We have a 25 meter by 25 yard pool and we are asking the pool management to switch the normal yard direction to meters for a meter meet.
They want to charge us $1,400 to cover the costs of moving 4 starting blocks, (we only need four because we are doing a relay meet) all the lane lines and flags. Yikes!
We said we would move the lines and flags. We think $300 would be high but we would pay it. They said they don't want us to move the lines for insurance purposes.. (silly)
Does anyone have experience with this so we can come to a better number?
What would your pool charge for this service?
thanks
Charlie
Parents
Former Member
My club rents a private school pool for a weekly 2 hour session starting at 12 30
We are not allowed in the water until 12 30 sharp ,at which point we then have to put out the flags and then disentangle the lane lines from the drum where they have been out back haphazardly by the teenage boys - whilst this is being done it is a case of lets "find the spanner" which can be anywhere other than the tool box - 10 minutes gone
We then have to be out of the water by 2 29 (so assorted school swimmers can jump in at 2 30 ) having already packed away the flags and left the lane lines in whatever configuration the school requires for that day - another 10 minutes gone from our session
At least the blocks are concreted in position !
Pool availability for hire is so limited however that it is still a price worth paying - we were chucked out of another private school pool by a bunch of triathletes who offered more cash :bitching:
My club rents a private school pool for a weekly 2 hour session starting at 12 30
We are not allowed in the water until 12 30 sharp ,at which point we then have to put out the flags and then disentangle the lane lines from the drum where they have been out back haphazardly by the teenage boys - whilst this is being done it is a case of lets "find the spanner" which can be anywhere other than the tool box - 10 minutes gone
We then have to be out of the water by 2 29 (so assorted school swimmers can jump in at 2 30 ) having already packed away the flags and left the lane lines in whatever configuration the school requires for that day - another 10 minutes gone from our session
At least the blocks are concreted in position !
Pool availability for hire is so limited however that it is still a price worth paying - we were chucked out of another private school pool by a bunch of triathletes who offered more cash :bitching:
