[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

The line has been drawn but if you want to get it changed go ahead and try... but really don't, because everyone's covered here.

Or maybe, the line has been drawn, the rules are the rules, the sign on the wall is clear...



Flexibility is only okay in certain cases or for certain people??

I would much rather see rules based on behaviors rather than arbitrary age discrimination. As I believe I wrote somewhere earlier in the 200+ responses, I would rather see a 25 year old sitting in a chair reading or standing in the pool talking to their parents than have no choice but to listen to a 55+ year old loudly discuss their recent medical procedure on speaker phone or a group of 70 year olds loudly agreeing with themselves about politics.

But today the rules are the rules and so I'll have to consider the arbitrary number on the sign.

Cherry-picking quotes to take out of context doesn't prove a person's point. It just makes them look ignorant, or intentionally obtuse.

Immediately beneath that sentence about how I prefer to drive, I took ownership of my preference. I acknowledge that it's against the rules, and if I'm caught, will accept that I was caught breaking the rules.

That's a whole huge big honking different thing, from saying the rules don't apply to me or mine, and justifying why I should be allowed to break them with no consequences.

In the Villages, the rule is 30 or older for the Adult Pools. You're welcome to TRY and change the rule. You'll fail, but you have the right to try through the appropriate channels.

And if you intentionally break that rule, you need to accept that you broke it. And accept that the Rec department folks and/or Community Watch folks have the right to order you to leave the premises if they choose to enforce that rule.

Just like if I get caught speeding, I have to accept that the officer might give me a ticket for violating the rule about speeding.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

The line has been drawn but if you want to get it changed go ahead and try... but really don't, because everyone's covered here.

Or maybe, the line has been drawn, the rules are the rules, the sign on the wall is clear...



Flexibility is only okay in certain cases or for certain people??

I would much rather see rules based on behaviors rather than arbitrary age discrimination. As I believe I wrote somewhere earlier in the 200+ responses, I would rather see a 25 year old sitting in a chair reading or standing in the pool talking to their parents than have no choice but to listen to a 55+ year old loudly discuss their recent medical procedure on speaker phone or a group of 70 year olds loudly agreeing with themselves about politics.

But today the rules are the rules and so I'll have to consider the arbitrary number on the sign.

And I see no problem with what you suggest as long as… you start your own community, make up your own deeds and get people to sign off on them.

The Villages has already gone through that procedure and most of us bought our homes here because of the deeds and rules. They make this place a beautiful, enjoyable community for us.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by coralway

Florida is supposed to be a "free" state. Rules and regulations are supposed to be for other states, not for us.

You DO understand that when people say that, they're talking about "The State Government", not the Rec Center rules, right?