Public Pools

HALFM00N · May 2012

Do you guys take your LOs to public pools?

I took DD to swim classes last year and that went fine and all but I am not sure about a community pool.

MarSamWhitney · May 2012

Yep, I have taken her swimming at the rec center many many times. I don't have any issues with it, and she loves it.

SweetHurricane · May 2012

Wait, what's wrong with public pools?

MarSamWhitney · May 2012

SweetHurricane:
Wait, what's wrong with public pools?

I've heard a lot of people get creeped out by them, with germs I guess. I dunno. Stuff like that doesnt phase me.

RedZee · May 2012

Our community pool is really nice. I need to sign up. Hopefully we'll spend most days there this summer.

freeatlast2014 · May 2012

We always went as kids and I would have no problem taking JT if we had to. Hopefully our pool will be up and running though for this summer so I don't have to look like a beached whale in front of anyone else

HALFM00N · May 2012

MarSamWhitney:

SweetHurricane:
Wait, what's wrong with public pools?

I've heard a lot of people get creeped out by them, with germs I guess. I dunno. Stuff like that doesnt phase me.

I have heard that too but for me, it's like she didn't get sick at swimming school...so why would she at a public pool where it's more adults (cleaner?).

People told me all last summer that she?s get sick in the swim classes bc of the pool, but she didn?t. I guess it's living in such an urban place where people are disgustingly dirty makes many people paranoid.

SweetHurricane · May 2012

They use so many chemicals in public pools though. You have a higher chance of catching germs from your own shower or a home pool.

skibi83 · May 2012

We'll be swimming at the public pool. I agree with SweetHurricane. There's enough chemicals, I'm not worried.

HALFM00N · May 2012

SweetHurricane:
They use so many chemicals in public pools though. You have a higher chance of catching germs from your own shower or a home pool.

One trip on the train and she got Coxsaki

CaniacMom · May 2012

We will go to our neighborhood pool some this summer. I don't like all of the chlorine but I am spoiled - I grew up with an inground pool in the backyard - my parents do not chlorinate nearly as much as the public ones. But the neighborhood one is a 3 minute walk & my parents are a 30 minute drive.

MarSamWhitney · May 2012

CaniacMom:
We will go to our neighborhood pool some this summer. I don't like all of the chlorine but I am spoiled - I grew up with an inground pool in the backyard - my parents do not chlorinate nearly as much as the public ones. But the neighborhood one is a 3 minute walk & my parents are a 30 minute drive.

I think its time you got a pool!!

Our house came with an above ground one, and H wishes we could take it down to open up the yard. Never gonna happen. I grew up with a pool too, and I love it!!

HALFM00N · May 2012

MarSamWhitney:

CaniacMom:
We will go to our neighborhood pool some this summer. I don't like all of the chlorine but I am spoiled - I grew up with an inground pool in the backyard - my parents do not chlorinate nearly as much as the public ones. But the neighborhood one is a 3 minute walk & my parents are a 30 minute drive.

I think its time you got a pool!!

Our house came with an above ground one, and H wishes we could take it down to open up the yard. Never gonna happen. I grew up with a pool too, and I love it!!

My in laws got a new house and it did not have a pool. My FIL said that he had to choose between paying for his youngest son's college and a $50000 pool and he chose the pool LOL.

He did end up paying for his son's college, but he was serious!

CaniacMom · May 2012

MarSamWhitney:

CaniacMom:
We will go to our neighborhood pool some this summer. I don't like all of the chlorine but I am spoiled - I grew up with an inground pool in the backyard - my parents do not chlorinate nearly as much as the public ones. But the neighborhood one is a 3 minute walk & my parents are a 30 minute drive.

I think its time you got a pool!!

Our house came with an above ground one, and H wishes we could take it down to open up the yard. Never gonna happen. I grew up with a pool too, and I love it!!

Our yard is miniscule - no room for a pool. Our backyard has so much of a slope that goes down to a retention pond. DH wnats to build a retaining wall and fill it in with dirt. Don't know when we willl ever accomplish that.

Lovee+2 · May 2012

my parents have a pool, and that's really the only one DD's have been in. But I don't see any problem with taking them to a public pool if I needed too

broccolitree · May 2012

Our 'neighborhood' pool at the park is more expensive than a membership than the Y, so no. But my kid likes to try and drink from puddles, so I think she's fine with regard to germs in water.

debperdoo · May 2012

We live surrounded by lakes so there are no neighborhood pools, we do swim at the lake often. If we lived near a pool I would use that too though.

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