Originally Posted by DonnaandStan (Post 1226918)

This morning when we arrived at the Winifred pool there were two ducks swimming in the pool there was duck feces on the edge of the pool and several spots on the bottom of the pool with duck poop! Plus duck feathers floating on the top of the water. So Gross....plus they can carry e coli etc. Who do we call? ....who wants to swim in a pool with all those germs. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1226928)

Anyone check their I.D.s:evil6:

Call Rec. or go to closest Rec. Center and tell them.

You could call Community Watch from the pool area. Number is on the phones at all pools....better than someone getting sick. :yuck:

Originally Posted by DonnaandStan (Post 1226918)

This morning when we arrived at the Winifred pool there were two ducks swimming in the pool there was duck feces on the edge of the pool and several spots on the bottom of the pool with duck poop! Plus duck feathers floating on the top of the water. So Gross....plus they can carry e coli etc. Who do we call? ....who wants to swim in a pool with all those germs. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by DonnaandStan (Post 1226918)

This morning when we arrived at the Winifred pool there were two ducks swimming in the pool there was duck feces on the edge of the pool and several spots on the bottom of the pool with duck poop! Plus duck feathers floating on the top of the water. So Gross....plus they can carry e coli etc. Who do we call? ....who wants to swim in a pool with all those germs. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by karostay (Post 1226980)

Has anyone ever noticed on ocation that some people are in a pool for hours don't use the rest room I wouldn't worry about a few ducks

Originally Posted by karostay (Post 1226980)

Has anyone ever noticed on ocation that some people are in a pool for hours don't use the rest room I wouldn't worry about a few ducks

Originally Posted by gerryann (Post 1227010)

It's a transgender bathroom for sure.....ducks or people. (With or without the adult diapers).

Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1227058)

Originally Posted by DonnaandStan (Post 1226982)

Wow....not at all trying to convey that. However when we arrived first thing to the pool this morning the lady that opened the gate saw the ducks in the pool. She did nothing because they flew out within 5 minutes while she was still there. She made no effort to look in the pool or check or see the feces right there at the edge. The poop may be harder to see in the pool but there were several spots and at least 3 floating feathers. We are new here and the lady left we have no idea if it's part of her job. That is why I posted here did not know how common this was if the chlorine or chemicals covered for that etc etc. We went to the phone and it looked more like a 911 phone. Plus it's Sunday are the office I would assume would be close. That is why I asked here so I could report it.

Originally Posted by DonnaandStan (Post 1226982)

Wow....not at all trying to convey that. However when we arrived first thing to the pool this morning the lady that opened the gate saw the ducks in the pool. She did nothing because they flew out within 5 minutes while she was still there. She made no effort to look in the pool or check or see the feces right there at the edge. The poop may be harder to see in the pool but there were several spots and at least 3 floating feathers. We are new here and the lady left we have no idea if it's part of her job. That is why I posted here did not know how common this was if the chlorine or chemicals covered for that etc etc. We went to the phone and it looked more like a 911 phone. Plus it's Sunday are the office I would assume would be close. That is why I asked here so I could report it.

Originally Posted by Greg Nelson (Post 1227780)

After leaving TV last January we stayed at a condo in Islamorada. They used plastic fish line over the pool to keep out the birds. Did it work? ASK THE BIRDS!

Originally Posted by goodtimesintv (Post 1227732)

I'm with you. When there are employees present, looking right at an obvious problem, and they do nothing to indicate they even SEE a problem, they're either complicit, oblivious, lazy, apathetic, or all of the above.

Residents-pool users or villagers using any facility here should not have to tell people to do their job to correct something they're looking right at, and then reprimand/report them if they do not respond. Even if there is no problem, you can't have residents telling people to do their job and how.

Call the Rec Dept. and report this. We shouldn't have to tell anyone that manure needs to be cleaned up. It's so basic that it casts doubt on how much effort they'd exert on much bigger problems. Plus, the way things go here, some villagers will decide that since ducks swim and poop in the pool, their dog has the right to do the same. You don't think so? Just wait.......

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1227740)

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Since you are new, you may not know this forum is not connected to The Villages in any official capacity. It is privately owned. Also, since you are new, you may not know that the person who opened the pool may have reported it. The person who opened the pool and the person who cleans the pool are two different people. The person who opened the pool is a villager, a neighbor, and those folks working at rec centers are usually very helpful and nice. I doubt very much if she would have ignored it, if she had seen it.

If you are wondering who to call, call the sales office number. Many times over the years I have called the person on duty and she/he always directed me to the right person who knows how to handle almost any situation. The people who answer the phones are very well trained. Unless you see a person who may be up to something, or looks suspiciously out of place, than do the "see something, say something" and call the sheriff's number.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 1227800)

How does anyone now that she did nothing? Is it possible that she got one the phone the minute she got back to the desK? Let's not make assumptions here, followed by insults.

Originally Posted by goodtimesintv (Post 1228204)

You are right. I was speaking more to the "insulting" pat answer righteously proclaimed here and in restaurant threads, which shoots at the messenger: "And what did the manager say?".

When employees look right at a problem they do not acknowledge, it looks like approval.

Originally Posted by cquick (Post 1226954)

That's why I am glad I have a screen over my pool!

Originally Posted by Lovey2 (Post 1227788)

:( .....if it was just fishing line, that sounds a little mean, assuming the ducks wouldn't be able to see it very well till they tried to land on it. I would hate to see that here.