ANTI Rants are those little things we enjoy
things that give us small moments of pleasure
saticefaction
praise worthy items
I'm sure you can come up with a few.
like:
Doing a workout PR time.
Ande
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I swim in a health club pool that, sadly, attracts a lot of noodling types. They stick to the 'leisure area' most of the time though.
Once I was swimming in the middle lane and this couple was swimming very slow head-up breaststroke, stopping in the middle of the lane to make out occasionally, etc. I swam around them, trying to stick to my interval times, and was getting more and more annoyed until a lifeguard came up to me and asked 'Are they fast enough for you?'. I couldn't believe my ears and thought he was making fun of me. So I said 'No, but thanks for asking' and swam away. Next thing I notice is that he's talking to them - he got them to move out of the lap swimming area! and I swam the rest of the night in peace.
This same guard, on noticing that a 8-9 y.o. kid started half running/half swimming along the edge of the pool in the slow lane, picked him right out of the water, carried him around the pool and lowered him down in the noodlers area. I wanted to hug him! The rest of the guards don't bat an eyelid even when kids start throwing balls/kickboards/fins over the backstroke flags.
I swim in a health club pool that, sadly, attracts a lot of noodling types. They stick to the 'leisure area' most of the time though.
Once I was swimming in the middle lane and this couple was swimming very slow head-up breaststroke, stopping in the middle of the lane to make out occasionally, etc. I swam around them, trying to stick to my interval times, and was getting more and more annoyed until a lifeguard came up to me and asked 'Are they fast enough for you?'. I couldn't believe my ears and thought he was making fun of me. So I said 'No, but thanks for asking' and swam away. Next thing I notice is that he's talking to them - he got them to move out of the lap swimming area! and I swam the rest of the night in peace.
This same guard, on noticing that a 8-9 y.o. kid started half running/half swimming along the edge of the pool in the slow lane, picked him right out of the water, carried him around the pool and lowered him down in the noodlers area. I wanted to hug him! The rest of the guards don't bat an eyelid even when kids start throwing balls/kickboards/fins over the backstroke flags.
