so I'm tired as all get out of the kids in the outdoor pool getting in the lap lanes:frustrated: But that isn't my gripe. Decided that I would go back to the indoor pool today. Our indoor pool has a fairly high-A line type of roof. When I walk into the pool area one of the guards has an electric fan hooked up by an extension cord on the deck (not exactly in water, but water around/close to it) pointing up at him in the guard chair. I question him about the safety of that and his reply was that he was hot. I'm sure it is a lot hotter up in the chair than on the deck, but..... I went to the pool office and looked for the aquatics manager and she was at the other pool. I went up front to find some other management and according to everyone I talked to, no one was in their office. I decided not to swim today. For those of you who are familiar with pool safety, do you think I was over reacting?
Lainey
I have a question on this subject. I have been in the Gulf of Mexico a lot, even during storms. I know the gulf was hit by lightning when I was in it. I'm still alive. That means at some point, the electricity is defused by the water.
So if the fan had fallen into the large pool, would anyone been hurt?
OK, this isn't about lightning hitting a pool or about a tiny baptismal and a wireless mike. It is about whether the fan was properly grounded and whether it should be pool side. I don't think anyone would argue that you shouldn't be in an outside pool during a storm or submerge yourself in a bathtub with microphone on. How could a wireless mike kill you anyway, they run on two double A batteries.
I have updated noodling news - just for The Bug. Yesterday, a couple of the noodlers began gesticulating wildly to the lifeguard staff. I looked over and first wondered if a drowning was occuring. They were convinced there were noxious pool fumes and the possibility of being gassed to death. As it turns out the lifeguard had just put on some cocoa butter lotion which they confused with serin nerve gas. Our pool is five feet away an none of us smelled it. Crazy - every last one of them.
Also about a year ago a pastor died doing a baptism with a wireless mic. You cannot be too safe about this.
How could a wireless mike kill you anyway, they run on two double A batteries.
The pastor was killed by a meteor. He just happened to be doing a baptism at the time.
They were convinced there were noxious pool fumes and the possibility of being gassed to death. As it turns out the lifeguard had just put on some cocoa butter lotion which they confused with serin nerve gas. Our pool is five feet away an none of us smelled it. Crazy - every last one of them.
GEEK?????????? Cocoa butter???????? but, but, but, but that smells kinda good. I'll agree with you on this one, Crazy every last one of them.
In 1993 our coach forced the whole team to swim the 1500 at a swimmeet in First Colony Texas. One of the guys got smart a false started to get out of it. And then as they were doing the start reset lightening struck the middle of the pool. Swimmers may have died accept for the false start. Crazy.
Also about a year ago a pastor died doing a baptism with a wireless mic. You cannot be too safe about this.
In 1993 our coach forced the whole team to swim the 1500 at a swimmeet in First Colony Texas. One of the guys got smart a false started to get out of it. And then as they were doing the start reset lightening struck the middle of the pool. Swimmers may have died accept for the false start. Crazy.
Also about a year ago a pastor died doing a baptism with a wireless mic. You cannot be too safe about this.
We really need a crack pipe smiley.
