GSYC

Latest set of twins at the club

joined at the hip

Dr. (Moyel) Katz will do the separation at the membership meeting

Before I get to Friday & the pool..I have to go back to Thursday. I contacted Steve Redan and told him about what happened that day and that our cold water was not going thru the water softener. His answer was

"OK, then we need to have a

Neutralizer installed to take care of that."

Kaa-ching

(It took me a whole summer to figure out that I have to stop calling people about these problems..It always ends up costing)

I then said, rather then install it in the furnace room, why don't we install it in the bar room so it's in place when we have our Membership meeting?? I have a few members that I want Neutralized....

Steve says "Ahhh, you're only kidding."

(NO I WASN'T)

Back to the Pool

Early in my tenure I had the pleasure of being present when the Borough of Hopatcong's Health Department inspected our kitchen. We passed with flying colors. However, the Health Department inspector mentioned to me that the building department needed to speak to me regarding a "Bonding Certificate".

My first reaction was "Why do we need a certificate to bond with the Borough?"

Joel Chontow tells me, at Father's Day, that the certificate has to do with the pool, and we need this certificate. OK. So being the good citizen/commodore that I am, I go to Town Hall and to the building department.

(Remember this was in June)

I show up and say to the young lady at the desk, (actually she was older then me) I need information about a bonding certificate. She replies "What's that?" Here we go..another Abbott & Costello moment..I reply "That's what I'm here to find out." She says, "Never heard about it. Leave your name & phone number and I will have someone call you." I write out my name, home # and cell # and write a message that it's concerning a bonding certificate for the GSYC.

No one contacts me.

Fast Forward

It's the end of July and I get a call from life guard Susan.."Mr. Karpas there was someone here from the town building department who says you need to contact him." I call his number, which is town hall and leave a message. He calls me back shortly. Conversation goes like this: "Umm Mr. Karpas, I happened to be next door doing an inspection and I saw the pool. The Township of Hopatcong did not know that you have a commercial pool."

(Hellllooo...the pool has been here for 57 years!!)

"And since you are the only commercial pool in the township we have to make sure that you are under code. You need a bonding certificate." I reply

"Thanks Bill, (we are on first name basis once I informed him that the pool has been here for 57 years) I have been to Town Hall and I left you a note. Did you get it?" "Yes, I did but lost it." "Ok now tell me, what's a friggen bonding certificate?" "It is a certificate issued by a certified electrician that the pool is grounded." "Well we have been here for 57 years and no one has been electrocuted. In fact, each day we throw in a seagull to see if it survives before we let anyone in the pool."

My Buddy Bill says.."Well you need the certificate!"

OK..I now call Hank. This time he doesn't say "SO".

Hank calls Joel who recommends an electrician who is certified.

The electrician (who is related to the Ka-tching plumbers somehow...all inbred. They all go to the same billing school)

shows up, does some tests, leaves a bill, and flunks us.

Now you are ready for the 7am meeting at the pool with our contractor who repaired the pool and the bastard electrician who flunked us.

The result is Joel Chontow will install some switches and our

pool contractor will fix everything else. The electrician will then return to inspect and issue the certificate. This will be done this week and then we will no longer be an illegal alien.

KAA-TCHING - KAA-TCHING

"Another looong day in the Life of the Commodore"

Alan Karpas

Commodore