I started diving off of starting blocks when I was eight years old. I am now 51, and train at the Y, almost always alone, as there is no Masters program in the county where I live, or in any of the immediately adjacent counties. (There are several age group programs.) I want to work on my starts, but none of the Y's where I swim will let me use the blocks - saying that a national Y policy prohibits anyone from using the blocks unless a team/club coach is on the deck.
I have never heard of anyone suing a YMCA because of an accident on a starting block.
Yes, perhaps a coach would be valuable to me in this regard, but I'm not looking for a coach - I need and want a cooperative facility. The age groups' program schedules are not conducive to my schedule, and besides, the age group coaches already have enough on their hands during those times with lanes full of kids working their programs. I also am not excited about having to dodge those kids to do the work I need to do.
Anyone find a way to conquer this litigation-fear-induced insanity yet? Thank you.
I just went downstairs and my Mr. Coffee is 170 degrees. Being a swamp dweller, I can't afford a fancy I-talian coffee machine. I keep my hot water heater at 120 so I filled up my coffee cup with hot water from the tap and drank it. Yuck, way too cold for coffee. I can't imagine 130 would be any better.
I have come to the following conclusions:
A - If you are a plaintiff atty or a male swimmer from the UK, you prefer luke warm coffee. I take that back, plaintiff atty's prefer hot coffee as it is better for lawsuits. Our British friends also like lukewarm beer so I respect their consistent approach to beverage temparature.
B - New Bern is the only town in America without a Starbucks but gull80 is serving fancy latte's after practice so who cares.
On a totally separate topic, some of you will recall I was roundly ridiculed for not being man enough to swim the 1000 last winter. Well, I'm still not man enough to do it regularly but was forced to in practice today in preparation for an open water swim. For the record, He Who Shall Not Be Named's time is easy to eclipse by a wide margin. I credit Ellison's V02Max shampoo.
I just went downstairs and my Mr. Coffee is 170 degrees. Being a swamp dweller, I can't afford a fancy I-talian coffee machine. I keep my hot water heater at 120 so I filled up my coffee cup with hot water from the tap and drank it. Yuck, way too cold for coffee. I can't imagine 130 would be any better.
I have come to the following conclusions:
A - If you are a plaintiff atty or a male swimmer from the UK, you prefer luke warm coffee. I take that back, plaintiff atty's prefer hot coffee as it is better for lawsuits. Our British friends also like lukewarm beer so I respect their consistent approach to beverage temparature.
B - New Bern is the only town in America without a Starbucks but gull80 is serving fancy latte's after practice so who cares.
On a totally separate topic, some of you will recall I was roundly ridiculed for not being man enough to swim the 1000 last winter. Well, I'm still not man enough to do it regularly but was forced to in practice today in preparation for an open water swim. For the record, He Who Shall Not Be Named's time is easy to eclipse by a wide margin. I credit Ellison's V02Max shampoo.
