"ALL RISE!"

I thought it was a great idea—was it yours, Dave?— having the judges speak at the Delegates Meeting yesterday. When it comes time to vote, I never know which judges to vote for. This little "getting to know you" time really helps. I was especially impressed with Judge Evans (the first to speak). What a wealth of experience he has, to having been a trainer of other judges nationwide. 

THANKS MOLLIE

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Thanks to Mollie Marshall for her work at today's Delegate Assembly in the roll of Official Timekeeper.

Everyone obeyed the rules except for one person.

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Let's hope that additional legal remedies will not be necessary!

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Dave Israel

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CARTHAGO DELENDA EST - UCO MUST BE DESTROYED

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CARTHAGO DELENDA EST

At today's Delegate Assembly a unit owner, suggested that UCO President Dave Israel should "fall on his sword". This in the same breath of implying that the current state of conflict between himself and UCO was comparable in some way to the conflict between the ancient Roman Republic and the North African City State of Carthage during the Punic Wars; this person was heard to say, "Carthage must be Destroyed", no doubt some not so veiled threat to UCO! There was some mention of a threatened law suit, though this was not specified in any detail. Some comparison; talk about apples to watermelons!

Precisely what this "war" is about is not clear; there is endless re-hashing about paving and drainage contracts, invoices, monies in various categories; but very few accurate specifics as to the issues. Again as the disruption escalated, and as additional performers come to the microphone, Delegates simply walked out in disgust with the ongoing kabuki as they had at last month's Delegate Assembly which was disrupted by the same dramatis personae, and which was introduce at the Executive Board meeting a few days earlier by other actors performing act one, the financial panic mongering act; the performance was simply a repeat of earlier and numerous rehearsed meeting disruptions.

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It is recorded that, Roman Senator Cato the elder, ended every speech he made before the Roman Senate with the Phrase "Carthago Delenda Est" (Carthage must be destroyed.) Is this what all of you law suit advocates have in mind for UCO; simply charming; simply brilliant! Be careful what you wish for, you just may get it. Don't permit a few malcontents to drag the Village into a divisive litigation.

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The ruins of Roman Carthage
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Dave Israel
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WPRF NOTICE - KENT POOL CLOSING



Did the UCO Committee Bylaws Pass or Fail?

Any info?

Hooray for Harold!

I don’t know who you are, Harold, but thank you for asking for a round of applause for UCO officers at today’s Delegates Assembly. You said that you realized from experience how hard it is to manage a complex organization like UCO, and you made your comments following a barrage of hostile questions from Ed Grossman about the M&M paving contract that challenged everything right down to the exact numbers of invoices, items on the punch list, drain repairs and inspections.

Ed was accusing UCO of mismanagement without recognition of basic facts: major contracts are typically problematic, UCO officers are fully capable of handling the issues without constant micromanagement and distortion, and M&M costs and process have been open and communicated from the beginning. Ed may believe he cares about this community, but he is the one who put the Village at risk by reporting us for code violations, not because residents or properties were unsafe, but as a way of publicly and dramatically showcasing his complaints about M&M rather than addressing them responsibly.

Ed said at the end of his diatribes that David should “fall on his sword.” Good Grief! Does he think that the paving contract is some kind of epic, historic battle we're fighting with a live-or-die mentality? Where is his sense of proportion and reality? And his shouted reference to suing UCO? For a contract still in the process of being resolved by the people in charge who have done nothing but serve this Village with integrity? Who does Ed think would pay for such a foolish, unwarranted step? He put us at risk with his striping gimmick to get attention and now the threat of a lawsuit against UCO that residents would pay for. 

No wonder Harold felt compelled to speak out. We all still have to figure out how to let people have their say without letting their personal agenda disrupt the entire assembly. We’re not there yet. In the meantime, thank you, Harold. Your statement was a breath of fresh air.

RUMOR CONTROL - CALL FOR INFORMATION

Hi all,

What I am going to write is so absurd as to defy belief, and I sincerely hope it is untrue.

