micky 3,325 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Had a Swim first thing this morning it was pouring down but the water is always very warm but as we came out the youngsters were queueing to get in it made me smile to see loads of kids eating Ice Creams in the pouring rain 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,817 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Your'e a brave man Micky, taking photos of kids in a swimming pool, I'm under no illusion what you are doing is all innocent and just capturing the moment, but a parent of different views see's you taking them Pic's, feck me they could have been hell to pay, round here cameras are banned in swimming pool spectator areas for obvious reasons. But yeah I agree with you 100% it's great to see kids out like that and doing what they enjoy, ya won't see many adults swimming in the rain and eating ice cream fair play to em 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,291 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Just about to take my boys, Can’t swim to save my life but I love the water. I used to love getting up early when I stayed at my brothers and going in his pool.....sets you right up for the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
delswal 3,817 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 8 hours ago, WILF said: Just about to take my boys, Can’t swim to save my life but I love the water. I used to love getting up early when I stayed at my brothers and going in his pool.....sets you right up for the day. Took my Grandson to the beach last year Wilf, nice steady 15 minute walk to beach and a quick dip, last thing I heard him say are mental grandad and saw him shooting back up the beach, guess he never fancied a dip in the north sea in april lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, delswal said: Your'e a brave man Micky, taking photos of kids in a swimming pool, I'm under no illusion what you are doing is all innocent and just capturing the moment, but a parent of different views see's you taking them Pic's, feck me they could have been hell to pay, round here cameras are banned in swimming pool spectator areas for obvious reasons. But yeah I agree with you 100% it's great to see kids out like that and doing what they enjoy, ya won't see many adults swimming in the rain and eating ice cream fair play to em Took one of the Kracken in the week when she was dipping her Trotters 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,832 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Me and my girl swim at least once a week.Sometimes 3 times a week during the summer as our local pool has a couple of great outdoor pools that are open from easter through till late October.I hadnt swam for years untill 5 years ago when my girl was 2 and I decided she needed to learn.Glad I started as swimming and cycling are the only exercise I get on with these days what with half my joints being f****d through years of groundwork and bricklaying. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,388 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Where are you mate? Looks like down the road from me lol. Same weather aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,649 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I swim like old people f**k i can swim forever but dont really seem to get anywhere !....kids are fearless though aint they i remember my 2 jumping in swimming pools like it was nothing in all weathers as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I’m a pretty strong swimmer but haven’t been swimming in a while. Me and my brothers learned to swim in the river at the back of our house. When you learn to swim in fast flowing water a pool is easy lol. Spent half my life as a youngster in the river during summer snaring salmon and tickling trout ..... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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micky 3,325 Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 By far the best place I have ever been Swimming is Lake BERMJALES in Spain it is a huge hot lake near Granada and when you are in it's like being in a Bath also it's full of Fish and when you're in the shallows they keep bumping into you , when you stand on the Dam you see them by the thousand and they look about 2 feet long people tell me they are Carp and there are lots of Mussel s in the Water but you can only catch so many . We used to stay at a mates close by for a couple of days every year and the nice thing about it was that you could not spend any Money and that was a big plus with 5kids 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,864 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 we learnt as kids,riding to the river or reservoir, catching a train to the coast,and jumping in in the process of teaching my 5 yr old before we go away in September.....my 7 and 9yr olds are confident little swimmers In a pool...nothing worse than needing eyes In your arse and not being able to relax around water with little uns. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 My grand dad got my dad and his brothers in a line and chucked them in the river gangee's in India one by one,the eldest went in first then by age and by the time the last one of 5 went in they had all learnt to swim.His only encouragement was to tell them crocodiles also lived in the river.He was a right old fecker who was a major in the army at a very colonial time and i can remember him as a child and us kids were to be seen but not heard and to talk to him we had to raise our arms and wait to be spoken to...Glad my old man taught me in a swimming pool as a toddler then as kids we all swam in rivers during the summer.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 I can’t swim for shit, went to army camp with primary school , one of the governess idea was to pull you along in the water scared me shitless so every trip I would avoid her ,regret it now Only my youngest at 5 can’t swim , but im sure he will pick it up, took kids to Barry yesterday they loved it sea was bit cold I had a paddle more fun climbing rocks looking in the pools And sand castles 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, micky said: By far the best place I have ever been Swimming is Lake BERMJALES in Spain it is a huge hot lake near Granada and when you are in it's like being in a Bath also it's full of Fish and when you're in the shallows they keep bumping into you , when you stand on the Dam you see them by the thousand and they look about 2 feet long people tell me they are Carp and there are lots of Mussel s in the Water but you can only catch so many . We used to stay at a mates close by for a couple of days every year and the nice thing about it was that you could not spend any Money and that was a big plus with 5kids yeh I have been down that way ....bot that exact lake but a few miles further down....lovely to swim in very warm 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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