I ended up with swimming reservations for both Thursday and Friday. Considering carefully, I cancelled the Friday and I'm swimming today. My Friday is packed - I have my live cooking class in the morning and will try to watch this week's Project Runway episode on Peacock in the afternoon. So I thought the lesser time necessary for running on the treadmill would be a better choice for tomorrow.
The YMCA listened to us, and expanded our reserved swimming slots on M, W & F from 10 to 15 swimmers. I assume the software was working through those changes when I tried to make my Friday reservation, and that's why I was unable to make them. But, that seems to be resolved. Our lifeguard, Beth, said that Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the busiest days for the 5:00 am group, and I can well believe it.
Normally we have Rosemary in Lane 5, I'm in Lane 4 - often alone, but sometimes sharing with Mary, Lane 3 usually has two of the "Three Amigos". If the third one is there, sometimes I'll end up sharing a lane with him, but more frequently, they work out with the three of them in a single lane. They've been swimming together for years and have their routines totally figured out. Lane 2 is for a couple of older men who are exercising and swimming to overcome leg injuries or surgery, and Lane 1 is for the water aerobics people who sometimes spill over into Lane 2.
On a busy day, they sometimes had to turn down people wanting reservations. Having the number expand to 15, doesn't necessarily mean the swimming lanes will be busier. Often it means more water aerobics people will be attending. Oh, and Gail - we can't forget Gail. She's been coming later, focusing on the 6:00 am time slot. Fortunately that doesn't impact me or Rosemary, but it does impact our friend Meg, who seems to get chased out of Lane 5 by Gail who insists on using that lane. That's very unfair, but we're leaving it up to the two of them to work out. I come down strongly in favor of Meg - a long time friend and neighbor - she lives only two blocks away from me, so sometimes we see each other outside of the gym too.
So, that's the pool setup. Today, on a Thursday, I'll have Rosemary, Meg and Gail, maybe Mary and Jeanne,. as well as the water aerobics people (Mark, a delightful Oriental woman whose name I never remember, and Connie). I'll be happy to get into the water, since it's darned COLD outside today (-8 F -22.2 C) so the water, no matter what temperature it actually is, will seem wonderfully warm. Have an excellent Thursday and I'll be back tomorrow. Spread some love and kindness today to help our world heal.
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