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.....
I am never going to the restroom on a plane again.
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.....
I am never going to the restroom on a plane again.
