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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Originally posted by Rob Copeland
spitting: dirty or am I foolishly fastidious… Isn’t there a middle ground?
Did you also point out to the lifeguards all those people who broke the rules by not taking a shower before entering the pool? Or are you just sporadically fastidious? If you think a little spit is dirty and disgusting, what about all those lotions oils, sweat, fecal matter, bacteria, and fungus that are deposited in pools by all those unwashed millions? And that stuff goes right into the pool water, not the gutter.
And don’t even get me started on people who refuse to brush and floss before entering the pool. All that plaque, halitosis, and gingivitis…
I don't think it's so much rule breaking as it's just common courtesy. I hate it when runners do it, I especially hate it when baseball players do it, and swimming should be a 'cleaner' sport than that. Well, for that matter, so should every sport. I find it disgusting no matter what. I understand that you do get a buildup of mucus in your mouth and it's got to go somewhere, but still...
Originally posted by Rob Copeland
spitting: dirty or am I foolishly fastidious… Isn’t there a middle ground?
Did you also point out to the lifeguards all those people who broke the rules by not taking a shower before entering the pool? Or are you just sporadically fastidious? If you think a little spit is dirty and disgusting, what about all those lotions oils, sweat, fecal matter, bacteria, and fungus that are deposited in pools by all those unwashed millions? And that stuff goes right into the pool water, not the gutter.
And don’t even get me started on people who refuse to brush and floss before entering the pool. All that plaque, halitosis, and gingivitis…
I don't think it's so much rule breaking as it's just common courtesy. I hate it when runners do it, I especially hate it when baseball players do it, and swimming should be a 'cleaner' sport than that. Well, for that matter, so should every sport. I find it disgusting no matter what. I understand that you do get a buildup of mucus in your mouth and it's got to go somewhere, but still...
