I must be getting old, I have only entered my outdoor lap pool once since it opened on Memorial Day weekend. The water was 74, but the air temp was 80. Nights have dipped into the 40's and this morning, I planned to give it a try, however, it was 64 degrees and very windy, cloudy and the water temp was only 70. I should mention that no one was in the pool either. Every summer I run maniacly to the sports stores in hopes of finding a wetsuit that feels NOTHING like a wetsuit and come home empty handed.
So, who's swimming outdoors now, with or without a wetsuit, and what are your water temps?
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When it rains, yeah but we get out when we hear thunder. Of course, there are people who call thunder when it is only the sound of an airplane.
Or trucks rolling by in the distance. There are so many arguments at my pool over this issue. On a beautiful sunny day, I was the only one in the pool and two little princess guards were staring me down (probably couldn't swim 25 yards if their life depended on it), then decided they heard "thunder." Of course I had to leave. Although I did complain to the office the next day, it didn't help me much when I was ejected from the pool in the middle of my workout.:badday:
Or trucks rolling by in the distance. There are so many arguments at my pool over this issue. On a beautiful sunny day, I was the only one in the pool and two little princess guards were staring me down (probably couldn't swim 25 yards if their life depended on it), then decided they heard "thunder." Of course I had to leave. Although I did complain to the office the next day, it didn't help me much when I was ejected from the pool in the middle of my workout.:badday:
No, there aren't any big trucks that come by where my pool is because they couldn't make it through the curvy roads. My morning LCM pool is in a very wooded area. Actually, it is quite refreshing to see all the trees. But, we don't get any sunlight until practice is over.
Man, those lifeguards should have been canned for being so lazy and pathetic. Working with princess lifeguards is not fun. They get out of cleaning duties when they come to work hungover. I could only take one year of the swim club lifeguarding until I got the holy grail of lifeguarding, apartment pools. At swim clubs, you are more of a maid and babysitter than a lifeguard. Plus, you don't have to deal with catty coworkers and miserable managers.
No, there aren't any big trucks that come by where my pool is because they couldn't make it through the curvy roads. My morning LCM pool is in a very wooded area. Actually, it is quite refreshing to see all the trees. But, we don't get any sunlight until practice is over.
Man, those lifeguards should have been canned for being so lazy and pathetic. Working with princess lifeguards is not fun. They get out of cleaning duties when they come to work hungover. I could only take one year of the swim club lifeguarding until I got the holy grail of lifeguarding, apartment pools. At swim clubs, you are more of a maid and babysitter than a lifeguard. Plus, you don't have to deal with catty coworkers and miserable managers.
And the self-righteous demanding members of the club! Not to side with our lazy prince and princess guards, but some of the members, like you said, expect them to watch their kids while they leave to run errands (like go to the spa), or fall asleep at poolside. But they are the first ones to scream if their little darlings skin a knee. Ah, the good ole days when guards benched kids and blew whistles. I haven't heard a whistle blown in years.
