Just thought I would start a thread which didn't have deep philosophical overtones so that we all can have fun with the new forum software. Based upon personal experience, I will start a list of “You know you are a swimmer when …” with the following:
You know you are a swimmer when you leave work in the rain and you can smell the chlorine coming off of your hair.
Anyone care to add to the list?
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... You own 4 pair of fins (red feet-eatin' zoomers; SCUBA big fins; black rubber fins and new Hydro short fins) and only one pair of dress shoes.
... You ever fibbed your way out of a late meeting at work to go to swim practice.
... You ever had to have surgery and your first question to the doc was "When can I start swimming again" instead of "When can I go back to work".
... You ever painted a surgical incision with TuffSkin (or whatever it's called) so you could get back in the pool before the staples came out
... It drives you nuts when somebody says, "Oh, I wouldn't be caught DEAD in a bathing suit"
... You ever conned yourself out of bed for early practice telling yourself that if you were still tired afterwards, you could go back home to bed instead of going to work on time.
... The first thing people ask you if they haven't seen you in a while is "Are you still swimming ?"
... You own 4 pair of fins (red feet-eatin' zoomers; SCUBA big fins; black rubber fins and new Hydro short fins) and only one pair of dress shoes.
... You ever fibbed your way out of a late meeting at work to go to swim practice.
... You ever had to have surgery and your first question to the doc was "When can I start swimming again" instead of "When can I go back to work".
... You ever painted a surgical incision with TuffSkin (or whatever it's called) so you could get back in the pool before the staples came out
... It drives you nuts when somebody says, "Oh, I wouldn't be caught DEAD in a bathing suit"
... You ever conned yourself out of bed for early practice telling yourself that if you were still tired afterwards, you could go back home to bed instead of going to work on time.
... The first thing people ask you if they haven't seen you in a while is "Are you still swimming ?"
