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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1821065)

Most of our Compadres still go to the pool regularly. I on the other hand desperately miss it. I don't move to fast on land so I would move even slower in the pool. There are too many variables by my going in the pool that are in the hands of others. We went 2 or three times a day in the Good Old Days.

I respect our friend's decisions to carry on as they see fit. I wish all of them respected mine to sit it out till we get a Vaccine.

Since I've been home more than usual I have realized that part of the problem with being agitated sometimes is that I want what I want when I want it. In this case, the lesson learned for me is to chill out. I can wait a bit until the time is rite. I'm betting my life if I make a mistake.

When I pick up the mail for a friend and take a look into the pool many times I don't like what I see. So we are on our own little Island. High and Dry! I think we'll be OK.

Hang in there friend! You have lots of company. I exercise at home and watch lots of good movies on Prime and etc.Time to think and read also. Make the most of bad situation.

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Originally Posted by HoosierPa (Post 1821067)

The one in my back yard is safe !

Great, I'll be right there!

I suspect those playing water volleyball are in danger. Most walkers stay clear of each other and away from the volleyball area when it is active.

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Originally Posted by Aloha (Post 1821296)

I suspect those playing water volleyball are in danger. Most walkers stay clear of each other and away from the volleyball area when it is active.

Have not played water volleyball in many years but concerned to play right now as people will be moving rather close to each other.

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Originally Posted by Aloha (Post 1821296)

I suspect those playing water volleyball are in danger. Most walkers stay clear of each other and away from the volleyball area when it is active.

You “suspect” water volleyball players are in danger. Based on what? How many water volleyball players have tested positive for Covid?

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Originally Posted by lpkshop (Post 1820678)

I haven’t been to a pool since February. Would love to hear comments regarding the safety. Is there a capacity limit? Want to go back and enjoy the pools.

We try to go at times when there are few others in the pool. I feel safe in the pool as long as I can maintain a good distance from others. I have not found this to be difficult, and would leave if it became an issue. I think the following link offers good advice from a trusted source. Safe outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic - Mayo Clinic

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Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1821369)

You “suspect” water volleyball players are in danger. Based on what? How many water volleyball players have tested positive for Covid?

How would we know?

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Originally Posted by stan the man (Post 1820775)

I would not go until this COVID is over

Just curious, why ? Do you think a virus can survive in heavily chlorinated water ? I am not questioning that it can, I am just genuinely curious. I have been thinking it is one of the least risky activities I've been doing since most are called off. I have also gone out and played 7-9 holes of golf by myself in the evening and didn't think of that as risky either ? Take my own cart, own clubs. But curious about pool water ?

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Originally Posted by Girlcopper (Post 1820990)

Then that will be at least another year. Are you going to stop living due to this virus? Keep your distance, wear your mask when not in the pool, if its a pool that appears the people there are being nitwits and packed in then leave. But stopping life isnt the amswer

Several on here have expressed they would not swim until the virus is completely gone so why even tell them what to do to make it safer ? If pools and swimming are not important to some residents, it's not really important to tell them they are stopping living. I am surprised at how many here have never had any interest in swimming, sunning, or patronizing the pools at all, but, to each their own ! Many have no interest in golf either, so not playing golf is not "stopping living" for them. For those people who don't even miss going to the pools, some in my own family....LOL... NOT going to a pool is LIVING...LOL ! Personally I love swimming and just being in the water period. I would like to know why/if people really feel going into highly chlorinated water is risky ? From my limited education concerning how a "virus" behaves, it seems like it would not be viable in chlorinated water ? But, I am not a professional in that field ! Perhaps I am the one taking risks ?

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Originally Posted by Swoop (Post 1821000)

I play water volleyball 6 days a week and feel safe. It is the only activity where every participant and all the equipment are literally bathed in sanitizing solution. The CDC has stated that Covid can not survive in a properly maintained pool. In addition the likelihood of contracting the virus outdoors is extremely low. I feel more vulnerable in an enclosed space, like a grocery store or restaurant.

