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`m searching for a nice pool to start my swimmimg workouts and trying to gauge the noodler effect at each. Several Y`s in the area, but the noodler population is pretty high. I might just end up paying a little extra and get a gym membership that has more of a lap swimming mentality.
The Downtown Chattanooga Y is wonderful. It has two 25 yard pools. One for the noodlers that they keep at 86 and another one for the serious lap swimmers that is kept at 78-80. From time to time, I make the 160 mile round trip to escape the noodlers at my Y.
The guard has a point! If indeed there are more noodlers than swimmers, why should the noodlers sacrafice because a lap swimmer wants the water colder? I was raised to believe that while you may not agree with the majority, the majority rules and not to sit around complaining, do something to bring about the change you want.
There are swimmers who don't like cold water either. So it just isn't a 'noodler' thing.
On the other hand I agree with you, if you were already swimming in a lane the noodlers should stay out of it. They probably didn't see you when they got in the lane, but should have moved out of your way.
I've heard enough from the other pool patrons to know that they consider lap swimmers the rudest, most inconsiderate, holier than thou folks in the pool.
Lainey
Noodlers definitely suck. They generally have no respect for others. There universe consists of their noodle, their waist belt, and their other fat friends. They are completely unable to share a lane. They complain if the water is colder than 84 degrees, if someone has changed the pool radio off of the oldies station, or if they get "too wet." The worst part about them is that the have more "pool clout" than any lap swimmer and pretty much get whatever they want. My take: If your body fat percentage is greater than 40%, the "exercise" you are doing is not working. I would kick their a@@, but they all remind me of my mother, and I could not do that to her--even if she did deserve it.:bliss:
Not that a 4 year old would do this, but most kids I see playing with noodles use them to strike the water and sometimes, each other. That might have something to do with the adults only part of the noodle situation you experienced.
What a bunch of whiney prima donnas.
Going back to the original post – one lap swimmer taking up anywhere from 1/4 to 1/8 of the pool all by herself is complaining about 2 noodlers standing and taking up less than 1% of the pool.:doh::argue:
The guard has a point! If indeed there are more noodlers than swimmers, why should the noodlers sacrafice because a lap swimmer wants the water colder? I was raised to believe that while you may not agree with the majority, the majority rules and not to sit around complaining, do something to bring about the change you want.
I'm not convinced they are a majority, just loud complainers, but even if they are the majority you should brush up on your de Tocqueville:
en.wikipedia.org/.../Tyranny_of_the_majority
I`m searching for a nice pool to start my swimmimg workouts and trying to gauge the noodler effect at each. Several Y`s in the area, but the noodler population is pretty high. I might just end up paying a little extra and get a gym membership that has more of a lap swimming mentality.
First of all, I am a guy. 2nd of all I may be a prima donna, but you are talking out of the wrong end, when you comment and dont even know what you are talking about. The scenerio: 4 lane lap pool. (kept at 85 degrees, because it is to cold for the rudeler noodlers otherwise) 10 minutes until rudelers class starts. One swimmer in the ONE lane roped off. I was swimming up AGAINST the lane line on the side of the open three lanes. (on last 100 of set, getting done, because I know they are coming in. see original post) When this Rudeler Noodler, who had 3 LANES OF OPEN POOL (with aprox 8 other people in them) walks over to lean against the lane line, clearly blocking me out. What does she do, starts talking to her friend. Who's the prima dona in this case? Oh, one other thing, to some other posters... The "death" is a joke, get a life.
The Downtown Chattanooga Y is wonderful. It has two 25 yard pools. One for the noodlers that they keep at 86 and another one for the serious lap swimmers that is kept at 78-80. From time to time, I make the 160 mile round trip to escape the noodlers at my Y.
Thats sounds wonderful. I have a 1 week pass to use up for the Y and I guess I will use it at the downtown branch. I haven`t done any real lap swimming since high school 20 yrs ago and I might look more like a noodler than a swimmer for those first few workouts.:D
