Death to all Noodlers!

So I went for a swim last night (Friday night) at 5:45. I swim at a fitness center with a 6 lane pool. I knew in advance that there was an aqua class that would be in the pool from 5:30 to 6:30. There were 5 people in the class and they were using 3 lanes (lane lines were pulled over to the side); and they were down at one end of the pool, so using about 1/3 of the length of the pool. This is not my beef... club policy is that at least 2 lanes will be open for lap swimmers and the aqua class schedule is posted in a gazillion places. I could have easily waited until 6:30 to get to the pool to swim, but I wanted to swim then eat dinner so no biggie. Here is my issue: There were 3 lap swimmers including myself. I was in the end lane and quite psyched that I had my own lane since I was doing a bunch of IM drills. At about 6 pm, another person comes in and stands near the edge with a martyred expression. If she had stood at the end of my lane, I'd have gladly stopped and asked if she wanted to share. But she was putting off a clear "I want my own lane" vibe so I kept going. After about 5 min of martyrdom, the guy in the lane nearest the noodlers got out and she hopped in. And then this lady proceeds to CHAT WITH THE AQUA CLASS AND STAND THERE IN THE LANE!!!!! Are you freakin' kidding me???? Yes, folks, there is a 3 lane wide space of which over 15 yds of pool are still available that she could have used. The aqua class is a free one - she could have just joined the class. Instead she uses up a 5 ft space in one lane, effectively removing 1/3 the lap lanes. GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! This was a ridiculously long post, if anyone read it, thanks for listening to my venting! :) Hahaha! yeah I got surprised by the Friday pm class once. I'll go later next time. I'm sure I already whined about this one, but my favourite was when there were a whole lot of lap swimmers when a class started. There were 2 women in the class. The instructor told me they were entitled to 2 lanes and I had to move. I asked her if she could perhaps use her discretion and only use 1 lane for this particular (empty) class. NO WE ARE ENTITLED TO 2 LANES AND WE'LL USE THEM! was her reply (yelled at me). She then had to ask one of the two ladies to move into the second lane, as they were already happily bobbing around in the one lane with plenty of space. I had a very martyred expression underwater after that.

So I went for a swim last night (Friday night) at 5:45. I swim at a fitness center with a 6 lane pool. I knew in advance that there was an aqua class that would be in the pool from 5:30 to 6:30. There were 5 people in the class and they were using 3 lanes (lane lines were pulled over to the side); and they were down at one end of the pool, so using about 1/3 of the length of the pool. This is not my beef... club policy is that at least 2 lanes will be open for lap swimmers and the aqua class schedule is posted in a gazillion places. I could have easily waited until 6:30 to get to the pool to swim, but I wanted to swim then eat dinner so no biggie. Here is my issue: There were 3 lap swimmers including myself. I was in the end lane and quite psyched that I had my own lane since I was doing a bunch of IM drills. At about 6 pm, another person comes in and stands near the edge with a martyred expression. If she had stood at the end of my lane, I'd have gladly stopped and asked if she wanted to share. But she was putting off a clear "I want my own lane" vibe so I kept going. After about 5 min of martyrdom, the guy in the lane nearest the noodlers got out and she hopped in. And then this lady proceeds to CHAT WITH THE AQUA CLASS AND STAND THERE IN THE LANE!!!!! Are you freakin' kidding me???? Yes, folks, there is a 3 lane wide space of which over 15 yds of pool are still available that she could have used. The aqua class is a free one - she could have just joined the class. Instead she uses up a 5 ft space in one lane, effectively removing 1/3 the lap lanes. GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! This was a ridiculously long post, if anyone read it, thanks for listening to my venting! :) Hahaha! yeah I got surprised by the Friday pm class once. I'll go later next time. I'm sure I already whined about this one, but my favourite was when there were a whole lot of lap swimmers when a class started. There were 2 women in the class. The instructor told me they were entitled to 2 lanes and I had to move. I asked her if she could perhaps use her discretion and only use 1 lane for this particular (empty) class. NO WE ARE ENTITLED TO 2 LANES AND WE'LL USE THEM! was her reply (yelled at me). She then had to ask one of the two ladies to move into the second lane, as they were already happily bobbing around in the one lane with plenty of space. I had a very martyred expression underwater after that.