Too gross to swim?

If you feel it is not safe or sanitary enough to swim, then you have your answer. I don't think it is worth risking your health.

With good health and enough immunizations you can literally swim in a sewer and maybe not get sick. Eccchhhhh. But if you aren't on the government payroll to swim up an open sewer or in a polluted harbor with diesel, bilge, pollution, oil and other.... ick, then I say maybe not do it.

I think your concerns are valid and justified.

After taking one look at that mess, I would have picked up and left.  You are one brave man to swim in that.

Apparently no one is upkeeping that pool.

Just wanted to say that I am so sorry that another person has to go through this. My pool (the only option) has black mildew/mold slime all over the walls (you can see clean spots where people put their feet for flip turns). The disgustingness that floats in there is so bad that sometimes I have to just shut my eyes. Let's not even talk about all the hair/whatnot that gets caught in my hands and feet. I've never seen the pool get cleaned, but a guy comes in and scrubs the floor around it with a chemical that makes me wheeze, splashes into the pool, and makes my face burn. It's so foul.

It sounds like your pool might be a public health hazard... ever thought of reporting it to the health department?

Are either of these public pools?  I would definitely report that to someone.  I don't know if there's any regular inspections done of pools, but I would think the health department would want to know about something like mold.

I'm getting grossed out just reading your post!

I worked at a pool for years and there are definitely standards that are to be upheld by law.  I'd be calling someone for sure!

Not sure exactly where the line is....but your pool has crossed it.  eeeewww.

Sue...was it like THIS?  Yeah, that's a real picture from China.

Back to your Q: Not worth the risk. Get some clean water...

Sue that sounds TOTALLY disgusting. 

No way I would swim there.

Where I live all the pools are run by the municipal government.

They are always spotless...........I guess that is my tax dollars hard at work.

I ate a seaweed salad at a restaurant this evening that looked just like that stuff.

This is a photo I took of a waterway on the Somali/Tanzanian border about in the 1990's . People were swimming, bathing, washing food, pooping and playing in it:

Be thankful it isn't scratch n' sniff.

You beat me too it, that's the first thing that popped into my head, wasn't too far from me either. The poor women (who was with a group) apparently drowned/sunk, and no one found her (even the pool inspectors/cleaners) until two days later some kids decided to hop the fence and swim at night...I bet they'll never do that again. My town pool is nice and clean thankfully, the locker room is a different story. But, yeah, I'm not sure I would have gotten in that pool in the first place.

-Dave

Stop by Walmart, pick up a couple of those 2.50 Gal Chlorine jugs ($3 bucks) and pour those babies in... It will be a little better tomorrow !!