[Happydaz]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Supposedly there are over 100 pools in The Villages including adult pools, family pools and sports pools.
Which pools would be chilled to ensure that everyone is happy?

That should be left up to the various governing bodies in The Villages. If people are going to flock to the pools with the chillers then that shows how large the need is.

[gerryann]

Originally Posted by CassieInVa

Wow , I can't believe some of the snarky comments, especially at the beginning of this thread. OP was only saying that they wish the pools were not so hot. You shouldn't make fun of someone just because they make a suggestion or comment. I'm sure they didn't mean that the villages had to spend millions of dollars to chill the pools. They probably are questioning the same thing that I am. Does the pool water have to be this hot? And I'm not talking about just now in this heat wave. Is it just the weather and the sun? Or the combination of the heated pool in the summer and the sun and the heat? If I wanted to take a bath or be in hot bath water, I would just stay home and take a bath or get into my hot tub. Out of all the pools in the villages, it sure would be nice if there was one that was refreshing to swim in. And there are at least a few others here in the villages that agree, it seems.

Ok, cool.down one pool and you'll have a few hundred and more wanting to use it.

I don't feel anyone meant to be nasty at all. It's just that it's summer and this is just what happens in summer. Everything gets hot.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by CFrance

True! I go to my neighborhood pool around 8:00 am every morning and enjoy just being able to walk right in. My only problem is getting up that early, not the heat. But my friend urges me on.

I think you make a good point. If swimming in the heat of the summer you go early or late. Similar to golfers going to the course early or late when the temp is 90 degrees or better. In the heat of the afternoon, enjoy that A.C. !

[BobandMary]

From a conservative view... Think green. Don't cool the pool. Uses too much energy and could harm the planet.

[ping]

Too warm, not warm enough! Too cold, not refreshing enough........I'm just glad there is a well maintained pool in my area that I can use whenever I want.........it's perfect as far as I'm concerned!

[buzzy]

OMG, I had no idea that so many of my former condo neighbors had followed me here.

[asianthree]

Maybe a run thru the sprinklers like when you were kids. Just a thought

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by asianthree

Maybe a run thru the sprinklers like when you were kids. Just a thought

We're using the sport pools to exercise for better health and to stay out of the hospital and nursing home or rehab center.

It's condescending to imply we should just get "sprinkled" and damp, like little kids with not a care in the world.

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[JoMar]

Originally Posted by CassieInVa

Wow , I can't believe some of the snarky comments, especially at the beginning of this thread. OP was only saying that they wish the pools were not so hot. You shouldn't make fun of someone just because they make a suggestion or comment. I'm sure they didn't mean that the villages had to spend millions of dollars to chill the pools. They probably are questioning the same thing that I am. Does the pool water have to be this hot? And I'm not talking about just now in this heat wave. Is it just the weather and the sun? Or the combination of the heated pool in the summer and the sun and the heat? If I wanted to take a bath or be in hot bath water, I would just stay home and take a bath or get into my hot tub. Out of all the pools in the villages, it sure would be nice if there was one that was refreshing to swim in. And there are at least a few others here in the villages that agree, it seems.

You're right Cassie but I don't believe the heaters are used in the summer.....they are used when temps drop to the 60's and 70's in the cooler months. When you have the heat we experience here nature naturally heats the water. I don't know what chillers cost but I don't know that the District would have the funds budgeted short term. As I posted earlier, I think it would also end up as a PWC project and not a local CDD project. I also agree that there are others that would agree with you, but I also suspect there are others that won't.....kinda like the striping issue. There are users on both sides of the discussion and each side has their opinion of what the priorities should be.

[CassieInVa]

Well I never really thought seriously about chilling the pools or any other drastic changes. It just seems so strange that I've been to the Caribbean, Las Vegas, California and even during hot weather, the pools were not as hot as they are here. How does one account for that?

The one thing that I like to do in really hot weather is take a dip in a nice cool pool . Maybe it's just not possible to do in Florida, regardless of whether the pool is heated or not heated during the summer.