I tend to agree completely, nothing in my education and limited knowledge of virus transmission tells me it is transmitted in chlorinated water. That does not make sense, maybe more if it were a bacteria ? That part I am definitely not confident about here at The Villages is the "properly maintained" part. You sure don't see attendants taking in person test samples every two hours (as well as the computerized auto monitoring systems that do sometimes fail to give accurate readings and additions of the proper chemical balances) like you do at resorts, hotels, public swimming pools, and cruise ships ! Always wondered why we don't see these in person tests like at other places ? I am used to it now, but was shocked years ago that showers were only a "suggestion", and many people make no attempt to shower before getting into the water. That was very strange as I never lived where it was not mandatory, but apparently it is not a health risk here ?

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Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 1820851)

We now have over three months with no outbreaks attributed to resumed outdoor activity in the Villages

I'd be curious to know where that came from. There have been a number of Covid cases in The Villages main zip codes in Sumter & Lake. Not a huge amount but over 600 and most of them in the last 3 months. Do you know how they got infected?

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1821003)

We aren't "stopping life". We are having fun inside and in the yards of our nice homes. I am cooking more and painting more and enjoying my wide community of friends on Facebook and Zooming our family in different parts of this world every Monday. Facebook allows many of us to laugh at each other and commiserate with each other daily, and we have a bunch of folks who do just that from The Villages. The only people who are missing this are the ones who think it is dangerous to communicate on Facebook. You certainly can't catch Covid-19 there.

We live together, my husband of 58 years, our daughter who is 55, and our two cats. We cook and clean and communicate with others in myriad ways. We enjoy the front porch and the back lanai and our pool. A lot of people have added pools recently here in The Villages. Husband plays 18 holes four times of week. Stays in his own cart, doesn't eat lunch out, doesn't touch anything anyone touches on the course. He is our "purchasing agent" and it has been fun and interesting to see what he brings home from the grocery. We are blessed to live in a home filled with laughter and fun and good health and don't really mind this pause in social interaction in person.

We have seen far worse and far scarier times than this. Two of us have survived cancer. One of us have had three operations with the heart lung machine...not heart surgery with stents. We have lived long enough to have witnessed extreme sadness and loss of life to those we loved and heartbreaking situations. Our home today is a sweet retreat and soft place to land for awhile.

What a lovely post ! I must confess I'm not a FB person, only looked at some pages a few times, don't even have a profile and page and all that, but my point is it brings you joy, golf brings your husband joy, what makes me so curious is WHY people are so nasty (on here, on FB, etc.). If someone says they are not interested in going into pools at this time, another will make some nasty comment, almost a subtle way to make fun of them for "not living". I've seen the same thing on posts about folks who still enjoy going out to lunch and dinner, then others feel compelled to make a nasty comment like on I saw on Facebook page that said " hope you enjoy that dinner with a side of ventilator" ! Can you imagine, a human being, a fellow resident, feeling compelled to write something like that to another retired person here just because they decided not to allow the possibility of a random virus making them ill to keep them from celebrating a birthday as they wished ? Is it the relative anonymity that makes people so judgmental and nasty to others when they are on these on line forums ? BTW, like you, I've been home more and cooking more.... trying more new recipes than I have for some years...LOL ! No place to go, used to love concerts, plays, going to the symphony in Orlando, and yes, TOTV which I have not been on this much for years, but just don't feel compelled to condemn my neighbors for swimming, golfing, biking, or just staying in reading, on computer, and binge TV watching....LOL ! Again, what a great uplifting post, live your life in the way that gives you pleasure:coolsmiley:

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Originally Posted by Ladygolfer93 (Post 1821403)

Well said

We went 2x in the early summer, as we r away now , however 1 st time great few people there, and the girl at the desk told us to turn down the back of the lounge when we leave , so she can sanitize the chair before the next people come in . Great idea . The 2 nd time , people left and others came in and sat in the Same chairs . I didn’t like that , the girl at the desk didn’t tell us that time. This was at Bridgeport at Lake Sumter

I came down to TV to my house in July and went to the neighborhood pool almost every day. Felt very safe. There werent many people and very well distanced in and out of the pool. I did use the chairs and just showered when I came home. made sure to sanitise my hands before getting in my golf cart and washed my beach towels when I came home. If you are nervous, no harm in wearing a mask in and out of the water.(as long as you don't stick your head under the water) LOL. I am VERY, VERY cautious about Covid coming from LI, NY and it was great talking to people at the pool. Oh, one of the days I went and when I saw more people than I was comfortable with , I turned around and went home. Came back a few hours later and EMPTY!