Aw, ogged. So precious. You're just like him! Keep swimming, pal! And if you can make it over that wall, you can mate with all the other salmon-people who are just like you.
I kept imagining, every time he changed strokes, that he was about to get sucked into whatever devil-turbine thing runs it. (shudder)
If he's so good, why isn't he moving forward?
I always look at the exercise (endless pools, counter-current pools, or whatever they're called) devices advertised in the back of the New Yorker and think: that's not the metaphor I'll be looking for when I buy a pool.
I agree that it looks like fun, but I can't help but just be horrified at the energy use of stuff like that.
I can't help but just be horrified at the energy use of stuff like that.
It's a lot better than a full-sized pool.
Ogged doesn't think about such things. In Iran, all endless pools are nuclear powered.
8: Yeah, I'm willing to believe that, especially if the full size pool is heated. Certainly it uses less water.
Still, I figure the point of that kind of thing is for private use/ownership, right? And something about private pools just sort of freaks me out. I realize I'm being an ass and a hypocrite.
Probably a lot of my resistance is just that it seems like a ridiculous new invention/affectation--makes great sense for serious competitive swimmers, sure, but how many of them are there, really, in the world? Back in my day, dammit, we swam in the neighborhood cistern, and we *liked it*!
Ack. The whole time, I'm rooting for the monster, and then when it's about to get him, the video cuts out. I blame the MPAA.
Secretly, though, I admit I would kind of love to have one of those. So tiny! A pool you can just tuck into a corner of your yard!
Somewhere, the Camus estate's legal team ponders a way to get royalties from the company that sells those things.
I can't help but just be horrified at the energy use of stuff like that.
You're in SoCal. Get some solar panels.
I totally intend to do that if we ever manage to buy a house. And if we have any money left over, of course. HA!
15: Mentioned this yester(some other?)day. Should be good news for you -- eventually.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-homes13sep13,0,2859388.story?coll=la-home-center
Someone somewhere must have done a triathlon combining this kind of pool with a stationary bike and a treadmill.
17: Probably one of Will's clients.
15: You and everyone else. Me too, but mine has a trap door installed! So there.
A perfect metaphor for life under capitalism.
I always look at the exercise (endless pools, counter-current pools, or whatever they're called) devices advertised in the back of the New Yorker and think: that's not the metaphor I'll be looking for when I buy a pool.
"Lethargic pools" are known for their algae and mosquito problems.
17 very funny!
note to self: steal at first opportunity!
what occurs to me--in this as in so many other contexts--
is that unbelievable scene in the invisible man when the narrator studies hard, overcomes incredible odds, wins this hellish boxing match, receives a scholarship, and then opens up the letter of recommendation to find out that it reads:
"to whom it may concern: keep this nigger running".
oh god. so much of my life, summed up.
it's kind of a shame that it's no longer quotable in polite company.
anyone else notice that we now have post titles
don't go!
don't stay!
and
don't stop!
yeah, probably you did.
the point of that kind of thing is for private use/ownership, right?
Not this particular one.
Everybody! Move your feet and feel united!
(Imagining a giant room full of people swimming in time to Junior/Senior.)
Isn't this kind of pool a training device rather than a personal toy? As in, something the U.S. swim team would own so the coach could film and watch the stroke from the side?
Hey, it looks like a white bear has one of these.
They are definietly marketed for home exercise use.
Ack. The whole time, I'm rooting for the monster, and then when it's about to get him, the video cuts out. I blame the MPAA.
I figured that was where the "fun" part would come in. But NO.
I think that would have deleterious effects on my motivation. It changes the dynamic from racing (how fast can I get there?) to upkeep (how long can I maintain this pace).
Of course, having the nearest Olympic sized pool be a mile and a half away also hurts my motivation, especially come Winter. Maybe one of those would be nice.
22: Sigh. So true. I should have read that when I was much younger; would have saved me a world of striving.
Isn't this kind of pool a training device rather than a personal toy? As in, something the U.S. swim team would own so the coach could film and watch the stroke from the side?
This particular one is, and it is the kind of thing you'll find at the Olympic training center, but they also market smaller, simpler versions for home use (I think the most well-known company that does that is called Endless Pools).
27: My people are adorable. I love it when he stops swimming and just drifts around.
Yeah, he's fast, but the treadpool is doing some of the work, right, LizardBreath?
30--
i read it at a young enough age. still didn't help.
wouldna helped you either.
the letter is addressed to readers internal to us, as well.