I love it here and there is no other place like it. It doesn't mean that occasionally there isn't something that I would like to change. Not sweating while swimming in the pool would be a welcome change for me.

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by CassieInVa

Well I never really thought seriously about chilling the pools or any other drastic changes. It just seems so strange that I've been to the Caribbean, Las Vegas, California and even during hot weather, the pools were not as hot as they are here. How does one account for that?

The one thing that I like to do in really hot weather is take a dip in a nice cool pool . Maybe it's just not possible to do in Florida, regardless of whether the pool is heated or not heated during the summer.

I love it here and there is no other place like it. It doesn't mean that occasionally there isn't something that I would like to change. Not sweating while swimming in the pool would be a welcome change for me.

Good post. Don't be intimidated out of here.

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[graciegirl]

There are those who want an indoor pool when it's cold outside and those who want the water in the pools cooler when it's hot outside. There are those who think the only valid use of pools is to swim laps and those who think they are there for them to walk in.

Indoor Pool Meeting

The online news is conducting a poll of those who want a cover for the Hacienda pool installed and it is running roughly 70% against and 30% for .

There are those who are taking over the non sports pools and conducting water aerobics classes against the rules of the recreation department . Water Aerobics in Neighborhood Pools?

Sometimes we lose grasp of just how nice it is here and become too focused on what WE want and lose the overall picture of an almost perfect, lower paradise.

I still like Dougbee's comment that the water still sticks to us and makes us feel cooler for awhile when we get out.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There are those who want an indoor pool, when it's cold outside and those who want the water in the pools cooler when it's hot outside. There are those who think the only valid use of pools is to swim laps and those who think they are there for them to walk in.

Indoor Pool Meeting

The online news is conducting a poll of those who want a cover for the Hacienda pool installed and it is running roughly 70% against and 30% for .

There are those who are taking over the non sports pools and conducting water aerobics classes against the rules of the recreation department . Water Aerobics in Neighborhood Pools?

Sometimes we lose grasp of just how nice it is here and become too focused on what WE want and lose the overall picture of an almost perfect, lower paradise.

I still like Dougbee's comment that the water still sticks to us and makes us feel cooler for awhile when we get out.

And I found the post below on the copied thread about water aerobics. Happydaz. You are a GUY! Was thinking you were a girl.

But Ouch anyway.




Happydaz
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Pinellas
Posts: 261



It is so easy to draw out the frequent posters! They are experts on everything, have an opinion on everything, and feel that they are the only ones that have an opinion that is correct. They quote your post and attack each phrase. Who wants to hear from the same people all the time? No wonder many people are gun shy about posting on this site. They are in fear of being attacked. The bullies are not doing aerobics at the neighborhood pools they are the frequent posters on this site!

[Greg Nelson]

Gracie- The only other site I post on is thunderbirdnest.com. We have over 10,000 members but only a couple hundred posters at most. I know of several members that refrain from posting out of fear of reprisal. I'd guess this is common among groups. I'll be glad that Mulberry is heated come Nov/Dec.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by redwitch

Yes, miserable fits. I go to pools to cool off. Hate to jump in and be almost as hot as I was before I hit the water. That makes me grumpy, headachy and mildly miserable. As to opening fire hydrants, I always thought that was great fun when it occurred. There is poverty everywhere, even here. I can feel bad for these people and I help when I can but that doesn't take away from my feelings of joy, displeasure of downright miserableness. Does it yours?

Your comment reminds me too much of my mother saying to eat everything on my plate because children in China were starving. Like most children, I ultimately suggested my mother send the food to them because I didn't want it.

I guess you and I have different images of miserable. When I hear that word I think of roofers having to work in 100 degree conditions or prisoners working on chain gangs picking up trash on the side of a highway. People in third world countries living in shacks without air conditioning in 90-100 degree temperatures.

I cannot imagine a resident or a beautiful over 55 community being
"miserable" after jumping into one of the community's beautiful pools and finding it a tad warmer than she or he likes.

A bit disappointed perhaps, but it's not what I imagine as "miserable". But, that's just me.