Most people wouldn’t want to step on vomit

[Solumina]

We had a kid get sick in the pool area (not in the actual pool) right next to the lady’s locker room door. I asked the mother of the child to stand by it to make sure that nobody walked through it while I got things together to get it all cleaned up and radio a pool tech to help. I got out there about 30 seconds later with my spill kit and the woman had put towels on top of it so that people could walk into the locker room, because of course walking over vomit is clearly better than walking around to the other door (I should make it clear this was no small amount of vomit, she had used three towels to cover it and it was soaking through the towels). So not only did the puddle of vomit have to be cleaned we had to get the whole area mopped with a bleach solution. Thankfully that is a job for a pool tech and not me.

[BamaBabe]

Thankfully that is a job for a pool tech and not me.

Indeed! And God bless that pool tech.

[Solumina]

Yeah, this is why I wouldn't trade jobs with him even though he gets paid about twice as much.

[XCashier]

Yeah, this is why I wouldn't trade jobs with him even though he gets paid about twice as much.

And, every penny is hard-earned.

[The Electric Fetus]

not seeing a LOT of suck here

ok....she didn't do exactly as instructed but.... give her a break. she at LEAST STAYED in the area, and ATTEMPTED to mitigate things some, even if somewhat misguided, PLUS she had a sick kid to deal with.

i'd at least give her an 80%.

[Solumina]

Yeah my issue was more the people who walked through the vomit and spread the mess than the mother, although she was kind of the reason why it all happened (especially the fact that as they were leaving she commented on how this would teach her not to take the kids to the pool right after dinner )

[bainsidhe]

The fact that people were walking on vomit makes me think that mommy didn't inform folks just what exactly the towels were covering. I don't know about everyone else here, but I don't generally where flip-flops when traveling around the pool area and making a quick jaunt into the locker rooms. My sentiments exactly.

[Solumina]

I don't know how they couldn't know, the smell was overwhelming and the splatter was even on the walls so you could see it too. Honestly I really don't know how all of that vomit came out of that little girl, it was everywhere

[Frantic Freddie]

Honestly I really don't know how all of that vomit came out of that little girl, it was everywhere

Allie can tell you:

I spent the rest of the evening in a hyperglycemic fit, alternately running around like a maniac and regurgitating the multi-colored remains of my conquest all over my grandparents' carpet.

[Kristev]

I have to face vomit. Frequently.

[Solumina]

You have my deepest sympathies.

[Seshat]

I don't know about everyone else here, but I don't generally where flip-flops when traveling around the pool area and making a quick jaunt into the locker rooms.

Public pools? I do. I keep them with my towel. Soon as I get out of the pool, flip-flops (we call them thongs) on, towel around myself. I change out of the thongs after I've showered, only when I'm putting my real shoes on.