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 2009-06-18 11:21 AM |
Champion  10471    Dallas, TX |  Subject: Freaky stuff that happens at the poolAll right, we ALL have those, "this person was an idiot", stories with regards to swimming in public pools. I've seen my fair share of weirdness... but this one is a first. The kickboard I put at the end of the lane, keeps getting taken from me while I'm swimming. It has now happened 5 times (2 of those times during the same workout). Now these are not my own personal kickboards... but ones owned by LTF. I just hate someone taking the one I'm using when I'm in the middle of a workout. Because then I have to break up my workout, get out of the pool, and walk to get another one. I'm trying to only give myself :10 rest between each 500. That's not enough time to go tromp around the pool to get another kickboard. So here's the run down of each incident... each one of these have happened in the last 3 weeks- 1) I was swimming laps. Doing a kick/swim set. Kid in the lane takes it while I'm swimming and decides he's going to just stand on it. So when I need it back, I ask for it back. Got it back. 2) I had one at the opposite end of the pool because I was doing a swim/kick set and needed one at that end. Some guy walked up, moved it to his lane. I got to the other end, looked at him and said, "You took my kickboard". He smiled. I walked over to get another one. I should have just taken it back. 3) I was doing a swim/kick set (see a trend?)... and the lady in the lane next to me takes it when I go to swim. I saw that she had taken it... so I popped my head up mid-lane and said, "You took my kickboard. I don't know why people keep taking my kickboards!". She handed it back and I took off with it down the lane. 4) All right... so last night I decided to get SMART! Instead of getting just one, I decided to get 2. That way, someone could take a kickboard and it wouldn't matter. Smart thinking... right? Well during my set (did 8x500- this happened after the first 500 and before the second to the last one) one of the kickboards got taken. Fine. That's why I brought a spare. THEN... while I was doing the 7th 500, the lady in the lane next to me took my last kickboard. And she had to reach over all my stuff to take it. Oh, but wait, she only did 25 with it and thus leaving it at the other end of the pool. So I didn't have a kickboard to use for my last set coming up. So in the middle of the 7th 500, I pulled to the end, grabbed the kickboard and kicked with it back down. I then placed my shoes on top of it, so it wouldn't take off again. The kickboard did not leave me again, and I got to finish my swim/kick set. I mean really... it's downright FREAKY that people take all my kickboards. Seriously. It's like someone is playing a joke on me! I really think people see me using the kickboard and think, "Well that looks like fun." And they come take it so they can use it. All right, feel free to start sharing your "this was just freaky" pool stories! We all got 'em! |
| 2009-06-18 11:36 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Pro 4612  MA | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool I have had people taken away my kick board. It's usually the people working there or the lifeguards, who thinks no one was using it. I put my slippers or water bottle on top of the kick board and no one would take it away. |
| 2009-06-18 11:37 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Expert 721 Chenequa WI | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool I've never had a kickboard taken, but people like to swipe my towel. THAT - I just don't get! But the freaky coincidence that has happend to me lately is this: The YMCA will have a swim team practice scheduled so only 1-3 open lanes for laps. I'll be in one of the three lanes (with other swimmers doing laps as well in the other two lanes) and invariable my lane attracts the two geriatric gentlemen looking to float down the lane. I thought it was kind of funny at first until it happend the third time. |
| 2009-06-18 11:39 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool Have had a kickboard taken. Here's something from my logs, from a couple months ago, that many of my friends found entertaining... this was one of my first few swims after getting back into the pool after an injury. ----------- So I'm crutching over to the edge of the pool for my swim yesterday and there is this fat, unkempt kid in a nasty green swimsuit (hereafter referred to as FUKING for brevity), staring at me the whole way over. Like impolite staring. I finally get within 5 feet of him, stop, look him right in the eye, and am like "Yo!!!" with a huge, sarcastic wave. He grunts. Get in the pool, and FUKING gets in the lane next to me. He is splashing around and I notice every time I stop, he is still staring at me. I stare back, and widen my eyes. Around the 800 yd. mark of my 