The below was sent to me personally. It has a wonderful slideshow showing how the chairs are a vital part of the “funk” and community spirit of the tennis courts. The first slide shows me hanging the sign that Findlay threw away, the day we “installed” it at a birthday celebration.
Hi Rick,
Bravo to you! Thank you so very much for getting our message out there. It was very to the point.
It’s interesting. I’ve written two letters to the mayor, commissioners, Greg Veliz, and Sterling, and the only person who bothered to reply was Jmmy Weekley. He said he didn’t think the chair banning policy made sense.
Thank you also for bringing up the various ways Paul is not serving well in his sweet gig with the city.
I made a slide show. Just sent it to the mayor, commissioners and Greg Veliz. None of it happens without the chairs.
Click on the link. After s few moments, click on the pay bottom at the bottom. If the music doesn’t play, refresh the page.
I read the Bayview story with interest. My wife and I have been spending January (and this year February as well) in KW for eleven years and the main attraction, other than the fabulous winter weather, is the community of tennis lovers who populate the City courts. We now have friendships as strong as any we have ever made and we will be back next year. What Paul doesn’t understand is that Bayview tennis is more about camaraderie than about competition. The purpose of the chairs is to let people relax between sets and interact with each other. We have played tennis on the uber class courts on Hilton Head and now at Longboat Key in Sarasota. The tennis is great but there is no more warming experience than to play at Bayview. Keep the chairs! I will happily donate several when we come down next year.
So…the first time someone gets clobbered in the eye by an poorly hit tennis ball and that person loses the sight in that eye….what happens next?
Sue Paul
Sue the City of Key West
Sue the people who put the chairs there to begin with.
There is an associated liability, they are a detraction and what about you guys in the afternoon drinking booze in a public park. Seems to me to be a bunch of cry babies who aren’t getting their way.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to make a couple of “enemies” after this.
It seems like the “throw shit at Paul Findlay” season has officially begun. I’ve been taking lessons with Paul & Yann for a year now, and there’s nothing bad I can say about them. They’re very good coaches who’ve always been good to me, encouraging and supportive. Anyway, I don’t know how any of these is relative with this chairs-gate. Funny, I was asked the other day “are you gonna kiss Paul’s ass (in this freud) because you take lessons with him?” I think we’re missing the big picture here: the courts are meant to play tennis. Maybe we should ask the people that play @ Higgs beach how the survive (?) without chairs on the side of the courts.
In any case, I am Surprised (capital S) that NOBODY (nobody) has addressed the main ISSUE here: the chairs allow people to congregate and DRINK ALCOHOL, which leads them to be annoyingly loud and obnoxious. I’m not the only one that think this way, if you’re wondering. Of course that not everybody does this, but a few is enough.
I’ve been living in Key West for almost 2 years now and Bayview is my LEAST favorite place to play tennis because of this “alcohol abuse”. Can you people sit, drink alcohol (which is not allowed in city parks, by the way) and be loud somewhere else? It’s a big park, find another spot where you don’t bother people that are playing.
Not intended to sound like a pro, but last time I checked people are not supposed to be LOUD at a tennis tournament when a point is being played. I’m sorry, but tennis is not baseball or football or any other sport for that kind of behavior to be “allowed”.
We started visiting down here 10 years ago and finally bought our dream home this year, the reason we bought here is, and i am not kidding, Bayview Tennis area. I have had many dealings with Paul and his son and his wife. They have always been supportive, helpful, and very knowledgeable. I also know ‘the guys’ on the other side of this silly story, they are also great people, never overly loud or problematic in any way…….. Please let this silly story leak away, and let everyone just take a breath and let Paul do his job, as efficiently as he has done for years…..and the other side of the coin….let ‘the guys’ continue playing tennis and enjoying the healthy and fun sport that we have learned to love…….ok, let’s concentrate on what really matters,
Awesome Rick, great read (Skwiot forwarded it to me) We love the local scene even from up here in Toronto. Get those chairs back!!!
