As the summer season scorches on, more and more people would find ways to cool off and relax as the heat bears down on us. For this reason, more and more people would flock to either the nearest beach to them or cool themselves off in the country club pool. As this is the hottest season of the year, there would be a lot more people hanging around in the pool’s and beaches more than usual and considering there is an eclectic mix of personalities in close proximity to each other, conflicts are not entirely impossible and may even be inevitable.
For this reason, you should know how to conduct yourself to make sure you are not getting on anyone’s nerves while you are there. For everyone’s optimum enjoyment of their summer frolic in the pool or on the beach, here are some simple rules you can follow.
1.) Keep your music down
You may be under the impression that you have impeccable taste in music and that may be true, but that in no way means you could be so cavalier in the regulation of its volume. While you are the beach, there may be a lot of background noise to drown it out and blaring it at unreasonable levels would just be effectively contributing to the noise while keeping the volume high in country club pool where it is more low-key is the height of discourtesy to other guests who are just trying to enjoy a relaxing afternoon dip. Your music may be disruptive to other pool patrons, so be considerate and keep the volume at a reasonable level.
2.) Do not bother the lifeguard
Lifeguards have a very important role in pools and beaches: surveying the water and potentially saving lives. So, bothering them with your petty requests which you can attend to yourself or fussy questions may distract them from their only duty. If your concern needs attending to, do not bother the lifeguard on duty and instead find an attendant of off-duty lifeguard instead.
3.) Take responsibility for your kids
The pool and the beach have employed lifeguards, not babysitters. Consider that these places are not daycare centers so parents should be extra vigilant as regards the safety of their children by not letting them loiter around the beach aimlessly and run wild. Additionally, parents should assume responsibility for their child’s swimming skill level. A lifeguard may be on duty but remember that the lifeguard has the whole beach to keep an eye on.
4.) Wear appropriate swimwear
Baggy and weighty clothes will tend to weight you down once it gets wet while you are swimming, so it is best if you wore a swimming attire with the appropriate material. As regards courtesy, it is best to consider the kind of company you are in when you are deciding what swimwear to wear. If you are heading to a summer party by the pool hosted by your friends then feel free to break out your new bikini, but if your hosts and surroundings are more conservative, consider ditching the slinky bikini for something that will cover more of your skin.
5.) Take your trash with you
Be a courteous beach visitor and pool patron by minding your own trash and taking it with you as you make your exit from the general vicinity. Parties and hangouts done at the beach or at the pool would generate trash, and if you leave them around, it would attract pests and birds. And if you are drinking liquor by the beach, the chances of leaving broken glass in the sand are higher which would endanger other beach goers. Keep the beaches pristine and clean, so start taking better care of the beach you love by throwing out the trash you bring.
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