Life at High Point

 
Life here at High Point in Delray Beach is very relaxed and easy especially when we eliminate from our minds how bad the hurricane was 2 years ago.

Today most of us are as prepared as we can get if one should happen to come our way. Mostly I enjoy here the delightfulness of our swimming pool. Good great exercise and it's also my social life.

But ..and there's always a but. When I moved here, we had a lot going on. We had a Ladies Club and a Men's Club which was fun.

Then someone got the idea we should just incorporate the 2 and make it a Social Club.

We were thrilled to come to the meetings and talk about what we were planning to do next.

Then 2 years ago, our Board decided that it was illegal to have a social club because dues were collected, all of $10 a year, and people who did not belong to our club would not be allowed to come. Also that there would be $100 fee for setting up the chairs and taking them down again.

Never before had we heard this and I have lived here since 1988. The board said that now we would have a social committee who would decide everything.

Well, the only things we have going is Bingo and shuffleboard on Friday nights in season.

Gone are the parties...gone are the shows. Ruth Fagan and I ran a Mother's Day party with little success there and we were critized for having it.

The powers that be would have us believe that nobody supported these activities. Not true...it's just that we have apathy here for the way things are being planned.

Most of us have surpassed our productive years .. and now we want to have a little fun.

We have quite a few homes for sale and I used to do screening and the newcomers would ask what do we have going on. I would explain that we had a Social Club with entertainment...and also on a Tuesday another show for $4.00 with refreshments.

And I was proud to tell them all of our amenities. So..what happened.

Is that really asking too much???