A Cool Swim

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@RubyHawk (99423)

Atlanta, Georgia

July 24, 2018 8:24pm CST

The water was a little cool when I went swimming today. But I enjoyed it anyway. I had the whole pool all to myself and plenty of room to swim, float and do my exercise. We first went to the pool at the leasing office but it was closed for cleaning, so we went to the pool at the workout room. I was happy to find the shower working so I showered off the chlorine off before coming home. Several people were sitting around the pool. The sun had gone over and it was nice and shady. There are barbecue pits and tables just outside the fenced in pool, but nobody was using them. For me I'd much rather cook at home in air conditioning. People do use them but mostly on weekends. I did laundry after I came home and now here I am on Mylot. I surprised myself this morning. I captured a little time to get on Mylot and answer all my notifications. So I'm not as behind as usual. The picture is my granddaughter when she was about ten years old.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Jul 18

A dip in the pool must have cooled you off.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

It did and quickly. But I warmed up when I got moving.

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@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

25 Jul 18

I love to go out for a swim right now either in a pool or at the beach.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

The cool water feels lovely on a hot summer day.

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@snowy22315 (170794)

• United States

25 Jul 18

I always think swimming is fun..unless the water is too cold or it is too breezy.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

The water was cold yesterday. It's been cloudy lately, but I warmed up quickly swimming. I suppose that's why no one was in the pool.

@Marilynda1225 (80050)

• United States

26 Jul 18

Ahhh to be young again and jumping into the pool like your granddaughter

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

Wouldn't that be sweet. She doesn't have enough time now. she's working, going to college and preparing for her wedding.

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@moffittjc (118664)

• Gainesville, Florida

25 Jul 18

Sounds very refreshing! Glad you were able to relax and enjoy yourself, but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get an invite! haha

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

Well, now you have an invitation. You come on by and we'll go swimming when you get here. The pools are open from ten to ten every day.

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@moffittjc (118664)

• Gainesville, Florida

27 Jul 18

@RubyHawk I'll make sure to bring my bathing suit with me when I travel that way!

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@moffittjc (118664)

• Gainesville, Florida

28 Jul 18

@RubyHawk Aw man, you just took all the fun out my road trip!

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@just4him (307773)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

26 Jul 18

You did a great job catching her perfect like that. I'm glad you had a good swim. I always shower at the Y before coming home.

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@just4him (307773)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Jul 18

@RubyHawk That's great! Perfect timing on the picture. The showers at the Y are hotter than the one in my apartment, which they have preset and can't be changed, so I shower there, and only shower at home on the weekend.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 18

@just4him That's neat, our shower at the pool is cold water. It really wakes you up when the cold water hits you.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

I thought the picture turned out good. I got her just at the right time.We have a shower at the pool. I thought about taking shampoo to wash all the chlorine out of my hair but I haven't. I just give myself a good rinsing.

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@youless (112146)

• Guangzhou, China

25 Jul 18

That's nice you could enjoy the whole swimming pool. Actually this summer I haven't swum yet. I hope to go to swim, too. It is lots of fun.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

I used to go several times a week but I started late this summer. We still have hot summer days left though. Hope you enjoy a swim soon.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

12 Aug 18

I am glad that you had a great time swimming. I love to swim but the pools are always packed around here so I don't go.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

13 Aug 18

@RubyHawk We don't have any here at the complex so I would have to go to the public pools and things. That is no fun.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 18

That's too bad. People here don't take advantage of our pools or the workout room. I don't know why not, we pay enough for them.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Aug 18

@velvet53 I used to go to a public pool but that was a long time ago. My kids learned to swim at a public pool

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@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

25 Jul 18

I always wanted to plunge to a swimming pool during the summer season. I can do this only in the countryside. It is not good to have it in my city because of the cold weather.

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@Shavkat (137238)

• Philippines

26 Jul 18

@RubyHawk The cold weather in my city is all year round, my friend. I am living in the mountainous part of the Philippines. We do have swimming pools here. But, the local people never attempted to indulge in.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

@Shavkat I thought the Philippines was a more temperament climate. I didn't realize it was always cold in the mountains. So you have indoor pools where the water is heated? I'm surprised that no one goes if that is the case.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

The weather in your city isn't cold twelve months of the year, is it? I used to swim in the rivers and creeks. That was fun too.

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@LadyDuck (459735)

• Switzerland

25 Jul 18

I understand that people like to eat outside in summer, but I do not like to use a bbq when it is so hot.

