Not the friendliest people
 

I have owned a home in the villages for 2 years now and have never felt so unwelcome here as last Sunday at Cattail family rec pool. Had my 4 grandkids with me in the pool and keeping them on one side of it away from others. Apparently a woman thought this was her private pool and that we were too loud and unruly. She aggressively accosted me in front of kids and used foul language so I could not respond like I wanted due to my kids being close by. Then a old man decided to walk in front of me and put in his 2 cents. I made a call to Andy the regional manager of pool to make sure I was at appropriate pool for families and that what my kids were doing was ok. He agreed that I did nothing wrong and if happened again, to get a name and call him. My point: if you want a quiet pool, then you need to visit an adult pool..there are over 20 of them!! Family pools are for families with children and they are loud and splash-don't ruin it for them just because you're old and grumpy..

Welcome to TOTV. Some people are just jerks. That being said there are two sides to every story.

Lots of anger on that South end near the Turnpike & Swamp. All that skin falling off, and the body cavity leakage issues in the pool, would be my main concern! The chlorine is doing what it can do, to kill the germs! Splash for smiles

This reply reaffirms what BilyClub stated in his reply.

Older people have difficulty with high pitch sounds children make (it physically hurts them), the childrens’ speed, and lack of consideration - all which come with age (usually). It is hard to mix children and older people well. A parent or grandparent wants to indulge the child, let them have fun, be children. In a public place this comes at the cost of making some other people suffer. What I see described here is that there are some older people who want to enjoy the rec pool and there are some children who want to enjoy the rec pool. There is nothing wrong with teaching the children how to behave in public reasonably (it sets them up for a good social life later), however, when and if other people are unreasonable (ie. expect children to act like considerate adults) there is nothing wrong with showing them how not to be bullied either.

You should expect kids and noise at a family pool. Just tell them to go to their or an adult pool.

We ran into some unfriendly adults as well at that same pool. We had our grandchildren with us and one lady, in particular, kept scowling if the kids made any noise. She had a deep tan and kept her radio on at a high volume. You could tell she thought it was “her pool.” When she finally left she took her loud radio with her and all we were left with was the sound of happy children swimming in the pool.

Loud radios are not allowed. Call Community Watcg on the pool phone next time

This is why they have family pools. Perhaps another pool far away for people who think they own the place.

Family pools are for families, and that includes grandkids. People who don't like it, can go to the adult pools. I would not let this spoil your fun, people here are generally friendly , sorry for your bad experience.

I agree.

No need to hold back in front of the kids, if you were at a family pool you were totally in the right. The world is full of AHOLES and it would be a good learning experience for the kids to watch first hand how to deal with them.

I never go to family pools simply because I'd rather be in the adult only pools. Children will be children. That's why we have some family pools.:)

A few kids running around is much better than winter traffic.

ki had my grandsons at the f/p and i was told it was for the villages pople i have two paitos and a new home her . i told them to get lost