I don't know about you but I wouldn't want to swim in poo

[Solumina]

So today we had close the kiddy pool because someone had an accident, not just any accident but a rather explosive accident. This means that the pool has to be drained, refilled, and something has to be done with the chemicals (I don’t pretend to know the pool techs’ jobs) so nobody can swim in that pool for quite a while. Well some people are not happy about this, which I can understand as it is our only kiddy pool, what I can’t understand is the ways they go about coping with it.

Solution #1
No kiddy pool=no adult pool
Seriously people have decided that since there is no kiddy pool that the adult’s only lap pool is now an all ages pool. We have an all ages pool, actually we have 2, 1 outside and 1 inside, not being able to use the kiddy pool does not mean that there is no place for your precious little baby to flail about.


Solution #2
No kiddy pool=all ages hot tub
Because kiddy pools are shallow and hot tubs are shallow that somehow means that if there is no kiddy pool then kids can go in the hot tubs because they can stand there and parents don’t have to keep a close eye on them. What I really don’t understand is that these are the same people who will usually make sure that their child does not go in the hot tubs.

Solution #3
Bitch at us
I need to go and get a hose to fill the kiddy pool. No joke these people thought that I should leave the desk and find a hose to fill up the pool. No chemicals or anything, just water, which is a great idea for a pool, especially a kiddy pool.

Solution #4
Bitch to the property manager because you have an “emergency that only he can fix”
He will not comp your stay, nice try. He would maybe give you a free upgrade to a newly renovated room but those are all booked up so no luck with that. Bonus points if you are going to be here for a while and are complaining about your whole stay being ruined because the kiddy pool will be closed for half of a day (closed down around 5 and will be back up in time to regularly open tomorrow).

Oh and of course everyone agrees that we are closing the pools because we are “mean” and not because people really shouldn’t be swimming in poo.

[PepperElf]

yeah just refill the kiddy pool who needs chemicals

doesn't matter that someone's butt exploded in the pool. feces particles are good for toddlers!



seriously the people who are demanding you refill it anyway are pretty stupid.
cos ... they'll be the first to bitch and whine if their kids got sick from it

[LillFilly]

I'm hoping the pools have regulations like children under a certain age must be wearing rubber pants, etc? What do you want to bet the people complaining the most are the people that let their precious spawn play without diapers or pants?

[jedimaster91]

Sometimes the swim diapers aren't enough. I know a kid who spent the first 6 months of life half naked because he blew out of every. Single. Diaper. The kid in the OP might have just had a massive blowout, which happens to just about every kid occasionally. Still gross, though, and people are still idiots for compaining about it.

[fireheart]

Quoth jedimaster91

Sometimes the swim diapers aren't enough. I know a kid who spent the first 6 months of life half naked because he blew out of every. Single. Diaper.

Thanks for that mental image.

My little 2nd cousin doesn't seem to do too bad with swim nappies and he LOVES swimming classes with his parents. (they currently live interstate, but sent us a DVD recently of photos and home videos. One of these was him at swimming class and he LOVED it)

Still, people are idiots. Either that, or they remind me of the people in "Pee."
"Aw come on, everyone does it!"

And in the case of the no kids pool=no adult pool, the two swimming centres I'm aware of have 2 each of fast, medium and slow lanes, then there's a huge area for various classes and activities. I'm assuming that your pool doesn't do something like that? (They're both 25m pools, divided into six lanes and a 2-4 lane width area)

[EricKei]

Quoth jedimaster91

he blew out of every. Single. Diaper.

This makes me wonder...

Did he have some physiological condition with regards to...uh..."exit velocity"? Did his parents simply insist on buying the cheapest diapers they could find...? Other...?

[mharbourgirl]

Quoth EricKei

This makes me wonder...

Did he have some physiological condition with regards to...uh..."exit velocity"? Did his parents simply insist on buying the cheapest diapers they could find...? Other...?

I've cared for a LOT of small children, and one thing I've noticed is that little boys do this more than little girls. It's rarely because they're sick or otherwise disturbed, I think it has a lot to do with getting used to solid foods, especially fibre. Fibre, as you know I'm sure, has a rather dramatic effect on the GI tract, and babies still in diapers aren't immune.

It's especially entertaining if they've blown out the diaper and you're in the middle of cleanup when another explosion happens.

[Mikkel]

Quoth mharbourgirl

It's especially entertaining if they've blown out the diaper and you're in the middle of cleanup when another explosion happens.

THAT is the reason for having a towel ready at all times when the diaper is off, a good towel can catch most of the spillage. Anyway, it's better than walking the floor with a colicky, screaming baby on your shoulder.

[AtDIelement]

x 100

I'm never having kids.

[Solumina]

Quoth fireheart17

And in the case of the no kids pool=no adult pool, the two swimming centres I'm aware of have 2 each of fast, medium and slow lanes, then there's a huge area for various classes and activities. I'm assuming that your pool doesn't do something like that? (They're both 25m pools, divided into six lanes and a 2-4 lane width area)

I'm not sure what size our pools are but only the adult pool is divided into lanes (so that people can swim laps), the others are left totally open for free swiming, except for an hour three days a week the indoor pool is restricted for our water aerobics classes.