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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:53 AM Original message |
Study: 1 In 5 Adults Uses Pool As Toilet |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. Eeeeuuuuuuwwwwww nt |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. At least they're just urinating... |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. ... except for the mention of diarrhea and parasites |
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get the red out (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. I am glad I quit going to pools |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
57. Same here |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. adults?? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ick..... |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
60. The people who say they never peed in the pool as a three |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. "We don't swim in your toilet, so don't pee in our pool". |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
7. And here I thought adult pools (like at the gym) were safe |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. LOLZ |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. I maintained a community pool back in the early eighties.. |
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ConcernedCanuk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
47. LOL - - "Edited for speling" |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:54 AM Response to Reply #47 |
56. Yes, I always rite it that way ;) n/t |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
59. Someone just indirectly admitted he pisses in the pool |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. i think i will NOT share with boys. taking them to pool after school. one son an |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. Odd that the city of Phoenix has begun to require swimmers to |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. i was born in phoenix in 60's. mom a lifeguard. spent all our time at the pool. ALWAYS |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
50. I was born in Phoenix in the 60's too |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #11 |
35. I learned to swim in Maryville pool in phoenix. We always had |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. It was not my choice of words, I did not write the article. The article |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. Okay. |
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cherish44 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
14. That's just one of those things that everyone knows goes on but do we have to hear about it? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. It's a starter course for golden shower beginners. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
16. AAAGGGHH! |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. They probably do it partially with the assumption all that chlorine will kill the bacteria, germs, |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Not that this justifies people peeing in the pool (ewww!) but urine is virtually sterile, right? |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Not necessarily. Impurities show up. Ask any urologist or lab tech. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
37. Do they even think at all? |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
19. Just like the non-smoking section of a restaurant... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
20. Best pool sign: "This is our ool. Notice there is no P in it. Please keep it that way." |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. A good reason to avoind public pools... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
22. I haven't been in a public swimming pool in about 20 years and don't plan to ever use one again |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #22 |
64. Me either. nt |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. I don't swim in pools or Lake Erie. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I swim in Lake Erie... |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
39. I lived in Vermilion for 20 years. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. My grandparents had property on Lake Erie |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
26. disgusting. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
29. So what do those adults use the toilet as? |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. dog or cat water bowl |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
75. Well, you've heard of bourbon & branch water... |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
30. Sounds like a scene from 'Caddyshack.' |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
66. YES! |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
31. Adults? indeed |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
32. That must have been an awkward study to request funding for ... |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. And an awkward questionnaire to answer. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
34. Thank gawd I don't have to use public pools. |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
38. I'm sure glad nothing pees in the ocean! |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #38 |
53. Good reason to not drink water. Fish pee in it. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
40. I lived in an apartment complex one time... with a pool... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
41. Well given that in an emergency, aka you are stranded in the desert |
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chaska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. Jesus Christ, don't we have a lot to worry about.... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. actually if you figure there are 200 people in a pool on an average day |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
44. That's just so wrong |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. Small Town's 'Cryptosporidium Daze' Fails To Attract Visitors |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-26-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
46. next study: 4 out of five adults lie about whether they pee in the pool |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
48. Gross. And I have to be in little kid pools with my 3 and 4 year olds this summer. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
49. Yuck! I can remember swimming in a crowded public pool as a kid |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
52. And what exactly do you suppose we do about all the birds who use them as toilets |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
54. Great, another phobia. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
55. they admit to doing it = they did it at least once - not every time they use the pool. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
58. Kimmel: Do you pee in the pool? Phelps: We all do |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
61. Welcome to our OOL, Notice there's no P in it! |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
62. 1 in 4 respondents to this thread... |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
63. It's about dilution. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
65. 100% of fish report using fresh or saltwater lakes as a toilet. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
67. i'll take my chances at the local pool |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
68. Beware the warm spots. |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
69. My neighbor has a pool just for her dog to swim in ..dog had hip surgery |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
70. DOODIE! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
71. Stuff like this is why the aliens haven't come to save us yet |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
72. In other words, we know you piss in the pool, so stop doing it you nasty fuckwads |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
73. "And in related news, 1 in 5 adults are just lazy assholes" |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
74. How many folks use their toilet as a pool? |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
76. When I went to boys camp the counselors would always tell us |
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