Lifeguards ;)

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Former Member
I wonder how you feel if you happened to be the only one or two swimming in a pool while there are four highly dutiful lifeguards watching...nothing but you, of course... for the whole time you were swimming? (assuming you were not that great a swimmer to be proud of giving a "performance"). That's what happened to me today. Needless to say I felt damn safe, especially appreciated it very much when at one point one of them poked his head to see if I was OK when I was at the end of the pool, literally under their feet :wave: (I usually thought the guards didn't pay enough attention). On the one hand I was flattered by the heavy attention and safeguarding (today seemed to be an unusual day); on the other hand, it felt funny "performing" solo or duet to an audience of 4 :D. They did appear to be all watching the whole time, not doing other things. What's in the guards' mind when they are watching just 1-2 swimmers in the pool? Do they judge their skills? laugh at the guy splashing water everywhere, or the other that swims like a limping shrimp? :rolleyes: :D
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  • It's the same as when you get up to go to the lavatory on an airplane and everyone watches you as you walk the gauntlet of seat 8B to row 32...but I don't think anyone is really thinking about what you are going to do except to maybe make a mental note to rush to take their turn when you walk back, and calculate the distance and time of the in-flight beverage service cart position..... Everyone's so bored out of their minds that watching anyone walk by is 3 seconds of something to stare at. Well, you think they are staring but I bet no one would pass 3 questions about you in a treasury enforcement exam on observation questions.....
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  • It's the same as when you get up to go to the lavatory on an airplane and everyone watches you as you walk the gauntlet of seat 8B to row 32...but I don't think anyone is really thinking about what you are going to do except to maybe make a mental note to rush to take their turn when you walk back, and calculate the distance and time of the in-flight beverage service cart position..... Everyone's so bored out of their minds that watching anyone walk by is 3 seconds of something to stare at. Well, you think they are staring but I bet no one would pass 3 questions about you in a treasury enforcement exam on observation questions.....
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