Fast Food

I was wondering what the schedule is like in the local pool there. We usually stop near Gilette when we drive to our hometown Hamilton Ontario. Do they have open lane swimming there. My wife and I have actually had a sausage sandwich for breakfast at Hardee's in Gillette.

There are two (2) swimming pools in town. There's the Campbell County Aquatic Center, which is an Olympic size facility (10 lane 50 meter pool with one moving bulkhead). This has very limited open lap time. It used to be from 6 AM to 7:30 AM during the school year, but that got axed. The other pool in town is the Campbell County Recreation Center. It's a 6 lane, 25 yard shallow-deep pool. It has a wading pool wing and a diving well wing off the main line (it's 'C' shaped). This has lap swim throughout the day. Right now, the lap swims are early in the morning with the doors opening at 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. I'm in the water at 6:00 AM. Sometimes you have to throw some elbows with the senior citizens in there who like to walk laps, bob up and down in the middle of the pool, and talk to their friends about this, that and the other, and complain that I splash too much and I get their hair wet (yes, there has been a formal complaint concerning my swimming while they are in the pool, during lap swim times, at 6:00 in the morning). So, there are some obstacles, but for the most part, it's a pretty cooperative community of pool users. There's free coffee in the lobby, which isn't bad at all, and on a truly good spirited day, yours truly will bring in some donuts from the bakery (because that's how I roll). The water's a little on the warm side, but you adjust, and eventually get used to it. I think it sits at around 85 degrees F. There is works in progress about the Rec. Dept. building another lap pool, though I am propositioning it to be a multi-use pool facility, that can handle both swimming, water polo, syncro swimming, instruction...etc. I actually designed the plan and profile for the new Niagara Falls High School pool, named after my dad, the E. Paul "Coach" Maynard Natatorium. It's a way nice facility and one of the fastest high school pools in the state. But I'm getting away from your question. The next time you shoot through Gillette, stop by the Rec Center (located on HWY 59 a.k.a. Douglas Highway) between 6 and 7 in the morning and say Hi. I'm the only guy in the water wearing a speedo. *laugh* And if you're looking for some good all-day grindage, check out Lulu Belle's on the corner of 1st Street and S. Gillette Avenue. That's some good, greasy spoon, eats right there. See you in the pool!!!

I like A & Dubya because they provide the Province & Times - Colonist. Green Tea & a toasted bagel with peanut butter. Sometimes I have a coffee.........refills are always free, the tables and chairs are not cemented into the floor like Snortin' Horton's. I sit at the same table almost every time with a couple of regulars. Kind of like CHEERS. We are also just minutes from the ocean so a daily walk along the beach at this time of year is a must.

Hey, I remembered I promised to post the name of the book I was referring to earlier in this forum. It's "Chew On This - Everything You Don't Want To Know About Fast Food" by Schlosser and Wilson. It only costs about 2 or 3 fast food meals (depends on how much of a "pig" one can be) and may save you and your kids life if you are overindulging.

Back on topic I guess.

I went to a Swedish restaurant this morning (Ikea) had a wonderful breakfast with Chuckie. I let her pay... Hash browns, 2 sausages, srambled eggs and a croissant $1.00 each.

Originally posted by Crazy D This was actually something that started out of accident. I went to lunch there, because it was the shortest line. Met a co-worker there. The next week, more people came. Now, it's a weekly thing. We're all engineers and we make decisions constantly. So, in an effort to avoid making another one, we just go to Hardees. That is unless someone else has a different idea. Basically, it's a predetermined solution to avoid another decision. I was in Gillette a month ago Sunday morning the Rec center pool was not open. Came back This Friday but arrived to late to see you, arrived at 10 am. Met a girl in the office on crutches I believe her Name was Vivian and the pool manager Joss Bott. I also met a lady in the pool who had swum in the Pan Am Games 35 years ago. She was interested in getting back to swim in Masters. Vivian mentioned that the swim googles were in and I should let you know.

"4500k each way and $1600 in gasoline " That's alot of beer money gone to the oil companies. :)

2 x 4500 KM = 9000 KM * .62 = 5500 Miles @ 20 Miles per gallon = 275 gallons of gas. 1600/275 = $5.85 per gallon! We don't have it so bad in the US.

Originally posted by lefty 2 x 4500 KM = 9000 KM * .62 = 5500 Miles @ 20 Miles per gallon = 275 gallons of gas. 1600/275 = $5.85 per gallon! We don't have it so bad in the US. Actually drove the states in the Motorhome my gas milage not great about 12m per US gallon