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Page 4, Viewpointe March 2024
Transportation Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc.

By Judith Levy 6909 SW 18th St., Suite A120 A special Thank You to our monthly volunteer contributing writers
Boca Raton, FL 33433
Let’s start by saying we Office (561) 395-7551 Fax (561) 395-5936 Steve Handwerker Elyse Weintraub Brown Yishai Mizrahi
had no car and to get up Email: info@bocapointe.com Judith Levy Hillary Reynolds Ashley Rozo
to the Catskill Mountains Website: www.bocapointe.com Dr. Ronald J. Meyers Oris Martin Tonya Jansson
resort area Mama would Access Control Lisa Sileo Peter Sachs The Pap Corps
hire a hacker, that’s a Operator: (561) 395-3392 Harold Katz Arthur Dermer Robert W. Goldfarb
Harriet Rubin
William A. Gralnick
Marci Woodward
limmo driver who ferries Voice mail system: (561) 395-3369 Anne Gannon Milagros Gutierrez de Herrera Josette Veltri
Website: www.gateaccess.net
people to their Catskill
destinations.. If you were Staff The views of the writers of the various articles in this newspaper do not
unlucky enough to be the April Narine, General Manager necessarily reflect the views of the Boca Pointe Community Association.
The Association nor the individual writers are not responsible for claims or
Lisa Cammaleri, Assistant Manager
first one picked up by the hacker you could spend your Diane Esola, Administrative Assistant promises contained in any advertising material appearing in the Viewpointe.
entire day in this cramped car and possibly be the last one Marcel Dos Santos, Director of Security Such claims and promises are the sole responsibility of the individual
dropped off. The driver took the unfortunate passengers advertiser.
on a trip that worked out best for him, not them. Viewpointe of Boca Pointe is the newspaper
of Boca Pointe Community Association, Inc.
My mother went to the corner drugstore and used the Please direct all questions, comments or
phone there to call the hacker and tell him that he was articles for Viewpointe to lisa.cammaleri@
not to pick up anyone else, she wanted the entire hack fsresidential.com.
for herself. He was pleased to hear that and thought she
must be a very rich lady and he was expecting a smooth
ride and a large tip. Neither ever happened.
come out of our home, one after another, when it finally How To Add Your Guests To The Gate
When the hacker arrived and we children started to

reached six and more were coming, the driver asked my
mother, “Lady, how many kids do you have?” My mother The Boca Pointe Community Association offers a few • Access Control- Call 561-395-3392 or leave a
said, “Count your teeth, don’t count my children”. We different methods to add guests to your visitors list, so please voicemail message at 561-395-3369
had no suitcases, just paper cartons tied with rope that ensure that you add your guest BEFORE they arrive. If The advantage of using gateaccess.net or the app is
filled the trunk of the car and were now on the roof of your guest is not on the list, they may be denied without a the ability to:
the auto. Then came the pillows and blankets covering phone call being placed to get your approval. Phone calls • Add a guest for the day or permanently
the cartons. When my mother brought out a dead chicken, are placed as a courtesy depending on how busy the guard • Remove a guest
which she intended to cook once we got to the farm, she is when they arrive. • Send a pass with barcode
just didn’t trust the butcher in the Catskills to be kosher To add a guest to your visitor list, you have several options: • Receive notification of guest arrival
enough, the driver’s eyes bugged out of his head and he • Website- www.gateaccess.net If you have any questions regarding access methods,
lost his cool, but he couldn’t leave because we kids had • Cell phone app- Download ABDI/Gate Access from please call the Boca Pointe Community Association
already climbed into the car and it was too late for him the app/play store 561-395-7551. 
to get another fare that day. My sister Shirley sat next to
him and when he puffed on his big cigar, she upchucked
all of her breakfast onto his lap. The smell in the car was
awful and we kept asking to stop so we could go to the
bathroom. He didn’t want to stop, but after one accident,
he agreed to stop at the Red Apple Rest. The drive was a
disaster. My mother didn’t like the driver and she didn’t
give him a tip and she never called the same driver when
we had to go back home. Good thing, that man must have
had a breakdown and would never have come to bring
us home. I think that ride aged him and I heard he quit
driving. Well, you win some, you lose some.

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