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Arrgh! easy child said 6 fellow lifeguards ditched everyone at the pool in the storm
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 598327" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I'm not sure if it is a personal liability or if they can have their lifeguard certification revoked for such behavior. It might depend on where you live. </p><p></p><p>I would be livid for certain. </p><p></p><p>The year I coached Travis' soccer team we were having practice on a huge field near a paper factory. Lovely day. I was watching the boys but also keeping a wary eye on the horizon as I recognized some nasty looking storm clouds in the west. Other coaches were certain storm wouldn't arrive before practice was over. I don't think they realized how quickly it was moving. Next thing I know......not only did I see a funnel......but there was a tornado. You simply would not believe how difficult it is to get people in authority's attention for something like that. I nearly smacked them! Then they couldn't make a decision! I told them they had the responsibility to <strong>clear the field</strong> and get those kids out of there! And I went over their heads and started telling parents to grab their kids and clear the field. We were being forced to make arrangements for the boys of my team and others that had just been dropped off and their parents weren't there.........that took an enormous amount of time to make certain each child was paired off with an adult............by then there were two tornadoes headed straight for the field and no where to go for cover. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly? Somehow that got their attention. People piled into to cars and fled to shelter, be it their homes or a business or whatever. I was reporting the sighting even while clearing the field. </p><p></p><p>That was my first taste of how utterly moronic people can behave in an emergency. Those coaches gawked right at the first tornado but couldn't make a decision because the storm hadn't yet hit us. We got those kids out of there with just minutes to spare. Three tornadoes were descending from that funnel as I drove my kids home (thankfully not too far) and the sirens went off as we reached the front doors. I say the coaches, but honestly the parents were no better than the coaches. </p><p></p><p>I grew up where nasty tornadoes are common. I recognize the conditions and know when to take cover. That darn storm can arrive at nearly the same moment as the tornado........which this one did. Thankfully this one when it got close........the 3 tornadoes didn't touch down in our area, but wind damage and hail damage were still bad. </p><p></p><p>Good for easy child for sticking it out doing what needed to be done!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 598327, member: 84"] I'm not sure if it is a personal liability or if they can have their lifeguard certification revoked for such behavior. It might depend on where you live. I would be livid for certain. The year I coached Travis' soccer team we were having practice on a huge field near a paper factory. Lovely day. I was watching the boys but also keeping a wary eye on the horizon as I recognized some nasty looking storm clouds in the west. Other coaches were certain storm wouldn't arrive before practice was over. I don't think they realized how quickly it was moving. Next thing I know......not only did I see a funnel......but there was a tornado. You simply would not believe how difficult it is to get people in authority's attention for something like that. I nearly smacked them! Then they couldn't make a decision! I told them they had the responsibility to [B]clear the field[/B] and get those kids out of there! And I went over their heads and started telling parents to grab their kids and clear the field. We were being forced to make arrangements for the boys of my team and others that had just been dropped off and their parents weren't there.........that took an enormous amount of time to make certain each child was paired off with an adult............by then there were two tornadoes headed straight for the field and no where to go for cover. Suddenly? Somehow that got their attention. People piled into to cars and fled to shelter, be it their homes or a business or whatever. I was reporting the sighting even while clearing the field. That was my first taste of how utterly moronic people can behave in an emergency. Those coaches gawked right at the first tornado but couldn't make a decision because the storm hadn't yet hit us. We got those kids out of there with just minutes to spare. Three tornadoes were descending from that funnel as I drove my kids home (thankfully not too far) and the sirens went off as we reached the front doors. I say the coaches, but honestly the parents were no better than the coaches. I grew up where nasty tornadoes are common. I recognize the conditions and know when to take cover. That darn storm can arrive at nearly the same moment as the tornado........which this one did. Thankfully this one when it got close........the 3 tornadoes didn't touch down in our area, but wind damage and hail damage were still bad. Good for easy child for sticking it out doing what needed to be done! [/QUOTE]
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