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golfing eagles 12-24-2016 10:13 AM

just when I thought I saw it all
 
Here's a new one, at least for me. As I'm typing, there is an ambassador wading hip high in reeds in an environmental area hawking golf balls. Above the law???? I report, you decide.

John_W 12-24-2016 10:59 AM

Maybe he's looking for snakes.

golfing eagles 12-24-2016 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1337519)
Maybe he's looking for snakes.

Maybe, but he came out with over a dozen balls. Round, white, dimpled snakes??????

nkrifats 12-24-2016 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1337508)
Here's a new one, at least for me. As I'm typing, there is an ambassador wading hip high in reeds in an environmental area hawking golf balls. Above the law???? I report, you decide.

Should be reported

UpNorth 12-24-2016 11:07 AM

These are the guys that will scream and threaten you if you dare to step into the bounds of these "environmentally sensitive" areas. I've see it happen more than once. Guess they don't want you to help yourself to "their" golf balls. With a lot of the reeds cut down for now, there are literally thousands of golf balls visible in Pelican and Heron, waiting for the "ambassador harvest".

asianthree 12-24-2016 11:31 AM

I thought they paid a company to retrieve golf balls

CWGUY 12-24-2016 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1337508)
Here's a new one, at least for me. As I'm typing, there is an ambassador wading hip high in reeds in an environmental area hawking golf balls. Above the law???? I report, you decide.

:popcorn: https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...hlight=hawking

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justjim 12-24-2016 01:09 PM

Water
 
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Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 1337527)
I thought they paid a company to retrieve golf balls

I think you mean water balls. Maybe he will find one of those small (very bad) rattlesnakes in there. There is dumb and then there is dumber.

Debfrommaine 12-24-2016 01:57 PM

Nah, lack of judgement yup, but not worth getting too worked up about. He is going in the weeds at his own risk! Happy Holidays.

Taltarzac725 12-24-2016 02:00 PM

Don't sweat the small stuff, GE.

rubicon 12-24-2016 02:57 PM

Again I heed a warning to you all. No sense retrieving a water ball because they become quickly addicted to the water and will search it back at the first opportunity

justjim 12-24-2016 04:20 PM

It would definitely speed up play if time wasn't taken to search and search for those water balls.

fred53 12-24-2016 04:44 PM

No. You're not "reporting"...
 
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1337508)
Here's a new one, at least for me. As I'm typing, there is an ambassador wading hip high in reeds in an environmental area hawking golf balls. Above the law???? I report, you decide.

you're tattling. There's a difference. Yeah some ambassadors spend some free time hawking balls. They shouldn't, but they aren't holding up anyone. As for being in the environmentally sensitive area...a big no-no.

golfing eagles 12-24-2016 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fred53 (Post 1337641)
you're tattling. There's a difference. Yeah some ambassadors spend some free time hawking balls. They shouldn't, but they aren't holding up anyone. As for being in the environmentally sensitive area...a big no-no.

No, "tattling" would be telling you where, when and who he was---all of which I know. I REPORTED it (on TOTV) BECAUSE it was an environmental area and I was surprised to see him in there, especially about 20-30 feet in. I couldn't care less if he wanted golf balls, I was more concerned that I would have to resuscitate him after a poisonous snake got him, since the gentleman is 75+ years old. Good thing there is no penalty for jumping to conclusions on this site

dbussone 12-24-2016 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1337677)
No, "tattling" would be telling you where, when and who he was---all of which I know. I REPORTED it (on TOTV) BECAUSE it was an environmental area and I was surprised to see him in there, especially about 20-30 feet in. I couldn't care less if he wanted golf balls, I was more concerned that I would have to resuscitate him after a poisonous snake got him, since the gentleman is 75+ years old. Good thing there is no penalty for jumping to conclusions on this site



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