Swimming pool was more like a talking pool!

All dipping to cool??

I know what you mean. I haven't been swimming for a while, but that is so frustrating. Some don't think of moving out the way when swimmers approach the end to do a turn around. They remain there in the bloody way.

Go and have your chat in the cafe

Cossy

All dipping to cool??

It’s an indoor pool at David Lloyd - it’s cool in the building anyway.

Can't the lifeguards on duty have a word with them? Or, if you don't mind, have a word yourself?

Some people rest after one length, others like to lap. Taking a rest, one should move to the corner of the lane so others can still turn.

I find this when we go on cruises. I like to swim laps but you just can’t because the yakkers block all the lanes. I don’t mind a good yack myself but I wouldn’t block others who want to swim unimpeded.

Our pool has a ‘slow and steady’ swim session, which is recognised as a bit of a social meet up, lots of nattering at the ends.

Then there are general swims, or lane swims. Not really chatty ones.

It the ones that swim side by side AND chat that get my goat! While I’m envious that anyone can actually swim and talk at the same time I would rather not have to negotiate my way around them so that they can carry on their riveting conversations!

I totally sympathise with you and know what you're saying. I hate the sort that basically only go in to gossip and block others. Like those that stand either in shop doorways or aisles gossiping away, and they just bloody well will NOT move, but dare you to sqeeeeze past or accidentally bump into them and they get all itchy!

There were 5 stupid women in our local Co-Op recently, not doing anything, just yakking, elbows out, hands out, bags and baskets out in front of the fridge with milk, etc. There was a middle-aged couple, the wife was on a 4-wheeled walker, and they were after some milk.

They both clearly said excuse us, please, but the old witches continued to yak. EXCUSE US, PLEASE. Still yakking.

I actually told them to move as the couple can't get to the fridge to get to the milk, and I tried to reach around for 2 big bottles for them to put into the walker's basket, but they just totally ignored me and refused to let me help the couple.

One of the witches picked up something from the shelf, said to the others ''I don't want that'' then literally threw it back on the shelf. The husband said ''Are you going to move out of our way or not?''

By the time they'd got the milk, the witches had moved around, but only a few feet to the aisle with pies, sandwich fillers, etc., again, blocking the aisle with elbows, etc out.

Husband went utterly insane and started shouting and ranting at the top of his voice, shouting ''My disabled wife can't get past again. MOVE OUT OF THE ^&%$ ING WAY!''

Wife then literally just barged through them. Witches gave the couple and me evil, vindictive looks.

I then knocked on the staff door and got the manager out, and he then gave them a mouthful!

These types are the exact same sort that block swimming pools with their ''Jean said this, and Emily said that''!

CanadianGran

Can't the lifeguards on duty have a word with them? Or, if you don't mind, have a word yourself?

Some people rest after one length, others like to lap. Taking a rest, one should move to the corner of the lane so others can still turn.

They don’t have lifeguards until 4 pm, when children, or under 16s, are allowed (4-7 IIRC).

This happened in "my" pool yesterday too.
I wish they would line up along the jacuzzi (long) side as we can only really fit 4 or 5 people doing lengths - but one side has steps and the jacuzzi so no good for lengths. That is the best place for chatting, in my opinion.