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:
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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
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
