ok, this is the second time in the past two weeks I've not been able to go swim due to thunderstorm activity.
Now don't get me wrong.. I LOOOOOVE Thunderstorms, but not being able to swim when you've looked forward to doing so since the previous evening is just no fun at all. :mad:
I was literally out the building and on my way to the Y when an clap of thunder abruptly stopped me in my tracks.. I just turned right around and went back into the building. (and onto the discussion boards of course! lol)
Anyone else go to indoor pools that close during storms? In Oklahoma during spring and early summer it sometimes ends up being like a hail mary to decide to go to practice in hopes that there won't be a storm.:rolleyes:
I'm glad someone brought this up because this is right up there with noodlers as an annoyance for me. The lifeguards at the pools around here are totally obsessed with thunder and lightning to the point they will position their chairs near a window during any rain and crane their neck to look for lightning. I have been told to get out of a pool due to a nearby train and dark clouds with no rain whatsoever.
Don't get me wrong, you should not swim during thunderstorms but it is taken to the extreme here. Now, I do know of at least one pool that has some sort of lightning detector for a 5 mile radius. That way they only evacuate the pool in the event of a true nearby storm. That seems like a nifty device.
I'm glad someone brought this up because this is right up there with noodlers as an annoyance for me. The lifeguards at the pools around here are totally obsessed with thunder and lightning to the point they will position their chairs near a window during any rain and crane their neck to look for lightning. I have been told to get out of a pool due to a nearby train and dark clouds with no rain whatsoever.
Don't get me wrong, you should not swim during thunderstorms but it is taken to the extreme here. Now, I do know of at least one pool that has some sort of lightning detector for a 5 mile radius. That way they only evacuate the pool in the event of a true nearby storm. That seems like a nifty device.
