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Old 01-13-2009, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by OutsiderWithInterest View Post
You don't have to pay to make a tee time you know. You can call up your favorite course and make one. It won't cost you a dime.

Next best option is to dial the automated phone line. It won't cost you dime more than that amount paid in the amenity fees.

Next best option is to get on the internet to make a tee time. That WILL cost you. Why? Many reasons already discussed.

If you want the online costs to be included in your membership fee, I am sure that that is probably possible. If enough people get together then it will be considered. Know that your memberships will probably go up $100 a year though. That way, instead of you having to suffer the pain of paying it every month, the cost will be buried in your membership fee. Then it will seem "free", just like it appeared at all the clubs you belonged to.

Regarding profit, what does "enough profits" and "over the line" mean? How would one compute a fair profit? Would you not first need to know what the profit is before you could state that it was "enough"? And was it not profit that allowed all of us to accumulate enough money to become Villagers?? How is it that the amount of profit required to achieve that goal is OK but other kinds of profit are not?

I agree that "you're entitled to your opinion, but we disagree." That is my position as well. Who in their right mind wants to pay more for anything? I certainly do not. Seriously though, in a land of 250,000 to 750,000 dollar homes, what's a lousy hundred bucks a year?

I'll sure be glad when everyone gets this out of their system
I agree with your well thought out post.