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:
Sorry to revive the zombie thread, but I just gotta.
We've been having lots of afternoon storms -- GA weather now is like FL weather was 20 yrs ago -- and they close the indoor pool when there's thunder!
This is idiotic.
Especially considering that they have no guards and a "swim at your own risk" policy. There are plenty of times when I'm in there by myself for long periods. I could choke or have a heart attack in the water, or slip and crack my head on the deck, and I could be dead for half an hour before anyone noticed.
That would be my tough luck b/c I'm at my own risk.
But when it thunders, they gotta stop my workout.
And since I swim in the middle of a split work shift, this completely scratches my workout for the day.
I can't believe how stupid this is. As far as I know, there has never been a lightning-related injury in an indoor pool ever.
I'm more likely to get hit by lightning when I go back to my truck, after being ejected from the pool, than I am if I were to keep swimming.
Will someone please bring sanity back to our fearful, cowering culture?!
Next time it happens, I'm tempted to just keep swimming. Can't hear them thru my earplugs, y'know.
I make it my practice to avoid getting angry and upset about things like this. I know I carry on in my blog about things, but that's mostly for comic effect. In reality, I'm a pretty equanimous individual. But this particular topic gets me chew-the-doors-off-the-hinges crazy! I'm printing out your link and bringing it to the Y this week. This has got to stop! Either that or I'm going to have to spend a lot more time meditating!
Sorry to revive the zombie thread, but I just gotta.
We've been having lots of afternoon storms -- GA weather now is like FL weather was 20 yrs ago -- and they close the indoor pool when there's thunder!
This is idiotic.
Especially considering that they have no guards and a "swim at your own risk" policy. There are plenty of times when I'm in there by myself for long periods. I could choke or have a heart attack in the water, or slip and crack my head on the deck, and I could be dead for half an hour before anyone noticed.
That would be my tough luck b/c I'm at my own risk.
But when it thunders, they gotta stop my workout.
And since I swim in the middle of a split work shift, this completely scratches my workout for the day.
I can't believe how stupid this is. As far as I know, there has never been a lightning-related injury in an indoor pool ever.
I'm more likely to get hit by lightning when I go back to my truck, after being ejected from the pool, than I am if I were to keep swimming.
Will someone please bring sanity back to our fearful, cowering culture?!
Next time it happens, I'm tempted to just keep swimming. Can't hear them thru my earplugs, y'know.
I make it my practice to avoid getting angry and upset about things like this. I know I carry on in my blog about things, but that's mostly for comic effect. In reality, I'm a pretty equanimous individual. But this particular topic gets me chew-the-doors-off-the-hinges crazy! I'm printing out your link and bringing it to the Y this week. This has got to stop! Either that or I'm going to have to spend a lot more time meditating!
