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Old 01-19-2017, 05:29 PM
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To me, the definition of "hawking" means selling something. Today, after picking a ball with my retriever at the edge of a pond, the "Ambassador" told me that "hawking" was not allowed at The Villages. I thought this strange, since we were not holding up anybody on the course. Then we witnessed this "Ambassador" drive past red-staked areas, looking for balls, and driving along the side of the road, looking for more balls. The only time he stopped was next to the ball washer, to wash his "finds". Yes, please don't slow up play, but there appears to be plenty of "Ambassadors" who think that abandoned balls are only for them. Yes, I did report his activity to the starter shack.