[Neal2tire]

I just figured out (after three years) why folks spend their money on their own swimming pool here in TV.
We have hopped from pool to pool trying to find a neighborhood that actually showers before entering the pool. We gave up today.
1. showering is REQUIRED before entering the pool
2. it is common courtesy (yes I know you took one the night before)
3. when it's hot and the pool is full you basically are creating a lethal soup that can cause eye and ear and other infections.

I can count on my one hand how many times I've seen folks shower before entering a pool. When I do see it it is often the visiting children or relatives.

WHY?
We love TV but frankly it's enough to rethink our next twenty years.
AND if you're one of those special people who pull up your chair under the shower and settle in and when asked "can you please move over so I can rinse off"?, you are offended and raise your voice... well then I assume I'm the crazy one here.
NG

[Bogie Shooter]

New thing to add to the checklist before buying in TV.

[Buffalo Jim]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

New thing to add to the checklist before buying in TV.

And don`t forget to check out the local pools to see who is arriving early in the AM and staking out chairs by placing towels on them .

Also while one is checking out matters at the pool they should position themselves so they can keep an eye on anyone with a dog who is walking at the pool area .

Near the late afternoon one should venture over to the Town Squares and keep an eye out for people " saving chairs " .

Should you happen to purchase a beverage while you are scouting the Town Squares for " chair savers " don`t forget to keep a close eye on the sales tax total that you were charged for that beverage .
All in a days experience in the Villages --- America`s Friendliest Home Town !

[birdawg]

People are to lazy to bring their I.D. card's, ya think they get out of the pool to go to the bathroom.

[jalopy54]

I think if you need to shower before entering a pool you actually need to use soap with the water. LOL

[justjim]

Doesn't the chemicals they put into the pool take care of the problem? Not to say you shouldn't shower before entering.

[blueash]

Sunscreen and perfumes/deodorants may be removed by showering. But really only if you use soap not just water. If you really think you are removing fecal contamination from entering the pool then I better see you scrubbing your perianal area with soap and water not just standing in the shower wearing your bathing suit. A quick water shower is not going to do that job.

[Neal2tire]

To further add. I talked with two folks who read the post and both thought that for us to expect anyone to shower off before entering a lukewarm pool on a hot day was 'nutty'.
Curious why TV post a large sign saying that you must shower before entering the pool.
But then again one of them openly admitted that they have no trouble with folks peeing in the pool too.
Good Lord I think I'll go back to my soloflex and stairmaster.
For the rest who minimize it.... Have a blast.

[Wandatime]

I think I'll stay home to swim but go to the neighborhood pool to meet people.

[Mickedamouse24]

At most pools, it's hard to even get close enough to a shower to take one!!! People tend to like putting their chairs directly under the showers!!! But then again, you can't fix "stupid!" And I am beginning to see that a lot of villagers are just lewd and crude!!!

[graciegirl]

I have never showered at a pool in my entire life. Squirting water on you without soap isn't my idea of getting clean. I have never come to any pool all sweaty and dirty.


Another thing, that most would be surprised at is the amount of iddy biddy little microorganisms on the skin after showering with just water.


I don't think about all of the water swirling around all of the orifices of other people's bodies when I go to the pool, but if that is what you want to meditate on, knock yourself out.. What kind of thinking is that? If you want to go down that path, think of all of the people who sat on anything before you did, and on the pool chairs and I am not one to crouch over a john either.


I have managed to make it this far and I don't consider myself antiseptic but pretty clean. I shower when I get home after the pool and frequently just before I go.


I am constantly surprised by things I read on this forum.

[tippyclubb]

Worse things could happen at a pool. OP must not have seen the movie Caddy Shack.

[perrjojo]

We have a guy in our neighborhood who showers daily at the pool...oh, he doesn't swim, he just showers there. No, I don't get it but I guess he does. Live and let live. Oh, btw, I always shower After getting out of the pool.

[tkret]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I am constantly surprised by things I read on this forum.

graciegirl,
This forum certainly isn't as it was a few years ago .... sign of the times?

[Neal2tire]

Someone said "you can't fix stupid"
he couldn't be more right.
What is evident (perhaps) is those who have been
here a long time feel like it's "silly" to shower off.
Did anyone of you brilliant residents get the fact that
it is required? The sign says to SHOWER.
I'm thrilled to find out that those who have been around here
for years think it's our job to soak in their soup.
I found a similar mental attitude where we once lived in NC.
The older folks felt it was okay to put their hand in all the fruits
and nuts in the local store and when there was a pot luck they would bring
some cheerios while we brought trays of homemade lasagne and grilled fish.
Enjoy the pools gracie. By the way you might want to join the Buttonwood group.
The shower here is used to hang hats.
Gnight.
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