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OKAY, so then. Let's get to it, shall we?
Point 1) This Y of A has a set of rules for everything, including a set for the Pool area.
Point 2) These rules have been approved by the BoD (Board of Dum--Directors).
Point 3) These rules (at least for the Pool) are posted /everywhere/. You must be BLIND to completely miss them.
Point 4) As the local Lifeguard, I get the dubious honor of ENFORCING these rules.
Point 5) Rule number one: The Lifeguard has final authority in the Pool.
Example A: (Or, "I'm a Board Member so I can do wtfever I want!")
So, being on the cutting edge of tech that this facility is, we fill the hottub in the spa area with a garden hose. Facuet is in the wall. This isn't too bad, except that the facuet is LEAKY. (Won't shut off all the way.) As a result, we're supposed to leave the end of the garden hose such that it will drip into the hottub rather than all over the floor.
The problem comes around when a Board Member decides she doesn't like sitting next to the hose. A little background: This lady and I had several confrontations during the summer. Just little things, but alot of 'em. Things like "Miss, I've told you several times to go UNDER the ropes, don't clamber over them!" or "You're not allowed in the pool office, get out." and "Contrary to your wish, Lifeguards just /have/ to pick up AFTER the patrons. We don't /have/ to 'fetch your weights' for you. :|" and such. So we've already done the foxtrot for abit before she upped the ante.
PICTURE THIS, IF YOU CAN: Old ladies excerise class for the day is done, and about four (limit is three but who cares anymore >.<) of 'em get in the hottub. Fine and dandy. I go in to count heads, and notice the water hose is off the edge of the tub and dripping over the floor. Great.
So I wander over there, pick it up, lay it back on edge of the tub closest to the facuet, which happens to be next to the Board Member Lady. She looks at me funny, but doesn't say anything. I shrug and start to leave the room.
But as I'm walking away, I pause and glance into the room just before I'm out of line of sight. Jusssst in time to watch BM Lady casually pick up the hose and toss it back off.
:|
So I calmly walk back in there, silently pick up the hose, and place it back on the edge. This time it's farther away from her, kinda as a subtle hint.
In a not-so-subtle hint, I said "If you could do me a favor, lady, and leave the hose alone so it leaks into the tub and not the floor; I'd appericate it."
She just gives a laugh and looks at the other three. Whom(IHATEENGLISH), I might add, are looking around like "Uh I missed the joke?"
Foolishly confident that logic had prevailed, I went back out of the room and messed with some paperwork/jammed to the radio for a couple mintues.
Finally, I started to walk to the far end of the pool to bother one of the swimmers, and glanced into the spa area out of habit.
Yup, the hose was off the edge again. This time it had apparently managed to walk all the way over to the steam room door before it collapsed from exhaustion.
>:|
Still carrying my clipboard (Was going to laugh at the temp readings with that swimmer), I set myself and wandered in. Grab the hose, put it back on the edge, and kneel down near their eye-level.
"Right, ladies. I don't know how to put this any clearer. The hose needs to be left alone, allright? Seriously? It's not that big a deal, so just leave it alone, please."
Stand up, step out, take two steps past line-of-sight, take two steps BACK into los. Match eyes with BMLady as she casually picks up the hose (While we're matching glares, mind you) and tosses it back behind her.
*RAGE*
Now, to be frank, I didn't really care about the stupid hose. It could be leaking into the roof and not really bother me.
Not, what pushes my "Lifeguard is a jackass" button is when someone decides they can run roughshod over the 'Guard for whatever bloody reason.
I like to think of it as a "I'll give you an inch, but realize the next mile is covered in LANDMINES" type thing. This, however, was more of a 'slap in the face' event.
Go toss my clipboard into the office (so I don't actually have a physical weapon with me), and storm into the spa area. Loudly declare "OKAY THEN." and turn off the hottub. Kneel down to eye level again.
Me: "Okay, now that everything is turned off for the moment, maybe you can hear me. I said to leave the hose alone, and I MEANT, leave. the. hose. alone."
BML puffs up: "You can either turn that hottub back on right now or I'll report you!"
Me, stone-faced: "If that's how you want to play, you should probably know that I have every right to report you for blatently defying the lifeguard. After, I might add, I have asked you nicely several times to leave the blasted hose alone."
BML, sensing possible defeat, points at the object in question: "But it's not even dripping, look!"
Me, eyebrow raised in amusment: "That's a funny thing about physics. You see, since the leak is slow, it has to build up some amount of water before it starts visibily leaking out this end again. It'll only take about five, ten mintues or so; if I'm any judge." *Pulled the numbers out of thin air*
BML stands up and looks to the others for support. Finding none (they all had this "UH YER AN IDIOT" look, she blusters again: "I'm going to report you for this!"
Me: "Go right ahead then. Just don't slip on your way out, please. :|"
She storms out, and I appoligze to the other ladies for the scene. They graciously wave it off, saying it wasn't my fault, etc. Yay for supportive witnesses. Turned on the hottub again and go about my merry way.
Turned out BML did infact go and bitch at the CEO, who came and griped at me later. I didn't, however, get into any actual real trouble, and even got an apology from her later because she felt I hadn't actually done anything I shouldn't have. Outside of maybe, ya know, giving her a heads up next time. Least that was all it was, but ugggh. Idiots.
on a related note, it seems that most of the patrons that I have problems with either A) have the home numbers of the Board, or B) ARE on the Board. >.<
Point 1) This Y of A has a set of rules for everything, including a set for the Pool area.
