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Originally Posted by CFrance

I agree with you, but I also think at least half of the onus is on TV to enforce the rules it has set up to begin with. They want to keep everyone happy, but really, they are only keeping the rule breakers happy with their no-enforcement-without-loud-complaint policy.

I agree with you also

Originally Posted by ilovetv

This is a big problem in all of our society--"I'm entitled to do what I please, and the rest be damned." Kids are being raised on that disrespect for others.

Fortunately most people in TV were raised to have respect for other people and for rules that are meant to promote an orderly community.

When people hog the neighborhood pools to do group water walking, etc., they need to be told to clear out and go to the sport pools' open water areas (not lap swim lanes).

The Rec Dept. is in charge of keeping order at these pools. One resident cannot be expected to confront a group of bullies and give them the boot. Rec dept. employees need to step up and enforce the rules.

I totally agree with you except for the part that most people in TV were raised to have respect for other people and for rules meant to promote an orderly community. They may have been raised that way, but a lot of people have forgotten it. Keeping in mind that so many of TV are wonderful people, it is the ones who are not that you notice the most. I think that morals in this country have almost become extinct. It is "whatever I want is ok".

Originally Posted by jojoin

I don't think anyone has a problem with someone swimming laps or individuals doing water exercises in the neighborhood pool. But, when a large group is holding a class, and there is no room left for "relaxers", they are essentially taking over the pool which shouldn't be permitted. You can't even use a float in the pool because (I was told) they infringe on others' space; so why should a group be allowed to take over the pool. I'm surprised the rec department allows group water aerobics in the neighborhood pools as there would be no one controlling the number of participants...at the sports pools which are much larger, the rec staff controls the number of participants (I think 85 is max) to ensure folks aren't running into each other (safety reason, I presume).

Sorry, I disagree with the first sentence. Most of the thread says that people do mind when others are exercising or swimming laps. There are pools specifically for that purpose. If you want a rule to succeed, it is pretty much all or nothing. It can't be wheter someone has a problem with it or not. You may not have a problem with it, but other people there might. Obviously things can be different if you are the only person there, but when others come to the pool, the activity should stop.