One of the reasons I hate swimming in outdoor community/development pools is the lifeguard glare you get when you come in with all your gear, prepared to swim and hour or two. :banana: I've been swimming outside for 25 years in the summer, and find that the guards are mostly all the same - texting, playing ball, sleeping, eating. Heaven forbid, they have to sit up and watch a swimmer. I feel like they really hate when I walk in because they have to actually do their job. I've treated them to lunch, ice cream, treats and some are fine, but overall, they are mostly very lazy. I tell them I had a guard cert, (I can swim better than almost all of them!), and they don't have to sit in the chair, or even watch, but I still feel the glare. I've even encountered a few occasions when the sun was shining and guards claimed they heard thunder. What happened to the good old days when guards sat in the chair and did their job without resentment? I only see that type of mentality at the indoor pools. On rainy days, they really give me the evil eye. :badday:
Lifeguarding is a horribly boring job. Time goes really slowly when sitting there watching people splash around in a pool. When I guarded back in college I was always thrilled when nobody was in the pool because then I could sit and read a novel or something. So I can see where the resentment comes from--you're making their day drag on as they will have to sit and watch you for hours as you say.
Of course, that's the job and I wouldn't care if they glower at you. It's your right to swim in the pool. I'd ignore them. If nobody swam in the pool, they'd lose that job and might have to do actual hard work.
Lifeguarding is a horribly boring job. Time goes really slowly when sitting there watching people splash around in a pool. When I guarded back in college I was always thrilled when nobody was in the pool because then I could sit and read a novel or something. So I can see where the resentment comes from--you're making their day drag on as they will have to sit and watch you for hours as you say.
Of course, that's the job and I wouldn't care if they glower at you. It's your right to swim in the pool. I'd ignore them. If nobody swam in the pool, they'd lose that job and might have to do actual hard work.
