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 agree that spitting in the shower is disgusting.
Not showering before entering the pool is, to me, worse than spitting in the pool. Come on, it takes five minutes tops to lather up and rinse before you get in the pool!
Also:
"This is a key point. And it begs the question:"
Sorry to be picky, but you mean it "raises" the question. Begging the question is a term for a logical fallacy.
Not nearly as bad as spitting, but I couldn't let it go by.
Cheers,
Adam
I agree that spitting in the shower is disgusting.
Not showering before entering the pool is, to me, worse than spitting in the pool. Come on, it takes five minutes tops to lather up and rinse before you get in the pool!
Also:
"This is a key point. And it begs the question:"
Sorry to be picky, but you mean it "raises" the question. Begging the question is a term for a logical fallacy.
Not nearly as bad as spitting, but I couldn't let it go by.
Cheers,
Adam
