I can't believe this happened to poor poor me.:violin:
Recently, I was I'm getting into the outdoor pool in my new residence. The pool has one lap lane. Just as I'm setting up, I hear someone say "oh, you live here?" (not too happily). I turn around and see an older woman standing there with more attitude than all my equipment (and I carry a lot). Long story short, she makes it very clear that this is "her time" and "her lane" and people who live there respect that. I was so shocked I gave in to this bully and let her have the lane and swam on the outside but it wasn't very pleasant. At every opportunity she tried to grill me about where I lived, why I wasn't there all summer, :blah::blah:. The primary reason I selected this development was because of the pool, and lap lane. It's already annoying that it opens later than I'm used to and she made it very clear that she would be there every day upon opening. I hate swimming later in the day - it's too hot and breaks up my whole day. I'm ready to move out already! I guess we will have to alternate use of the lap lane because I am not changing my schedule and I don't think I should have to. :dunno:
Make sure you do the majority of your workout Butterfly (Very splashy Butterfly) while you're swimming with her....she'll get the idea real quick:bolt:
Yes, burk is correct. Your workouts will have to include a crazy amount of fly. The other set is a fin WITH paddles set. You will have so much speed and wake that she will be literally blown off track. :whiteflag:
Hi Renie,
Be polite, but stand your ground: "It looks like there'll be two of us, then," then get in. Do your workout.
Unfortunately, it will probably be up to you to ramp down the hostilities.
Good luck,
VB
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Shoot invite me down. NJ is only a short drive. I'll show her the meaning of wayward backstroke, then spashy fly timed to coordinate with my arriving 1 seconds behind her at the wall.
Stand your ground; don't be rude, just be fair. Acknowledge it's a tight lane but circling with caution around the turns will work. Just wait a full length between swimmers. Or ask the manager to widen the lane a bit more (then you can invite Geek up).
Too funny! You are officially invited for next summer to join me for a rigorous workout. Let's start out on opening day! She'll be moving in a heartbeat. I could see she is probably the community's worst nightmare.:frustrated:
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An easy fix - eat a lot of spinich go in the pool and get sick. The spinich looks bad in the pool.
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Too funny! You are officially invited for next summer to join me for a rigorous workout. Let's start out on opening day! She'll be moving in a heartbeat. I could see she is probably the community's worst nightmare.:frustrated:
Watch out for the halloween decorations...I am sure she is the head of the planning committee for all celebrations...
"Oh, so you're just going to put your pumpkin there are you?"
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1) Smile sweetly and say "Do you know if the chemical they use in the pool kills genital herpes virus?" If you absently scratch yourself "down there" while saying it, it will be even more effective. Make sure no one else hears you.
2) Give her your best blank-eyed stare and a horror movie smile (think Charles Manson here) and say "I'm not like the others - I'm your friend."
3) Say "I have a seizure condition, so if I have convulsions don't try to give me mouth-to-mouth until AFTER I stop foaming and drooling. Also, clear the mucus from my nose."
4) Similar to 1) but ask her if head lice drown while scratching you head lightly.
5) Get a BLUE permanent magic marker and color one hand with it. Show it to her, give an embarrassed smile and say "I dropped my car keys in a Porta-potty in Newark. I'm hoping the pool water will bleach this out."
6) Speak nasally and say "The best thing about swimming with a cold or bad sinus infection is the pool water flushes out your sinuses."
-LBJ
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I can't believe this happened to poor poor me....
I guess we will have to alternate use of the lap lane because I am not changing my schedule and I don't think I should have to.
Nasty people are usually bewildered when you're nice to them.
Be friendly and comment on how nice it is that there's only two of you...not more. Then hop in and keep the conversations to a minimum.
Fall is right around the corner anyway.
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Get in the water first, and invite her to swim with you. the more you give ground to people like that the more they take. It does not sound like there is a sign up sheet for lap time so what is she going to do.
Got Boost
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Thanks to everyone for their great ideas and comments! I would love to comment to each one but don't want to risk losing my job. LOL. I feel empowered and ready to face my demons!:banana:
