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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Hey Geek...the difference is sitting in an office chair is MUCH different then swimming IN WATER....trust me.....you can get fried big time if lightning hits the indoor pool in the wrong place....
Lightning hit the alum. umbrella that sat on top of the lifeguard chair at the pool I swam at as a kid....the underwater pump room sat just below the lifeguard chair....HAD anyone been in the pump room they would have go nailed for it blew out many of the bolts, pipes etc....
Lightning is NOTHING to mess with....
having said that, Geek, you are right...sometimes they do go a bit overboard closing the pool.....
Hey Geek...the difference is sitting in an office chair is MUCH different then swimming IN WATER....trust me.....you can get fried big time if lightning hits the indoor pool in the wrong place....
Lightning hit the alum. umbrella that sat on top of the lifeguard chair at the pool I swam at as a kid....the underwater pump room sat just below the lifeguard chair....HAD anyone been in the pump room they would have go nailed for it blew out many of the bolts, pipes etc....
Lightning is NOTHING to mess with....
having said that, Geek, you are right...sometimes they do go a bit overboard closing the pool.....
