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.
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Good one, Chaos! I had no issues with the warm up pool on any day. Spending a bunch of money on a temp pool seems like a colossal waste of money.
One solution is to use a "temp" Myrtha pool for warm-ups, but ensure that Myrtha has already found a buyer for the pool after the meet.
We're looking to put in a new 50m pool in our little town here out west, and the cost of a new pool is +/- $1.5 mln. A few months ago, we had a shot to buy a "used" pool (I think from WC Trials) for less than $1.0 mln.
Good one, Chaos! I had no issues with the warm up pool on any day. Spending a bunch of money on a temp pool seems like a colossal waste of money.
One solution is to use a "temp" Myrtha pool for warm-ups, but ensure that Myrtha has already found a buyer for the pool after the meet.
We're looking to put in a new 50m pool in our little town here out west, and the cost of a new pool is +/- $1.5 mln. A few months ago, we had a shot to buy a "used" pool (I think from WC Trials) for less than $1.0 mln.
