Flashing Lights @ the Y
Well, yesterday was the last day of ’15. Sadly, the knowledge
that another year has come and gone somehow makes life seem all the more real
to me. Memories were added both good ones and tough ones as is to be expected.
This is what life is about. Encountering challenges make us stronger as
individuals.
Anyway, that’s enough of the sappiness.
Let’s take about something else.
Being yesterday was the last day of ’15; I hit the Y for one
last workout. Arriving around noon, I headed straight for my hour on the stair
master. The sweat poured out from the one too many sweets that I have been
enjoying. A long with the hope I was burning nearly as many calories as I have
been eating.
After checking this off the list, I headed into the weight
room. A couple of circuits sounded pretty good and would definitely help me feel better
about myself.
I was finishing up my core workout around 5 minutes to 2.
Then, someone presumable with control of an intercom system announced that the
Y was closing.
Wait did I hear this right? They are closing at 2 pm. I
guess so because as I looked around, the Y was nearly deserted. Why am I the last to know?
Oh, well, I guess that I will finish things up at home.
I headed downstairs to grab shower. It is maybe 3 minutes to
2pm. While I am showering, they are flashing the lights off and on. Really, I
get it. The Y is closing and I am hurrying along as fast as possible. I don’t
really need them to act like a kid that just learned about the light switch.
After getting dressed, I headed out of the Y. I pushed on
the door to exit and realize when it doesn’t move that it is locked. Ok, so
I turn toward the automatic sliding doors.
Apparently, these work differently. If you are trying to
exit, they will open but the outside sensor is turned off
so you cannot enter the building. Well, I guess this makes sense.
So apparently, I missed the 2pm memo. However, I got 99% of
my workout done.
And, I learned something new.
The Y doesn’t fool around. When they say, they are closed;
they mean it.
The Cool Down Runner
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