1/5 Mike W. 2 years ago on Google
Leaves
Much
to
be
Desired
My
family
used
to
frequent
the
Lloyd
Pool
often.
It
provided
a
spacious
recreational
indoor
pool,
nearly
all
year
long,
at
an
affordable
price
for
most
families.
The
pool
had
a
large
recreation
area
where
dozens
of
children
could
easily
play
and
parents
could
sit
off
to
the
sides
watch
and
converse.
The
pool
was
large
enough
to
allow
friends
and
families
to
play
water
games,
like
Polo
and
Football
with
several
people.
In
addition,
it
had
a
shallow
area
for
smaller
children
and
a
deeper
area
for
older
children.
Next
to
the
recreational
pool,
there
were
8
lanes
(I
think)
for
lap
swimming,
and
even
a
diving
area
off
to
the
side.
All
of
this
for
only
$3.00
a
person.
As
you
might
imagine,
this
was
a
valuable
resource
for
parents
and
adults
on
a
limited
income.
We
could,
at
anytime
cough
up
the
few
dollars
and
either
enjoy
the
pool
for
recreation
or
swim
laps
for
exercise.
Imagine
to
my
surprise
(or
rather,
utter
disgust)
when
I
entered
Deaconess
Aquatic
Center,
after
paying
$18
for
myself
and
my
two
kids
to
enter
a
recreational
pool
that
contained
hardly
more
than
a
tiny
splash
zone,
a
narrow
3ft
shallow
pool
filled
with
stairs
and
concrete
partitions
making
hardly
usable
for
anything
more
than
floating.
Just
playing
a
game
of
water
football
with
my
two
kids
felt
cramped
and
there
were
only
5
of
us
in
the
pool
altogether.
There’s
no
room
for
activities,
no
area
deeper
than
a
few
feet,
and
certainly
no
diving
boards
for
us
recreational
swimmers
to
speak
of.
In
fact,
most
of
the
recreational
area
is
nothing
but
concrete.
There
are
only
4
lanes
available
for
lap
swimming
and
two
of
the
lanes
were
being
used
by
competitive
swimmers
for
swimming
practice,
leaving
only
two
left.
Of
course,
that’s
assuming
you’re
fortunate
enough
to
attend
on
a
slow
day
like
we
were.
I’m
happy
to
see
that
Evansville
has
provided
a
place
for
competitive
swimmers
at
the
Deaconess
Aquatic
Center.
I’m
sure
it’ll
attract
swimmers
from
all
over,
and
perhaps
serve
as
a
resource
for
our
local
schools
that
do
not
have
a
swimming
pool.
But
whoever
approved
of
its
design
and
construction
has
clearly
deprived
our
community
of
a
sorely
needed
resource,
an
affordable
indoor
swimming
facilities
for
families.
This
blunder
clearly
exemplifies
why
“e”
is
not
for
everyone.
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