tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post8989093790809271252..comments2023-08-14T10:23:04.082-04:00Comments on My Green vermont: The Guys At The GymEulalia Benejam Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-48494715185889612302009-05-21T11:30:29.227-04:002009-05-21T11:30:29.227-04:00I channeled my righteous indignation into more rep...I channeled my righteous indignation into more reps and heavier weights, and was in BAD shape for two days. I'll have to work on the indignation.<br /><br />I may suggest a no-grunting policy to the management if those guys keep showing up.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-1071754123807675272009-05-21T11:15:20.748-04:002009-05-21T11:15:20.748-04:00When you sign up for membership at our gym, you si...When you sign up for membership at our gym, you sign a bunch of paperwork, and if you're a careful reader (I'm certain Kathy & I are the first two people to read it in the history of the gym) you'll see the injunction against grunting, between the instructions on how to wipe the machines down and the rule against dropping the weights on the floor. It's just stated as something that's distracting to other patrons. It is mostly observed, but there are, of course, a couple guys who both clang the weights AND grunt. I try to channel my righteous indignation into faster stair-stepping...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307743905610055226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-25687762418771906872009-05-19T18:14:04.146-04:002009-05-19T18:14:04.146-04:00In fact, I have been there twice when those guys w...In fact, I have been there twice when those guys were also there. The first time they stayed in the men's side, but they made an even bigger racket, since there were three of them.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-73596639677749596952009-05-19T17:47:59.174-04:002009-05-19T17:47:59.174-04:00I'm so glad I missed this incident.
I have gone ...I'm so glad I missed this incident. <br /><br />I have gone over to the men's side a couple of times. Once, when I wanted to bike and couldn't get on the women's (and the guys have at least two). Another time to use a piece of equipment the chicks don't have.<br /><br />I was just there this afternoon, in the off hours...Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-46882640362194217182009-05-19T12:28:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:28:00.000-04:00Dona, having grown up with a sister, gone to girls...Dona, having grown up with a sister, gone to girls' schools, and given birth to two girls, I guess I haven't had the opportunity to adjust to male joie de vivre.<br /><br />Bridgett, that sounds ideal!<br /><br />Alison, what?? How is this rule stated? Is it observed? Any other weird rules?Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-28083480202986771522009-05-19T11:12:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:12:00.000-04:00My gym has a rule against grunting!My gym has a rule against grunting!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307743905610055226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-45439490532236024652009-05-19T10:39:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:39:00.000-04:00There's a new women-only gym that's opened near my...There's a new women-only gym that's opened near my house. I'm tempted...Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-15135326849111732572009-05-19T07:48:00.000-04:002009-05-19T07:48:00.000-04:00I don't go to a gym, but I see that here in our ho...I don't go to a gym, but I see that here in our house. My daughter and I are often alone in the house when the guys (middle-aged husband and teen-aged son) are doing their own things. It is quiet. We talk in low voices to each other. We read or use the Internet or watch a movie or television program all the way through. When we move from one room to another we do it silently.<br /><br />When the guys get home there is shouting, banging of doors or dishes or pots and pans. There are loud footsteps on the stairs. They wrestle each other, the cats and us if we get in the way. They steal the remote control and watch loud programs for 5 minutes, then move on to another loud program and then another.<br /><br />It is annoying, I agree!Donahttp://dponline.org/weblognoreply@blogger.com