The below was sent to me personally. It has a wonderful slideshow showing how the chairs are a vital part of the “funk” and community spirit of the tennis courts. The first slide shows me hanging the sign that Findlay threw away, the day we “installed” it at a birthday celebration.
Hi Rick,
Bravo to you! Thank you so very much for getting our message out there. It was very to the point.
It’s interesting. I’ve written two letters to the mayor, commissioners, Greg Veliz, and Sterling, and the only person who bothered to reply was Jmmy Weekley. He said he didn’t think the chair banning policy made sense.
Thank you also for bringing up the various ways Paul is not serving well in his sweet gig with the city.
I made a slide show. Just sent it to the mayor, commissioners and Greg Veliz. None of it happens without the chairs.
Click on the link. After s few moments, click on the pay bottom at the bottom. If the music doesn’t play, refresh the page.
I’m glad you’re on our team!!!
https://www.icloud.com/iphoto/projects/#5;CAEQARoQdHO-n9iFvs2U74grzfe7oA;5577B006-BA9E-4911-802B-5B8B7D16835A
I read the Bayview story with interest. My wife and I have been spending January (and this year February as well) in KW for eleven years and the main attraction, other than the fabulous winter weather, is the community of tennis lovers who populate the City courts. We now have friendships as strong as any we have ever made and we will be back next year. What Paul doesn’t understand is that Bayview tennis is more about camaraderie than about competition. The purpose of the chairs is to let people relax between sets and interact with each other. We have played tennis on the uber class courts on Hilton Head and now at Longboat Key in Sarasota. The tennis is great but there is no more warming experience than to play at Bayview. Keep the chairs! I will happily donate several when we come down next year.
So…the first time someone gets clobbered in the eye by an poorly hit tennis ball and that person loses the sight in that eye….what happens next?
Sue Paul
Sue the City of Key West
Sue the people who put the chairs there to begin with.
There is an associated liability, they are a detraction and what about you guys in the afternoon drinking booze in a public park. Seems to me to be a bunch of cry babies who aren’t getting their way.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to make a couple of “enemies” after this.
It seems like the “throw shit at Paul Findlay” season has officially begun. I’ve been taking lessons with Paul & Yann for a year now, and there’s nothing bad I can say about them. They’re very good coaches who’ve always been good to me, encouraging and supportive. Anyway, I don’t know how any of these is relative with this chairs-gate. Funny, I was asked the other day “are you gonna kiss Paul’s ass (in this freud) because you take lessons with him?” I think we’re missing the big picture here: the courts are meant to play tennis. Maybe we should ask the people that play @ Higgs beach how the survive (?) without chairs on the side of the courts.
In any case, I am Surprised (capital S) that NOBODY (nobody) has addressed the main ISSUE here: the chairs allow people to congregate and DRINK ALCOHOL, which leads them to be annoyingly loud and obnoxious. I’m not the only one that think this way, if you’re wondering. Of course that not everybody does this, but a few is enough.
I’ve been living in Key West for almost 2 years now and Bayview is my LEAST favorite place to play tennis because of this “alcohol abuse”. Can you people sit, drink alcohol (which is not allowed in city parks, by the way) and be loud somewhere else? It’s a big park, find another spot where you don’t bother people that are playing.
Not intended to sound like a pro, but last time I checked people are not supposed to be LOUD at a tennis tournament when a point is being played. I’m sorry, but tennis is not baseball or football or any other sport for that kind of behavior to be “allowed”.
We started visiting down here 10 years ago and finally bought our dream home this year, the reason we bought here is, and i am not kidding, Bayview Tennis area. I have had many dealings with Paul and his son and his wife. They have always been supportive, helpful, and very knowledgeable. I also know ‘the guys’ on the other side of this silly story, they are also great people, never overly loud or problematic in any way…….. Please let this silly story leak away, and let everyone just take a breath and let Paul do his job, as efficiently as he has done for years…..and the other side of the coin….let ‘the guys’ continue playing tennis and enjoying the healthy and fun sport that we have learned to love…….ok, let’s concentrate on what really matters,
GETTING THAT FIRST SERVE IN!!!