here you go, the thread you've been waiting for
SWIM RANT
RANT to your hearts content about aspects of
SWIMMING and SWIMMERS that bug YOU
I encourage you to be good natured and hilarious
you may find it cathartic
Ande
Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane.
I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved.
Once, I was doing lap swim in a 6-lane, 25-yard pool. When I got there, I think 3 of the lanes were taken, so I hopped into an empty one and started my workout. 45 minutes later, I was by myself in the pool. Then this one guy comes in, walks to the other end of the pool to get some equipment, and proceeds to dump them directly across the pool from me. I thought, well maybe he's going to move into a lane next to me. He couldn't possibly want to share a lane when there are five others available. So I hung out at the wall watching this and joking with the lifeguards, who were also chuckling at the idiocy of getting into the ONLY OCCUPIED LANE of an otherwise empty pool. Sure enough, the man sat down, put on his fins, and hopped into my lane.
I figured asking him to move was more trouble than it was worth, so I scooted over to the next lane. I wasn't mad -- in the end, there were just two of us in the entire pool, so it wasn't a big deal. More like flabbergasted. And amused. I wonder if he got the hint when he realized that I'd moved.
