August 17, 2009
Gabe says that once you have read the first rule the second rule should be a given.
Good God, what happened in that pool to require this sign?
Never mind, don’t tell me. I didn’t see it until after I was done swimming.
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:09 pm, Bridget Says:
wow. nothing else you can say about that but DAMN….
August 17th, 2009 at 6:11 pm, Musings from Me Says:
After seeing a pile of poop on the floor of the changing room of a large outdoor swim/splash center in Virginia, I think any and all signage is needed. The pile of poop was on the floor and people were walking around it. No one claimed except the flies. Ewwww. No one cleaned it up.
I had my 2-year-old stand on a bench the entire time. I was pregnant as well. I should have been forewarned as we were delayed going in to the pool due to a wait for it, wait for it…fecal coliform issue. Yuck, never going back to the Water Mine!
August 17th, 2009 at 6:13 pm, Deb on the Rocks Says:
Darn RHI! First I can’t swim in the ocean when I’m bleeding, now Rule 1? I thought that’s what the chemicals were for!
August 17th, 2009 at 7:03 pm, CK Lunchbox Says:
that classic line, “common sense: it’s not that common” comes to mind.
“Hey, kids, who wants to go see a movie?”
August 17th, 2009 at 7:42 pm, Miss Britt Says:
Note to self:
Never go swimming with Sarah.
August 17th, 2009 at 7:47 pm, TwoBusy Says:
I, for one, am endlessly grateful that you waited until AFTER our week on vacation – with the kids in the pool every day – to post this.
Because otherwise? I woulda been waaaaaaay too skeeved to even consider letting my kids in a pool.
August 17th, 2009 at 8:51 pm, Lisse Says:
This is the reason I don’t do public pools!
August 17th, 2009 at 8:58 pm, Sadia Says:
Eeeew. Eew. Eww. Ewwwwwww.
August 17th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, Wife and Mommy Says:
Yeah. That’s frightening.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:07 am, Lauren Says:
Poop in the pool is just gross. Ew.
August 18th, 2009 at 8:48 am, William Says:
I love how the first rule says do not go swimming when YOU have diarrhea. and then says it is important for kids in diapers. Like a kid in a diaper can read the sign.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:36 am, BHJ Says:
Our pool says a swimsuit is required. Lame.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am, therese Says:
I totally used to work for the Healthy Swimming Program at CDC that puts out that info. I didn’t realize that actual pools utilized the info…how funny! I will tell you, working in that dept. made me never want to swim in a public pool again! The info I could share..let’s just say that chlorine can only compensate for so much of people’s nastiness!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:09 am, Roger Says:
Ewww.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:11 pm, Ashley Says:
I managed a pool for 5 years and I can tell you that sign is actually necessary. And I worked at an expensive, upper-class, private membership pool.
We had about 4 “code browns” each summer. The best part was, the parent never told us when it happened, they just scooped up their kids and left.
Good news: a 24-hour cycle and super-chlorination, and balance the chemicals the next day, and the pool is so clean you could eat off of it. Or something.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, lumpyheadsmom Says:
Doody! Doody!
August 18th, 2009 at 12:28 pm, Papa Bradstein Says:
Yeah, one of those went up at our pool as well…but it includes a prohibition against swimming if you’ve been vomiting recently.
Really? Really? People need a sign to tell them that’s a bad idea?
Common sense is dead.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Mold on the Wonder Bread Says:
I’m thinking of Caddyshack and the Baby Ruth candy bar now.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:06 pm, Lynn Craig Says:
one word – yuck!
August 18th, 2009 at 3:01 pm, Sarah Says:
This is why: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53127
pretty gross!
August 18th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, Aprylsantics Says:
People have DIED from poop in the water. Seriously. It happened here at a very popular water park in my area about 10 years ago. Nice.
August 18th, 2009 at 5:10 pm, Ashlie- Mommycosm Says:
Yep, my 6 yo daughter came home from summer camp and was all upset because they couldn’t go in the pool because…wait for it…someone pooped in it.
Seriously?! The kids are all 6+, WTH?! They obviously need a sign at our pool.
August 18th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, susan (trout towers) Says:
Love swimming, hate thinking about where all that water’s BEEN.
August 18th, 2009 at 7:23 pm, Michelle Says:
so gross, but true. my dr said swimming in a public kiddie pool is like dipping your kid in the toilet bowel. i know because Gabriel got really sick last year because of it.
August 18th, 2009 at 10:06 pm, Hygiene Dad Says:
OK, I’m sick because all I did was laugh until tears came to my eyes. Totally gross, but thanks for one helluva laugh.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:05 am, Aprylsantics Says:
Not that I’m all obsessed with water parks and all, but I forgot to mention a very intimate experience I had with a very tall waterslide at one in Tampa. No one mentioned at the end I would get a bonus enema. Yes, people, water that has been UP in people’s butts. I know I’m not the only one…
August 19th, 2009 at 2:25 am, Laurie Says:
Back to Musings From Me…the people who need these kinds of signs do not read them, hence why NONE OF US CAN HAVE NICE THINGS.
Also it may be the late hour but I am howling at this. Lol’ing, even. It’s so horrible. It’s end times, baby. End times.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:27 am, Laurie Says:
I’m so sorry, I forgot. Actually I think I love “Not that I’m obsessed with water parks and all” directly above me the most. I think I’m done now. Except to say that this photo must be distributed far and wide and I hope you’re on that, Goon Squad Sarah. There are people depending on you.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:40 am, thatgirlblogs Says:
I think swallowing the pool water leads to most of the other problems?
We didn’t get a membership this summer…
August 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am, Janie Woods Says:
ROTFLMAO!! Beside the fact that these are OBVIOUS courtesies, I too do NOT want to know what prompted the sign. I have visions of a parent with a stomach virus that has passed onto a child that passed onto all the swimmers. Kinda like that vomiting scene out of “Stand By Me”….
August 19th, 2009 at 11:29 am, Kelly Says:
The post and the comments are going to keep me out of water parks the way Jaws kept people out of the ocean in the 70s. Luckily I have my own pool and I don’t poop in it or otherwise defile it. I need to keep an eye on my brother-in-law, however.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am, Tamie from Tampa Says:
Check this one out- seems like a common problem.
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/
August 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pm, misfithausfrau Says:
I was just going to tell you to check out Passive Aggressive notes, but the commenter above beat me to it. One is particularly disturbing. Well, they all are.
August 19th, 2009 at 3:42 pm, always home and uncool Says:
Seems like a pervasive problem. Least you weren’t subjected to descriptions of “teabags” like I was:
http://blogonkevin.blogspot.com/2009/07/swimming-in-vicious-circle.html
August 19th, 2009 at 9:39 pm, Cara Says:
Are there really that many people out there who have swum with diarrhea that they need to post a sign like that. And who would get to the pool, see the sign and be like, damn, guess I can’t swim today.
August 19th, 2009 at 9:43 pm, The Redheaded Lefty Says:
DEAR GOD. What is wrong with the world? Throw enough chlorine in that puppy to bleach our insides. You can’t control baby poop. Now, if adults are in there with liquid poo, gimme the number for the local police and health department. I’ve got it covered.
August 19th, 2009 at 10:38 pm, patois Says:
Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. I could never ever ever ever swim in that place. Ever. Ever.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:31 pm, Simon Says:
So, wait a minute. The sign is telling me NOT to swallow pool water(?) and especially when there are floaters in it. This is Awesome! Its a joke right? I love it