In an effort to swim closer to home I started going to a community pool nearby. Just as I was about to get in a lane, the young woman in it stopped at the end, hawked something up, and spit it in the gutter. Then she did it again.
The lifeguard to whom I pointed this out said that the gutters empty into the sewer. I don't think so, and even if the water is sent through the filters, is spitting in the gutter now acceptable?
Wasn't when I swam in college 35 years ago, isn't at the (expensive) club I was trying to substitute for. But is this dirty or am I being foolishly fastidious? Your honest comments please!
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I have to agree with Rob... at our pool there are very few people who take a shower, and those that do probably don't take a soap shower in the nude!!
In my days as a lifeguard that was a major frustration - if I remember right it was a law by the health department to do so.
Now our Y pool has a sign that states "it is encouraged that you shower before entering the pool" I guess everybody wants to be politically correct these days.
As to the spitting - I agree it sounds gross when someday starts hacking 'em up...on the other hand it seems better to get rid of your sputum in the gutter (this can be done without even being noticeable) than having one in your mouth and sooner or later it'll be in the poolwater....
I am more grossed out by the dirty bandaids, clumps of hair attached to who-knows-what floating around my face when I swim.:(
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I have to agree with Rob... at our pool there are very few people who take a shower, and those that do probably don't take a soap shower in the nude!!
In my days as a lifeguard that was a major frustration - if I remember right it was a law by the health department to do so.
Now our Y pool has a sign that states "it is encouraged that you shower before entering the pool" I guess everybody wants to be politically correct these days.
As to the spitting - I agree it sounds gross when someday starts hacking 'em up...on the other hand it seems better to get rid of your sputum in the gutter (this can be done without even being noticeable) than having one in your mouth and sooner or later it'll be in the poolwater....
I am more grossed out by the dirty bandaids, clumps of hair attached to who-knows-what floating around my face when I swim.:(
