Pool Rules
The festival is over. For the “hot days” we enjoyed a cooling dip in our “pool.” Which was once a 14-foot pool (because it did have 7 pairs of feet in it.) Photo of Skaryd’s Pool
Back in 2005, pool rules were posted by the Dianne Phelps, wife of the past Osceola fair president and manager, and I just found them.
Thought I’d post them here for you to enjoy:
To whom it may concern and to whom it may not concern:
In regard to the poor little piddly pool located just north of the south first panel of an entire fence surrounding the horse corral with the exceptional openings which may or may not exist depending on whether or not the gates are open or closed or up at all:
This is an official permit complete with all the hitertos and wherefores and what ifs and why nots you can imagine, plus some we may have to make up as said use of said pool becomes increasingly popular as a said gathering place next to the said first campsite just north of the south first panel of an entire fence surrounding the horse corral with the exceptional openings which may or may not exist depending on whether or not the gates are open or closed or up at all. That having been said:
It is proper to dip all those “this little piggies” of storybook fame into the pool. It is not proper to dip people in the pool. Exception: (insert the name of the current president of the ODPC). It is totally proper to wade up to your ankles. It is not proper to sit in the pool. Though it may be fun and tempting it is not nice to splash. It is permissible to use ice cubes to further cool the pool, but it is not permissible to take them out of the trays located in the freezer compartments of other campers when they’re not looking! It is proper to paddle in the pool, but not proper to piddle.
It is not proper to advertise the fact that there are also individual pools located in varous bathroom facilities. You could get thrown off the grounds should you decide to do much more than piddle in those pools. Do not add ice cubes. Do not add feet. If either of the above are present, do not flush!
Enjoy the pool and if you get in trouble, do not blame me.
Dianne
Ms. Management
(Past) President of the Unfair and Bored
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Especially since we are an “aging” group, we felt it necessary to include some additional “rules” in 2012:
Please insert the following in the appropriate place in the above document: “No diving. If full body contact is unavoidable due to the attraction of the cooling properties of the water, no Swimmies (baby diapers for swimming) nor Depends (or other adult incontinent apparel). Swimsuits are optional, but Speedos, thongs, and bikinis, when worn by our age group, are definitely frowned upon.”