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@LadyDuck (459735)

• Switzerland

26 Jul 18

@RubyHawk I am like you, I prefer to cook in the comfort of my kitchen.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

@LadyDuck To me, it's a lot of trouble to carry all your food out and prepare it on a barbecue pit when you have a stove and counter space in the kitchen.But some people can't wait to get outside to cook.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

I used to like to picnic but we haven't done it in the last few years. I've never liked cooking outside.

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@DeborahDiane (40070)

• Laguna Woods, California

27 Jul 18

@RubyHawk - I'm glad you had a nice swim. Your granddaughter looks like she was having fun!

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@DeborahDiane (40070)

• Laguna Woods, California

28 Jul 18

@RubyHawk - Grandkids seem to grow up much faster than our own children did, don't they? Before we know it, they are grown and we rarely see them.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

That was about ten years ago. She loved to swim and was here most weekends. Now she works and attends community college.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

29 Jul 18

@DeborahDiane They do, I suppose it's because we are older. It seems to take a long time for our own to grow up at the time, but looking back it seems like hardly any time at all.

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@Courtlynn (66918)

• United States

3 Aug 18

glad you had a nice day, and the pool to yourself. i'd prefer cooking at home too, than outside.

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@Courtlynn (66918)

• United States

5 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I never cared for cookout food.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

6 Aug 18

@Courtlynn Yep, between having to carry food out and swatting bugs, it's not much fun, for me anyway.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Aug 18

Some people enjoy cooking outside but I'm not one of them. It's much easier in the kitchen where you have everything you need.

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@Hannihar (129625)

• Israel

2 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I am glad that you got to go swimming and enjoyed it.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

4 Aug 18

@Hannihar So am I. I was looking forward to swimming before the weather cools.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Aug 18

Thank you, I intended to go swimming every day but it's rained and stormed every day.

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@Hannihar (129625)

• Israel

3 Aug 18

@RubyHawk You are welcome. Sorry it rained so you could not go swimming.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

25 Jul 18

How I love to dive into that pool to cool me down. How old is your granddaughter now?

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

She's close to twenty. She used to go swimming with me every summer. But now she's working and getting ready to go back to collage.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

@JustBhem Yes, she was a bout ten years old. She was here often for a swim.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

26 Jul 18

@RubyHawk She's too young on that photo.

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@maximax8 (31053)

• United Kingdom

27 Jul 18

I think that swimming is a very enjoyable activity. I like the water to be warm and I can't swim in a freezing cold pool. I get chilly when swimming in water that it too cool. I agree it isn't good to cook outside with flies bothering. I think cooking at home with the air conditioning on much better.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

28 Jul 18

I like warmer water but the pool water is usually extra cool. After the shock it feels okay. Yes, inside cooking is so much more comfortable.

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@sallypup (58208)

• Centralia, Washington

25 Jul 18

That's a refreshing photo. I'll be headed to water aerobics first thing tomorrow morning.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

I told myself I would go in the pool every day to swim and exercise but I haven't gone every day. I didn't go today. I was too pooped to pop.

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@sallypup (58208)

• Centralia, Washington

26 Jul 18

@RubyHawk Just take care of yourself.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

@sallypup I do my best, when the energy goes it's time to stop awhile.

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@TheHorse (207017)

• Walnut Creek, California

26 Jul 18

Looks like she's having a good time. I am going to visit the pool after I pick my car up. Yes, it's another five mile cycle in 100 degree heat.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

27 Jul 18

You'll burn up before you cycle five miles in 100 degree heat. You must have a lot of stamina. Don't let yourself cook.

@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

28 Jul 18

that is a nice blue water pool. so, you went swimming? did you wear a one-piece swimsuit? @just4him i believe swims too and has a swimwear she uses

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307773)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

28 Jul 18

Yes, it's a one piece. I wouldn't be caught in a two piece.

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@just4him (307773)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 Jul 18

@ridingbet Yes, it does.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

30 Jul 18

@just4him and it looks good on you.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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29 Jul 18

It is always lovely, having a swim on hot days. Bliss!

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 18

It really is, the water is cold but you warm up in a minute.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jul 18

@YrNemo Mine loved the water. We lived near the recreation center and they had swimming lessons there and swam about every day when they were growing up.

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@YrNemo (20261)

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31 Jul 18

@RubyHawk I often convinced my little kids (ages ago) to go swimming with me, and in the cold water, I always encouraged them to jump up and down & play some games first to warm up. After a short while, everything was perfect as it should be

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

25 Jul 18

That's nice picture of your granddaughter..it's always fun to swim

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

26 Jul 18

Swimming is my favorite summer activity.