2000, I am doing a turn, and I notice that FUKING is climbing out of the pool. Only problem is, the nasty green swimsuit is not. It is falling down. Like, to his ankles. Fortunately, (or not?, I have no idea), this was a rear view. Unfazed, I continue on. Around the 1600 yard mark, I crash into someone who is in my lane, none other than FUKING. I stop and give FUKING a few choice words and shoo him away. I was pissed. The last thing I need right now, on the blood thinners and with the leg, is to crash into a 200-pound kid who doesn't get the concept of lane lines, or the waist tie on his swimsuit. So anyway, I finish my 2000, and FUKING is nowhere to be seen. Get out of the pool... put on the boot, and start crutching back to locker room, and after a few steps, there I am, face to face with FUKING. He says... "I...... hate....... you." I said, "Ok," and crutched on. No clue what that was about. |
| 2009-06-18 11:42 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Extreme Veteran 575 Concord, NH | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool Not related to anyone taking my stuff, but just plain weird is this guy that shows up wearing a womens one piece bathing suit. I thought I was seeing things the first time, but just last week I saw him again. I just do not get that. |
| 2009-06-18 11:49 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Expert 966 Decatur | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool ^^^ that story about Fuking is hilarious. Edited by latrina 2009-06-18 11:59 AM |
| 2009-06-18 11:49 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool x2 on putting something on top, maybe a water bottle or extra set of goggles?  |
| 2009-06-18 11:51 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
| Alpharetta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool I've had someone (a stranger) ask if they could borrow my paddles. Ummm..... no. (at least they asked?  ) |
| 2009-06-18 11:53 AM in reply to: #2226819 |
| Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool newleaf - 2009-06-18 12:39 PM Have had a kickboard taken. Here's something from my logs, from a couple months ago, that many of my friends found entertaining... this was one of my first few swims after getting back into the pool after an injury. ----------- So I'm crutching over to the edge of the pool for my swim yesterday and there is this fat, unkempt kid in a nasty green swimsuit (hereafter referred to as FUKING for brevity), staring at me the whole way over. Like impolite staring. I finally get within 5 feet of him, stop, look him right in the eye, and am like "Yo!!!" with a huge, sarcastic wave. He grunts. Get in the pool, and FUKING gets in the lane next to me. He is splashing around and I notice every time I stop, he is still staring at me. I stare back, and widen my eyes. Around the 800 yd. mark of my 2000, I am doing a turn, and I notice that FUKING is climbing out of the pool. Only problem is, the nasty green swimsuit is not. It is falling down. Like, to his ankles. Fortunately, (or not?, I have no idea), this was a rear view. Unfazed, I continue on. Around the 1600 yard mark, I crash into someone who is in my lane, none other than FUKING. I stop and give FUKING a few choice words and shoo him away. I was pissed. The last thing I need right now, on the blood thinners and with the leg, is to crash into a 200-pound kid who doesn't get the concept of lane lines, or the waist tie on his swimsuit. So anyway, I finish my 2000, and FUKING is nowhere to be seen. Get out of the pool... put on the boot, and start crutching back to locker room, and after a few steps, there I am, face to face with FUKING. He says... "I...... hate....... you." I said, "Ok," and crutched on. No clue what that was about. I LOL'd when I read this in your blog post. And I'm LOL'ing now. The acronym is creative, I must say. |
| 2009-06-18 11:54 AM in reply to: #2226828 |
Extreme Veteran 614 | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool offrhodes - 2009-06-18 12:42 PM Not related to anyone taking my stuff, but just plain weird is this guy that shows up wearing a womens one piece bathing suit. I thought I was seeing things the first time, but just last week I saw him again. I just do not get that. Dammit, the guy at the tri store told me that it was a trisuit... I second putting a water bottle on the kickboards (I use the pool's kickboards but if I took the trouble to get one from the guard, I'm holding on to it). I did once have my pull buoy borrowed by somebody, despite it having my name written in large black letters on the stripes. |
| 2009-06-18 11:54 AM in reply to: #2226866 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool wurkit_gurl - 2009-06-18 12:53 PM I LOL'd when I read this in your blog post. And I'm LOL'ing now. The acronym is creative, I must say. He was also Caucasian... but I chose to leave that out of the name/acronym. |
