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When JD and I moved into our house, one of the things we thought was very likely was for us to get a membership for the Lily Flagg pool since we're less than a block away. I remembered that it used to be a big thing 15-18 years ago when I was a kid that my family had a membership. But you go by it now and the pool is barely maintained, the tennis courts are in poor shape, and the place looks just plain run-down. The only thing that seems to have changed for the better since my childhood is the addition of a slide at the pool.
The other day, JD asked me to drive by and see if there was info about memberships. Since we missed our chance last year, we wanted to be ready for when it opened. JD called the number and left our info. This evening I get a call. The guy says he'll sell his membership for $800 and I'll still need to pay the $300 yearly membership fee.
WAAAAA?
Did I mention this pool is run-down? I can understand buying personal seat licenses (PSLs) for Titans/NFL games or seats at a NASCAR track. To top it off, I talk to JD and discover she had already fielded a call from two other people wanting to sell their memberships. It seems that memberships go for $1000 but the guy I talked to was willing (desperate enough) to sell his for a discount.
I'm sorry, Lily Flagg Pool People, your place sucks too much for me to throw away $1100 for the priviledge of worrying about injuring myself (or Calvin doing the same) at your crumbling pool or getting athlete's foot.
The other day, JD asked me to drive by and see if there was info about memberships. Since we missed our chance last year, we wanted to be ready for when it opened. JD called the number and left our info. This evening I get a call. The guy says he'll sell his membership for $800 and I'll still need to pay the $300 yearly membership fee.
WAAAAA?
Did I mention this pool is run-down? I can understand buying personal seat licenses (PSLs) for Titans/NFL games or seats at a NASCAR track. To top it off, I talk to JD and discover she had already fielded a call from two other people wanting to sell their memberships. It seems that memberships go for $1000 but the guy I talked to was willing (desperate enough) to sell his for a discount.
I'm sorry, Lily Flagg Pool People, your place sucks too much for me to throw away $1100 for the priviledge of worrying about injuring myself (or Calvin doing the same) at your crumbling pool or getting athlete's foot.
