Too many good lines to quote, here's the whole thing:
Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years
Monday, January 12, 2004 Posted: 12:54 PM EST (1754 GMT)
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A man who lived on a golf course for 40 years was told to leave because some golfers complained that he scared them.
Other golfers, however, said Kenny Bethel is harmless and should be allowed to stay at Palmetto Golf Course.
Bethel, 55, first showed up at the golf course after he ran away from home in 1963. He collected and resold stray golf balls, used the club's showers and toilets at night and slept in a sheltered area on the course that housed the showers.
"This course became my job and, later, my home," he said.
For the last nine years, he had been joined by his wife Francis, 43. They have since relocated to a space under a nearby bridge.
"What have I done to deserve this?" Bethel asked.
Bethel now gets chased away by the staff when he tries to collect balls. And the restrooms are locked at night.
"It's a huge dilemma," said Carlos McKeon, manager of Miami-Dade County Golf Operations. "We used to cast a benign eye on Kenny. But when a few golfers complained that he's trespassing and it's against the law, we had to get him off."
Bethel turned down a job in course maintenance because he wanted to be self-employed, McKeon said.
Golfers who had become accustomed to seeing Bethel on the course were surprised by his banishment.
"It seems a shame that someone who is an institution on the course can't be grandfathered in," golfer Jim Adamson said.
"He's a nice guy," agreed golfer Mario Deif. "You have to admire someone who has debunked modern life and lives off the land."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/01/12/ ... index.html
Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years.
Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years.
My son ... ask for thyself another internet connection, for that which I leave is too slow for thee
Re: Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years.
Originally posted by schlurpee
Too many good lines to quote, here's the whole thing:
Man evicted after living on golf course for 40 years
Monday, January 12, 2004 Posted: 12:54 PM EST (1754 GMT)
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A man who lived on a golf course for 40 years was told to leave because some golfers complained that he scared them.
Other golfers, however, said Kenny Bethel is harmless and should be allowed to stay at Palmetto Golf Course.
Bethel, 55, first showed up at the golf course after he ran away from home in 1963. He collected and resold stray golf balls, used the club's showers and toilets at night and slept in a sheltered area on the course that housed the showers.
"This course became my job and, later, my home," he said.
For the last nine years, he had been joined by his wife Francis, 43. They have since relocated to a space under a nearby bridge.
"What have I done to deserve this?" Bethel asked.
Bethel now gets chased away by the staff when he tries to collect balls. And the restrooms are locked at night.
"It's a huge dilemma," said Carlos McKeon, manager of Miami-Dade County Golf Operations. "We used to cast a benign eye on Kenny. But when a few golfers complained that he's trespassing and it's against the law, we had to get him off."
Bethel turned down a job in course maintenance because he wanted to be self-employed, McKeon said.
Golfers who had become accustomed to seeing Bethel on the course were surprised by his banishment.
"It seems a shame that someone who is an institution on the course can't be grandfathered in," golfer Jim Adamson said.
"He's a nice guy," agreed golfer Mario Deif. "You have to admire someone who has debunked modern life and lives off the land."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/01/12/ ... index.html
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Hi schlurpee
Sounds like a Stroke of bad luck has come his way
He sounds really Tee'd off
regards
minir
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fivesixseven
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Originally posted by fivesixseven
lives off the land eh? when was using public facilities and selling golf balls livin off the land?
i agree, that aint livin off the land, thats livin off of others land
livin off the land and debunking modern life would be living in a farm house, with no electricity, growing your own food and using a wooden stove as your heat
"Would you mind not standing on my chest, my hats on fire." - The Doctor
sounds as though he was liked by most and feared by few.
Him being liked was of his own creation. The creation of fear was not.
pretty sad IMHO
Him being liked was of his own creation. The creation of fear was not.
pretty sad IMHO
I was going to post a link to that thread, but the SG search results for "bullsh|t" were too numerous
sometimes you have to think outside the box to get inside the box
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Hrm, very odd indeed. If I were him, I would have taken the job as maintenance. Those guys make some bucks! Well, the ones at nice golf courses do. I know a grounds manager for a rinky dink golf course here in Indiana and he makes like 45K a year + free golf for him and all his guests. Cant beat that. Oh and he has a company pickup truck too. /shrug
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