The town pool...

has more or less become our daily sanctuary from this blistering heat and humidity.

We usually go for a refreshing dip in the afternoon to reset our thermostats.
M sheds his cranky pants for swim shorts and all is well again.

To get to the pool is a 10-15 minute walk or a 5 minute drive from where we live. Can we say YIPPEE.

Last week, my friend R and her daughter S, journeyed out from the city to hang with us for the day. Told her to pack swimsuits just in case we decided to chill out poolside.
Midway through her train ride, I get a frantic text from R asking if I had an extra combination lock and if I didn't, would it be possible to share a locker. Or can she buy a lock somewhere?????
OH RIGHT...rules of the city pool.

City pool regulations were the rules I was expecting to follow at the town pool:

Combination lock... Check.
Tiniest tote bag that could be stuffed (along with clothes and shoes) into a 12x12 locker...Check.
No electronic devices on pool deck. Leave the Nook at home and cell phone in the locker...Check.
No newspapers. Forget the NY Post. Bring Us Weekly...Check.
Leave the cute swimsuit coverup stuffed in the locker...Check
Only towels & bound reading material allowed on the pool deck...Check.
Shower before entering pool...Check.

I texted back: Relaxed rules in da burbs. Allowed to leave all of ur crap on the pool deck :)
Can bring food & have lunch in concession area. C U in a few.