Point 2) These rules have been approved by the BoD (Board of Dum--Directors).
Point 3) These rules (at least for the Pool) are posted /everywhere/. You must be BLIND to completely miss them.
Point 4) As the local Lifeguard, I get the dubious honor of ENFORCING these rules.
Point 5) Rule number one: The Lifeguard has final authority in the Pool.
Example A: (Or, "I'm a Board Member so I can do wtfever I want!")
So, being on the cutting edge of tech that this facility is, we fill the hottub in the spa area with a garden hose. Facuet is in the wall. This isn't too bad, except that the facuet is LEAKY. (Won't shut off all the way.) As a result, we're supposed to leave the end of the garden hose such that it will drip into the hottub rather than all over the floor.
The problem comes around when a Board Member decides she doesn't like sitting next to the hose. A little background: This lady and I had several confrontations during the summer. Just little things, but alot of 'em. Things like "Miss, I've told you several times to go UNDER the ropes, don't clamber over them!" or "You're not allowed in the pool office, get out." and "Contrary to your wish, Lifeguards just /have/ to pick up AFTER the patrons. We don't /have/ to 'fetch your weights' for you. :|" and such. So we've already done the foxtrot for abit before she upped the ante.
PICTURE THIS, IF YOU CAN: Old ladies excerise class for the day is done, and about four (limit is three but who cares anymore >.<) of 'em get in the hottub. Fine and dandy. I go in to count heads, and notice the water hose is off the edge of the tub and dripping over the floor. Great.
So I wander over there, pick it up, lay it back on edge of the tub closest to the facuet, which happens to be next to the Board Member Lady. She looks at me funny, but doesn't say anything. I shrug and start to leave the room.
But as I'm walking away, I pause and glance into the room just before I'm out of line of sight. Jusssst in time to watch BM Lady casually pick up the hose and toss it back off.
:|
So I calmly walk back in there, silently pick up the hose, and place it back on the edge. This time it's farther away from her, kinda as a subtle hint.
In a not-so-subtle hint, I said "If you could do me a favor, lady, and leave the hose alone so it leaks into the tub and not the floor; I'd appericate it."
She just gives a laugh and looks at the other three. Whom(IHATEENGLISH), I might add, are looking around like "Uh I missed the joke?"
Foolishly confident that logic had prevailed, I went back out of the room and messed with some paperwork/jammed to the radio for a couple mintues.
Finally, I started to walk to the far end of the pool to bother one of the swimmers, and glanced into the spa area out of habit.
Yup, the hose was off the edge again. This time it had apparently managed to walk all the way over to the steam room door before it collapsed from exhaustion.
>:|
Still carrying my clipboard (Was going to laugh at the temp readings with that swimmer), I set myself and wandered in. Grab the hose, put it back on the edge, and kneel down near their eye-level.
"Right, ladies. I don't know how to put this any clearer. The hose needs to be left alone, allright? Seriously? It's not that big a deal, so just leave it alone, please."
Stand up, step out, take two steps past line-of-sight, take two steps BACK into los. Match eyes with BMLady as she casually picks up the hose (While we're matching glares, mind you) and tosses it back behind her.
*RAGE*
Now, to be frank, I didn't really care about the stupid hose. It could be leaking into the roof and not really bother me.
Not, what pushes my "Lifeguard is a jackass" button is when someone decides they can run roughshod over the 'Guard for whatever bloody reason.
I like to think of it as a "I'll give you an inch, but realize the next mile is covered in LANDMINES" type thing. This, however, was more of a 'slap in the face' event.
Go toss my clipboard into the office (so I don't actually have a physical weapon with me), and storm into the spa area. Loudly declare "OKAY THEN." and turn off the hottub. Kneel down to eye level again.
Me: "Okay, now that everything is turned off for the moment, maybe you can hear me. I said to leave the hose alone, and I MEANT, leave. the. hose. alone."
BML puffs up: "You can either turn that hottub back on right now or I'll report you!"
Me, stone-faced: "If that's how you want to play, you should probably know that I have every right to report you for blatently defying the lifeguard. After, I might add, I have asked you nicely several times to leave the blasted hose alone."
BML, sensing possible defeat, points at the object in question: "But it's not even dripping, look!"
Me, eyebrow raised in amusment: "That's a funny thing about physics. You see, since the leak is slow, it has to build up some amount of water before it starts visibily leaking out this end again. It'll only take about five, ten mintues or so; if I'm any judge." *Pulled the numbers out of thin air*
BML stands up and looks to the others for support. Finding none (they all had this "UH YER AN IDIOT" look, she blusters again: "I'm going to report you for this!"
Me: "Go right ahead then. Just don't slip on your way out, please. :|"
She storms out, and I appoligze to the other ladies for the scene. They graciously wave it off, saying it wasn't my fault, etc. Yay for supportive witnesses. Turned on the hottub again and go about my merry way.
Turned out BML did infact go and bitch at the CEO, who came and griped at me later. I didn't, however, get into any actual real trouble, and even got an apology from her later because she felt I hadn't actually done anything I shouldn't have. Outside of maybe, ya know, giving her a heads up next time. Least that was all it was, but ugggh. Idiots.
on a related note, it seems that most of the patrons that I have problems with either A) have the home numbers of the Board, or B) ARE on the Board. >.<
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