On 11/15/2012 2:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/15/2012 2:39 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> This ridiculous place where I live charges an annual assessment for
>>> dining
>>> at "the club". They do this whether you eat there or not. The way it
>>> works, they charge $830 per annum. If/when you eat at the club,
>>> they tack
>>> the food bill onto your monthly dues and the statement reflects the
>>> reduction in the annual assessment.
>>>
>>> If you don't eat there, they'll still charge you for the total
>>> amount at
>>> the end of the year. It's stupid but that's the way things work
>>> here. So
>>> I figured I might as well get a meal or two out of it since I have
>>> to pay
>>> for it anyway.
>>>
>>
>> This is a common practice with country clubs. They divide the overhead
>> amongst members equally, not on a pay as you go basis. I guess for
>> some
>> people that golf every week or so, it is not a problem, but for the
>> light
>> user, it becomes expensive.
>>
>> If the bar tab is included in the fee, you can have a few friends for a
>> drunken orgy and suck up the $830 in a few hours.
>>
>>
> ROFL! Only if I can get them to reimburse me for their meals after I
> sign the "check". I wouldn't invite people over to have them help
> pick up the tab. I rather resent the assessment thing.
>
> I can buy wine by the bottle and it goes towards the assessment. I may
> have room to store china but I don't have anywhere to store bottles of
> wine.
>
> Jill
Actually, bottles of wine are quite decorative and you could buy a small
rack to hold them. You aren't that beat for wall space are you?

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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