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:
I have to agree with George on this one. Pools aren't built for Masters teams. Unless you practice in a dedicated club/university facility, continued griping about noodlers, while amusing, is rather pointless.
Well, I would agree with both of you, if the pool where I swim wasn't a private community pool. But, our pool is at the amenity center in a private community where every household pays the same monthly HOA fee to use the shared facilities. The indoor swimming pool is a unique individual resource, as opposed to the multiple meeting rooms at the amenity center. If a chartered club is using one meeting room, there are other places to meet, including other meeting rooms, the lobby, patio, somebody's home; heck, they can even gather in the parking lot! But, we have one indoor 25 yard long x 5 lane wide swimming pool for the entire community to share. And, it is the only pool available for most of the year, in the entire area, for miles around, since our outdoor pool is closed for most of the year. For an average of 0-5 noodlers (the average class attendance) to have exclusive use of that asset, Monday thru Friday, for two hours each day (which is what they have been demanding), during prime time, is illogical, unfair, unnecessary; I could go on. It is WRONG.
Swimmers, including me, are not demanding exclusive use; we only want to preserve the two lanes we currently have to swim in and will continue to happily relinquish those lanes during their classes when swimmers are not present. But, when swimmer arrives, we would like a lane back, please! :bitching:
I have to agree with George on this one. Pools aren't built for Masters teams. Unless you practice in a dedicated club/university facility, continued griping about noodlers, while amusing, is rather pointless.
Well, I would agree with both of you, if the pool where I swim wasn't a private community pool. But, our pool is at the amenity center in a private community where every household pays the same monthly HOA fee to use the shared facilities. The indoor swimming pool is a unique individual resource, as opposed to the multiple meeting rooms at the amenity center. If a chartered club is using one meeting room, there are other places to meet, including other meeting rooms, the lobby, patio, somebody's home; heck, they can even gather in the parking lot! But, we have one indoor 25 yard long x 5 lane wide swimming pool for the entire community to share. And, it is the only pool available for most of the year, in the entire area, for miles around, since our outdoor pool is closed for most of the year. For an average of 0-5 noodlers (the average class attendance) to have exclusive use of that asset, Monday thru Friday, for two hours each day (which is what they have been demanding), during prime time, is illogical, unfair, unnecessary; I could go on. It is WRONG.
Swimmers, including me, are not demanding exclusive use; we only want to preserve the two lanes we currently have to swim in and will continue to happily relinquish those lanes during their classes when swimmers are not present. But, when swimmer arrives, we would like a lane back, please! :bitching:
