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Thank you for posting! blondebanshee May 2018 #1
I agree. This is good information to share. mythology May 2018 #2
Being a lifeguard can be harder than it looks dembotoz May 2018 #3
We live on a lake. Our rule, no exceptions, is that little kids and those who can't phylny May 2018 #4
These rules are awesome and it sounds like they're strictly enforced FakeNoose May 2018 #12
You are exactly right! phylny May 2018 #22
We learn through the experiences of others. magicarpet May 2018 #5
my son almost drown in a hotel pool at my niece's wedding. mopinko May 2018 #6
Wow! Good for you! I'm so glad you were watching closely enough to see him in trouble pnwmom May 2018 #21
yeah, i was worried watching him but mopinko May 2018 #26
Thanks for this. I've forwarded the article to all family members and friends who will be spending Arkansas Granny May 2018 #7
My experience wasn't like that. lark May 2018 #8
I nearly drowned in a pool unnoticed when I was about 6. boston bean May 2018 #9
Most people's views are set by Hollywood... Wounded Bear May 2018 #10
Children should never be in the water unsupervised FakeNoose May 2018 #11
As a former lifeguard shanny May 2018 #13
I was sitting 2 feet from the neighborhood pool edge talking Tall Poppy May 2018 #14
Welcome to DU, Tall Poppy! calimary May 2018 #17
K for visibility rurallib May 2018 #15
We have a back yard pool and two grand daughters aged 8 and 11 blueinredohio May 2018 #16
No child who can't swim should be in any pool without a life vest ChubbyStar May 2018 #18
If you go help someone drowning or in burning building, shout out what you are doing so others know. Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #19
Water Safety 101, LET OTHERS KNOW YOU ARE RESCUING ChubbyStar May 2018 #20
I did not know that underpants May 2018 #25
Crowded situations are almost worse wonkwest May 2018 #23
I Was a lifeguard many years ago, to this day, I cannot go into a public pool and not keep an Raine1967 May 2018 #24
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