I can't believe the summer is over - why do our outdoor pools all close on Labor Day? It's going to be hotttttt all week and now I'm forced to go indoors. I went indoors today--dimly lit, overheated air and the water temp was 82! My already dark mood plummeted to near postal. I am soooo depressed - anyone else feeling the blues? :cry:I may have to "crash" an outdoor pool in my area that may still stay open, but I get a little nervous doing that as I get older.
I live in the SF Bay area and so I figure I'll give the other side of the coin's perspective. Most pools in my area are outdoors, and though they close for recreational swimming in late October, some remain open year-round for lap swimming (as is the case for the pools used by the two local Masters teams). Yes, these pools are heated. But I'm not looking forward to having to run to and from the locker room to the pool when the air temp is in the high 30's/low 40's (it does get that cold overnight/early in the morning out here). Already there have been days in the 50's and that's been chilly enough to make me *almost* wish for an indoor pool! :eek:
I'll put up with a short run in the cold over an indoor pool anyday. I grew up in MA, swimming in the basement 20 yd pool at the Y. When I got my first taste of swimming in Oakland, outside in a 33 1/3 yd pool, I was hooked for life. Nothing better than swimming in 80º water with the ambient temp at 40º, add rain and I'm ecstatic:banana:.
If I feel bad for anyone it's the coaches and lifeguards who have to stand out in the weather for 3 hours at a time, ice on the deck is a real hazard for a couple of days a year! :violin:
I live in the SF Bay area and so I figure I'll give the other side of the coin's perspective. Most pools in my area are outdoors, and though they close for recreational swimming in late October, some remain open year-round for lap swimming (as is the case for the pools used by the two local Masters teams). Yes, these pools are heated. But I'm not looking forward to having to run to and from the locker room to the pool when the air temp is in the high 30's/low 40's (it does get that cold overnight/early in the morning out here). Already there have been days in the 50's and that's been chilly enough to make me *almost* wish for an indoor pool! :eek:
I'll put up with a short run in the cold over an indoor pool anyday. I grew up in MA, swimming in the basement 20 yd pool at the Y. When I got my first taste of swimming in Oakland, outside in a 33 1/3 yd pool, I was hooked for life. Nothing better than swimming in 80º water with the ambient temp at 40º, add rain and I'm ecstatic:banana:.
If I feel bad for anyone it's the coaches and lifeguards who have to stand out in the weather for 3 hours at a time, ice on the deck is a real hazard for a couple of days a year! :violin:
