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!
Former Member
Originally posted by Sparky
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.
Adam
Wow that is a flashback to logics class in college...:eek:
Originally posted by Rob Copeland
...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…
Originally posted by bckstrker
....I am more grossed out by the dirty bandaids, clumps of hair attached to who-knows-what floating around my face when I swim.
Eeeeeewwwwww. It's time to take up running.......
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 think there is a big difference in not thinking about what can not be seen and what is seen. You can tell me about all the disgusting stuff that can be in the pool and yes I will be disgusted and will not want to swim. That is why I don't think about it when I swim. But if I see it, it is right there in my face to remind me how disgusting it can be to swim in a pool. I think that spitting hockers into a pool or anywhere else that others can see just comes down to being courtious of others.:(
Originally posted by Sparky
Sorry to be picky, but you mean it "raises" the question. Begging the question is a term for a logical fallacy.
Sparky -- Thanks. I guess... You probably should be sorry for that post! :)
Your post begs the question:
:) "So what?" :)
After all, this is the US Masters Swimming board, not the US Masters logic discussion board. :) (And especially not the Masters Debaters board!) :)
Check out this site. I just found it yesterday.
redwing.hutman.net/.../grammarian.htm
We all can find ourselves somewhere in the list of "Flame Warriors" on this page. (I'm captured in several of the characters there, no doubt, but certainly not the grammarian!)
(Sparky, please accept this post in the spirit of humor intended.)
