[tvbound]

"Things that never happened for $1,000."

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

Wow..tough crowd...not sure what to make of this post. At first I felt sorry for him, then thought it wasn't his clothes but some racism,then he's called a liar,then he's challenged...it was like ping pong back and forth...lol...I'm dizzy

Not really a tough crowd, we don't like when new people come here and want to change all the rules to suit themselves.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Spalumbos62

I took that as maybe this person was a person of color and the lady was mumbling, diverting or avoiding because of that yet using the clothing issue as reason...again, it's an ambiguous post.

If so, then it should have been in the OP. If so, then I agree it all was inappropriate and should be addressed.
All the background info would not been been needed.

[VApeople]

This has been my favorite thread of all time, especially the post where a guy bragged about playing 10 of the 20 most desirable golf courses and someone asked if one hole had a windmill to got thru.

I'm still laughing about that one.

[walterray1]

Originally Posted by Robbb

As a new resident of the Villages I stopped by the Arnold Palmer course this afternoon to check it out and see if they had a driving range. When I went into the clubhouse, to ask about a driving range, I was met by a (seemingly demented) old lady who gleefully went rambling on and on about how I could not golf there because I was not "dressed correctly". She never really explained what the dress requirement was, (I was dressed in nice shorts with a sports shirt on), she just kept mumbling something about a dress code. I walked out just as she was starting to say "you really should not be here"

Management, I am a retired senior executive of a fortune 200 company, I have played some of the most exclusive courses on the planet, I am VERY familiar and ACCEPTING of dress codes, however I have NEVER hear of a dress code for a golf shop or driving range. And I have NEVER heard an employee, demented or not, say "you really should not be here. I find this comment reprehensible, demeaning, and potentially racist. In our era of heightened awareness of inclusion, do you really want employees standing in your golf shop determining who "should and should not be there". I encourage you to train your employees on the proper presentation and explanation of any dress code you enact, in addition I encourage you to enforce that code consistently and without exception. It did not go unnoticed that many others in the shop, restaurant, and driving range, were dressed much more casually than I, but none of them seem to have drawn the wrath of your demented clerk.

bull hockey as they say. Feel free to find another rock in which to...

[BobnBev]

Originally Posted by walterray1

bull hockey as they say. Feel free to find another rock in which to...

I'm not a golfer, but my BS meter now has a bent needle.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

A retired senior executive of a fortune 200 company who has played on some of the most exclusive courses on the planet feels the best way to communicate with management of a country club is to post a message on a forum??

It really does make you wonder doesn't it, why some folks feel compelled to post their resume along with what may be a very legitimate complaint. I don't take issue with an encounter with an employee who may have been "way out of line". I just find it curious, and the post is not the only one that has appeared in TOTV, where the poster "seems" to feel so insecure in their assertion that they somehow need to "prop it up a little" ? Doesn't seem necessary to me, why would where one worked, or who they worked for, or how many courses they have played here in the U. S., or even in other countries, even relate to the topic of poor communication by an employee ? I wonder if there are any other residents of the Villages who have worked for fortune 500 companies AND played a lot of golf ? Surely there are ! ?

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by VApeople

This has been my favorite thread of all time, especially the post where a guy bragged about playing 10 of the 20 most desirable golf courses and someone asked if one hole had a windmill to got thru.

I'm still laughing about that one.

It is entertaining to read some of these posts. But I am serious when I say that I have a "theory", based on this and other comments, where people seem to feel their opinions are not worth much unless they bolster them in that way. In other words, I worked for .... or I've played not only Pebble Beach, but ....., etc. My theory (and remember a "theory"is a thought, not fact) is many retired people may begin to feel less important for some reason, and they begin to show signs of establishing their worth/value to others in unusual ways ? As I said, just a theory based on observation.

[Aloha1]

Golf is a sport. Sports have rules. Deal with it or find something else to do.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

But I am serious when I say that I have a "theory", based on this and other comments, where people seem to feel their opinions are not worth much unless they bolster them in that way. In other words, I worked for .... or I've played not only Pebble Beach, but ....., etc. My theory (and remember a "theory"is a thought, not fact) is many retired people may begin to feel less important for some reason, and they begin to show signs of establishing their worth/value to others in unusual ways ? As I said, just a theory based on observation.

I agree, and my theory is that it takes time to move away from career as a validation once one is retired, as career validation has been a force during employment for 40 + years. For some people its hard to transition to an equal retiree, sometimes for me as well, but its slowly getting easier as I get closer to never working again. . .

future former finance guy

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Robbb

Hey Sport, you have no Godly idea what you are talking about.
Ps, just an fyi, courses with windmills on the 3rd hole do not count as "10 of the to 20" courses in the world.

Rats! The windmill course is the one I finally broke 90 on.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

Want to guess who posted this back on November 22, 2022?

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You can't make this stuff up.

OH, sure you can. I make up stuff all the time. My wife just rolls her eyes, but I can tell she is impressed

MOOB, MOOB, MOOB!

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Any time you'd like to compare your list of courses played & your scores, just look me up, SPORT.

You misspelled "SPURT". You are welcom.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by mrf0151

Well now, it looks like this poster has been exposed and you have been caught with your pants down. Definitely not within dress code.

Wouldn't that depend on which club he belonged to?

[jedalton]

you need to speak with Mark Verkey, the head pro at Palmer. The buck stops with him