....when you're at the hardware store for some home improvements, but your bf or spouse has to come find you. You're looking at hot pink twine and other cool ideas for feeding mechanisms.
When someone asks you where the nearest place to swim is , a pool is not the first thing that comes to mind. People still look at you funny. They wanna know where the pool is.
Crossing the Richmond /San Rafael Bridge on an earrrrly Sunday ( before dawn) you crane your neck to see through the railings to see what the water looks like....
Walking into the day room at the mighty South End....it's winter...water is 49f and it's raining..you see a pilot reading the Comical....sudenly both look at Alcatraz....the swimmer says let's do it, both nod and agree.... because it has to be done!!!!
... when, while getting some tests done at the doctor's office, you are questioned as to whether you have started any new meds that might lower your heart rate. "Nope, I've just taken up endurance/marathon swimming since my last visit."
When tourists at your Florida beach eye you suspiciously and ask if you are Canadians, because those would be the only people silly enough to go frolicking in 58 degree water.
(Then said tourists are flabbergasted because not only are you a local, plan on going in the water, but you plan on swimming in it and not coming out for four or more hours).
ChickenOSea said:
Exactly. People come to Chicago and ask where to swim. Ummm Lake Michigan? The usual response is "ewwww"
When I was a kid, my family vacationed on Fire Island--Great South Bay on one side, Atlantic Ocean on the other--and one day, I came across a picture of a house with a swimming pool--and thought why would they need that?
...When you look at the empty lake after the summer hoards have departed, gloating to yourself "It's all mine now!", and dread the coming of spring when the boaters will return.
You swim straight into the pool wall at Masters because you've zoned out and temporarily forgotten you're not in the sea. (Yes, I did it this morning.)
You know what time it is in while in the water by the incoming airplane overhead. An eagle swooping in to eat a duckling passes for entertainment. You join in the search for a crictically injured wake boarder by swimming your regular route and looking around a bit more carefully. You have a collection of sunglasses found underwater at the beach.
Tell me about it! And watch the reaction to the phrase "sea lice"!
I've had some success with a product called Safe Sea. My first go at it was less successful until I realized I needed to apply it all over, not just on exposed skin. Not perfect, but an improvement!
swimrn62 said:
Your core is always so covered by red dots from sea lice that the women in the locker room are shocked and afraid.
You have goggles, ear plugs, caps and even a suit in your backpack but NO TRANSIT CARD. This means that you can't get home and must go swimming after work !):)
... if you twitch swimming-like movements while you sleep.
Or, for bonus points: if you've ever been dreaming about pool swimming and actually managed to wake yourself up by attempting a flip turn in your bed.
I can't be the only person this has happened to. There I was, dead asleep and dreaming about swimming, when I dreamt I swam over the end-of-lane T. My abs contracted, my hip flexors flexed, and I sat straight up in bed.
JenA said:
... if you twitch swimming-like movements while you sleep.
Or, for bonus points: if you've ever been dreaming about pool swimming and actually managed to wake yourself up by attempting a flip turn in your bed.
I can't be the only person this has happened to. There I was, dead asleep and dreaming about swimming, when I dreamt I swam over the end-of-lane T. My abs contracted, my hip flexors flexed, and I sat straight up in bed.
Have totally woken up from flip turns or dives in my sleep. I dream of swimming pretty regularly, but often I'm stuck trying to "swim" on dry land. I once dreamed there was a swim meet in someone's formal dining room. The dining room chairs were the starting blocks and the table was the pool. It's weird. Also, before big swim events, I usually start to have nightmares that part of the swim will involve running. I wake up in a cold sweat and have to remind myself that no one can make me run if I don't want to!
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"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
"I never met a shark I didn't like"
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(Then said tourists are flabbergasted because not only are you a local, plan on going in the water, but you plan on swimming in it and not coming out for four or more hours).
It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.
...you think about being eaten as often as you think about eating.
I don't wear a wetsuit; it gives the ocean a sporting chance.
That is very telling evmo that you gave malinaka a thumbs up on the above post....how about this one
You need a button hook to find it afterward
"I never met a shark I didn't like"
Your medical file describes "extreme tolerance to cold/pain" as a "symptom". :-)
When I was a kid, my family vacationed on Fire Island--Great South Bay on one side, Atlantic Ocean on the other--and one day, I came across a picture of a house with a swimming pool--and thought why would they need that?
...When you look at the empty lake after the summer hoards have departed, gloating to yourself "It's all mine now!", and dread the coming of spring when the boaters will return.
You swim straight into the pool wall at Masters because you've zoned out and temporarily forgotten you're not in the sea. (Yes, I did it this morning.)
You know what time it is in while in the water by the incoming airplane overhead. An eagle swooping in to eat a duckling passes for entertainment. You join in the search for a crictically injured wake boarder by swimming your regular route and looking around a bit more carefully. You have a collection of sunglasses found underwater at the beach.
Your core is always so covered by red dots from sea lice that the women in the locker room are shocked and afraid.
In the past 6 months I have collected Chanel, Maui Jim, Tori Burch, Oakley, and 2 pairs of no-name sunglasses. OWS can be a rewarding sport.
Ha - this happened to me yesterday when I asked a friend to put sunblock on my back and she saw a week's worth of welts.
Tell me about it! And watch the reaction to the phrase "sea lice"!
I've had some success with a product called Safe Sea. My first go at it was less successful until I realized I needed to apply it all over, not just on exposed skin. Not perfect, but an improvement!
Anyone see my goggles, btw? Lost them in Sunset Lake off Wildwood Crest in 2006. (p.s. They're yours if you find them, ha!)
You have goggles, ear plugs, caps and even a suit in your backpack but NO TRANSIT CARD. This means that you can't get home and must go swimming after work !):)
Can you swim home?
It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.
When you're elated for your first early season cold water swim... and nearby fishermen comment, "It's a little early for that, don't you think?"
... if you twitch swimming-like movements while you sleep.
Or, for bonus points: if you've ever been dreaming about pool swimming and actually managed to wake yourself up by attempting a flip turn in your bed.
I can't be the only person this has happened to. There I was, dead asleep and dreaming about swimming, when I dreamt I swam over the end-of-lane T. My abs contracted, my hip flexors flexed, and I sat straight up in bed.
Have totally woken up from flip turns or dives in my sleep. I dream of swimming pretty regularly, but often I'm stuck trying to "swim" on dry land. I once dreamed there was a swim meet in someone's formal dining room. The dining room chairs were the starting blocks and the table was the pool. It's weird. Also, before big swim events, I usually start to have nightmares that part of the swim will involve running. I wake up in a cold sweat and have to remind myself that no one can make me run if I don't want to!
@JenA What are these "flip turns" you talk of?
http://notdrowningswimming.com - open water adventures of a very ordinary swimmer
If you over heat in the pool after just a warm-up.
The question, "Aren't you afraid of sharks?" leads to a list of the sharks you have seen and your favorite kind.
So, kinda like bird watching on steroids?