Mari, I am the same way about my pool. I don't go because I don't want to talk to the neighbors.... when I do go to the pool I wear headphones and listen to music (or I have the music off and the headphones on so people don't bother me)
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The greatest difficulty lies not in choosing between self-interest and the common good, but in knowing the difference.
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