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 find it preposterous to think the electricity from a lightning strike would pass from the earth (ground) to the pipes and then back into the earth.
I JUSt sent a message about this ot the folks i coach. The indoor pool closes, yes it's ridiculous.
Much higher risk of being on the phone, yet do you think the the sales people will stay off the phone during a lightning storm? That's rhetorical.
If the pool is closed, the showers should also be closed for the same reasons the pool is closed. They don't close the showers either.
I find it preposterous to think the electricity from a lightning strike would pass from the earth (ground) to the pipes and then back into the earth.
I JUSt sent a message about this ot the folks i coach. The indoor pool closes, yes it's ridiculous.
Much higher risk of being on the phone, yet do you think the the sales people will stay off the phone during a lightning storm? That's rhetorical.
If the pool is closed, the showers should also be closed for the same reasons the pool is closed. They don't close the showers either.
