I recently moved to an "active adult" community, basically to get away from kids. Love them, but was tired of dealing with them in the pool I used to swim in. To my surprise, the first day in my new pool (which is almost 25 yards!), I was approached about my "fins" and "kickboard." It seems the pool "rules" prohibit large flotation devices. My kickboard is 17" long. The Board then decided to prohibit fins.. I am fuming. :bitching: I can't even fight it because, conveniently, the board doesn't meet until September! I swim in the morning, and there is NO ONE in the pool. My fins are also short fins. They ruled them as "hazardous." Did you ever hear of anything so insane???? Yes, I could swim without them, but a great deal of my 3600 yard workout includes those items. The irony is that the pool is hardly used, unless the weather is over 90 and the water over 85. UGGGHHHHH.
I had to join an outdoor pool and PAY (even though I pay plenty in the "active adult" community per month in association dues) for the summer, and as my prior thread whines, 2 weeks later, I received a whopping sinus infection. I'm ready to quit swimming.
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Queen, Some long time residents told me to wear the fins and use the board but I swim partially to relieve stress, and would feel very uncomfortable doing that. This is what would happen: lifeguard would approach me and tell me I couldn't use the items, if I continue to use them, lifeguards contacts either his supervisor or a board member, who then can try to remove me from the pool. Way toooooo embarrassing.
Elaine, no I don't live in that area. I live in the tri-state area.
Queen, Some long time residents told me to wear the fins and use the board but I swim partially to relieve stress, and would feel very uncomfortable doing that. This is what would happen: lifeguard would approach me and tell me I couldn't use the items, if I continue to use them, lifeguards contacts either his supervisor or a board member, who then can try to remove me from the pool. Way toooooo embarrassing.
Elaine, no I don't live in that area. I live in the tri-state area.
