The Rules

Zoom in on the largest rule sign at the pool. You've got to see some of these.

2. For the health of you and others, swimmers must shower thoroughly and step through the chemical foot cleaning water. If wearing tun-tan oil, swimmers must wash it off before swimming. No eating in the pool area.

7. No diving of jumping into the swimming pool. Must use the proper pool entrance.

11. Except for swimming aids such as rubber floating boards and goggles, swimmers may not bring into the pool any articles listed below: flippers, snorkels, facemasks, beach balls, inflatable items, water guns, etc.

And of course,

No smoking

I get a kick out of most of these because they don't enforce them. The entire pool experience is so hyper regulated that it would be exhausting for any lifeguard to enforce every rule - especially those poor tired lifeguards who already spend their time asleep in their chairs. Like the requirement for stepping through the chemical foot cleaning water? Sorry - way to creepy to us. Could be Windex - swimming pools? highly regulated / strong chemicals meant to come in contact with a young child's skin? zero regulations. And apparently way too creepy for everyone else, because I've never seen anyone set foot in those chemical baths.

But my favorite is certainly #6. The personal injury rule.

6. No admission to the pool if having skin disease, trachoma, acute conjunctivitis, AIDS, heart disease, epilepsy, mental disorder, overly drunk, filled or empty stomach, open wounds etc.

Check this out - not only do they bar drunks and people with disgusting rashes. You can't enter the pool is you have AIDS or heart disease. Those with Downs Syndrome or Depression are not allowed in the pool, apparently. And my personal favorite - they will not let you in the pool or you have either an empty or a filled stomach.