jewel of the pool (mildly disgusting)

[Lace Neil Singer]

The pool I go to has a shower you have to walk thru to get to it; my guess is to stop stinky people from entering it. X_x There are brilliant lifeguards there too; they will throw out anyone misbehaving in the pool whether they're just breaking the written rules or doing something disgusting there.

However, they do have a sense of humour; ie the way the ones around dealt with the fake dog turd my brother brought in one day (obviously, this happened about 15 years ago, but I remember them all as being cool so maybe they are picked for their coolness? XD) and dumped on the side of the lazy river. XD Everyone was going "Urrggh!" and some parents were saying how they were going to ask for money back; when this girl lifeguard picked up the turd with her bare hand. XD She stood there saying, "It's fake, people" and everyone who was complaining looked a bit sheepish after that.

[amphrite]

If you want to keep the pool clear and clean, without huge amounts of chlorine in it, Take a shower before you go in. If enough people go in without showers, the entire PH is thrown off, which is what makes your eyes sting when you go under.

Also, the pools I work at, Babies must where Swim diapers, with Plastic pants over top. This prevents the contaminations that cause people to get sick. The outdoor pools in Calgary do not require this, and as a result, most of them where shut down by the health department this summer for a few weeks.

[Nyx]

I used to enjoy going to this particular swimming pool, until one day I was floating on my back in the water, and I happened to look to my left and saw a giant turd floating lazily next to my head.

I never thought it was the pool owner's fault, but I could never bring myself to go to that pool again.

LOL I feel your pain. While at a swim park I felt something stick to my ankles, it was towards Fall so I figured it was some leaves and I reached down and pulled up a maxi pad. Of course I shrieked and tossed it, then this poor little girl picked it up and started turning it over confused as to what it may be. I must have looked like a complete lunatic shouting at her to drop it quick. I washed off (no water hot enough really) alerted the staff and haven't been there since.

[draftermatt]

I've got a pool story for you.

My friend has a pool and we are in it all the time. The night of our wedding we went to her pool after the reception since it was so hot and to wind down.

It was then that all of the men had the same problem. Something had gotten in the water that chafed our man bits quite badly. Mine so badly that it hurt to pee, or anything involved with that particular area.

Keep in mind this was my WEDDING NIGHT!!!!!!!!!! and we were leaving for our honeymoon the next morning.

Yeah it sucked (didn't hold anything up though, heh)