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Originally Posted by dillywho
 I don't really understand why some think it is ok for "occasional" outsiders to use our pools. If that's the case, why do we have to have an ID, period? Everyone screams bloody-murder when someone other than Villagers want to play golf on the executive courses but not about the pools. We pay for the pools with our ammenity fees just like we do for the rec centers and golf courses, so what's the difference? Those who pay extra for the country club pool privileges don't want the non-payers there either, even if they are Villagers. Why? Because those with memberships pay and expect others not to be there.
I don't know how many of you remember that Katie Belle's used to be open to anyone. When it got to the point that the Villagers could not get in because non-Villagers kept it filled, then it went to a private status for Villagers and their guests only. When the non-Villagers first started going there, it was no big deal, either.
Why wait until it is a big deal at the pools? Rules are rules and not just when you feel like it. |
I have been to Katie Belle's twice and have never been asked for an ID or have seen them ask anyone else. When I first moved here I was surprised to find that the guard gates are mostly for show as they cannot stop anyone from entering. Found that out when I was waiting to close on my home and my brother-in-law would drive me here and when asked where he was going would respond with some off the wall place like the Villages' strip club, Seaworld, Empire State Building, etc. Each time he would receive a smile and be waved through. Each time he would turn to me and warn me not to be lulled into a false sense of security. Now were my cousin lives in NJ, you cannot get in unless the gate guard has been notified in advance or they are able to reach you by phone to get an OK. Two extremes. I did not like my cousin's system after I was denied entry to her BBQ party because she forgot to submit my name and could not hear her phone from her yard. I never visited her again.