Regular readers of these posts will know that normally I try not to make comments, preferring instead to stick to the truth and the facts as best as I can report them.
However sometimes events occur which upset me and make me feel I should comment on them. This is one such post.
Friday morning was a particularly busy time, there was an unexpected problem with the pool, an inch of water on the Bar floor, toilets blocked in the bar, two serious drain blockages, and documents to be sent to the Administrators. This was not a problem, everything was sorted out in a couple of hours. I then had the misfortune to be in the Office when a long time Owner came in with some of her family. She asked when the pool was going to be open, a reasonable question as it is nearing completion. Unfortunately she did not receive the answer she was clearly hoping for, as there will be a couple of days delay in the anticipated opening date, due to an unforeseen problem.
This was her cue to launch into a diatribe of how she and her family had come for their annual holiday and wanted to use the swimming pool. She knew all the answers to the problem, how work should have been started in January, how we should have taken all the debtors to Court, how we should have asked Owners to make extra payments to pay for the pool. No amount of explanation of the facts and the legal position of various things would pacify her, she had a friend on another Urbanization who had told her things !! This is a recurring theme with some people, but of course Mi Sol is not just any other Urbanisation, it has its own peculiarities, and laws which apply in other places are different here. Fair enough people are entitled to their opinion, and if they don't want to listen to the facts and the truth, that is their prerogative.
Then true colours started to appear with expressions such as " only the people who live on Mi Sol permanently did not want the pool repairing" this is patently untrue, I know many owners who only visit Mi Sol for their holidays who never go near the pool, and would much rather have the roads sorted out or security in place than have the pool repaired.
Next came "the people who live here all the time have not supported Mr Morans at the Bar" I tried to point out that it was not the fault of the permanent residents that the bar had not been open since February, or that there was no live music on the terrace anymore, this was to no avail. It was this "us and them" attitiude that upset me, it is interesting to note that at the very moment this conversation was taking place, several Owners who live here permanently, some of whom do not use the pool, were giving of their time and effort to paint the walls surrounding the pool to make it nicer for everybody, including her and her family.
She seems to have taken no account of the many hours of time and effort by the Committee and myself to make every effort to have the pool open as soon as possible, not to mention the worry and sleepless nights trying to balance the accounts so that the pool could be done and at the same time make the Park neat and tidy for all owners to enjoy whether they live here or just visit.
Let us not forget the Pool Company in all of this, who by agreeing to an informal deferred payment system allowed us to even start work this year. Without that we may not even have been able to have the pool in operation next year. Not forgetting the cooperation of one particular owner (who lives here full time) without which work would have definately HAD to stop last week, until probably the New Year. The next Bank statement will demonstrtate this quite clearly.
Mi Sol today is a very different place from 30 years ago when Owners could buy their own little bit of Spain on Mi Sol for 500 Pounds sterling, today new Owners have to pay anywhere from €50,000 to €100,000 for their property on Mi Sol, and naturally want a better return for it than two weeks cheap holiday so their family can use the swimming pool.
It is the resposibility of the Committee and myself to work for the needs and aspirations of ALL Owners,
I beleive we have done that, and will continue to so.
Whilst I very much regret we have not been able to have the pool open for this Owners cheap Summer holiday, I make no apologies, simply because of all the hard work and effort put into trying to have it open in time by many of the people this Owner clearly despises.
Whatever you do you just cannot please some people.
"Quote of the week" In an unrelated incident it was reported to me that an Owner entered the Office and alledgedly said,
"We are going to send Mi Sol a bill for the taxi fares and entrance fees for having to use the pool at a local bar"
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In response to your latest blog report; the long time owner mentioned must be from another planet, she obviously has a mental problem coupled with ignorance, she should get a one way ticket out of here taking her nasty, selfish comments with her. I suggest you post your report in the office, enlarged so that all can see her for what she is.
i would like to add that i am a owner on here and live here permanantly, i have not used the pool but of course i want it the bar and pool was one of the factors that led us to buy on Mi sol,as for supporting Bob and Maggie i think if the lady in question listened to true facts she would realise that a large percent of people do,and have even whilst they were away trying to enjoy their well earned break, a group of volunteers tried as hard as they could to get the bar up and running but of course all the time you have comments from these people then it starts me thinking about these people who show up and have to "suffer" for 2 weeks when we who reside here have had to endure this relentless heat and NO pool for 2-3 months and not a bit of verbal abuse,go home lady and suffer the english weather who you going to complain to about that
shame....such a narrow minded view from someone who does not live here..unless you know the facts lady..dont comment!! go back home!
its so easy to blame someone especially if your not here all the time to see how much time and effort goes into getting things solved, Yes the pool did look as if it would be opening on time but as a permanent resident on here never once did i see the President ask the pool people to slow down so we cant use it,also when the President was elected we didnt have anywhere near the funds needed to pay for its repair,So on behalf of the President none of this is his personal problem or doing so go a bit more easy on him hes doing a fine job as a lot of permanent residents would agree, i too feel sorry for you holiday makers but slating him will not make the pool open any faster,
I agree we were out for a week in july as I am now heavilly pregnant and had to use the pool up the road but it was fine, its no bodys fault that the pool on mi sol wasn't open and everyone is trying as hard as they can to get it finished, at least they are doing a proper and thorough job of it so it maintains its good standards for years to come, I bet the same lady would be complaining if they rushed the job and it broke again a few months down the line, I am now looking forward to a few more trips out next year with a new baby and a lovely new pool.
I Agree With This Lady That They Should Have Got The Money To Complete The Pool. And I Think You Ignorant People On This Website To Slag Her Off Is Very Wrong.. I Do Understand What You Are Talking About (The Permenant Living People On Mi-Sol) We Do Have To Be Patient And Let Them Do The Job. But To Say She Has Mental Problems Is Totally Out Of Order And You Have Nooo Right To Sayy That.
You People On Here Need Some Respect For This Woman Because She Is One Of Many Who Would Like And Enjoy The Pool To Be Open. So Stop Being Rude And When This Pool FINALLY Opens Just Enjoy It.
ignorant we are NOT!..just telling it like it is...
Every one keeps refering to "residents" and "holiday makers". I as a "holiday maker" have owned my property in excess of 30 years and although we only come for a few weeks at a time we still pay as much as the so called "residents" do.
I visited in july and if I had known that there would be no pool I would have not paid for the "cheap holiday" as you call it, even though I pay throughout the year.
I would just like to add that us so called holiday makers is what keeps Mi-Sol and the Bar Running!!!
Telling It Like It Is.. Ha. Your Very Funny.. Saying She Is Mental Is Meant To Be 'Telling It Like It Is'
YOU DONT KNOW THE WOMANN!
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