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dustin999
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6:28p, 7/27/23
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So I totally screwed up, just arrived for a 6 day stay with my wife and daughter and the place I rented is actually one street away from pointe West which means we aren't in the community and can't access the pool.

Does anyone have a connection or own property in pointe West that could possibly get us on the wristband list? I'm not sure if they sell guest passes to non residents.

Happy to venmo money if someone can help us out.
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8:40p, 7/27/23
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I will sell you a day pass to my pool in League City.
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In reply to Milwaukees Best Light • 8:45p, 7/27/23
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If it's all inclusive you have a deal!
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9:41p, 7/27/23
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Thread title checks out.
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9:54p, 7/27/23
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6 days in Galveston? Good luck...
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9:59p, 7/27/23
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As an alternative, could you purchase a small pool? Academy is on the Seawall. Just trying to make lemonade.
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10:01p, 7/27/23
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I have 3 five day passes to the GoM. Let me know and I will post up my venmo.
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11:07p, 7/27/23
Moody gardens or ****terbaughn
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1:01a, 7/28/23
Rip Sea-Arama
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1:11a, 7/28/23
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if only there were a body of water nearby you could swim in. too bad.
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5:30a, 7/28/23
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The Fun Spot is open 7 days a week on Bolivar.
"Gimme a diablo sandwhich and a dr. pepper...to go"
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7:56a, 7/28/23
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i bet your wife is pissed.
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8:41a, 7/28/23
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The tar should take your mind off of how bad you screwed up.
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In reply to Funky Winkerbean • 10:37a, 7/28/23
Funky Winkerbean said:
The tar should take your mind off of how bad you screwed up.
Went to Crystal Beach a few weeks ago and I had a tar ball stuck to the side of my leg. It was damn near impossible to get off without soap/chemicals. I remember as a kid stepping on little tar balls but nothing in the last 30+ years. Was there an oil spill or something?
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In reply to sts7049 • 11:14a, 7/28/23
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sts7049 said:
if only there were a body of water nearby you could swim in. too bad.

I'm not sure I classify galveston bay or ocean as swimmable water. I certainly will never get in that water
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In reply to IDaggie06 • 11:22a, 7/28/23
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Well, at least with all the silt and trash in the water you can't even see the sharks.
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In reply to IDaggie06 • 11:25a, 7/28/23
IDaggie06 said:
sts7049 said:
if only there were a body of water nearby you could swim in. too bad.

I'm not sure I classify galveston bay or ocean as swimmable water. I certainly will never get in that water
too bad... I say drive over to Surfside and go to the beach and drink too much and you'll forget about the pool that will be hot and full of people you don't want to be around, most likely
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In reply to dustin999 • 11:40a, 7/28/23
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Have you gone up there and asked them to sell you wristbands? If they are not busy, i bet they would.
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11:53a, 7/28/23
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Quote:
Wristband Fee

The Property Owners Association of Pointe West has instituted a wristband fee applicable to all guests beginning on January 1st of 2015.
  • Wristbands for the community amenities are $25.00 per person for all non-owners aged 5 and over year round.
Other details included but are not limited to:
[ol]
  • If a wristband is lost, there is a $25.00 replacement fee per wristband.
  • The number of bands issued will be based on the occupancy. The occupancy is 3 times the number of bedrooms in your rental property. Ex 3 bedroom will be able to purchase 9 wristbands.
  • Guests or friends of owners can only use the facilities free of charge when accompanied by the owner and at a number of guests within the owner's occupancy. Otherwise, they will be charged the appropriate wristband fees.
  • Wristband fees will be charged for all non-owners from the age 5 and up.
    • [/ol]
    google is your friend
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    HtownAg92
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    In reply to IDaggie06 • 12:22p, 7/28/23
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    IDaggie06 said:
    sts7049 said:
    if only there were a body of water nearby you could swim in. too bad.

    I'm not sure I classify galveston bay or ocean as swimmable water. I certainly will never get in that water
    And you'll be missed.

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    In reply to GrayMatter • 12:26p, 7/28/23
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    Yes those are the rules if you're a guest or a friend of an owner. They don't sell passes/wristbands for non guests, so there's no day pass option or anything like that.
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    dustin999
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    12:31p, 7/28/23
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    And I love the elitist attitude towards Galveston and the beaches here, lol. Sorry my family isn't as fortunate as yours to spend glamorous vacations in Tahiti or whatever.

