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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I'm not sure why this is so but 69 degrees feels warmer in open-water than in a pool. I once tried to swim in a 68 degree pool and I just couldn't catch my breath and feel comfortable. In a lake 68 feels great once to get going! :)
I think the "feels colder in the pool" syndrome is a result of a few things:
1) At the beach you overheat lying on the beach and rubbing in all that oil so it feels great to cool off
2) you are so concerned about lookin' good that you don't notice the temperature
3) The first wave knocks you on your ass so hard you forget that the water is 69°. Also cross reference "lookin' cool"
4) You are hyperventilating as you walk into the ocean because you could swear you saw a shark
5) If the pool is 69° you can walk away from the pool without shame, where that is not an option at the beach ("The pool is too cold to swim today isn't it?" "Yes it is, I wouldn't go in. "Yea, me neither") You can hardly get away with that at the beach.
6) Glass containers are not allowed on the deck so you can not knock down a couple of shots of tequila before you jump in the pool.
I'm not sure why this is so but 69 degrees feels warmer in open-water than in a pool. I once tried to swim in a 68 degree pool and I just couldn't catch my breath and feel comfortable. In a lake 68 feels great once to get going! :)
I think the "feels colder in the pool" syndrome is a result of a few things:
1) At the beach you overheat lying on the beach and rubbing in all that oil so it feels great to cool off
2) you are so concerned about lookin' good that you don't notice the temperature
3) The first wave knocks you on your ass so hard you forget that the water is 69°. Also cross reference "lookin' cool"
4) You are hyperventilating as you walk into the ocean because you could swear you saw a shark
5) If the pool is 69° you can walk away from the pool without shame, where that is not an option at the beach ("The pool is too cold to swim today isn't it?" "Yes it is, I wouldn't go in. "Yea, me neither") You can hardly get away with that at the beach.
6) Glass containers are not allowed on the deck so you can not knock down a couple of shots of tequila before you jump in the pool.
