[redwitch]

VJ, like you, I have been the victim of a personal attack by a male. To say it is life changing is putting it mildly. I do my best to not be afraid and to live my life. Strangely, I feel safe in public, but not in my own home. I do not invite anyone in -- I can't. I agree that TV is one of the safest communities I have ever lived in, but it is still a large community with a large diversity of people -- some kinder, gentler than others, but most being the kind of people we want to be around with a few exceptions. We also have a large group of visitors -- from locals enjoying our entertainment to workers maintaining our lawns. Again, most are wonderful people but not all. We need to be aware.

I have used the showers in the sports pools. After reading of Kirk's experience (an accidental entering is one thing; flicking of lights, pulling open shower curtains is another), there is no way I will shower there again, with or without a friend along.

It would be nice if the showers had keyed entries (and a relatively easy solution) -- ones that could only be opened by ID cards or that rec center assistants unlocked for us -- but I doubt that will happen. Lifeguards, especially at the neighborhood pools, would be nice but won't happen, either. If past experience is the norm, the odds are that if something tragic happened, the pools would be closed just like the buffalo were removed rather than coming up with a viable solution. And if you think this won't happen, you have to remember that the buffalo were a major part of the advertising for TV and it was implied that there would always be a viewable preserve for them here.

BTW -- A while back there was a thread about workers using the pool bathrooms. My attitude was and is that we should be tolerant and allow them to use the facilities -- there really aren't many public facilities available for them. If they're construction workers for TV, there are port-a-potties, but not for the lawn people and contractors working on individual homes. They need a place to go and I'd rather see them using these bathrooms than the side of someone's house.

Gracie, as to the developers reading TOTV, I don't think so, even though I do know that some employees do lurk here (don't post, don't admit to their superiors they check this site out, but they are here). If they did, they wouldn't be so opposed to this site. (Remember, the adminis cannot even place an ad in Sun about this site.) While we may grouse about some issues, in the main it is a very positive site for TV and one that shows just how much the residents and visitors love it here.