Frustrated with swimming sometimes!

Hey all, forgive me while I vent. First off, it's not swimming itself that frustrates me. Today, when I went to the noon lap swim, the pool was divided in half, with half the pool for water walking, half for lap swimming. And in the lap swimming section--in half this pool, there were six people, which doesn't seem like much, but without lane lines, people wander into other lanes, even when they claim to be circling. There is chaos. It may just be me and the mood I was in, but after two laps, I was just beyond frustrated and got out. I'd asked the lifeguard why there couldn't be at least three sections as I've seen the pool divided at other times, and he just said, "I can't move the rope." I've had so many instances of lack of concern for lap swimmers at this pool, that I'm on the brink of dropping my membership. Only one thin thread keeps me and I'm getting to think it might be too thin a thread to hold: there is a gym which I also use (weights, cardio, etc.) and there is a yoga class which I join on and off. Also, the pool is a ten minute walk from where I live, so the convenience is a big factor. I'm thinking though that the high school pool, even without a gym, might be more worth my while, since it's cheaper. But the management of the pool favors EVERYONE but lap swimmers. I left the pool stressed out--I've had other instances that have stressed me out at this pool, so many that I sometimes wonder if I'll ever enjoy swimming--if pool politics will always favor others besides lap swimmers. When I run, I can go wherever, whenever (although there are the crazy drivers, I can mostly avoid them by running at nearby tracks or parks). But swimming, I'm hemmed in by available lap swim times which don't always work with my schedule. There's much to love about swimming itself, but I'm getting very discouraged with how our pool is managed. I'm so tired of facing the ambush that is lap swimming. I don't want to finish a workout stressed out. And I need to get more mentally tough, I suppose to just deal. But my life has its own share of stress, and I kind of like my workout time to be a way to free myself. And I want to be able to set some goals, go after them. I seriously sometimes want to give up on swimming--not really... but today is one of those days I want never to swim another stroke in ANY pool. I'd love to live near open water. That's what I learned to swim in, and I loved it--would get bitten by crabs, stung occasionally by jelly fish, wonder if sharks were lurking nearby, push through seaweed... and all that was better than anything I deal with at the pool. Okay, deep breath... move on. Let go. Got to get back to yoga class--but maybe somewhere other than my Y. :) With a knee still sensitive from a fall, I should swim more often--if only it wasn't so stressful that I want to run the other way.