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On Saturday, I was looking forward to swimming a mile at my favorite lap pool. To my surprise, I opened the door that separates the women’s shower from the pool and immediately tripped over a hazard that was right in front of the door. There were 2 cones (blue, not orange) stacked and placed in front of the door! I picked up the cones and put them off to the side about 5 feet from the door. Shaken, I walked up to the lifeguard and a swim instructor and told them that I had tripped over cones that had been placed in front of the door. I was told that I should tell the front desk. I limped away to reserve my lane with a kickboard and was surprised that no one inquired as to whether I might be hurt or whether an incident report might be necessary. I walked back to the shower and as I was coming out, the swim instructor was placing the cones so that they would hold the shower door open. I then discussed my concerns with this individual: 1) the cones are a trip hazard; 2) leaving the door open violates (naked) members’ privacy. She said that she was just a swim instructor and denied any power to do anything. I suggested that since she claimed no ability to report the “problem” herself that she should ask the lifeguard to address the issue.
After swimming, I got out of the pool and observed a little girl running at full speed the length of the pool with no lifeguard intervention. I then walked to the locker room and observed that the 2 stacked cones were again placed in front of a closed door, waiting to trip up little old ladies who frequently take senior aquatics. Fortunately, the pool manager appeared and after I complained bitterly, he moved the hazardous cones to a storage closet. I’ve since had a discussion with the pool manager and he agreed that this is a good teaching opportunity for his staff on a number of issues:
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