Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:
Today, for the very first time since I've been here, I used the swimming pool.
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Boy, is it nice!
The temperature on this July afternoon was ninety degrees or more, but boy, did that water ever feel good!
It was sooooo relaxing, and I got some rare and much needed physical execise swimming around in the pool.
I never realized how convenient it was.
I don't need to use their changing room or their lockers, because I can just walk down there directly from my room, since I won't be in the public's view on the main floor.
I think I'll take my guitar down there, especially in the evenings.
I'm probably going to use that swimming pool about every day, or so.
I've tried using the beach, but our swimming pool is much better.
The water at the beach, which is only waist high, is contaminated with raw sewage, plus there's danger from jellyfish, along with hidden debris from hurricane damage that you can accidentally step on.
Because it's designed to accommodate elderly and infirm residents, our swimming pool is only five (05) feet deep, with a ramp to accommodate walkers and wheelchairs.
There is no lifeguard available for duty, although the pool area is illuminated at night, and no diving is allowed.
But, it sure is a great way to beat the heat and loll about in comfort!
Thank you.
3 comments:
John: Do they take a certain percentage out of retirement/ disability or is it a set amount?
Brock:
Residents here pay thirty-five percent of their total monthly income, regardless of source, but no resident can be charged more than fifteen hundred dollars a month.
Residents who require greater care are charged a higher rate, as much as sixty-five percent of their total monthly income.
Back in the good old days, no resident had to pay anything.
But, increasing medical costs, and a smaller military force dictated the institution of "user fees".
The Armed Forces Retirement Homes, located in Washington, D.C. and Gulfport, Mississippi, are supported NOT by taxpayers, but by enlisted military personnel through monthly payroll deductions, fines, and forfeitures.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Residents here pay thirty-five percent of their total monthly income, regardless of source, but no resident can be charged more than fifteen hundred dollars a month.
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Damn, if I was single, I wouldn't be able to drink enough beer to use up the rest!:)
The Armed Forces Retirement Homes, located in Washington, D.C. and Gulfport, Mississippi, are supported NOT by taxpayers, but by enlisted military personnel through monthly payroll deductions, fines, and forfeitures.
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Wow, I had no idea. We should post on this. Are there only two in the states?
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