They Did it Again!

Yesterday’s heat (85 degrees) sent me to the Dunbarton pool. I wanted to go swimming and use the spa to find relief for my aching sciatica. I was not alone, there I saw the regulars at the pool (about 10) at around 4:00 p.m. To my surprise, the heat in the pool and the spa had been turned off. Another resident pointed to the sign in the door of the cabana. It said that the pool will be closed today Saturday, October 15^th.

We were all disappointed that in spite of a petition made by a resident (see my October 13^th post), made in the name of all of us who enjoy swimming at the Dunbarton pool, to extend the use of the pool until October 31^st, our request went unanswered. I have talked with other residents who have called the Nepenthe office to make the same request and were told that the mentioned petition would be brought up at the next board meeting (they thought it would be the beginning of next week) and that a decision was pending whether to close it on October 15^th or extend the closing to October 31^st. However, the sign on the door shows a disregard for a very friendly petition and for the calls from concerned residents. What is more troubling in all this is that the sign said the closing would be on Saturday, October 15^th and yet, Nepenthe made the pool and spa unusable on Friday October 14^th. It  seems that, again, one of Nepenthe’s hands does not know what the other is doing. I would like to remind my readers that Nepenthe had a sign for the longest time saying the pool and spa lights would be fixed by September 30^th, and to date, no action has been taken.