I did to!

In response to my request for clarification of the rules, I got two email responses from someone named Amy Speckman. I got the impression she was not on-site, because she said she was speaking to those who were onsite. She said that smoking is allowed on the pool deck and near the hot tub because it's an outdoor space. They try to get folks not to smoke near the kiddie pool, but again, it's not against the rules. She also said that they ask guests to refrain from using glass containers near the pool, but to pour them into plastic containers. This is odd since the bar uses plastic cups but you aren't allowed (according to the signs) within 4 feet of the pool with them either. Incidentally, she said the people in question were "legitimate". In any event, the rest of the week was peaceful and wonderful, and these kinds of issues have been few and far between in my many years of ownership.

Amy Speckman is the Assistant Manager in charge of activities for Casa Ybel Resort. The pool is one of her responsibilities. Amy is a very competent and a great member of the staff.

I'm pleased that the pool problem was a one time event.

Lynn Perkins

Can something be done to tighten up the rules so that glass containers are not permitted in the pool area. They can be very dangerous, because if the glass breaks, serious injury can be caused.

Prohibition of glass in pool areas is a standard rule in all the resorts and hotels that I know of.

I have been an owner for over 10 years. This is my problem: Every year we go down there, the sun sets in the late afternoon over the Gulf. Yes, Sanibel is angled to the south so we actually miss the sunset - I get that. Fortunately, we are a morning family, but would prefer for the sun to rise over the Gulf rather than set in the afternoon. You'd think after all these years that our request would be honored. To whom do I complain management or perhaps God himself?

Ah, there are two solutions to your problem. Get in a boat at sunset and go straight south. After a few hundred yards, you’ll see the sunset on the Gulf. Or, trade your week for one near the winter solstice (such as weeks 51 or 52). We see both sunrise and sunset on the Gulf, nearly symmetrically positioned (of course, our days are shorter).

George,

Great advice - may I borrow your boat next year?

George doesn't have a boat. He has a winter solstice week remember?

We don't really know that the bottle was glass. Many liquor bottles now are plastic. I'm confident that if a glass bottle was present when someone came down from the office, the matter would have been handled ASAP.