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I have heard from multiple sources, that a few malcontents are soliciting Associations to contribute money to finance a law suit against UCO!!

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Can anyone reading this confirm or deny this incredible story, if true, have the instigators really thought through the consequences of suing yourselves!!

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THINK folks, you might find it to be a refreshing experience.

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Dave Israel

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Transponder Malfunction

The gate guard says my Sunpass is interfering with my transponder which did not work yesterday, really?? they have both been okay for many years.

Two questions,since I have been up north for the last two plus months I wanted to know what the update on the homeless guy living in his car I am very disturbed with that situation why cant he be simply escorted out of CV. Also in one of the last blogs I read  a blog where someone talked about losing our senior status because we are letting too many people under age to buy at CV I want to retire here someday and I don't want to be living around teenagers and loose the serene,secure CV feel. Is losing our status as a senior property a possibility?

Also I for one do not want to pay for a lawsuit against the developers who want to develop the golf course I believe a sane approach would be to insure a secure buffer zone around CV and (Golf View in particular must be secured ) I believe we can safely coexist with this project, of course a viable golf course would be my first choice but that horse has left  the barn.    lenny clark Northampton R

I have just read Florence M. Molinaro's letter to the editor in the Reporter. She writes that Mr. Waldman is "seeking rezoning to forever take away our golf course and our senior status and benefits" She is also rallying the faithful to get behind the Pro-Active Committee to sue for our rights to keep the golf course in perpetuity.
First of all it is not OUR golf course. It was sold years ago by the Levy's as it was becoming a losing proposition. I am in no way in favor of Mr. Waldman's high density village. I am also hoping that when Florence is rallying to sue she is also digging deeply into her own pocket to come up with the thousands and maybe hundreds of thousands of dollars for this law suit. As a condo owner I do not want anyone putting their hands in my pocket for a lawsuit. I think the Pro-Active Committee should start canvassing owners for money for this lawsuit now. I have heard people at the Delegate meetings complaining we cannot afford to pay about $4.50 per month for HBO and complain when needed repairs are done. I do not want my monthly maintenance going up to pay for lawyers.  We need our money to pay for village expenses and repairs.
As for taking away our senior status and benefits that will only happen as more associations allow under age people to move into their associations.

EXECUTIVE BOARD REGALED WITH TALES OF NON-EXISTENT FINANCIAL WOES - CATCH THE SECOND PERFORMANCE AT THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY

The following chart was presented at the Executive Board meeting of May 25, 2012:

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It purports to convey a balance of some $10k in the Road Reserves line, implying the inability to pay the $240k owed to M&M Paving. This is, of course a self fulfilling accounting artifact of our ludicrous system of seven checking accounts and the rediculous concept that excess surplus monies in other lines cannot be moved. This is of course absurd. Furthermore, there is no consideration given for future revenues plotted against anticipated expenditures; which indicate that there are plenty of funds to pay ALL obligations, this will be shown in the next chart, which of course  was not distributed in the financial report.

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To put this issue in proper perspective, there is, even after due consideration of our accountant  recomended cushion of one month monies in all budget lines, remaining some one million dollars in cash; more than sufficient to cover the $240k due to M&M!

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So, what is this fear mongering all about? Watch your pockets for the big unnecessary budget increase planned for 2013, which as far as I am concerned, is "Dead on Arrival"

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Fellow Residents, don't fall for it - don't vote for it.

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Dave Israel

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TEST RUN ON FONT SIZES

Thank you, Dave, for info on how to change font size. I am in Compose mode now, and, under Tt, this is Normal size.

Now it is in Large size. It was certainly never this big on my screen before.

Now I have switched to Small size. This is definitely SMALLER on my screen than it was before.

The conclusion I draw is that I need to change from Normal size to Large size, so I'm doing that.

