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54 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | SEPTEMBER 2018 Tennis Club July was hot and humid, and August also started out hot, humid, and sometimes smoky. Nevertheless, hardy tennis players continued to meet at The Courts for club-sponsored play and resident-arranged play. July's Play Day had ten players, so everyone played as much as they wanted to, and there were donuts left over. So, with little real news to report from The Courts, this may be a good time to bring up a sore subject – old balls. We use a lot of tennis balls for club play and resident play, and there are only so many dogs still young enough to want to chase the darn things. Of course, here at the Compound some of our neighbors can put used balls on the legs of their walkers to keep them from scraping, and the RV Club or Off-Road Clubs could use tennis balls to cover up their trailer hitch knobbie thing to soften the blow from hitting it with a shin. Another use that I have seen is to place a tennis ball on the end of a broom stick and use it to wipe shoe marks from tile floors. My contribution to the tennis ball pollution problem is that I don't ever actually open a new can of balls. I say either, "I brought them last time," or "I'll bring them next time." They're all yellow, so it's easy to pull some out of my tennis bag and say, "See, it was these number 3s." Our memories are so bad that nobody actually knows who provided the last can of Penns. However, some more generous and ethical players actually do rip open their 20-can case from Costco and pop open a can. With each ball having a volume of 8.2 cubic inches and each can containing three balls, that case alone fills up 164 cubic inches of land fill, which is bigger than a bread box, except nobody has those anymore. So, without using Google, what other uses are there for old tennis balls. Send your ideas to me at sahovey47@hotmail.com, and I'll take credit for them and share them. Play Days are open to all residents of Four Seasons Beaumont on the last Saturday of the month starting at 8:30 am. Sometimes we have donuts. ~ Steven Hovey Water Volleyball Water Volleyball meets at The Courts on Mondays 12 to 1 pm, weather permitting — 75 degrees or higher. The water temperature is a comfortable 84 degrees. We play with a light-weight water volleyball, warm-up drills, and then the games are on. Come join the fun! If you'd like to be added to our players list, email babsmiller00@gmail. com. ~ Barbara Miller (L-R) David Whitfield, Ray Ibrahim, Jeromee Liebenberg, Bernie Albanese, Vicki Manderino, Jack and Margi Spies, Barbara Miller, Loren Stassart • Photographer Mary Liebenberg Ping Pong Did you know... The sport of Table Tennis, aka Ping Pong, aka "whiff-whaff " originated in Victorian England, where it was played among the upper-class as an after-dinner parlour game. In 1988 Table Tennis was introduced as an Olympic sport with several events. From 1988 to 2004, The Olympic competitions included men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. Since 2008, a team event has been played instead of the doubles. We welcome all to come join the fun in the multipurpose room at The Courts. If you are a beginner, no worries, we will teach you the game. If you haven't played in years and are a little rusty, we will be patient and help you get back to form. If you don't have a paddle, no worries, we have plenty of extras. Club hours are listed in the Breeze. Hope to see you at The Courts. ~ Tracey Laykoff

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