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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Well, I for one hate swimming in the lane with a ladder protruding. I envitably hit it with my arm if I am sharing the lane with someone. And butterfly is out of the question on such lane.
I firmly believe in first-come, first-serve unless there is a "sign-up" sheet for the pool lane(s), which I doubt. I seriously doubt that lane has her "name" on it; she just wants it and tries to command it. If I'm there first, I take the lane. If someone wants to try to share, I'll try to also. But if it is a narrow lane and many lap pools are, I'd tell her to come back in an hour and that I'd be happy to get out at that time. And remind her that life is full of sharing and compromises and YOU are making yours by only staying for one hour.
Donna
Donna, see my explanation to Rob - I agree about the lane w/ladders, but am used to that in outdoor pools. I don't really believe in first come for a few reasons--I swim for at least 1:20 and don't want to be a lane hog. I welcome anyone who wants to share - if they don't want to share, then too bad, wait your turn. Another reason, is that it creates situations like this one: I used to deal with a very obnoxious woman who would stand at the pool gate 10 mins prior to opening, goggles in hand, cap on, (No matter how hot it was!) thinking, since she was there first, she owned the lane. She swam right down the middle of the lane as aggressively as possible. Well, after a few days of that, I just got right in the lane with her and told her we were circling. She kicked up the water and swam as obnoxiously as she could -- but oh well. She was not well liked --someone told me she had recently moved out of our development, thus she wasn't even supposed to be using our pool. We got her kicked out since she was no longer a member. :lolup:
Well, I for one hate swimming in the lane with a ladder protruding. I envitably hit it with my arm if I am sharing the lane with someone. And butterfly is out of the question on such lane.
I firmly believe in first-come, first-serve unless there is a "sign-up" sheet for the pool lane(s), which I doubt. I seriously doubt that lane has her "name" on it; she just wants it and tries to command it. If I'm there first, I take the lane. If someone wants to try to share, I'll try to also. But if it is a narrow lane and many lap pools are, I'd tell her to come back in an hour and that I'd be happy to get out at that time. And remind her that life is full of sharing and compromises and YOU are making yours by only staying for one hour.
Donna
Donna, see my explanation to Rob - I agree about the lane w/ladders, but am used to that in outdoor pools. I don't really believe in first come for a few reasons--I swim for at least 1:20 and don't want to be a lane hog. I welcome anyone who wants to share - if they don't want to share, then too bad, wait your turn. Another reason, is that it creates situations like this one: I used to deal with a very obnoxious woman who would stand at the pool gate 10 mins prior to opening, goggles in hand, cap on, (No matter how hot it was!) thinking, since she was there first, she owned the lane. She swam right down the middle of the lane as aggressively as possible. Well, after a few days of that, I just got right in the lane with her and told her we were circling. She kicked up the water and swam as obnoxiously as she could -- but oh well. She was not well liked --someone told me she had recently moved out of our development, thus she wasn't even supposed to be using our pool. We got her kicked out since she was no longer a member. :lolup:
