Freaky stuff that happens at the pool (Page 9)

annicola - 2009-11-12 2:05 PM Okay, my best pool story is worth adding to this thread. A few months ago I was doing a lot of swimming first thing in the mornings at the gym that is right by my house. On a couple of occasions I had noticed what looked to me like a bit of a mafia contingent hanging out around the jacuzzi. Granted, my experience with the mafia is limited to movies and television but the scene at the gym has looked like it could easily incorporate Tony Soprano. On one occasion I walked into the pool area and there was one woman in the pool talking to one man standing outside of the pool. They were the only two people in there and as I walked in she was telling him, "You've got to stop hanging around with those mafia guys so much." None of this had me too phased but a few days later I witnessed some truly bizarre events. The pool was pretty crowded that morning with one lane being occupied by two men who were NOT swimming but just standing in the water. One of these gentlemen was an older fellow with an Italian accent and the other was a bit younger and slightly greasy and creepy. These two men were talking about "business" the entire time. Now, mind you, they weren't talking about whacking people or anything like that but I overheard bits like the older man telling the younger one, "I want to give you more business and more responsibility." I overheard something about how much interest was required and, best of all, I overheard the younger guy say, "Yeah, the guy in charge over there is Vinnie!" Hello!! The guy in charge over there is Vinnie?? Who hears those words spoken in real life? All the while I was keeping my head down, swimming like a maniac, trying to hear as little as possible and marvelling slightly at how bizarre the world is. Well, the story gets even better. After about 20-25 minutes, our two friends exited the pool and headed for the jacuzzi. A few minutes later a young man who looked more like a street gang member came into the pool area and yelled across the pool, "Joe Sizza's in the house! Joe Sizza's in the house!" (I don't know if I got the name correct and I mostly hope that I didn't!) The older Italian man yelled at this young guy to shut up. The young guy repeated his chant and then left the pool area. At this point I was thinking, "What on earth is going on in this place?!" I would've been more frightened and likely would have left had there not been several other people around looking equally confused. I haven't done much swimming at that gym since.

hrliles - 2009-11-12 5:17 PM Ah yea, we need to get your name and phone number for ah, a visit.  On the other hand you may want to change gyms, quick, in case you have an acident, while swimming.

eabeam - 2009-11-12 8:29 AM

Maybe at a certain age, you need reassurance that you still have sensation there?

I have been a fan of the Gold Bond Ball Buzz since college.

SpeedAgent - 2009-11-12 10:09 AM

The lady walks through the kids section and starts going under the lane ropes until she is in my lane at the opposite end.  She gives me a look like "hey, it's ok, I made it" and she waves at me.  I look over at the LG and he starts laughing.  Humpty starts down my lane in some sort of a backstroke flail in slow motion.  I'm in complete disbelief because there are no other people in the entire pool.  I swear this lady was maybe doing .0002 knots, there was no wake and it took her about 5 minutes to get to my end of the pool.  By this time I had switched lanes.  When I was done I got out and asked the LG what the deal was with this lady.  He said she does it to everyone and some people have yelled at her.  She will only swim in that one lane and she doesn't care who is already in it. 

Since this first time I refuse to hand over my lane to her.  I see her coming and I keep swimming.  Once she is in my lane I typically do a flip turn in her face and she eventually decides to move.  She doesn't speak english very well, but that doesn't make her behavior any more acceptable.