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"Problem is, you're not going to see 100 of the cars anytime soon on regular roads..."

You got that right!

Here in Podunkville aka Charlottesville, Virginia, I'd have to camp out on Emmett Street, our busiest road, for some time to tally 100 of them.

I suppose I could sneak into Farmington Country Club, our most elite such establishment, to survey the parking lot, but now that they've got motion detectors and facial recognition cameras on 24/7, it might not be the best idea I've had so far today....




Contrary to popular image, most country clubs and yacht clubs are just community clubs for people that like golf and sailing respectively, and try to be welcoming and affordable rather than exclusive. Most are neither expensive nor fancy, and often are run mostly by retiree volunteers that work for free. Often they don't even own the buildings or land but lease them from the city, under agreements that require them to provide things like free or cheap access and youth classes.

Most such places are actually open to the public either all of the time, or at specific times... but possibly not to creepy people "surveying the parking lot."


>Annual dues for Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Virginia range from $5,001–$10,000. The club also has an initiation fee of $50,001–$75,000.



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