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Kids beat the heat at the Boys and Girl's Club public pool today
Unlike those 2 show-offs at MSV and Hoboken Journal who attend local events with really nice camera equipment and tell you people what's going on in Hoboken, I prefer to stay home.
Until TODAY with it's brutal, scorching heat; I figured some ace-reporting poolside was called for at the Boys and Girls Club's public swimming pool (123 Jefferson Street).
I was disappointed to find I was a few decades over the age limit, but heartened that every single child between the ages of 5 and 12 living in the city of Hoboken showed up today to use our public pool!
They queued up in hot, sweaty, thirsty lines as the above-ground, backyard pool would only accommodate 300 children at a time standing upright side-by-side. Pool shifts were limited to 5 minutes per child, to make sure that each youngster in our town of 40,000 got a turn.
The kids had a blast!
They stood upright in the cool water, wedged together in gratitude for having a place to cool off during the heatwave. Some sang songs as they stood. Others wiggled their toes. A few blinked.
In fact some had such fun that when their 5 minutes were up, they went to the back of the line-- which wrapped around Jefferson Street-- to wait for a second dip. Waiting time was estimated to be about 5 hours.
Parents were heard muttering such things as "I pay these f*cking outrageous Hoboken taxes and my kids swims in a goldfish bowl?" and "What the f*ck is wrong with a town this size that doesn't have a decent-sized pool for it's overtaxed residents?" and even "Why the f*ck do I have to drive to Secaucus to wet my ass?".
The spewing of profanities around children was uncomfortable, but many parents seemed dazed from standing in the intense heat, waiting for their child's shift. Several fainted. Others mumbled incoherently.
Medics were on had to aid children and adults who'd passed out. In total, 57 cases of heat stroke were reported, and 17 dehydrated children were rushed to the emergency room at Hoboken University Medical Center, where fluids were administered by IV.
What a terrific day it was at the pool!
Make sure to bring your kiddies tomorrow- it's going to be another scorcher.
So come on down...
There's room for everyone!
Kids beat the heat at the Boys and Girl's Club public pool todayUntil TODAY with it's brutal, scorching heat; I figured some ace-reporting poolside was called for at the Boys and Girls Club's public swimming pool (123 Jefferson Street).
I was disappointed to find I was a few decades over the age limit, but heartened that every single child between the ages of 5 and 12 living in the city of Hoboken showed up today to use our public pool!
They queued up in hot, sweaty, thirsty lines as the above-ground, backyard pool would only accommodate 300 children at a time standing upright side-by-side. Pool shifts were limited to 5 minutes per child, to make sure that each youngster in our town of 40,000 got a turn.
The kids had a blast!
They stood upright in the cool water, wedged together in gratitude for having a place to cool off during the heatwave. Some sang songs as they stood. Others wiggled their toes. A few blinked.
In fact some had such fun that when their 5 minutes were up, they went to the back of the line-- which wrapped around Jefferson Street-- to wait for a second dip. Waiting time was estimated to be about 5 hours.
Parents were heard muttering such things as "I pay these f*cking outrageous Hoboken taxes and my kids swims in a goldfish bowl?" and "What the f*ck is wrong with a town this size that doesn't have a decent-sized pool for it's overtaxed residents?" and even "Why the f*ck do I have to drive to Secaucus to wet my ass?".
The spewing of profanities around children was uncomfortable, but many parents seemed dazed from standing in the intense heat, waiting for their child's shift. Several fainted. Others mumbled incoherently.
Medics were on had to aid children and adults who'd passed out. In total, 57 cases of heat stroke were reported, and 17 dehydrated children were rushed to the emergency room at Hoboken University Medical Center, where fluids were administered by IV.
What a terrific day it was at the pool!
Make sure to bring your kiddies tomorrow- it's going to be another scorcher.
So come on down...
There's room for everyone!
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