When people don't get up in your face

According to the other site.
Regional recreation centers and swimming pools are set to re-open next month in The Villages.
The re-opening date is set for May 4.:shrug:

I don't know about that. I swim laps and I have missed being able to swim but, there is not 6 feet distance between lanes. There is also not 6 feet distance for walkers in the sports pools and certainly not in the neighborhood pools. It is like passing people in the aisles in a grocery store only without masks on.

Do you realize swimmers blow out air into the water when they swim? That is what makes bubbles in the water. If you swim the proper way, you take in air as you turn your head to the side, then place your face in the water to blow out the air either through the nose, mouth or both.

I don’t know about that either. As a lap swimmer, with one person in a lane, we’re perhaps 3 feet from each other. For walkers, it’s much tighter usually. That’s in the Sports pools. In the neighborhood pools, forget about it. No one misses swimming more than I, but it’s magical thinking to think it’s safe.

Paranoia is a tough one, too.

The believers will try to maintain a semblance of social distancing, the non-believers will walk around and gather like there is nothing new.

The pool isn't the problem. There is plenty of evidence that the chlorine and bromine used in a well maintained pool inactivates the virus. Gate latches, restrooms and chairs are the concern. We all know how to social distance, and we should all know how to deal with the minor risk of a possibly contaminated surface by now. If we continue to impose restrictions on everyone to accommodate the worries of the most fearful among us, then moving to The Villages will become the biggest disappointment of our lives. Life isn't without risks. We should each have the freedom to assess the risks for ourselves. My wife loves reading by the pool and taking the occasional dip in the water. She misses her exercise and yoga classes at MVP. Why should she have to give up those things because someone else fears them. Wouldn't it make more sense for the fearful person to avoid them?

I have always been told, and I believe it is good to be out and about with people unless you are immune challenged. Before Covid-19 I NEVER once wiped down a grocery cart and every week I was at Laurel Manor with four different groups of people. I never flinched if someone sneezed and I sort of was "ouchy" around germaphobes.

But this, My friend is a horse of a different color. And the few statistics we can trust indicate that the age group living in The Villages is the most at risk. Are we sure the pool water is killing all of those teeny tiny virus bastards?

You go ahead, you and your wife. BUT PLEASE don't call others "paranoid".

They aren't closed to accommodate the fearful.
Establishments and activities where social distancing cannot or WON'T be maintained are the main reason for the closures.

Just like the one in one out and one way traffic in grocery stores......is not for the fearful.

The needed separation would most likely not be attained if left up to individuals to make their own judgement.

Additionally there is the dilution effect from the wind and water and UV inactivation from the sun. I've seen no evidence of infection traced to an outdoor environment.

Surface contact as you say would be the greatest risk. Maybe have people bring their own chairs and hand sanatizer.

It just takes ONE.

It isn't like...well, we got most of those with the hand sanitizer...……………….

Where in that post did I call anybody paranoid? I said fearful. I'm over 65 and have a form of asthma which puts me at a higher risk, but I should still have the right to decide how much risk I'm willing to assume for myself. Being in the fresh air and sunshine and swimming in a chlorinated pool doesn't bother me. Being in an enclosed airliner at this time or on the shuttle to MCO is more risk than I'm comfortable with, but I don't want to prohibit travel for others.

Read your last sentence and give it some serious thought. If you don't see the problem with it, you should seriously consider changing your signature line.

People should train themselves to NOT TOUCH THEIR FACE. That is imperative because, as I figure, the virus lurks on every surface imaginable that is in our world (with the exception of our home). Hand sanitizer is not necessary as long as you wash your hands as soon as you get home or wash your hands right before you eat if you are out of your home. I guess that is when hand sanitizer will come in handy if there is no sink with soap available.