Pools that don’t play music?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yuck. I'm in a different area but my pool also started playing music this year. The music isn't bad or blasting, but sometimes I'm just there for some quiet it to read a book. I don't like this trend.

Our Arlington pool has started this. Hate it.

[Anonymous]

Dropped out of our local pool because of this. No thanks.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a lot of people here want to move to Bomont.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have nicely raised the issue and they did a poll and said they got both negative and positive comments. The compromise was only to play it from 2-8 every day; not much of a compromise. I don’t understand why a pool needs music. And it’s really ruining the experience for me. Did the poster above also say something? Maybe we can take another run at getting them to change their minds.

Yeah, that's too long, I'd be fine with a music happy hour. Not everybody likes the same music, let alone six hours of the same music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours in Olney plays the radio but it is not at a volume that is intrusive or inappropriate or annoying. Usually country or rock radio. You can really only hear it on crowded days if you get close to the guard house. The people with portable speakers are way more annoying.

Portable speakers?!!!! Why would they allow it??

[Anonymous]

I totally agree with you, OP. I belong to Kenmont which thankfully does not play music. Kenmont isn’t perfect but at least it has that going for it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do any of the neighborhood pools in the Bethesda area not play music? The one I have belonged to for years just decided to play music all the time. May be looking to find a new pool that doesn’t play music.

I know which pool you're referring to!!!

[Anonymous]

But doesn’t some music make it more festive and ‘happening’? Doesn’t it help create a relaxed summery vibe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But doesn’t some music make it more festive and ‘happening’? Doesn’t it help create a relaxed summery vibe?

Not when it’s loud enough that you can’t carry on a conversation anywhere near speaker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But doesn’t some music make it more festive and ‘happening’? Doesn’t it help create a relaxed summery vibe?

Not if it's music you don't like. Or if you're not looking for a "festive" environment.

[Anonymous]

Right. Festive and happening once in a while is okay but a suburban pool doesn’t need to be festive and happening every single day to attract users. It’s not a 20 something crowd coming to these pools.

[Anonymous]

Our pool plays music all day and we love it. Glad to hear all of you don’t like it so our pool will stay fun and a happy non judgmental place and you will stay away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pool plays music all day and we love it. Glad to hear all of you don’t like it so our pool will stay fun and a happy non judgmental place and you will stay away.

Which pool?

[Anonymous]

Wow. OP just said they didn’t enjoy music at the pool and was looking for info on pools that don’t play music. I don’t see how that or the other comments is judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours in Olney plays the radio but it is not at a volume that is intrusive or inappropriate or annoying. Usually country or rock radio. You can really only hear it on crowded days if you get close to the guard house. The people with portable speakers are way more annoying.

OM?