Oh No!! Caddy Shack!

I wouldnt eat it
 

More dangerous from the chlorine

Fecal shedding applies to herds of cows and cattle

I could be wrong, but I don't think TV uses chlorine in the pools. I think they use something else to control bacteria.

I notice you don’t put Fox News up there with stations not to watch

My first thought also.
Fecal shedding OH grossed me out. However I have been to the pools in the past and if I knew about this I think I would be more worried about E-COLI. (Which does live in fecal matter) NEVER got sick from anything after leaving the pools.

Should is not a very scientific word nor does it give one the sense of obsolete security. Keep the pools closed for the sake of all of the residence. You don't need to get into a public bath tub right now and exchange body fluids and germs.

If you believe this, you shouldn't even use your own pool.

Bubble wrapping not air tight, only protects against sudden stops, drops, or pressure :icon_wink:

If you catch the virus from yourself, you already have it. I was wondering if safe to invite the neighbors.

I don't think our pools are saltwater, at least I never heard of that?

The pools are not salt water. They may use a different form of chlorine. How many people pee in the pool? Yuk!

And 99.2% of them had previously been in a swimming pool.

And the world is flat. Why can’t you believe sciene?

You owe me a new keyboard.

As a nurse, I have not once ever heard from anyone that COVID 19 is spread anyway other then DROPLET. Fecal shedding is not droplet. The pools are either chlorine or bromine.

"It's no big deal!"

Salt water pools are chlorinated via the salt, since half the construction of a salt is chlorine.

Salt is Sodium Chloride. In water, it breaks apart into sodium and chlorine ions. Thus, a salt water pool is also disinfected with chlorine. The difference is that the chlorine is not poured into the pool as a liquid. It’s nowhere near as salty as sea water, though.

Chalupas float. Then the skimmers get 'em. So, no worries...

“Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.” She’s from Nigeria, or her mother is. She has a degree in Chemistry from Harvard and got her MD from UC San Diego. There are definitely pools with lots of little kids in Chicago I would avoid because of “fecal shedding”, but I wouldn’t avoid pools in The Villages because of that. After all, there is no shortage of toilet paper!

She may be right to see locker rooms and toilets in locker rooms as a larger potential hazard. For extra safety, keep six feet away from people in the pools and just talk louder. Also, the pools that don’t allow children might be a little safer. But I think the water is safe. It’s probably safe enough to drink.

I agree with you Zonerboy--with all the seniors in the pool it is inevitable and that is why I stay away from the pools. Thank you for putting that out there.

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this is not a matter of being denied amenities, it's a matter of life and death and no one is telling anyone what to do, because no one knows for sure, just use your own discretion

We're not suppose to? No-one ever told me that.

Based on that philosophy, you probably should not take a bath or shower either. If you say isolated and sterile, your natural immunities are going to suffer and when you do decide that you have been suppressed enough by the government and venture out, you are going to puck up every bug out there because your system will have become immune deficient.

Thank you. And guess what the result will be. A big spike in diseases, and perhaps deaths, that will all be reclassified as COVID19 new wave cases.

If your current philosophy promotes batheing or showering with strangers in order to boost your immunity, you may need to consult your Doctor for advice. Or your Mom. :shocked:

You can go first
Let us know how it works out

Thank you I learned something

But do you know who touched that bubble wrap and were they wearing a mask and gloves :)

The salt is converted to chlorine in The Villages' filter system so, there is chlorine in the water.

I, for one, am glad to see so many reluctant to use the pools. The pool I frequent has been uncrowded and very pleasant this week.