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Senior Voice of Citrus County - JUNE 2020 • 5
FRANKLY SPEAKING
The Elephant
in the Room
By Frank Jolliff
Well, I guess it is time
to address the topic that
everyone is concerned
with - toilet paper. Several
hundred years ago, William
Shakespeare wrote in
Hamlet, “To be or not to
be.” Fast forward to the
present times, “T.P, or not
T.P. that is the question?
Whether it is nobler to
withstand outrageous
fortunes of using the
precious T.P. on both sides
or to do without.”
I, for one, chose to go on
a hunt for the scarce but
essential quarry. Early one
morning, I walked into the
local Walmart and asked an
associate, “where would I
find the buttwipe?” “He is
over there loading up his
cart with all the toilet paper
available.”
By the time I reached the
display, the shelves were
bare. I returned to the same
C it r us C o unt y
was all gone. Is there more R e o p e n ing s
associate and inquired, “It
in the back?” No, he replied.
It goes as fast as it comes. Bicentennial Pool Lap be following CDC guidelines
He then added, “Even in the Swimming - Bicentennial and direction from the Citrus
County Health Department.
Park Pool, 8145 W.
employees’ restroom, we Bicentennial Park Dr., Crystal
have to use the John Wayne River, has reopened for lap For more information, or
toilet paper.” The John swimming by appointment to schedule a lap swim
Wayne toilet paper? “Yeah. only (45-minute increments). appointment, phone 352-795-
The John Wayne toilet paper: Hours for lap swimming are 1478.
it’s rough, it’s tough, and it Monday through Friday 9:30 Citrus County Library
doesn’t take any crap!” a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday System - All five branches
10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and of the Citrus County Library
How sad is this? I am Sunday 12:30 p.m.-3:30 System are now open to the
afraid that 2020 will be p.m. Appointments will be public for access to primary
remembered as the year of
the T.P. wars. The upside accepted no more than 48 services including browsing
hours in advance.
and reading, computer and
to this time is that this year WiFi use, and check-out of
has been my dog’s favorite, No food or drinks, water materials. All buildings will
bottles are allowed. The
because I have been home County will not provide be under temporary guidelines
every day to walk and keep pool equipment, i.e. kick for the health and safety
of patrons and staff. This
her company. I guess every boards, hand weights, and includes limiting occupancy
cloud has a silver lining, but noodles. Please arrive in your to half-capacity, practicing
this is not an endorsement swimming attire, as changing proper social distancing by
for White Cloud toilet paper. rooms will NOT be open at
this time. All pool staff will Continued on page 6
KOREAN WAR MEMORABILIA
Korean War Veteran Richard Kwiecienski of Sugarmill Woods (featured in Senior Voice’s May
issue) recently donated a Korean War Poster to the Margarita Grill to join the collection of military
memorabilia decorating the restaurant’s interior. June 25 marks the 70th anniversary of the start
of the “forgotten” war. More than 54,000 U.S. service members were killed and 103,000 wounded in
the war. (Photo by Richard Kwiecienski)