In my neighborhood pool, at most any given time, there are pool walkers. They will claim their "lane" if you are standing in their line of walking. When I asked why they didn't use the sports pools, they said waiting in line for the water aerobics classes was ridiculously long, so they got in the habit of water walking the neighborhood pool, others came along and there you have it. I've gone to water aerobics classes and it really is a long wait. We've scammed ways of getting tickets this year: one of us gets out of bed 1st, runs to the rec center, gets the 2 passes, comes home and gets slathered up in sunscreen, dons the suit, grabs a towel and back we go together. Or, if we're both up at the same time, go get the tickets then run to the nearest neighborhood pool to spend the half hour, which does not sit well with those friendly neighbors who think their pool is only for people who live in that neighborhood. The unfortunate part is that there aren't enough water aerobic instructors to offer more classes.
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