Re: Backflopping Agreed. But there are exceptions. The Roosevelt Hotel pool in
Hollywood was one of my favorite summer spots. 25 yards long, crystal
clear water, divingboard, not much of a crowd. But of course maybe
it's not the same now. I used to walk through the lobby wearing tee
shirt and shorts with a towel around my neck. Beneath the shorts were
the speedos I used for swimming and lying in the sun.
Now, here's something I did one time at that hotel of which I am
proud. Of course I was not a paid guest. Occasionally a gung ho
security guard would come out and give everybody the once-over. I was
in my late 20s at the time. One day a group of young kids, early
teens, came over the wall and started jumping into the pool, two or
three at a time on the diving board, using loud curse words, splashing
people, etc. I knew it wouldn't be long before the guard would arrive
to order them out. But I was mainly worried that the guard might then
become gung-ho and starting checking everybody out, including me. ....
So I got on one of the many pool-side phones and called the desk
myself. "There's a bunch of young kids that don't belong here", I
said, "and they're making a racket. I want them out of here NOW." So
now I knew the guard would be coming out, so I jumped in the pool and
began swimming laps, watching through my strokes as he appeared and
continuing until he had booted the punks out and gone back to the lobby
where he belonged. I thought that was funny, the way I told them to
get the punks out of my way even though I myself did not belong there.
If they hadn't of made such a racket I wouldn't have said a thing.
Tommy Joe
Tommy Joe
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