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24615. goodwinejoe - 11/1/2008 2:26:09 PM Thinking outside the box here, but you could try this...
24616. Jenerator - 11/1/2008 4:06:25 PM Arky,
Sometimes people are oblivious. It's not really a big deal to say something polite to get them to stop doing something like swimming in the wrong pool.
This past summer, on one of the gym's 'open weekends', a mother brought her baby to the pool in a regular diaper, not a swimmie diaper.
Instead of getting all huffy puffy about it, or marching off to the office to complain, or getting more and more pissed off because one of the teenage lifeguards didn't notice it, I casually walked over to the woman, smiled, introduced myself and told her what the policy was. I then handed her a swimmie diaper. She immediately changed the baby and it wasn't a big deal.
[I saw her two weeks later and her baby was wearing the right kind of attire.]
On my way out of the gym, when it was convenient for me, I told one of the managers that they needed to keep a closer eye on the pool, that some mothers were bringing their children swimming with the wrong diapers, and that it was unsanitary. They were grateful for the heads up/reminder.
I don't know, it just seems to me that it is so much easier to be direct with people and polite than it is to be pissed off at the rudeness of others and stew about it and assume that everyone knows what is right and wrong all of the time and is 100% vigilant. We both go to gyms. My membership is $80 a month. Occasionally an employee misses something. I don't think it's a big deal to deal with the situation myself. 24617. judithathome - 11/1/2008 5:40:07 PM Well, when you pass to the other side, Jen, I'm sure your halo will be waiting.
I, however, will go straight to hell. And I am an "old woman"...I've earned the right to bitch about things when they don't go my way. 24618. judithathome - 11/1/2008 5:40:15 PM Last night, we had dinner plans, made when we weren't thinking it was Halloween. We had this big 5 gallon placstic barrel shaped like a real barrel and full of packaged pretzels...shaped like little bats and pumpkins. So we left it open on the little kid-sized chair I have on the porch for the neighbor kid when he comes over to "chat" with me every day.
We got home late...went to a party after dinner...and damned if the whole thing wasn't gone! There were 60 packets of pretzels! But they took the barrel TOO!
I guess I should consider myself lucky they left Francisco's chair. 24619. judithathome - 11/1/2008 5:40:42 PM plastic. 24620. arkymalarky - 11/1/2008 6:58:59 PM At 80 bucks a month I'd expect a commission every time I heped them out like that. But my lack of affinity for the public in general is why I live in the boonies and exercise at home. 24621. judithathome - 11/1/2008 7:27:09 PM Arky, you hit the nail on the head...we go to this place because it is for ADULTS. There's a playroom and video area for the kids, who are attended to by adults, paid employees who are hired just for that.
If they had intended to have a pool for the kids, they would have built one.
As for asking the kids to use another lane, why inflict them on other swimmers? The pool is made for work-outs, not for play.
24622. arkymalarky - 11/1/2008 7:42:00 PM Btw, Malaky Halloween update: our no trick-or-treater record is intact. 24623. iiibbb - 11/1/2008 8:13:55 PM We had 1 knock. We're a little out of the way. 24624. iiibbb - 11/1/2008 8:14:18 PM It is however, a record. 24625. arkymalarky - 11/1/2008 8:51:13 PM We had our 25th anniversary in Oct and have been in the same spot all that time, and we've never had a trick-or-treater. 24626. Ms. No - 11/1/2008 9:19:22 PM Makes me want to show up and ring the bell just to surprise you! 24627. arkymalarky - 11/1/2008 9:52:17 PM Haha! Any time! 24628. thoughtful - 11/3/2008 7:32:02 PM We don't do halloween any more and instead treat ourselves to a fine dinner...the restaurants are mostly empty because of the holiday. What a treat!
We are also careful to leave the Cas locked in the house...being a black cat and all, no need to take a risk that some kids will do awful things to him. 24629. jexster - 11/4/2008 12:56:09 AM My dear Uncle "Dee" died last week...boy...only one uncle left then the entire preceding generation will be gone!
Louis Lawrason Pourciau (Dee) June 28, 1921 - October 25, 2008 Louis Lawrason Pourciau (Dee) was born in Rayne, LA, June 28, 1921 and passed away on October 25, 2008 in Belmont, CA. Dee grew up in New Roads, LA and received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Tulane University in 1942. Upon graduation he joined a group of scientists brought together at MIT's Radiation Laboratory to create the microwave radar systems that played a significant role in bringing an end to WWII (Manhattan Project). While at Radiation Lab, Dee met his future wife Nancy Hunter. They were married September 18, 1943 and enjoyed a wonderful life together until her death in 1995. Following the War, Dee worked at General Precision Laboratory (Pleasantville, NY), and in 1967 he joined International Video Corp. of Sunnyvale, CA. An active member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and IEEE, Dee was the author of several papers and held many patents in the fields of audio and television. Kind, honest, warm, responsible, and forthright, Dee was an active contributor to his community as a United Way leader and school board member in New York and on town committees in Portola Valley, CA. Music of all kinds, but especially jazz and opera, gave him great joy all his life. Dee is survived by his daughter Jacqueline Morrisey and son-in-law Pat Morrisey of Foster City, CA; son Bruce Pourciau and daughter-in-law Nancy Arneson Pourciau of Appleton, WI; and four grandchildren Ashley Lawrason Toliver and Sarah, Seth, and Emily Pourciau. Private services will be held. The family suggests in lieu of flowers that contributions in Dee's memory may be made to National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 2501 Oak Lawn Ave. #435, Dallas, TX 75219.
24630. anomie - 11/4/2008 1:07:57 AM An accomplished gentleman, seems to have lived a good life. Condolences, Jex. 24631. arkymalarky - 11/4/2008 1:25:43 AM What an impressive man. Sorry for your loss, Jex. 24632. iiibbb - 11/5/2008 12:17:12 AM TALKING CLOCK
After closing time at the bar, a drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends. He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet.
'What's that big brass gong?' one of the guests asked.
'It's not a gong. It's a talking clock,' the drunk replied.
'A talking clock? Seriously?' asked his astonished friend.
'Yup,' replied the drunk.
'How's it work?' the friend asked, squinting at it.
'Watch,' the drunk replied.
He picked up the mallet, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound and stepped back.
The three stood looking at one another for a moment.......
Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed,
'You asshole! It's three-fifteen in the morning!' 24633. judithathome - 11/5/2008 4:37:39 PM Arky, I want you to call your dad and thank him for me. As we watched Obama's acceptence speech last night, I turned to Keoni and said "I need to thank Arky's dad...he was the first one I paid attention to in his endorsement of Obama...when Arky said her dad was impressed after reading his books, I started to take Obama more seriously as a candidate." 24634. anomie - 11/5/2008 8:55:48 PM After reading Arky's dad's book, I can completely understand his support for Obama. Seemed to me he's a very perceptive, fair-minded and brilliant man, and would see the potential in someone like Obama.
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