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

jackson4155 at bellsouth.net jackson4155 at bellsouth.net
Mon Jun 9 16:40:21 CDT 2008


The pool hours of right now are 10:00am-9:00pm
-------------- Original message from Calligraphy Center <calligraphycenter at yahoo.com>: -------------- 


> What are the pool hours? 
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 6/8/08, scott and vicki wrote: 
> 
> > From: scott and vicki 
> > Subject: Re: [Nhhoa] Rules, a word of thanks, and then dismay 
> > To: "North Hampton Homeowners Association" 
> > Date: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 9:43 PM 
> > 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 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" 
> > 
> > 
> > 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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