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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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 tend to ignore them, euhh well not exactly.
When I see some, there's often a very narrow spot between to chatters where I can flip - even if it's only 1 square foot. By flipping few inches from their face, they usually understand the message: next time, you'll get my footprint printed on your face!
When I swim in a fast lane (that is a lane identified as 'Fast'), I follow the rules of squad swimming. Those who don't know these rules (like for instance, always leave the middle of the wall free for swimmers to flip) sometimes learn them the hard way. Their problem not mine.
Yesterday I got out after warm up to use the little girls' room....and while I was out of the pool, a noodler hopped into my lane. I came back and this person was swimming elementary whatever down the middle. Really? Didn't see my mesh bag and water bottle?
I would like to give a shout out to the "finners" at our pool...They at least seem to be working out, AND getting their hair wet. I think I am slow enough to even be able to circle swim with them with no problem.
Noodling has now been extended to triathlons. A recent children's tri held in my area permitted swimmers to use a noodle to complete the 125M course. Am I just being an old fuddy duddy or is this ridiculous?
Children, man, children.
Anything that gets kids up and outside and exercising is cool with me. We can take away the noodles when they're older.
The noodlers always want to strike up a conversation with me, even when it should be obvious I'm trying to stay on interval. Even putting on my "I'm ticked off at the entire world so don't f--- with me" look doesn't always help with that, but it does some good in that I'm rarely asked to share a lane. :angel:
Noodling has now been extended to triathlons. A recent children's tri held in my area permitted swimmers to use a noodle to complete the 125M course. Am I just being an old fuddy duddy or is this ridiculous?
Yesterday I got out after warm up to use the little girls' room....and while I was out of the pool, a noodler hopped into my lane. I came back and this person was swimming elementary whatever down the middle. Really? Didn't see my mesh bag and water bottle?
You should have put a noodle there, so they know someone else has occupied the lane already.
How are they supposed to know what the mesh bag and all that other stuff means :p
