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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm torn on it--they're using some automatic system, so no one can argue. On the one hand, lightning is real and dangerous. on the other hand, it's closing a lot.

Won't crack down on nasty swimwear, will crack down on weather. :smdh:[/quote]

What is your expectation? The way warning systems work for lightning strikes and especially in the U.S. where insurance companies dictate acceptable risk,  only an infinitesimal risk is allowed. It’s the same reason we put kids in car seats and put on seat belts every single time. Most of the time they do nothing to protect us, until the one time they do. [/quote]

*sigh*

It’s like you didn’t bother to read…[/quote]

It’s like you can’t articulate risk tolerance. The pools are operating at near zero risk tolerance for lightning strikes. If OP is fine with a 1:10^7 risk of lightning strike, then they should go home and swim in their own pool. Insurance companies are not ok with the risk, so that is why policies are in place. Get it?[/quote]

It's also the potential magnitude of the risk.  A pool full of children potentially killed by a lightning strike?  The insurance/pools will heavily heavily err on caution.[/quote]

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