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8. No, I am sorry, but that qualifies as the information we all need.

Thu May 16, 2013, 07:04 PM

May 2013

No worries for me as I do not swim for fun but I sure would like to know what I am getting into if I did.

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Human feces taint more than half of swimming pools says CDC study [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

Yuck Auggie May 2013 #1

This is really more information than I need. pscot May 2013 #3

No, I am sorry, but that qualifies as the information we all need. CBGLuthier May 2013 #8

A fecal incident in the water? tularetom May 2013 #4

Are they sure it's not just a Babe Ruth Bar? Ian David May 2013 #5

Baby, not Babe CBGLuthier May 2013 #9

This is something I've wondered about on days when ... surrealAmerican May 2013 #6

Oh c'mon, a little biomass never hurt anyone LiberalEsto May 2013 #7

We had to straddle and walk naked over a long pipe that shot water upward. Hassin Bin Sober May 2013 #20

I guess the bleach isn't doing its job. kestrel91316 May 2013 #11

ugh Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #12

Well, that's shitty! n/t backscatter712 May 2013 #13

I don't ever swim in swimming pools anymore. Zorra May 2013 #14

which is why I put those chemicals in the pool snooper2 May 2013 #15

Public/municipal pools will eventually go by the wayside. TwilightGardener May 2013 #16

I love it. pintobean May 2013 #17

the anti tax turd maggots don't want anything "public " olddots May 2013 #18

Meh. If this study were done 20 years ago it would be 20 year old news. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #19

Man, I was just going to start swimming laps again BainsBane May 2013 #21

Patrons. Don't. Shower. DRoseDARs May 2013 #22

You really don't want to know what fish do in ponds. bluedigger May 2013 #23