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Seeking Summer Relief in Pools Beyond Packed
July 21, 2009 9:33 AM
ABC's Jennifer Wu reports from Beijing:
Think a crammed subway ride to work is a bummer? Think again.
Imagine that degree of crowding in a local swimming pool when you’re just trying to have some fun. For thousands of Chinese in Nanjing trying to find relief from the summer heat, there has been little option but pools beyond packed.
Others have tried jumping straight into the Yangtze River despite health and safety warnings, desperate to cool off as temperatures continue to rise. Beaches, too, have seen record crowds, as people fight to find a space untaken for a little relaxation or sunbathing.
Chinese state media has reported a continued heat wave this week across central and eastern China. A number of provinces have announced high temperature alerts. Shanghai on Monday experienced weather well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that Hunan province has averaged daily according to recent reports.
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Just stay home and get in your own bath tub.
What type of fun is that to get in a pool with absolutely no room to turn around?
Posted by: ddg | Jul 21, 2009 11:10:31 AM
Humn....that sucks!
Posted by: Humberto Gomez | Jul 21, 2009 12:19:29 PM
I guess it is a good way to meet someone, but I prefer peace and solitude. Yikes.
Posted by: Huh | Jul 21, 2009 12:47:03 PM
Oddly, they all seem to be having a good time!
Posted by: kp | Jul 21, 2009 12:48:05 PM
A beach with absolutely no blondes? What kind of sick torture would that be?
Posted by: Jon | Jul 21, 2009 2:13:02 PM
copacaba is much better, hahah
Posted by: Anderson | Jul 21, 2009 4:07:06 PM
ups, copacabana*
Posted by: Anderson | Jul 21, 2009 4:08:13 PM
there is more meat then water in that pool,
Posted by: Waiman Wu | Jul 21, 2009 6:29:47 PM
On reducing the numbers in the pool: A snooty group felt a summer class of Black kids "changed the complextion" --pun intended-- of the club's pool, so they kicked them out. The children got a trip to Florida after being insulted, but a trip to Disneyland will not cure the harm intended by the bigots and realized by youngsters who suffer constant reminders that ours is a racist country.
Posted by: clever bob | Jul 21, 2009 9:20:54 PM
what country aien't racist?What does this have to do with feeling like a sardine?
Posted by: charlie | Aug 19, 2009 2:18:38 AM
Those guys should be ready for all forms of skin diseases.
Posted by: Larry | Aug 31, 2009 7:14:43 AM
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