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I suppose I shouldn’t have been annoyed, but…

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Witzend Wed 12-Aug-26 20:32:59

Went to the pool this afternoon for my usual nice, peaceful 20 lengths.
Only instead of the usual ‘adults only until 4 pm’ , for the summer it’s now ‘family swim’ from 2pm on Mondays, Weds. and Fridays.
So no peace. Screaming kids instead.
I only did 6 lengths.
In my defence I’ve only just had the 3 Gdcs staying for 4 days and nights, so a peaceful swim would have been particularly welcome.

Just to annoy me even more, there are only a very few cubicles at my David Lloyd (for anyone like me who doesn’t like communal changing) so instead of using one and putting their stuff in a locker, someone had left all her things in a cubicle, to ‘bag’ it.
Next time that happens, I will just stick all their stuff in a locker.🤬
I’m annoyed with myself that I didn’t just do that today.

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ferry23 Wed 12-Aug-26 20:37:21

I always think gearing everything around children in the school holidays is a bit like all my favourite programmes disappearing when there's football on.

I think I'd have taken their things and chucked them in the pool.

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Grammaretto Wed 12-Aug-26 20:40:33

I avoid the pool in the school holidays. It's the only way. Mind you school classes use it during term time too so you can be really unlucky. 😕

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Fallingstar Wed 12-Aug-26 23:17:31

ferry23

I always think gearing everything around children in the school holidays is a bit like all my favourite programmes disappearing when there's football on.

I think I'd have taken their things and chucked them in the pool.

I agree. Is the usual retrain ‘oh we can’t do that because is school holidays’, so much has to be given up/postponed.

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Wyllow3 Thu 13-Aug-26 00:16:44

I'm in a medium level Nuffield gym, which isn't really "family friendly" as such, except for some sessions at the weekend that have to be booked, and swimming lessons in one lane out of 3.

So in fact atm even better swims as people are on holiday. I pay around £50 a months but as I go to the gym for gym or swim 4/5 times a weeks its less than a coffee each time. Aircon in the summer, heat in winter.

No I am not being paid to advertise I just am happy in my gym. for 24 years now. The council do run decent swim pools with summer rules but they have adult only slots - BUT that may be evenings or early "before work" times, an most people our ages like in the day time.

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