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:
You can always practice your starts if they are crowding your space. That will always get them going. They don't care for the "cold" water splashing on thier hair.
I can't believe you would resort to these kind of tactics Joel! :)
By the way, after I swam this past Sunday the locker room was very cold and I had a Sexton flashback. Remember how cold that locker room was?
In that case would swimming with a pull bouy actually be a very advanced form of noodling?
No, since you're in the prone position and making progress, it is not, imo, any form of noodling.
Should a noodler be found in the prone position, noodler has recently fallen off said noodle and is technically in the process of drowning. Look around for the noodle which can then be retrieved and subdivided into multiple pull bouys. Let the lifeguards deal with the noodler without his noodle.
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I can't believe you would resort to these kind of tactics Joel! :)
By the way, after I swam this past Sunday the locker room was very cold and I had a Sexton flashback. Remember how cold that locker room was?
Pretty scary having a Sexton flashback Kirk. I don't think my suits dried out the entire season. I do have some good news regarding the Noodlers. They have a new "playlist" to do their routine. The sped up version of "Lollipop" was killing me! Sometimes I just need something to complain about.
They have a new "playlist" to do their routine. The sped up version of "Lollipop" was killing me!
There must be an "official" guidebook/playlist for noodling classes across the US. I know the exact "Lollipop" song you write about. Scary.
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At 24 Hour Fitness the Noodlers now get the entire pool to themselves for the hour the class runs. I wish it didn't cost me $13 per month so I could just quit.
George, you are dead to me.
Comedy gold.
I always think of them as the leaky bladders, and try to use the lane furthest from them for that reason.
To their credit, they are not as self obsessed over their bodies as we are. Noodling (not the catfish kind) is a social gathering.
My ex made me go to pottery classes when we were married. Bunch a damn old grey hairs, I thought. But no. Once they got to talking, I was amazed. They've already done everything we'll ever hope to do, and think we're special for. Grandma over there tested fighters in WWII. And the jokes. Those old ladies told dirty jokes that embarrassed me, and I was a young sailor. I still tell some of those jokes. It was a social hour, not a pottery class.
One day you may feel that the social aspects of most things are the only ones that actually matter.
Please note that a group of us noodlers should be referred to as a pod, bloat or herd. A gang usually is reserved for buffalo, elk and turkeys.
While a Bloat of Noodlers is acceptable,I believe the proper collective noun is a Lard of Noodlers.
Also what's with the hairspray and perfume.The water is literally oily when they are in the pool and I can barely breathe.
I've changed my mind a bit on this. This AM some noodlers arrived at the Y pool and they were ALL very attractive, fit women in a range of ages. It was quite pleasant and made my workout go faster. Not sure if this was just some odd statistical glitch or they are going to be regulars, but they can definitely have a lane.
-LBJ
At 24 Hour Fitness the Noodlers now get the entire pool to themselves for the hour the class runs. I wish it didn't cost me $13 per month so I could just quit.
George, you are dead to me.
