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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If you were in the pool first, before she arrived, then just beat her to the pool again.
If she says something just say "I'm about half way thru my workout I'll be done in "X" mins. push off and keep swimming. If she asks you again just tell her again how long you will be, push off and swim.
This way you make your point, she'll get the message, and you'll get to swim.
If she grips at you out when you're done, just tell her politely, I was just using "swimmers ediquite." This pool is kinda small to circle swim, so I figured if I should to give other swimmers a timeline of when I would be finished so at least they would know, and not be standing around waiting. Not unless you want to try to circle swim? I don't have a problems with that. We may have to watch out when we do backstroke. Oh, I gotta go see you tomorrow.
Be polite, and leave it in her court.
Good Luck,
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If you were in the pool first, before she arrived, then just beat her to the pool again.
If she says something just say "I'm about half way thru my workout I'll be done in "X" mins. push off and keep swimming. If she asks you again just tell her again how long you will be, push off and swim.
This way you make your point, she'll get the message, and you'll get to swim.
If she grips at you out when you're done, just tell her politely, I was just using "swimmers ediquite." This pool is kinda small to circle swim, so I figured if I should to give other swimmers a timeline of when I would be finished so at least they would know, and not be standing around waiting. Not unless you want to try to circle swim? I don't have a problems with that. We may have to watch out when we do backstroke. Oh, I gotta go see you tomorrow.
Be polite, and leave it in her court.
Good Luck,
