Pools of Opportunity

[PSDave]

Byron -- That is exactly it. Everyone wants something for nothing. In some minds it seems to be cool to use a hotel or private pool without paying the fees that are being collected. If the shoe was on the other foot and they had just paid $350 to stay in the hotel, how would they feel about the locals using it and occupying the facilities that they had paid for?
Pool fees (or occupancy in hotel privileges ) include the insurance that is required by such facilities and the restrictions cities put on occupancy of a space or number of lifeguards required.
It is basically theft of services. Theft, whether B&E, shoplifting, sneaking into a movie or using a private pool, is theft. It costs us all money every year through increased prices and higher insurance. But still, people will justify in their minds that it is ok -- if they aren't caught.