I'm with you on that one homey. I generally hate all public pools, but decided to go in anyway. We had just finished a round of putt putt (NLMD -2 on the day) and it was unbelievably hot. I hit the bathroom by the pool before getting in and thought, "This has to be the least utilized bathroom in the state."
i am listening to one my favorite podcasts, science friday, and they are talking about the mechanics of spinal injuries, and this football player. in addition to the new cooling treatment that minimizes swelling, the nfl players have the "miracle" of a very unique circumstance. there are highly trained trauma doctors watching the game, prepared to run on the field and administer anti-inflammatory drugs within minutes and speed them away to surgery. apparently much of the damage to the spinal cord is caused by swelling that grinds broken bone parts in the spinal cord, and quick action to to reduce swelling makes a huge difference. so an injury that would cripple you or me is scoffed at by nfl players and modern trauma docs working nfl sidelines. also jesus loves football. of course you also have to consider that doctors are trained to lower expectations. so when they say you might not walk again, they are telling you a worst-case scenario and it isnt really so much of a miracle when you do walk. also of note is that water parks are disgusting. when i was a kid i went to blue bayou and promptly busted my nose on something, and poured a couple pints of my blood in the waters. i was way out in the middle of a huge pool, so i had to swim all the way to the side with blood squirting from my face. i am sure that was only a small percentage of the many gallons of horrible human waste in that filth cocktail there.
