Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the kick-off of the summer
season at most community pools around the country. But after reading
this post, you may be a little less enthusiastic about taking the kids
for their inaugural dip. 
It
may not exactly surprise anyone to learn that swimming pools aren't the
most sanitary places in the world. But my eyebrows raised a little when
I read this CNN.com story
that says a recent study conducted by the Water Quality and Health
Council revealed that 17 percent of adults sometimes pee in the pool.
Let me get this straight: these are adults who (I.P.) freely admitted
to a group that studies water quality that they sometimes let a little
leak out when they're practicing their butterfly strokes? That leads me
to believe that perhaps even more adults who participated in this
survey may do the same thing, but simply weren't honest when asked.
Translation: every time you think you're just going swimming, you're
actually splashing around in a big, festering, germ-filled community
toilet.
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