Just a note for anyone fiddling with this: To the right of the Tt box is a box that says "Normal" on my screen. This can be changed from Normal to Heading, Subheading, etc. This mixed me up at first until I realized it apparently has nothing to do with the "Normal" under Tt. THIS "Normal" (in the box) refers to what we might think of as TEXT—as distinct from headings, subheadings, etc. I will be keeping that on Normal unless I want to tinker with headings and subheadings

I hope I have this right. I'd like to get this right for you, Denny—unless you're Mr. Magoo myopic, and it will throw everybody else off! The proof will be in what my post looks like.

Water Break

At 5:30 this morning I went to brush my teeth to go out walking. No water. Big break between Cambridge F and Dorchester D. Four trucks were there and the water was shooting up in the air. It seems it was a twofold break. Water pipe and sprinkler break although I saw the sprinklers were on at Cambridge E. Problem Seacrest could not be reached to turn off the sprinklers at it was off hours. Since I only drink bottled water I had lots and could even wash my hair. When they were ready to open the water they came and opened the hydrant on our property. I was told if I got a flood in my condo to sue the County Water Co. They had the hydrant open almost half an hour and yes we had a small pool of water on the grass and the bus sloshed through the water on the road. All is well that ends well. I just hope that Seacrest remembers to turn the sprinklers back on as we are supposed to be watered tomorrow or do we now have to wait for Seacrest to come and fix their break.

HOW TO ADJUST FONT SIZE

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Hi all,

When in compose mode, go to the top of the compose box and note a button that looks like this tT,  that is the control for font size, drop the menu. 

The choices are:

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smallest

small

normal

large

largest

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That's all there is to it

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Dave Israel

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new bus sched question

ms. cornish writes in the june reporter - internal buses are internal only --I then look at new bus schedule - internal bus #1 lists Publix but with no arrival time - am I to understand Internal bus #1 no longer goes to Publix - if that is so, good luck to me trying to get on the publix express bus to get to the store - I have been on Internal bus #1 many times when people were turned away at the clubhouse stop -no room for them on the bus.  I'm not an idiot but I am not understanding the intent of "internal buses are internal only - thank you for understanding etc -page A4----I would love to get to a transportation meeting but has always ended up that I am taking my invalid mother to a dr's appt that has been scheduled long before the trans. meeting date - thanks for clearing the new sched up for me ----I can't believe I am the only one asking this question ----but maybe I am! 

Do you know where your grandchildren are?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32DorQ-u7Cw 

Beware grandchild activity in CV Deerfield, we could be next.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE - NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGED DATE

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Dave Israel

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UCO REPORTER - JUNE 2012 - LIVE IN CYBERSPACE

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The June 2012 edition of the UCO Reporter is now live in Cyberspace, follow the link:

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http://goo.gl/eN2c0

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Dave Israel

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Clubhouse closed?

Just came past the clubhouse to see the gates closed and the buses loading on Century Boulevard in front of Walgreens.  Anyone know what is up?

You may be a Century Villager if:

I made Lanny smile once, I shall try again, everyone feel free to help me out:

You may be a Century Villager if:

You know 10 people over 100 years old

You know 40 words of Yiddish even tho you are from Canada

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-yiddish-handbook-40-words-you-should-know/

You cannot complete Dave Israel crosswords

You know the West gate is on the South side of the village

You know what to say to a CV 'naked ape'

You hide when you see Frank Cerabino

You know what midgies are

You complain about complaining, whine about whining..

You have negotiated the 4-way when other car drivers have only knuckles visible

You know what Red Buttons advertised

You can eat a huge early bird fast enough to get to the Show

You have met a raccoon at the twilight dumpster

You wish for a hurricane to enliven the dog days

You know what is a senior six pack (a Mercury w/6 passengers)

You do not need any tropical vacations, you have it all already

FIRST MARKET OF THE SUMMER SEASON

Wednesday, May 23, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Waterfront Commons, Downtown West Palm Beach, FREE!

