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Originally Posted by Laker14
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.
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Along this vein, I saw a lot this year of people saying: "my amenities fees are too high, let's get rid of the flowers". I also noticed quite a few responses to this thread were: I like the flowers or my wife likes the flowers.
Unfortunately, it's the complainers who frequently voice their negativity.
Hopefully, it is well known that many more love the flowers & the landscaping & the golf course views.