Our pool created a rule this summer that no kid (aged 4 and under) can be in the main swimming pool, period. This includes with a parent and regardless of whether or not they are wearing swim diapers. They are only allowed to swim in the baby pool, full stop. You can imagine the controversy this has caused.
I find this to be a ridiculous rule and plan to fight it, but was wondering whether it is more pervasive than I thought. The rationale seems to be related to keeping poop/vomit out of the pool but traditionally, this has not been a problem for this pool and when it has been, it's not exclusively a 4 and under problem! Seems like a sledgehammer to an ant, IMHO.
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Seriously, how often has anyone ever had a code brown?? I've been in pools my entire life and never seen one.
While I personally have never caused a code brown, I have been the victim on at least 4 occasions.....3 kids pool incidents (at 3 different pools) which resulted in a 20min shock treatment and so everyone went in the lap pools instead during that time. Then there was the dubious looking object at the bottom of the deep end during one Masters practice, that we eventually decided was a code brown, but as we were half way through our hour session by that time, we carried on.
And then there was the incident with my daughter when she was 2.5, and potty trained, except it seemed in the pool.....she was actually playing on the kiddy play thing when it happened and came down the steps looking all panicked. So I very quickly and carefully scooped her up and legged it to the bathroom to sort her out:bolt: a code beige perhaps? or a lucky escape?:afraid:
Unfortunately it does happen, but I must admit I'd be pissed if they didn't let kids under 4 in our HOA pools because of it.
Seriously, how often has anyone ever had a code brown?? I've been in pools my entire life and never seen one.
While I personally have never caused a code brown, I have been the victim on at least 4 occasions.....3 kids pool incidents (at 3 different pools) which resulted in a 20min shock treatment and so everyone went in the lap pools instead during that time. Then there was the dubious looking object at the bottom of the deep end during one Masters practice, that we eventually decided was a code brown, but as we were half way through our hour session by that time, we carried on.
And then there was the incident with my daughter when she was 2.5, and potty trained, except it seemed in the pool.....she was actually playing on the kiddy play thing when it happened and came down the steps looking all panicked. So I very quickly and carefully scooped her up and legged it to the bathroom to sort her out:bolt: a code beige perhaps? or a lucky escape?:afraid:
Unfortunately it does happen, but I must admit I'd be pissed if they didn't let kids under 4 in our HOA pools because of it.
