CALL ME SNAKE

On  my way into the YMCA swimming pool, I often ask a guy I’ve been seeing there for years about the water. He normally comments on the water temperature and on how crowded it is in the pool. The last time I saw him, he gave me the lowdown on that, as usual, and added that “it’s high tide.” I asked him what he meant, and he told me I’d see when I got there. The pool was overflowing the sides and high tide was, indeed, an apt term.

Now when I go in the pool, I not only hear about the water temperature and how crowded it is, I also get a tide report.