Swim Rant

Ha, ha, George. I told Muppet I'd give him a pass on our next 50 fly grudge race. The poor guy, while towering over me, has a bad knee. But I am breaking out my MF for practice today. That is a dangerous weapon. According to a recent article in the NYT re: sports & size, I'm just dreaming anyway, trying to be a short sprinter. LOL.

Fins do have a place in training, but anyone who thinks he/she is really swimming when doing every single meter in them is dreaming. True, everyone and all their relatives seems to hate fin "addicts." I don't begrudge people training with equipment. Or not. Everyone is different -- different ages, different race distances, different body physiques, different strokes, different physical issues. What works for some, does not for others. Last time I checked, however, I didn't think I was some middle aged swimmer dreaming or whistling dixie. :mooning: :thhbbb: Could be wrong though. Willing to listen to the pull buoy/paddle users. And acknowledge many people don't use fins at all. To each his own.

True, everyone and all their relatives seems to hate fin "addicts." I don't begrudge people training with equipment. Or not. Everyone is different -- different ages, different race distances, different body physiques, different strokes, different physical issues. What works for some, does not for others. Last time I checked, however, I didn't think I was some middle aged swimmer dreaming or whistling dixie. :mooning: :thhbbb: Could be wrong though. Willing to listen to the pull buoy/paddle users. And acknowledge many people don't use fins at all. To each his own. Whoops, my apology, guess I put my foot in it there. :blush: I guess I really only have an issue with one particular fin user. She used to glare ferociously at me when I passed her for the fourth time in 20 minutes (and believe me, I'm not at all fast), now gives me a smug look as she passes me in her humungous scuba fins. I guess it gives me something to work for ... I'm starting to catch up. :laugh2: I can't wait to see what she comes up with when I start lapping her again. A small outboard motor perhaps?

It is a good thing it was not Fort that you ran into. She does not only glare. She has been known to take on some pretty big guys.

Watch out I see she is getting ready to attack....

Oh man you're too nice. I'm not sure what I would have said but it would have been Fly on the next 50. Perhaps: "Hello? Pool...water...swimming hat..." You obvisouly missed where I mentioned she made my brain lock up :doh: I read all about folks like this here, but being confronted with one was like hearing a dog recite Shakespere. My mind just wandered off into the night. I might even have gibbered :) Paul

We have the standard group of crazy child-like seniors at our pool complex, but they stay in the hot pee pool and leave us alone in the lap pool. However, there is one geezer who is very territorial. He actually confronted a lifeguard the other day who used "his locker." Mind you there are probably 500+ plus lockers in the the locker room. He also calls the lane, by the wall, his personal lane. Seriously, when I retire, I'm sleeping in. No more of this 4:30 am stuff.

I read that...but then you said she took a real sarcastic tone...that would have made me pissed hehehe I was just 'oh my God, it's one of them, fleeeeeeeee' When you're 6'3 and 260, people are already skairt. I try not to get pissed at folks I don't know. And the ones that I do know, know I'm full of it anyway :thhbbb: Paul

A water aerobe once told me if she got her hair wet she had to go straight to the beauty parlor! I can't imagine being such a slave to one's hair.

You obvisouly missed where I mentioned she made my brain lock up :doh: I read all about folks like this here, but being confronted with one was like hearing a dog recite Shakespere. My mind just wandered off into the night. I might even have gibbered :) Paul I read that...but then you said she took a real sarcastic tone...that would have made me pissed hehehe