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Situation:
You are trying to enter a pool full of children, in hopes of swimming laps.
Do you
a. tell the parent that you would like to have a little strip of the deep end for your very own?
b. try to swim back and forth, dodging children as you go?
c. ask the children to let you have a little strip of water, in hopes they listen to you, an unknown adult? (insert here the old saying about, "if you start to think you're powerful, try ordering someone else's dog around.")
d. stand outside the pool until a section drifts clear, and then start swimming in it like mad in hopes people will get the idea?
I tried "d." as it required the least communication.
It seemed to work for a while, until a young boy started jumping in right in front of me, causing me to snort water, and having to resort to a modified "b."
So ... I ended up giving up and coming inside after 15 minutes.
Isn't there a book somewhere on the proper way to phrase this kind of request, and to whom one should phrase it? :)
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3 comments:
how does "snorting water" impact the nasal caverns of someone who refers to themself as the "allergy princess?" I'm just trying to connect the blog.dots.
You just cough and hack as you get near the pool. The mothers will yank their kids out so they don't get your germs!!
Mom
Actually ... snorting water IS rather helpful to the allergy situation. However, it does bad things to the "staying afloat" situation ... so it's kind of a wash. :)
Hmmm ... faking serious illness ... interesting idea. Maybe I'll use Elmers and create some sloughing-off skin layers to attach when I go down.
Swam last night after 8:00, and it was gloriously deserted down there!
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