| 2009-06-18 11:54 AM in reply to: #2226828 |
Master 4119 Toronto Bronze member | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool offrhodes - 2009-06-18 12:42 PM Not related to anyone taking my stuff, but just plain weird is this guy that shows up wearing a womens one piece bathing suit. I thought I was seeing things the first time, but just last week I saw him again. I just do not get that. THAT is some weirdness in the pool! LOL!! too funny And kickboard thing - that's just not nice - what ever happened to getting your own stuff!! Seriously people - or ask! |
| 2009-06-18 11:54 AM in reply to: #2226819 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool newleaf - 2009-06-18 11:39 AM Have had a kickboard taken. Here's something from my logs, from a couple months ago, that many of my friends found entertaining... this was one of my first few swims after getting back into the pool after an injury. ----------- So I'm crutching over to the edge of the pool for my swim yesterday and there is this fat, unkempt kid in a nasty green swimsuit (hereafter referred to as FUKING for brevity), staring at me the whole way over. Like impolite staring. I finally get within 5 feet of him, stop, look him right in the eye, and am like "Yo!!!" with a huge, sarcastic wave. He grunts. Get in the pool, and FUKING gets in the lane next to me. He is splashing around and I notice every time I stop, he is still staring at me. I stare back, and widen my eyes. Around the 800 yd. mark of my 2000, I am doing a turn, and I notice that FUKING is climbing out of the pool. Only problem is, the nasty green swimsuit is not. It is falling down. Like, to his ankles. Fortunately, (or not?, I have no idea), this was a rear view. Unfazed, I continue on. Around the 1600 yard mark, I crash into someone who is in my lane, none other than FUKING. I stop and give FUKING a few choice words and shoo him away. I was pissed. The last thing I need right now, on the blood thinners and with the leg, is to crash into a 200-pound kid who doesn't get the concept of lane lines, or the waist tie on his swimsuit. So anyway, I finish my 2000, and FUKING is nowhere to be seen. Get out of the pool... put on the boot, and start crutching back to locker room, and after a few steps, there I am, face to face with FUKING. He says... "I...... hate....... you." I said, "Ok," and crutched on. No clue what that was about. You win! Maybe he was "mentally challenged"??? Very odd stuff though. Yes, I will be putting stuff on top of the kickboard from now on. I really thought having a spare for people to take would fix my problem, but apparently not. |
| 2009-06-18 11:56 AM in reply to: #2226772 |
Master 3022 | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool I was once waiting for a lane (not opposed to sharing, just like having my own lane). One guy was taking up a whole lane practicing Karate moves in the water. After he noticed me waiting for about 5 minutes he was nice enough to ask me to swim in his lane and he volunteered to stay out of my way. Also, I don't get the guy at our pool who wears a life vest and slowly floats/paddles from end to end while wearing somw kind of waterproof looking earmuffs. STRANGE. |
| 2009-06-18 11:56 AM in reply to: #2226828 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool offrhodes - 2009-06-18 11:42 AM Not related to anyone taking my stuff, but just plain weird is this guy that shows up wearing a womens one piece bathing suit. I thought I was seeing things the first time, but just last week I saw him again. I just do not get that. All right, you get second place... only because the guy hasn't messed with you. Maybe he's a cross dresser? |
| 2009-06-18 11:57 AM in reply to: #2226880 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool dangremond - 2009-06-18 11:56 AM I was once waiting for a lane (not opposed to sharing, just like having my own lane). One guy was taking up a whole lane practicing Karate moves in the water. After he noticed me waiting for about 5 minutes he was nice enough to ask me to swim in his lane and he volunteered to stay out of my way. Also, I don't get the guy at our pool who wears a life vest and slowly floats/paddles from end to end while wearing somw kind of waterproof looking earmuffs. STRANGE. Gawd I love these stories!!!! This is greatness! |
| 2009-06-18 11:57 AM in reply to: #2226864 |
Sneaky Slow 8694 Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool lisac957 - 2009-06-18 12:51 PM I've had someone (a stranger) ask if they could borrow my paddles. Ummm..... no. (at least they asked? )Amen. Water bottle, no prob. Paddles, forget about it. |
| 2009-06-18 12:03 PM in reply to: #2226772 |
Expert 1456 Central New Jersey | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool Maybe you need to invest in a kickboard and write your name in big bold letters across it? |
| 2009-06-18 12:08 PM in reply to: #2226803 |
