[pianotech] Gated communities

[James Johnson]

Richard,

I know you didn't mean for your comments to go out to the entire list, but 
unfortunately they did so I will comment on them.
I just want to point out that not all gated communities are little islands 
of people who are trying to keep the world out.  Out gated community is made 
up of condos, townhouses, single family homes, some quite modest like ours 
and some very expensive.  One of our friends who lives two doors down is 
black, and we see a variety of races in our community.  Rather than a sense 
of isolation from each other, we have a great sense of community here, with 
a constant schedule of sporting, cultural, charity fund raising and other 
fun activities that bring us together.  We have several friends that live 
here and it was their description of the community that led us to want to 
move here.  We have 5 lakes for swimming and fishing,  miles of hiking and 
mountain bike trails, and two golf courses.  I have done some advertising on 
the community web site and I have picked up a large number of new customers 
who use me because I am part of the community and they feel a loyalty to 
their neighborhood businesses.  We are very happy with our decision to move 
here.

Jim

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Gated communities


> List..
>
> sorry that went to the list... it was meant to be a private note.  Haven't 
> used this list much lately and forget how easily it is to punch the send 
> button a second to soon. Didnt mean to bring politics onto the list forum.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
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