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:
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I was a lifeguard at both an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. And the rules were farily similary to both regarding lighting. Indoor pools would get hit just like any other building and water inside it makes it that much more dangerous. Anytime we would see lighting we would time it from the time we saw it for 10-15 mintues. Every time another one would come we would start the time over again until the storm passed or if there wasn't any more lighting but still raining and such. This was the same with the outdoor pool. Two totally different places, so I don't know if it's writtin down somewhere if that's what you should do or if that was a coincoidence (sp). Tis for your safety only.
Kelli,
I was a lifeguard at both an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. And the rules were farily similary to both regarding lighting. Indoor pools would get hit just like any other building and water inside it makes it that much more dangerous. Anytime we would see lighting we would time it from the time we saw it for 10-15 mintues. Every time another one would come we would start the time over again until the storm passed or if there wasn't any more lighting but still raining and such. This was the same with the outdoor pool. Two totally different places, so I don't know if it's writtin down somewhere if that's what you should do or if that was a coincoidence (sp). Tis for your safety only.
Kelli,
