After picking and shelling butter beans this morning, we were all excited to go swimming to cool off and relax.
Granite Falls Swim and Athletic Club just opened in Rolesville on July 4th. And the pools are salt water! Knowing how bad chlorine is for you we were excited. We went over there on July 4th, ready to swim at their Grand Opening... only to find out that it was for people who were already members. Silly us, we thought they'd let us try it out first! But the lady there told us that once the indoor pool opened (there's an indoor competition pool, two outdoor pools and the exercising room) that they would offer day passes. So today, we called to find out how much the day passes were, only to be told that to visit, you have to be the guest of a member. Fine! Forget that! We're not going to pay $400 (a one-time fee) and THEN $88 a month without even getting to try it out first! That is a ridiculous cost.
We were so disappointed, but still determined to swim, because we all had our hearts set on it. We decided to go over to Optimist. When we arrived, we saw the results of the "renovations" they'd been doing. It was supposed to be all glass, with removable panels. Instead, a permanent tent-like "bubble" is over the pool, which used to be an outdoor pool. So we didn't get any sun. There were garage doors open on the side, I guess in an attempt to let in fresh air. It still smelled like chlorine, and the water tasted funny.
After hardly any time swimming, it started to rain. And apparently it thundered, because they cleared the pool. Since the wait to get back in was a half an hour, we decided to just leave. We went in the locker rooms to shower, and in the middle of our showers, a life guard came in and said, "No showers! Clear the pool deck!"
"This is the pool deck?" I finished my shower anyway. (I know, I'm such a bad girl.)
As we were getting into our cars, the sun came back out.
~Lizzie
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6 random thoughts:
We were actually at Granite Falls on opening day, we did get a membership. I'm not really sure what there is at a pool to "try out", though.
I must admit I myself didn't go in because the actual pool wasn't open.
There's LOTS to try out at a pool. Will we get bored in 30 minutes, or is there so much to do that it would be worth a membership? Is the salt water noticeably better than chlorine? What do the locker rooms look like? Are the lifeguards extremely annoying? I could go on. :P
Afaik there's a gym and lap pool, that's good enough for me.
... I didn't know the water was salt, and I didn't go in so I can't say. The locker rooms weren't finished, and the lifeguards are lifeguards, they just blow whistles.
sad, sad story!
Lifeguards can't be just lifeguards!
-Some sit inside and read while you drown.
-Some clean the pool while others don't want to.
-Some scream bloody murder at you when you break into a trot.
-Most of them twirl their whistles around their fingers, but only a few are skilled enough at this to not drop the whistle into the pool.
-Some enforce rules that they make up just to feel like they have power.
-Some actually care when a swimmer gets hurt, others pretend they didn't see it happen.
-Most lifeguards don't believe that homeschoolers can actually drown and only start guarding once the public schoolers get to the pool.
I could go on...
Haha! You are hilarious, Jessica! The last point in particular made me laugh out loud!
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