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How To Tell If You’re Right for Florida

Robert Hugh Sherer, 70, of Dayton, Ohio, decided to move to The Villages, a sprawling retirement community in Florida. He packed up a truck with his belongings and had a friend from church drive it to Florida, with his wife in the passenger seat while Sherer rode his motorcycle, following along. On Interstate 75 near Lake Panasoffkee, Sherer couldn’t keep up with the truck and got upset. He called his wife from his cell phone and demanded they stop, which they did at a convenience store. There, Sherer and his church friend argued, and Sherer allegedly shot out a tire on the truck. A store clerk called 911. Sherer was arrested on charges of improperly firing a weapon, improperly exhibiting a firearm, and criminal mischief. When the investigating sheriff’s deputy confiscated Sherer’s Colt 1911 pistol, he told him the procedure for getting it back. “Ya,” Sherer replied — “last time it took seven years to get it back.” (RC/Villages News) ...Yep: he’ll fit right in.