| New user 5 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool Definitely a good idea, putting your sandals or water bottle on top of the kickboard to "claim it".... but with the luck you're having.... this just may not be enough. When I am doing a swim workout, usually i'll permenent marker it onto a sheet of paper and bring it with me, wet the kickboard, and slap the piece of paper onto the board, prop it up on top of a pull buoey right on the deck where the rest of your stuff is so it looks like you're reading a book. A kickboard with YOUR workout plastered on it is as clear a sign to other swimmers that this is YOUR kickboard. And now, you have a convenient way of not having to remember your own workout with intervals, distances and other info..... Cheers! |
| 2009-06-18 12:09 PM in reply to: #2226901 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool wwlani - 2009-06-18 12:03 PM Maybe you need to invest in a kickboard and write your name in big bold letters across it? I own one, but leave it in the car. I'm pretty sure they would walk off with it. I'll just start setting my stuff on it. I just LMAO last night though, I couldn't believe it happened again. HA! |
| 2009-06-18 12:13 PM in reply to: #2226855 |
Master 1591 San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool tri_d00d - 2009-06-18 9:49 AM x2 on putting something on top, maybe a water bottle or extra set of goggles? x2 I set a water bottle on my kickboard. So far no problems. People were taking my kickboards for a while but don't seem to touch them when I leave a waterbottle on top. |
| 2009-06-18 12:17 PM in reply to: #2226772 |
| Elite 3650 Laurium, MI | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool Sounds like a mine-itis pandemic Not sure I'd call that freaky....more annoying really. A few years back, when I was going to school in SD, I'd swim at the school's pool during lunch. Normally I was the only person there except for the guard, who would sit on a bench and do homework. Swam in the pool for a while with no incident. One day, the chemicals were off and the water was a little cloudy, making it difficult to see all the way to the bottom of the deep end. About 10 minutes into my workout, I start to notice the weird sound under the water. It was sort of a mid frequency clicking sound with some low frequency 'thumps'. As I swam, I kept imagining what it could be. Finally, that plus the non-visible bottom of the deep end finally creeped me out to the point I had to leave. Never found out what it was. My best guess was that it was low frequency noise from the weight room that was connected (upstairs) to the pool. |
| 2009-06-18 12:20 PM in reply to: #2226772 |
| New Haven, CT | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool 1. Get like 75 kickboards out and pile them in stacks at both sides of the pool with a placard on top: "Please leave one for me" |
| 2009-06-18 12:23 PM in reply to: #2226943 |
Champion 10020 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool My story is nowhere near as funny, but here it is. A while back when I was just barely managing to swim laps, I was in a pool that is usually totally empty with the occasional other swimmer. It's a short pool with a deep end, but definitely a lap pool with lanes marking off the entire pool. Not a leisure pool by any stretch. After I swam for a few minutes another guy got in a few lanes away. Fine with me, I was hugging the side in case I needed to rest along the way. I started swimming back and all of the sudden the guy is DIRECTLY under me. He swam way under water, under at least 3 lap lanes, into the bottom half of my lane. I completely freaked in surprise, nearly drowning myself. When I made it back to the end I asked him if he would please use the other 90% of the pool and leave my lane alone. He was actually annoyed, arguing he "wasn't going to get in my way." I said tough, I am a bad swimmer and I don't need the distraction. I get sharing lanes, but I imagine that's more "side to side" than "top and bottom"!!! |
| 2009-06-18 12:33 PM in reply to: #2226772 |
Veteran 205 | Subject: RE: Freaky stuff that happens at the pool This week the kids have begun swimming practice at my local Y in the mornings. Who lets their kids go to swim practice at 5:30 in the morning is beyond me, but thats for another thread. Earlier this week I get into the pool and am swimming away in my own lane with no problems. I get a sense that something is going on (I knew the kids were gathering at one end of the pool) and for some reason I stop mid-length and look around. The 13-yr old "coach" moved the lane divider on one side of my lane and had the guts to ask me if I would change lanes. Because I'm such a nice guy, I moved over two lanes into the next vacant spot. The precious kiddies had to all be together and they couldn't wait until I was done or even until I took a break between long sets. |
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