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Originally Posted by redwitch
We frogs have the luxury of being here as long we want in a year. We get the benefit of great restaurant deals during the low season. Snowbirds pay amenity fees and taxes year round to the benefit of the frogs. They show an exuberance for TV activities that we frequently take for granted. So, I welcome the snowbirds and I'm glad that the entertainers see their value.
As to the pony, it would be allowed regardless of whether it was a service animal or not. Who knows, maybe it is used in instances where there is a lot of noise and crowds, such as special needs schools? Seems like the squares might be a good place to train it -- noise and crowds and people that would not try to unintentionally harm it. Not great for those enjoying the squares but not a bad idea for the animal. I just hope the man would clean up any accidents.
As to the coolers and lack of enforcement, I seriously resent TV forcing residents to be enforcers. You make the rules, you enforce those rules!
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I think that's where we differ. I do not see the snowbirds as any more special or important than frogs because of their personal choice. I made a choice to live here full time simply because I could not afford to keep two homes. They made a choice to maintain two homes. I'm very happy for those who can, but it doesn't make them any better than I am. Some of them (not all, but a few who make it quite clear to the rest of us) do believe they are better and entitled to more.
I resent when entertainment or establishments add to that attitude of entitlement. The message of "Why, thank you snowbirds, this place was awful without you," is very unfair to those of us who ARE here supporting them twelve months out of the year.
Yeah, the police did tell me that he could have the pony there. It wasn't illegal and as long as the animal wasn't in distress there wasn't anything they could do. We'll never know if the animal was in distress because, well, they can't talk. I do know the poor thing didn't want to "dance," which pretty much consisted of the owner pulling it around the dance floor on a leash. I just felt bad for the pony. Then again, I'm not a fan of the circus or zoo's for that matter.