[Nhhoa] Rules, a word of thanks, and then dismay

Mon Jun 9 05:28:47 CDT 2008

Vicki,

Thanks for the input!  It is great to understand the history of things.

I think that the lighting situation has been rectified when the previous
board installed the big light at the pool, do you agree?

As far as the 12 hours recycle time, what is your opinion on the impact of
extending the pool hours by 1 hour?

I'm not sure how the plumbing works, but when you are vacuuming the pool,
does the filtration stop?

Thanks,

Roger

From: nhhoa-bounces at nhhoa.org [mailto:nhhoa-bounces at nhhoa.org] On Behalf Of
scott and vicki
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:44 PM
To: North Hampton Homeowners Association
Subject: Re: [Nhhoa] Rules, a word of thanks, and then dismay

as an FYI regarding the pool hours, they were set this way in the past for
two reasons...

1. this pool requires about 6 hours for the whole pool to filter through the
sand filter (turn over rate) and being the high traffic pool that it is, due
to its size and the size of the neighborhood, it was thought to give it 12
hours to insure good filtration. And also an hour to vacuum prior to
opening.

2. when the pool hours were set we did not have adequate lighting to let it
stay open after dark.

I'm sure this will create another rash of "email drama" but  being a CPO, I
thought I'd give my two cents.

Vicki Smith

13 Vineyard

 Original Message ----- 

From: valdez00 at bellsouth.net 

To: North Hampton Homeowners <mailto:nhhoa at nhhoa.org>  Association 

Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 7:32 PM

Subject: Re: [Nhhoa] Rules, a word of thanks, and then dismay

Hi my name is Lisa Harrison And it was my daughter last night that let time
get away from her. I think it is great that home owners take time to check
up on the pool. We have been here since she was in first grade. and she has
always been respectful to others. We use to have different pool hours. it
seems that it opens later and closes early. But I understand thing change.
Our kids have been told that they will be acountable for there actions.  I
stand behind keeping outsiders from using our pool. I was asked why the pool
opened so late some of the home owners would like to swim early before it
gets so hot. I am ok with what ever is desided. Once again thank you for
treating my daughter with respect. Lisa Harrison

-------------- Original message from carenrago at comcast.net: -------------- 

Hi Neighbors,

Just wanted to drop a line and say that even though we fit the description
described below AND we live on Hyatt court, it was not us at the pool last
night!  Since there are only 3 families currently living on Hyatt Court and
we have two 5-year-olds, it would be easy to draw that conclusion!  Not only
have we not been to the pool this year, our kids are in bed lo-o-o-ng before
10:00 pm. : )

Besides, I'm not rude, not uncooperative, and I'm very nice. ; )

Thanks,

Frank and Caren Rago

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "NHHOA Treasurer" <treasurer at nhhoa.org> 

I just wanted to say that my faith in human behavior was temporarily
restored last evening.

When coming back from dinner with friends around 10PM, we noticed someone
swimming at the pool.  Honestly, I figured it was someone from outside of
the neighborhood taking advantage of our amenities which we all pay for.  I
walked up and said I'm sorry but the pool closes at 9:00pm.  They were very
nice and apologized for letting the time get away from them.  They told me
that they lived on Centerport.  I just wanted to say "Thank you" to the two
ladies for being so nice and understanding.

At the next BOD meeting, discussion will take place due to requests to
extend the pool hours, and hopefully we can do just that.

Why did I say my faith was temporarily restored?

At the same time the conversation above was going on, a car with a Lady and
2 children pulled into the pool area.  My friend that was with us, and also
a resident here in North Hampton, walked over and told the lady , word for
word, "Excuse me Maam, but the pool closes at 9:00".  She said OK.

We left and dropped our friends off at their home.  Something told me to go
back by the pool.  Sure enough, the lady and 2 children were in the pool
swimming.  How did they get in since I ensured the gate was closed and the
lock doesn't open from the outside after 9:00pm?  Only one way - someone had
to jump the fence.  I confronted her again, after calling Walker to come
over for some backup - just in case.  She was rude, uncooperative, and just
plain not nice at all.  She finally said she was leaving.  I asked her if
she lived in North Hampton, and she said yes, on Hyatt Court.  I asked what
house and she told me that "that doesn't matter".   I didn't have the energy
to follow.

There goes my faith in human nature again - right down the tubes.

Why does any of this matter?

Because when we purchased our home here, we read the CCRs, the Bylaws, and
agreed that they were a good thing to protect our long term investment.  If
the rules aren't enforced, or selectively enforced, it can lead to
invalidation of all of the rules and covenants.  Do I like all of the rules?
No, I would like to see some of them, changed.  Do I abide by the rules,
even the ones that I don't like - yes.  For the reasons stated above.

I'm sorry for venting, but my frustration level is getting very high.  

Can someone help me understand what makes people think that they have the
right to do absolutely anything they want - rules or no rules?  

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with things like this?

It seems that 90% of the time and effort is spent on 10% of the people.

Roger

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