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
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Former Member
I actually had a noodler hit me one time. Well, not hard. I was upside down, executing a flip turn, and she tapped my hamstring. (Apparently that is the universal sign for "we're taking over your lane NOW.") It was so unexpected that it invoked the fight-or-flight response from me as I pushed off the wall. All of a sudden I was shouting obscenities underwater and dolphin kicking at 100% intensity. I did move over after that... Their class is Fridays at 9 am, but I try to be out of there by 8:45 since that's when they start commandeering lanes.
Haha :)
I guess that was a courtesy, in a way.
I once had the laneline moved (closed) on me with no warning whatsoever. I was swimming away happily and then the walls started closing in on me. I had to stop mid-length because I was surrounded by laneline. I stood up and said to one of the laneline pushing noodlers "excuse me but please give warning in future when you are going to do that". She looked at me like I was a floating turd, said nothing, and continued moving the laneline til I got out.
I think I've ranted about that before.....
I actually had a noodler hit me one time. Well, not hard. I was upside down, executing a flip turn, and she tapped my hamstring. (Apparently that is the universal sign for "we're taking over your lane NOW.") It was so unexpected that it invoked the fight-or-flight response from me as I pushed off the wall. All of a sudden I was shouting obscenities underwater and dolphin kicking at 100% intensity. I did move over after that... Their class is Fridays at 9 am, but I try to be out of there by 8:45 since that's when they start commandeering lanes.
Haha :)
I guess that was a courtesy, in a way.
I once had the laneline moved (closed) on me with no warning whatsoever. I was swimming away happily and then the walls started closing in on me. I had to stop mid-length because I was surrounded by laneline. I stood up and said to one of the laneline pushing noodlers "excuse me but please give warning in future when you are going to do that". She looked at me like I was a floating turd, said nothing, and continued moving the laneline til I got out.
I think I've ranted about that before.....
