Death to all Noodlers!

Noodlers would hate the private pool our team is in for the afternoon and Sat workouts. The heater broke and it's taking a while to fix. I believe the temp was around 72º and that was 2 weeks ago. This Sat practice will most likely be in another local pool since it is too cold for us to get in to in the mornings. After running 1-2 miles though, it feels good to get in to :)

There are some wimps around. Our coach made sure the water was the right temperature at our pool, he tried to keep it at 73degrees, Turned heater off Sat at noon to cool it Sun, Mon, Tues,cool. Warmer Wed Ladies nite. As soon as the ladies left the pool the water was kept cooler til It was then warmed up for Fri. Swim lessons Fri nite and Saturday morning then the heat was off again. I actually don't mind the colder pool. But we have some kids with tight muscle issues and its causing them problems. Especially if they get in to a cold pool after sweating.

There are some wimps around. Our coach made sure the water was the right temperature at our pool, he tried to keep it at 73degrees, Turned heater off Sat at noon to cool it Sun, Mon, Tues,cool. Warmer Wed Ladies nite. As soon as the ladies left the pool the water was kept cooler til It was then warmed up for Fri. Swim lessons Fri nite and Saturday morning then the heat was off again. Noodlers would hate the private pool our team is in for the afternoon and Sat workouts. The heater broke and it's taking a while to fix. I believe the temp was around 72º and that was 2 weeks ago. This Sat practice will most likely be in another local pool since it is too cold for us to get in to in the mornings. After running 1-2 miles though, it feels good to get in to :)

Elaine - I'm home sick today (blah, no swimming w/a fever!) & so have spent the entire morning reading all 303 posts. I'm sorry for your plight, however, now that it is all said & done, I would go somewhere else. I know swimming there is "free" to you since you pay the HOA fees, but at what cost? If you try hard enough, you can set an internal clock to get yourself up earlier! (Not only miss the noodlers, but the water may be cooler!) - or you should maybe consider what others have said and join a masters group. You are fortunate to live near a large area where there are masters groups - our city has none, so I would be driving 2-3 hours one way to swim w/a coached group. Plus the masters group would offer you socializing in the locker rooms, coaching & exclusive rights to the lanes during your workout. Your husband sounds very understanding - maybe there is even a group that practices in the evenings and you wouldn't have to get up early at all? And he could busy himself playing golf (or cooking dinner!) while you workout. I know you've been picked on by these nut cases, but maybe this is an opportunity for you to explore new things & make new friends?

Not only miss the noodlers, but the water may be cooler! Could be worse: www.msnbc.msn.com/.../ :afraid:

Elaine - I'm home sick today (blah, no swimming w/a fever!) & so have spent the entire morning reading all 303 posts. I'm sorry for your plight, however, now that it is all said & done, I would go somewhere else. I know swimming there is "free" to you since you pay the HOA fees, but at what cost? If you try hard enough, you can set an internal clock to get yourself up earlier! (Not only miss the noodlers, but the water may be cooler!) - or you should maybe consider what others have said and join a masters group. You are fortunate to live near a large area where there are masters groups - our city has none, so I would be driving 2-3 hours one way to swim w/a coached group. Plus the masters group would offer you socializing in the locker rooms, coaching & exclusive rights to the lanes during your workout. Your husband sounds very understanding - maybe there is even a group that practices in the evenings and you wouldn't have to get up early at all? And he could busy himself playing golf (or cooking dinner!) while you workout. I know you've been picked on by these nut cases, but maybe this is an opportunity for you to explore new things & make new friends? I hope you are feeling better soon, Celeste! I'm sure you will be up :bouncing: in no time! Well, the closest Masters team is a 50 minute drive each way. They practice at night which doesn't work for me AT ALL, because it messes up my sleep. And it means driving dark back country roads home. As for adjusting my internal clock to wake up earlier, that wasn't my concern. My husband used to have to get up for work at 4:45am for many years, so I promised him we wouldn't have to wake up early, once he retired. He does so much for me already (one being that he already cooks dinner for me!) that I didn't think it was fair to ask him to adjust his sleep/wake schedule for my swimming. That was all besides the point, however, because there wasn't a valid reason for asking me and other swimmers to vacate our dedicated swim lanes for their classes; especially since the class size averages 6-8 in a 5 lane, 25 yard pool! (I'm sorry, but not wanting to get your hair wet in a swimming pool is NOT a valid reason. :shakeshead: ) The good news is I finally scored a victory last week, thanks to the sanity of the leader who realized that maybe a compromise was long overdue. As of last week, the 9am indoor class moved to 9:30 and the 10:00 outdoor class moved inside to 10:30, like it used to be last winter season. It's rotten for the later swimmers who are now banned from the indoor pool for two hours each day, but it's a huge plus for me getting that extra half hour. :banana:

Could be worse: www.msnbc.msn.com/.../ :afraid: Sounds like a good pool for noodlers.They are always complaining the pool is too cold so this should suit them.

You are fortunate to live near a large area where there are masters groups - our city has none, so I would be driving 2-3 hours one way to swim w/a coached group. Have you tried here? swimatac.com/.../ Also the Florida LMSC web site shows another club in your area, though it only shows 5 registered members. www.floridalmsc.org/index.cfm

Thanks for your great ideas, but actually, the ATAC masters (of which I suppose I am a member) has no real coach - only papers placed on the end of the pool & seldom does anyone enter a meet. Besides, I don't feel like the people who swim with them are actually, um, strong enough to swim, well, with me. I know of one sweet child (age 29) who went to SCM this Spring & I almost joined her, but had just started a new job so....oh well (she actually trains with the kids, which I am seriously considering, but my son would KILL me!). We have workout "groups" - which are usually at lunch (and termed the lunch bunch) which is cool if you can leave your job at lunch! I'm doing good tho - I race the kids, the clock, the snails, whatever I can find! And I don't have to share my lane with any noodlers! They are restricted in our pool! (Can you believe that!)

Makes sense to me!