One 100 free to go in set. Two open lanes.(no lane lines in pool) Noodler comes over to stand in my lane to talk with friend. Pool is set at 85 degrees cause all the noodlers say it is to cold otherwise. I complain to guard, am told, "well there are a lot more of them then there are lap swimmers" Wont be if they keep this up. UGH! :frustrated:
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There are multiple YMCAs in my town. At the downtown Y the noodlers use the "instructional pool" (the warmer, smaller pool) and the lap pool is left a little cooler and always have lane lines for lap swimmers. It's too bad that it's one of the farther ones for me to drive to. But it's refreshing when I do.
When I swim there, the end of my workout often coincides with the "cool-down" portion of the noodlers' class. As I walk past them, they're all floating on their backs, eyes closed, with a noodle behind their necks (and for some, another behind their waists.) They're all just floating there, arms extended, eyes shut, motionless except for subtle bobbing due to the ripples of waves in the pool.
And each time I can't help but think of various WWII movies when they show the dead bodies floating in the surf after the beach assault.
There are multiple YMCAs in my town. At the downtown Y the noodlers use the "instructional pool" (the warmer, smaller pool) and the lap pool is left a little cooler and always have lane lines for lap swimmers. It's too bad that it's one of the farther ones for me to drive to. But it's refreshing when I do.
When I swim there, the end of my workout often coincides with the "cool-down" portion of the noodlers' class. As I walk past them, they're all floating on their backs, eyes closed, with a noodle behind their necks (and for some, another behind their waists.) They're all just floating there, arms extended, eyes shut, motionless except for subtle bobbing due to the ripples of waves in the pool.
And each time I can't help but think of various WWII movies when they show the dead bodies floating in the surf after the beach assault.
