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To: ventanax5
Thanks for posting. I was a lifeguard for six summers & had to be prepared to spot the person quietly in trouble in a large pool full of thrashing kids.

There were lifeguards that were more concerned with their tan - it always amazed me why really bad things didn't happen more often.

4 posted on 07/08/2010 7:29:54 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter
Years ago we took the kids to a big water park. I observed quiet a few (many) people who could not swim, go onto slides that ended in deep pools. Each would begin to drown and a lifeguard would pull them out.

These sinkers would then race to the next slide down the line and repeat process for another lifeguard. The lifeguards at each pool were doing a save almost every 5-7 minutes.

16 posted on 07/08/2010 8:15:47 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (Will trade tagline for beer)
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