Pool Rules

After reading a lengthy list of NYC's Public Pool Rules, I'm reconsidering whether Astoria Park's public pool still has the same appeal. 

A few of my favorites:

•  No urinating or defecating in the pools. (Very thankful for that "rule".)
• The use of swimming aids, water toys, and flotation devices is prohibited.
• Electronic equipment, including radios, cameras, and cellular phones, is not allowed on pool deck. (Thanks to all the creepers for that rule.)
•  Beach chairs, baby strollers, bags, blankets, or beach balls are not permitted on the pool deck. We will make our best effort to secure strollers. (So, would an oversized towel be subject to the blanket rule?  Can someone quote the dimensions of a "blanket" for me?)
• Books and bound periodicals are permitted on the pool deck. Newspapers are not.

Level-headed Josh pointed out that there is a reason for every rule, and the reason is usually that an incident has necessitated a very specific rule.  (So somewhere someone's newspaper blew into the pool and the reader just decided to let it go.  Now 9 million people are prohibited from reading newspapers poolside.)

I'll savor this summer's poolside time all the more!  In fact, the little rebel inside of me may take advantage of my Alabama summer and make a point of breaking every one of NYC's rules I listed (except the first one, of course! ~Gross!).