I know we had entertainment and were happy before the internet, but things change and we can be entertained with that, too. I read lots of newspapers online, especially places where I have lived. I rarely read the letters to the editor, but on the day I did there was one written by a swimmer who was frustratied with the lack of lane lines. Below is the original and the translation (hooray for Google Translate).
Udnyt svømmehallerne bedre
Gennem fire års udstationering i et andet land med en veludviklet svømmekultur flyttede jeg til Roskilde i 2010. Jeg glædede mig til også at svømme i min nye by, men valgte hurtigt andre motionsformer, da jeg erfarede, at anarkiet herskede i byens haller.
Under min udstationering havde jeg oplevet, at det var en selvfølge, at man brugte banetorve i byens svømmehaller. Når svømmerne samtidig grupperede sig efter hastighed, kunne man uden større problemer svømme 4-6 på hver bane, om end to selvfølgelig var at foretrække. Man svømmede altid til højre på banen og stødte derfor aldrig sammen. Man kunne trygt svømme brystcrawl uden angsten for at høvle ind i en svømmer, der bedre kunne lide rygcrawl/rygsvømning. Og bassinets bølgegang var minimal, fordi banetorvene holdt vandet i ro.
I Roskilde bruges der dog ingen banetorve. I hvert fald ikke med mindre man svømmer på et hold i en af klubberne, og det gør jo ens motion meget ufleksibel tidsmæssigt. Resultatet er, at der er bølgegang, fare for kollision og – værst af alt – ringe udnyttelse af kapaciteten.
Jeg har flere gange spurgt, om der ikke kunne komme torve ud, men hver gang har svaret været, at ”nej, det er desværre ikke tradition for”. Rend mig i traditionerne! Specielt hvis de ikke kommer nogen til gavn. Så hermed en kraftig opfordring til byens halinspektører om at instruere deres ansatte i rutinemæssig brug af banetorve. Lidt mere arbejde ja, men de er jo i hallen alligevel, og hvis endnu flere kan få glæde af svømmehallen, stiger indtægterne jo tilsvarende.
P.s. Uanset banetorve er jeg tilhænger af en ekstra hal ved Hyrdehøj. Kapaciteten er under alle omstændigheder forholdsvis lav i Roskilde.
Anders KlöckerHelligkorsvej 88
Roskilde.
Take advantage of the pools better
Through four years of posting in another country with a well developed swim culture, I moved to Roskilde in 2010. I was pleased to also swim in my new city, but quickly chose other forms of exercise when I learned that anarchy prevailed in the town halls.
During my posting, I had seen that it was a matter of course that was used rail squares in the city's swimming pools. When swimmers while grouped themselves for speed, you could without problems swim 4-6 in each lane, though two of course was preferable. We swam always right on the track and came therefore never together. One could safely swim breast crawl without fear of planes into a swimmer who better liked backstroke / backstroke.And bassinets waves were minimal because banetorvene kept the water at rest.
At Roskilde used, however, no court squares. At least not unless you swim on a team in one of the clubs, and it does the same exercise very rigid time. The result is that there are waves, danger of collision and - worst of all - poor utilization of capacity.
Several times I have asked if there could be squares, but each time the answer has been that "no, it is unfortunately no tradition ".Fuck me in the traditions! Especially if they do not get any benefit.So herewith strongly urged the city halinspektører to instruct their employees in the routine use of the runway squares. A little more work yes, but they're in the hall anyway, and if even more people can enjoy the swimming pool, earnings grow the same.
Ps Whatever path squares I am in favor of an additional hall at Hyrdehøj. The capacity is in any case relatively low in Roskilde.Donald Klöcker Helligkorsvej 88 Roskilde.
Since they print the address of the writer (did they ever do that in the US?) I wrote back to him to support the cause. Today, through Facebook, a friend posted the article that made it into the paper.
Here is the electronic version and the translation.
Thank you from the reader in California
Anders Klöcker got response from an unexpected quarter, when he had a letter about the swimming bath in Roskilde Avis.
A few days ago was a postcard from Judith Tanenbaum sent from Legoland California.
Dear Donald, she writes and continues in English:
- Thank you for your siste letter in Roskilde.
Continue the emigrated roskildenser to write that when she lived in the city, she had the same problem with the swimming pool. Therefore, she hopes that Donald will succeed in turning the situation into something positive.
Anders Klöcker was so surprised that you read Roskilde Avis locations so far from release area that he immediately sent it to the newspaper.
Del
