Letters to the Editor

Editor:

I will chime in on the issue of the current lack of a pharmacy on the LW campus.

I found the convenience of the pharmacy to be wonderful, but I did not find it necessary. However, it closed right before I had knee replacement surgery. Therefore, I had to go to the overcrowded CVS with overworked staff, inundated with a bunch of angry, impatient, displaced seniors from you-knowwhere. I had to get my pre- and post-operative medicines and refills there. It was no fun.

I joked that the pharmacy would reopen after I didn’t need the convenient service anymore. OK, I am all healed now, it is time for the pharmacy to reopen. It has been long enough by far. Oh, and by the way, I too am outraged.

Margo Wheeler Mutual 6 Editor:

I work for a utility company, and I noticed that one of the palm trees in the Aquatic Center was planted directly underneath overhead power lines. The fronds are constantly rubbing the wire near the intersection of Golden Rain Road and St. Andrews Drive. No amount of trimming will alleviate this situation. The tree should be relocated elsewhere in LW.

Trees should never come in contact with power lines.

I am also a musician and wince when listening to music coming out of only one channel by the pool.

Can we relocate the other speaker from the spa until the final system is installed so that we can hear both sides of stereo as the recording artists intended?

David Rettich Mutual 4 Editor:

Good news! The Primrose Restaurant is open again. It’s in Seal Beach Village, adjacent to the location of the farmers market every week. The kitchen is open every day from 7 a.m.-4 p.m., and the bar remains open till around 8 p.m.

Once it is able to get more staff, the kitchen will be open until 8 p.m., according to the owner.

We had a great breakfast on July 5 and very good service. Please come out and support the restaurant, which is within walking distance, to help it stay open.

The Leisure World bus stops at the center as well. Forks up.

Robin Abbott Mutual 12 Editor:

Now that parking tickets will be issued for parking over 72 hours on GRF Trust streets, people need to know what streets are included, as it is my understanding that Mutual streets are excluded from this. Possibly signs should be posted. Barry Allen Mutual 10 Editor’s Note: Trust streets include all named streets in Leisure World and are subject to GRF parking enforcement rules. Carport streets and other Mutual access roads are not subject to GRF parking enforcement.

Editor:

The Seal Beach Market closed in 2008. It carried a full inventory, similar to what one would find in any other market. A majority of residents voiced complaints at that time.

After the Seal Beach Market closed, an “agreement” was reached by management with the HCC pharmacy. We have the Downtown Cafe, which might have accommodated items such as milk, butter and bread, but this concept never really got off the ground.

Now, we have to take the Seal Beach bus to grocery shop. Recently, I needed milk and had to use the bus for the first time. The bus operates on a fixed schedule.

I was accustomed to taking the car and completing my errand in minutes.

Since I lost my driving privileges due to my health, I found out how much I count on the pharmacy.

I am sure I speak for the majority of residents who came to Leisure World after they had retired from a lifetime of working, raising children and such. We came here to wind down our lives.

The idea of a store has been discussed and tossed out.

We can have groceries delivered, but it is an added expense we didn’t have to consider.

There are some who wanted to make this a more active community, but I think we should take a step back instead.

Margie Meigs Mutual 2