Let me first say that I had a blast in Atlanta and enjoyed every minute of it (even the last minute of the 1000), so this list is somewhat tongue in cheek:
10. No Starbucks within walking distance of the Hampton Inn.
9. The taste of an Italian soda called "Beverly" at the Coca Cola Museum; it reminded me of viscous lidocaine--what is with that?
8. The stairway access to the pool deck from the stands.
7. Missing out on a medal in the 200 free relay because eight of the teams finishing ahead of us were from "regional" clubs representing entire states.
6. Two swimmers from TXLA trying to recruit my 87 year old father to join their team instead of swimming for Nitro.
5. No Starbucks within walkiing distance of the pool.
4. Turning at the bulkhead, although I nailed all of mine.
3. That one starter who shall remain nameless.
2. Not getting to meet Rich Abrahams, among others.
1. It ended.
So what you are saying is stop whining or stay home.
No, I'm just saying to stop whining. What do you propose with a meet of 2K swimmers? Battery, that's ridiculous, HTFU. Until you propose a workable realistic solution, it's just noise.
I don't understand your Hot Shot comment at all. Half the people there are hot shots, at least. And, being a hot shot doesn't mean you are discourteous in warm up.
I think Mesa has two 50 meter pools, maybe you won't be so assaulted there. That's a rare breed of pool complex in America.
So what you are saying is stop whining or stay home.
No, I'm just saying to stop whining. What do you propose with a meet of 2K swimmers? Battery, that's ridiculous, HTFU. Until you propose a workable realistic solution, it's just noise.
I don't understand your Hot Shot comment at all. Half the people there are hot shots, at least. And, being a hot shot doesn't mean you are discourteous in warm up.
I think Mesa has two 50 meter pools, maybe you won't be so assaulted there. That's a rare breed of pool complex in America.
