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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
I wonder how much less it would be if they removed the walking paths
or the pickleball courts
or the neighborhood pools
or 2/3 of the rec centers
Nobody can decide that the community as a whole should only pay for the amenities that THEY like
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Agree.
The wide disparity of available amenities guarantees there will be more activities available than anyone can have time and energy to enjoy, but it also is what makes TV what it is. I don't play mahjong (probably don't even know how to spell it), but I enjoy walking through a rec center and seeing a room full of people happily clacking tiles around the table. Or doing crafts, or shooting pool.
I like to chip and putt and when I take my cart to a local facility I often pass groups playing bocce, or shuffleboard, or horseshoes. When I play pickleball at Sea Breeze, more often than not there is a group of people playing beach tennis or beach volleyball.
All of this activity around, even though I don't participate in most of them, energizes me and makes me happy and proud to be part of this place.
I love it when my kids and grandkids show up and see all of these "old" folks out and about and doing these things. I like having them see what they might look forward to as opposed to what my grandparents did at my age, which was, as far as I can remember, sitting around the house watching TV.