Friday, June 12, 2009

The more things change....

In some ways, training in SBS is night and day from PHL, as is incredibly obvious here from the shot of the parking lot at the pool. The lot is literally adjacent to a beautiful mountain stream, whereas in PHL, the lot is adjacent to several places to buy crack. Seriously.


In many other ways, a pool is a pool. For example, while "Dry Hair Guy" is conspicuously absent in SBS, he has several relatives who are alive, well and actively taking up valuable pool space.

Today's highlight was "Sun Glasses Guy." Certainly nothing is wrong w/ sun glasses, but most serious swimmers usually don't wear them while they are actually in the water. That's right, not goggles, but sun glasses, complete w/ the homemade shoe string tether, which is a nice touch. What type of protection this offered, I have no idea, though it was quite a look. I cannot even imagine how annoying it must be to swim wearing sun glasses.

Another feature which I am now convinced is common to pools worldwide is the noise level attained any time children are involved. Anyone even CONSIDERING having children need only spent 30 seconds at any pool and you decision will be cemented for life. I personally gave myself a vasectomy in the truck on the way home w/ a ball point pen (no pun intended).


Don't even get me started on their presence in the lockerroom...

FBD