,
BABY.
>> I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
NEW YORK, WENT TO EVERY GAME I
COULD AT THE STADIUM, AND THE
ONLY REASON WHY -- ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY -- I MOVED TO
THE VILLAGES IS NOW I CAN GO TO
SPRING TRAINING, SO I DIDN'T GET
RID OF MY YANKEES.
THE QUOTE SAYS THAT YOU CAN TAKE
THE GIRL OUT OF NEW YORK, BUT
YOU CAN'T TAKE NEW YORK OUT OF
THE GIRL.
>> I SEEN IT, AND I SAID, "I GOT
TO HAVE IT."
IT'S A '35 CHEVY, 'CAUSE I WAS
BORN IN '35.
AND THEN THAT LAUREL AND HARDY
ON THE BACK -- I GOT THAT FROM A
FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS GOING
THROUGH A BAD DIVORCE, AND SHE
WAS BUSTING EVERYTHING IN THE
HOUSE, AND SHE SAYS, "TAKE
THAT," AND I DID.
THAT WAS ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO.
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>> I'M A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER.
I DID 31 YEARS IN A COUNTY
DEPARTMENT EAST OF
SAN FRANCISCO, AND, LIKE IT SAYS
ON THE FRONT, MY RETIRED ENGINE
WAS ENGINE 87.
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>> I WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE,
DRINKING, BACK WHEN I USED TO
DRINK, AND I'VE HAD IT SINCE
'04, AND IT'S GOT ABOUT
34,000 MILES ON IT.
I'VE BEEN PUTTING MILES -- THIS
IS ALL I DRIVE.
IT'S GOT A LOT OF POWER 'CAUSE
IT'S GOT A SMALL V8 UNDER THE
HOOD.
>> THE STREETRODS ARE UNIQUE IN
THEIR OWN WAY.
THEY ARE ALL CUSTOM, AND THEY'RE
THE MOST UNIQUE CARTS IN THE
WORLD.
WE HAVE OVER 420 OF THESE
RUNNING AROUND -- DO NOT HAVE
TWO IDENTICAL.
EVERYBODY KIND OF MAKES THEM
THEIR OWN, AND IT'S JUST A
BLAST.
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