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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hi, Dennis, this is a community where we all pay the same association fee monthly. There are no rights to the lane, just the usual courtesy, although there is a "rule" that you can't use the lane for more than 1/2 hour!
If there is a rule that says it's 1/2 hour per swimmer for the lane, this means that someone in management (who instituted that rule) knows (a vague) something about swimming. Talk to him/her/them and show them the US USMS Masters or whatever posts contain Lane Etiquette rules.
Quite apart from the fact that that "lady" is breaking that 1/2 hour rule, show them the wisdom of having "swimmers" share lanes (even if only the one) responsibly. They can, if they wish, limit the number of "swimmers" who share the lane (depending on the dimensions of the lane) and would, thus, not even need the 1/2 hour rule.
And have them POST whatever decision is agreed upon.
Good Luck.....
N.B. If it were me, I'd jump (or dive in) after telling her that I don't see any sign that lanes are "personal" or "reserved" or "one lane per person" and that since she IS OBVIOUSLY a swimmer (she appreciates lane swimming) she obviously knows how to circle-swim as per FINA. (Don't smile too widely if she asks you, "And who is this Josefina?")
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hi, Dennis, this is a community where we all pay the same association fee monthly. There are no rights to the lane, just the usual courtesy, although there is a "rule" that you can't use the lane for more than 1/2 hour!
If there is a rule that says it's 1/2 hour per swimmer for the lane, this means that someone in management (who instituted that rule) knows (a vague) something about swimming. Talk to him/her/them and show them the US USMS Masters or whatever posts contain Lane Etiquette rules.
Quite apart from the fact that that "lady" is breaking that 1/2 hour rule, show them the wisdom of having "swimmers" share lanes (even if only the one) responsibly. They can, if they wish, limit the number of "swimmers" who share the lane (depending on the dimensions of the lane) and would, thus, not even need the 1/2 hour rule.
And have them POST whatever decision is agreed upon.
Good Luck.....
N.B. If it were me, I'd jump (or dive in) after telling her that I don't see any sign that lanes are "personal" or "reserved" or "one lane per person" and that since she IS OBVIOUSLY a swimmer (she appreciates lane swimming) she obviously knows how to circle-swim as per FINA. (Don't smile too widely if she asks you, "And who is this Josefina?")