    It's just a weekend getaway thing we do once a year. Nobody's claiming Galveston is going to claim any top 10 beaches list, but our family enjoys it for a change of scenery and if you don't or you're too good for Galveston, hey more power to you.
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    HtownAg92
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    In reply to dustin999 • 12:47p, 7/28/23
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    dustin999 said:
    And I love the elitist attitude towards Galveston and the beaches here, lol. Sorry my family isn't as fortunate as yours to spend glamorous vacations in Tahiti or whatever.

    It's just a weekend getaway thing we do once a year. Nobody's claiming Galveston is going to claim any top 10 beaches list, but our family enjoys it for a change of scenery and if you don't or you're too good for Galveston, hey more power to you.
    No sheet. We love Galveston. To claim it is some unswimmable sewer just tells me that you either have never been there or are a poon. You want to see unswimmable beaches? Go to Cancun or Playa and see the sargassum wrecked water there.

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    Dimebag Darrell
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    12:53p, 7/28/23
    There is a grown man here who is afraid to get in the water in Galveston?

    It's a great place to take your family. Ideally in May/early June or Late Sept/October though. But we went to Bolivar a few wknds ago and had a blast and plan on doing the same tomorrow.
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    In reply to Dimebag Darrell • 12:58p, 7/28/23
    AG
    Baby oil is your friend
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    In reply to Dimebag Darrell • 12:58p, 7/28/23
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    Brittmoore Car Club said:
    There is a grown man here who is afraid to get in the water in Galveston?

    It's a great place to take your family. Ideally in May/early June or Late Sept/October though. But we went to Bolivar a few wknds ago and had a blast and plan on doing the same tomorrow.
    We go early October every year long school holiday weekend and it is great. Not crowded. Water is still warm, but not boiling, and usually very clear.
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    1:14p, 7/28/23
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    Sumer rates go off season October 1st so it's a great time to go.
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    In reply to HtownAg92 • 2:16p, 7/28/23
    HtownAg92 said:
    Brittmoore Car Club said:
    There is a grown man here who is afraid to get in the water in Galveston?

    It's a great place to take your family. Ideally in May/early June or Late Sept/October though. But we went to Bolivar a few wknds ago and had a blast and plan on doing the same tomorrow.
    We go early October every year long school holiday weekend and it is great. Not crowded. Water is still warm, but not boiling, and usually very clear.
    We have gone mid-October several times and it has been amazing weather and water conditions each time. One of the best kept secrets is that time of year.
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    In reply to GrayMatter • 2:33p, 7/28/23
    GrayMatter said:
    Quote:
    Wristband Fee

    The Property Owners Association of Pointe West has instituted a wristband fee applicable to all guests beginning on January 1st of 2015.
    • Wristbands for the community amenities are $25.00 per person for all non-owners aged 5 and over year round.
    Other details included but are not limited to:
    [ol]
  • If a wristband is lost, there is a $25.00 replacement fee per wristband.
  • The number of bands issued will be based on the occupancy. The occupancy is 3 times the number of bedrooms in your rental property. Ex 3 bedroom will be able to purchase 9 wristbands.
  • Guests or friends of owners can only use the facilities free of charge when accompanied by the owner and at a number of guests within the owner's occupancy. Otherwise, they will be charged the appropriate wristband fees.
  • Wristband fees will be charged for all non-owners from the age 5 and up.
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    google is your friend


    It wasn't his friend when he searched for this place.

    Why start now?
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    In reply to Diggity • 2:37p, 7/28/23
    Diggity said:
    Baby oil is your friend
    Baby oil and calamine lotion.

    The staples of any gulf coast beachgoer.
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    In reply to Stat Monitor Repairman • 2:40p, 7/28/23
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    Stat Monitor Repairman said:
    Diggity said:
    Baby oil is your friend
    Baby oil and calamine lotion.

    The staples of any gulf coast beachgoer.
    Depending on which side of the ferry you get off, Valtrex would also be a staple.
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    2:55p, 7/28/23
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    We used gasoline.

    And we liked it that way!
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    3:13p, 7/28/23
    I just checked the surf cams for the area and the water right now near Pointe West and it looks really phenomenal. Flat surf and green to beach.
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    3:30p, 7/28/23
    Green good for fishing.
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    4:04p, 7/28/23
    Was on Surfside Beach last weekend and the tar was certainly plentiful but what was crazy was the amount of baitfish swimming along the shore. I've grown up on that beach and have seen fish around the shore tons, but it was like thousands and thousands just swimming constantly all around everywhere I looked while out in the water.

    I started to get kind of nervous on what was holding them all there.
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