Just back from the swimming pool training day, which was my most dementory experience so far!
First, bright yellow signs through the doors, different entrances for the pool and gym...meaning can't be used as an exit (even though shops are doing that) and led out round the back to a grim grey fire escape through the dark underground car park (won't be doing this of an evening)
Told to wait outside until the exact time of booking, then out pops one of the staff, in a visor, bright yellow tabard, and pulling on blue plastic gloves...all to tell me and the other person to scan our cards as usual to go in...
one way system and yellow and black signs, everywhere, can hang bags by the pool, swim Ok but strong smell of bleach / cleaner from them cleaning their ladder thing they climb up, also changing rooms blocked off in areas with tables with piles of blue roll and disinfectant, I guess for the staff? (not great if children back tomorrow as could pick them up)
I liked the swim though so will go back! They asked me for feedback on the way out, I told them a bit stressful but should have mentioned some other stuff. Like only one toilet and two showers might mean queues...(crosses on the others!)
Council run, have noticed council run library is also madly dementory (can't go in, just a 'grab and go' weird box thing and some kind of marshall.)
But others seem to love this stuff! I asked this bloke who was going to the gym, what he thought and he said it was great 'how much they had done considering' hmm