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:
Regardless of definition of noodler*, this thread is indeed therapeutic. I, too, feel Elaine's pain. The easiest pool for me to get to duirng a mid-day workout is now closed to lap swimmers from 11:30 to 1:30 for a water aerobics class. These noodlers have, over the last two years, slowly expanded that time from one hour to two, the current timing of which makes no sense as the pool closes at 2:00 for 3 hours.
Back when they had the pool from noon to 1:00, I would make sure I got to the pool early to finish up by noon. At a quarter til, they would begin dragging the divider across the pool and shut off my lane. A bunch of old bullies is what they are!
*I define noodler as anyone who (organized in a class or not) engages in some sort of hopping and jumping or wading activity usually with a bunch of pool toys. Of course, I have known some friendly, pool-sharing noodlers. It is those that aren't that tend to ruin the image for the lot of them.
Regardless of definition of noodler*, this thread is indeed therapeutic. I, too, feel Elaine's pain. The easiest pool for me to get to duirng a mid-day workout is now closed to lap swimmers from 11:30 to 1:30 for a water aerobics class. These noodlers have, over the last two years, slowly expanded that time from one hour to two, the current timing of which makes no sense as the pool closes at 2:00 for 3 hours.
Back when they had the pool from noon to 1:00, I would make sure I got to the pool early to finish up by noon. At a quarter til, they would begin dragging the divider across the pool and shut off my lane. A bunch of old bullies is what they are!
*I define noodler as anyone who (organized in a class or not) engages in some sort of hopping and jumping or wading activity usually with a bunch of pool toys. Of course, I have known some friendly, pool-sharing noodlers. It is those that aren't that tend to ruin the image for the lot of them.
