Why can't I wear goggles or swim masks at Waterparks?
I recently went to a waterpark, and I was swimming in the wave pool with a friend. Now, I’m a NAUI certified Advanced Scuba Diver, and I had just bought a new dive mask (goggles that cover your eyes and nose). It was a nice day, and the waterpark was pretty empty, so I thought I’d just relax in the wave pool for a bit and try out my new toy.
As soon as the lifeguard saw me she started blowing her whistle, pointing at me, and yelling for me to "remove your goggles immediately!!" Needless to say I was pretty embarrassed, so I flipped them up on top of my head, swam over to her chair, and asked her what the problem was.
She said "You’re wearing goggles! And those are strictly forbidden!". I calmly asked "Why?", and she paused to stare at the sky and think. She said she didn’t actually know why, but she was told that the rules stated that it was forbidden and that she would have to kick me out of the park if I didn’t comply. I was too embarrassed to push the issue further, so I just took them off, and went about my day without them.
Now, maybe I could understand if they had safety problems with a full dive mask bumping around or getting caught on a large water slide. But I see people wearing sunglasses all the time, and it seems that this would pose just as much risk as eye goggles, if not more, because they’re not strapped on and could fly off and hit someone. To this day, I still can’t think of a good reason, but I just saw the rules at another waterpark that expressly stated the same warning.
So, does anyone that has worked at a waterpark have a definitive answer for me? Or am I just missing something?
I’ve entertained the notion that it’s due to check out a girl’s bottom while holding my breath and diving underwater. But I think that’s just silly.
If I wanted to check out booty all day, why would I go through all the trouble of swimming out, holding my breath for long periods of time, and diving down just to catch a glance at 1-or-2 backsides.
If that’s the reason, then I would just simply stay in a lounge chair near a walkway with sunglasses on, and watch as thousands of cute butts bounce by on land.
Now, I wouldn’t go to a waterpark just to gawk at women, but if that’s the reason, then why aren’t sunglasses banned?
