Whales in their natural habitat I've recently added swimming to the end of my workouts as a way to improve my lung capacity, as well as a refreshing way to cool off after lifting. My gym has a 25yd, 3 lane pool, and it is fucking annoying how some people don't understand how to properly share such a space with others. There are so many people, maybe even the majority, in the pool who are deathfat with no hope of ever becoming human, and nearly all of them just walk or even stand in the pool. As if it's doing them any good (though they no doubt use it as a way to justify a "reward" from the neighboring McDonald's). Normally it pisses me off, because they also have no common sense, and so if there are 6 whales doing their walking/standing sessions, they will spread themselves out 2 per lane. Even though they are going slow enough and have enough control to easily all be in the same. So then when people like myself get in and start doing actual workouts, especially backstroke, it's a fucking chore to make sure we're not colliding every other lap. But I've gotten pretty good at dealing with it. Today took my annoyance to a whole new level. I was doing backstroke in a mostly empty pool, when a wave comes over and sinks my head, flooding my nostrils in the process. I'm so confused as to what it could have been, because I try very hard to be gentle to the water, and the only other occupant of the pool is a barge doing (surprise surprise) walking exercises. I touch the wall and stand up to figure out what's going on. I see nothing other than an insulin black hole standing near the steps, flailing its arms into the water as if it's life depended on making the biggest waves possible. Then suddenly it stopped and (again, shocker) starts walking in the lane.  I don't really have a way to end this, I'm just venting about some of the most inconsiderate, lazy, excuse making, and inefficient people that I have the displeasure of sharing facilities with.