Top 10 reasons you know you've worked at Adler Pool too long
in honor of my evening sorting uniforms in the Adler lodge... i felt it was time for this post. tomorrow i have CPR recertification and our first staff meeting of the year. morrison yelled at me the other day because i made him promise last august never to let me work at the pool again. but come on... i say that every year. we all do. it's always a lie. it just wouldn't be summer without Adler Pool. although, i am only a sub this year, no set hours. but i do hope i get to work there a decent amount. it's way more fun than my office job, and i'd miss the Adler family if i were away too long.
last year the crew of us who've worked 5 years or more tye dyed tshirts. the front reads "Pal T Penguin says..." with a picture of a penguin. back in the day, Pal T Penguin (the T stands for "the") was the Adler mascot. we still have the penguin suit, and occasionally a brave soul puts it on and walks the deck waving to the kiddies. (or we take it to the bowling alley and place bets, loser has to bowl in it.) we sold souvenir cups with "Pal T Penguin says..." and a list of tips like, wear sunscreen and drink lots of water.
the back of our shirts have the "Top 10 reasons you know you've worked at Adler Pool too long". we actually have a running list saved on the computer at the pool. so narrowing it to 10 was quite a project. hopefully even those of you who don't know the stories behind these will be amused. and i'll be more than happy to explain any of it to those who ask. :) and yes, all these things are true for all 8 of us who got the shirts. in honor of the beginning of summer #7, here's the list:
10. You answer your personal phone "Adler Pool, this is KTB how may I help you?"
9. You've been here longer than all of the machines in the conc
8. You tell your friends you are working from 8-10 and they assume it's 2 hours... but it's 14 and this is normal for you
7. You tell kids in the store to "WALK PLEASE"
6. You remember when there was just only pool and we closed at 8:30 every day
5. You know Green Shorts, Buff Mom, Hairy Lady, Zinc, and can name all of the pool rats
4. You know why Becca's nose is crooked and why we don't allow people to jump over lane lines
3. You have hooked up with a staff member
2. You know what the following terms mean: PO&L, GP, GTG, sliver, FYC, RSGF/BF, conc, PL, HG; and you know that AssMan is an appropriate term
1. You were hired by Jean Perkins
last year the crew of us who've worked 5 years or more tye dyed tshirts. the front reads "Pal T Penguin says..." with a picture of a penguin. back in the day, Pal T Penguin (the T stands for "the") was the Adler mascot. we still have the penguin suit, and occasionally a brave soul puts it on and walks the deck waving to the kiddies. (or we take it to the bowling alley and place bets, loser has to bowl in it.) we sold souvenir cups with "Pal T Penguin says..." and a list of tips like, wear sunscreen and drink lots of water.
the back of our shirts have the "Top 10 reasons you know you've worked at Adler Pool too long". we actually have a running list saved on the computer at the pool. so narrowing it to 10 was quite a project. hopefully even those of you who don't know the stories behind these will be amused. and i'll be more than happy to explain any of it to those who ask. :) and yes, all these things are true for all 8 of us who got the shirts. in honor of the beginning of summer #7, here's the list:
10. You answer your personal phone "Adler Pool, this is KTB how may I help you?"
9. You've been here longer than all of the machines in the conc
8. You tell your friends you are working from 8-10 and they assume it's 2 hours... but it's 14 and this is normal for you
7. You tell kids in the store to "WALK PLEASE"
6. You remember when there was just only pool and we closed at 8:30 every day
5. You know Green Shorts, Buff Mom, Hairy Lady, Zinc, and can name all of the pool rats
4. You know why Becca's nose is crooked and why we don't allow people to jump over lane lines
3. You have hooked up with a staff member
2. You know what the following terms mean: PO&L, GP, GTG, sliver, FYC, RSGF/BF, conc, PL, HG; and you know that AssMan is an appropriate term
1. You were hired by Jean Perkins
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