Parking in the Banyan Street Garage: $1.00 for the first two hours, and $1.00 each hour thereafter

For more information: 561/822.1520 or www.wpb.org/greenmarket

Lightning Strikes

Our guardhouses were hit by lightning on Saturday, is that the second time or more?? Phones and computers were zapped. Many thanks to Ed Black for organizing the recovery. Are we missing lightning conductors / rods, should we have more protection? (The reclaimed water facility has many conductors.) Current U.S. lightning protection standards are embodied in a document published by the National Fire Protection Association known as NFPA 780...

Belgian Ideas

Maybe Comcast would like to copy this in CV.

CONGRATULATIONS, ED BLACK

Just wanted to congratulate you Ed on your new appointment as Chair of Security.  Barbara

CV Birding List

Yes, there are wild turkeys in the village. A young hen races away at Sussex K (they are afraid of 2-legged creatures but do not mind cars). 
A wood stork shows off manicure at the North Bridge.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING - CHANGE OF VENUE



AN IDEA FOR THE BLOG

I have had some down-time recently because of having been ill, with the result I have been reading more. The other day I e-mailed two of my sons, recommending the latest book I am reading, James Michener’s “Caribbean.” I have read a number of Michener’s historical novels, but never “Caribbean,” and yet I live in Florida now, right on top of the Caribbean. Time to learn about it, I think! I’m halfway through the book (it is a tome). It is fascinating and so informative.

It made me think that a good use of the Blog might be to share what we have enjoyed about certain books with other bloggers. Do you think that would be a good idea? What are your thoughts, Dave? This has been done to some extent in the UCO Reporter.

For those of you who don’t know, Michener was a scholar. His historical novels are scrupulously researched. One can learn a lot about historical events and personages from them. The following is part of what I wrote the boys about “Caribbean”:

The thought suddenly came to me that you might be interested in it--especially since you enjoyed "We, the Drowned." There are similarities in that much of the book has to do with sailing vessels, the action takes place over a period of time (a few centuries), and it is a historical novel based on many facts that have been discovered or handed down.

The book is about how the Caribbean came to be settled by white men and the phases each island went through, right into the 20th Century. It describes the differences between the islands and which were settled first and which later. As in "Drowned," it is a story throughout, some of fictional characters and some of real historical characters. Michener is known for his research and accuracy, so as with any of his books you need not worry that they are wild tales with no basis in fact. Except, I should say, when he attempts to tell a story about prehistoric societies. Then he can be very speculative. There isn't much of this, however, in "Caribbean," and even in his other books, this occurs only in the beginning of them. He soon gets on to times about which there is documentary evidence.

There is plenty about sailing and ships, fighting and storms, the slave trade, and piracy in "Caribbean." The Spanish had control of virtually all of the Caribbean at first; then Britain, Holland and France got in on the act. There is much fighting on the ships and on the land, a lot of torture, killing, and sinking of ships. You learn about some of the well-known pirates and which ones worked for which countries. (That's right, a number of them were unofficially in the employ of governments.)

P.S. The book is actually about more than the Caribbean as we think of the Caribbean islands. There is a very interesting chapter on the Mayans, in Mexico. Their knowledge of astronomy was amazing. They had a calendar more accurate than any calendar in use in Europe or elsewhere in the world—equivalent, I would guess, to our present-day Gregorian calendar. Panama comes into the picture, including about those who tried to cross the isthmus (this was before the Panama Canal, of course)—and to some extent, the Magellan Straits and Cape Horn.

Help

How many total condo associations comprise Century Village? My wife and I are considering starting a small management company to service the needs of the building board members.

SPECIAL OFFICERS COMMITTEE MEETING

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DAY: MONDAY

DATE: MAY 21, 2012

TIME: 11:00AM

PLACE: UCO CONFERENCE ROOM

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AGENDA: SELECTION OF NEW SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIR

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Dave Israel

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PSA CAMPAIGN SPOT - JUDGE PETER EVANS