So I went off to swim at Rossmoor, it was a beautiful day, but in the past even on beautiful days the pool has been pretty quiet. Not today. There must have been close to 20 kids in the pool and all the lanes were full up. I didn't know the protocol of guests and swimming so I waited until one of the lanes freed up to jump in. But during that wait a woman with a dragon tattoo on her leg jumped in and started to go. I was really surprised, I thought she wouldn't know how to swim, but I guess you really can't judge a book by its cover. It was a beautiful tattoo though.
So seeing that she seemed to know how to do it I wasn't so worried about getting in. However, those old guys don't really like to move over - hence the wait. So as the old guy got out I started to slip in and this woman who was standing around came up to me and said this lane is for my daughter. I looked at her and smiled and said sure I will share. She can have the left side (or right not sure which it was) and off I went. As I swam off I heard her sputtering away, she might have said sure you can share or ???
So the daughter came and joined me, but she didn't last too long before she got tuckered out and so I had the whole lane to myself for a minute. As I was swimming along this old man waved me down. I stopped and looked at him and he said my daughter wants to swim can you move over? Being ultra polite I said sure she can share my lane she can have the left side (or right whichever it may be) and off I went. I swam and swam on one side of the lane waiting for his daughter to show up and finally about ten minutes later she showed up. I guess he was just prepping me for the eventuality of sharing a lane.
She didn't last very long either. Soon I had the lane all to myself again (maybe people just don't like swimming with me.) I was in the middle of the second to last set when a woman from another (yes she was already swimming) stopped me and asked me why people were taking numbers. Huh? I am not sure why, I answered, but there is plenty of room in the pool, the three lanes were all open with just one swimmer. So she told me don't they share? I said I am sure they did as I had shared twice already that day. And she goes I am already sharing so why are they taking a number. I just smiled and said who knows, but I am sure it is for something else.
I finally finished my set and got out of the pool went in got dressed and came out to see the person with number one arguing with someone. She was on the deck and a person with number 4 was staring lustfully at my empty lane. Actually there were two empty lanes. Finally the woman jumped in and started swimming. There was another woman at the end of the pool and she got in and waited for the woman to get to the end. She asked if she would split the lane. The woman looked at her and said no you have to get a number you have to wait. My lane out. That is exactly how it went.
I heard the woman asking about the numbering ask the life guard why people weren't sharing the lanes. Her answer - its not my call. - If it isn't her call then whose call is it. That did kind of soured me on the pool, but it closes in a week so who cares anyway.
So seeing that she seemed to know how to do it I wasn't so worried about getting in. However, those old guys don't really like to move over - hence the wait. So as the old guy got out I started to slip in and this woman who was standing around came up to me and said this lane is for my daughter. I looked at her and smiled and said sure I will share. She can have the left side (or right not sure which it was) and off I went. As I swam off I heard her sputtering away, she might have said sure you can share or ???
So the daughter came and joined me, but she didn't last too long before she got tuckered out and so I had the whole lane to myself for a minute. As I was swimming along this old man waved me down. I stopped and looked at him and he said my daughter wants to swim can you move over? Being ultra polite I said sure she can share my lane she can have the left side (or right whichever it may be) and off I went. I swam and swam on one side of the lane waiting for his daughter to show up and finally about ten minutes later she showed up. I guess he was just prepping me for the eventuality of sharing a lane.
She didn't last very long either. Soon I had the lane all to myself again (maybe people just don't like swimming with me.) I was in the middle of the second to last set when a woman from another (yes she was already swimming) stopped me and asked me why people were taking numbers. Huh? I am not sure why, I answered, but there is plenty of room in the pool, the three lanes were all open with just one swimmer. So she told me don't they share? I said I am sure they did as I had shared twice already that day. And she goes I am already sharing so why are they taking a number. I just smiled and said who knows, but I am sure it is for something else.
I finally finished my set and got out of the pool went in got dressed and came out to see the person with number one arguing with someone. She was on the deck and a person with number 4 was staring lustfully at my empty lane. Actually there were two empty lanes. Finally the woman jumped in and started swimming. There was another woman at the end of the pool and she got in and waited for the woman to get to the end. She asked if she would split the lane. The woman looked at her and said no you have to get a number you have to wait. My lane out. That is exactly how it went.
I heard the woman asking about the numbering ask the life guard why people weren't sharing the lanes. Her answer - its not my call. - If it isn't her call then whose call is it. That did kind of soured me on the pool, but it closes in a week so who cares anyway.
Hey weird! So you have to take a number and just wait until the person is done with the lane? Or is there a time limit?
ReplyDeleteAnd what happens in a week? Is there an indoor pool?
TSH will be happy to leap in & do a cannonball & maybe drown a few of them.
ReplyDeleteFor a person that does NOT like to share (food, drink, etc.), I find it admirable that you're willing to share lanes.
Remember that folks don't tend to get more mellow as they age (except for perhaps the dementia time when all is mellow & soon forgotten), so it shouldn't be surprising that in ROSSMOOR especially there are persons who are bitchy, aggressive, nasty, etc. My duck club would love to use them for targets.
Grandparents protecting & indulging their grandkids are also no surprise, so it's fun to hear how they don't want their grandkids to share (maybe they think you'll kidnap them???).
It's also great that the kids poop out promptly while you continue for your 100 lap workout (I could probably do 3 laps if I walked one of them).
Go T3 - swim over those lane nonsharers!
Let's throw the lifeguard in since she wasn't doing her job - just avoiding conflict & earning the big bucks! She should have promoted sharing.
It's amazing that they have "NUMBER RACK" there - maybe they stole if from the Safeway local butcher shop?