I've had too many bad experiences with people thinking they're being funny around water and almost drowning me so I'm super water averse these days. I can swim just fine but when someone thinks it's hilarious to do donuts on a jet ski by you, there ain't much that can help ya.
My wife took her pale board to the lake a handful of times. Each time skis and ski boats get way too close producing a wake. Which is illegal.
The second time she came home upset and angry. So I reported the problems to the county sheriff, who polices the lake. There hasn’t been a weekend where I didn’t see a sheriff’s boat on the water stopping idiots and writing tickets since.
The lake is his reward. You just know they spend half the time fishing the other half taking money from citizens. It's a win win for them. Beats doing traffic stops all day long.
Knowing a sheriff, this is absolutely not true. They hate lake duty because they spend all day busting ass and hot clothes on the water dealing with drunk boaters out having a good time, but don’t actually get to have a good time themselves.
That was a lake thing but in pools I've had people do the someone kneels behind you and another person pushes you backwards into water, and also had people hold me under the water.
I've had like 6-7 bad experiences around water so I just stay like 10 feet back. I've lost all trust in people.
In Canada, our pools weren’t heated and generally pretty cold, we used them as a refreshing way to cool off on a hot day. Very relaxing and fun.
In the southern USA, they seem to treat pools like large baths, you only get in the water if it’s at or around body temperature, if it’s chilly enough to give you goosebumps, they won’t even get in the water.
> I’ve never peed while in a pool in my life and I’ve only peed into like three pools tops
I might not be the best at math, but even I can tell that something doesn't quite add up here... unless you were outside the pool and peeing into it, which is wayyy weirder
*There is only one person with high enough self-esteem to get half-naked in front of a bunch of people.
The others are looking at him going: “Damn I bet that feels nice….”
i have a pool and hav "pool parites" several times during the summer- about half the time no one does more than soak their feet in the pool. I have a few distinct friend groups- and some of them-i know everyone is in the pool- and others i know everyone is just going to huddle under the easy ups and sit around and talk. I enjoy all of these people, i just set up differently now for each group.
If i know they do not really swim, i put an extra easy up around the pool and set up a few more chairs. If i know the group is more likely to just want to play cornhole and do that sort of stuff- i make sure that stuff. If i know everyone is going to swim, i make sure there are more towels that are ready to go.
Going fishing is getting drunk near a lake, going to the beach in Brazil mostly involves getting drunk near the sea, humans do be getting drunk near bodies of water bro, don't think too hard about it.
Nah if someone invited me to go fishing and didn't even at least take a fishing rod I'd be pissed.
Like if they wanted to just get pissed near a lake they could've said that, part of the fun of fishing is the drinking yeah, but you still gotta fish.
100%. I have a whole tactic to my drunk fishing.
I'll usually set up anywhere between 2-6 cat fishing rigs with bells spread out decently far with a spot in the middle for my gear and cooler. I'll take 1-2 bass fishing poles for "active fishing" where I'll move around and try to find a hot spot. It's a 3 layer design. If I don't catch a bass I'll catch a cat. If I don't catch either I'll catch a buzz. Perfect harmony.
People who say they fish and just sit around and drink are heathens the likes of which I will not associate with.
To me, "going fishing" involves following a friend to the lake and drinking beer/liquor with them while **they** fish. They get a buddy to drink & chat with while they fish, I get a day at the lake. Everybody wins, and I couldn't care less about ever putting my hand on a fishing rod.
I mean, going fishing is an actual activity that requires a body of water, and lakes and beaches are actually nice to be around even if you're not swimming. There's not really that much difference between a yard with a pool and one without a pool unless you're going swimming
Going fishing definitely implies beer to me but you’re also fishing. Pool Party is the same; swimming is expected otherwise it’s just a party.
Going to the beach doesn’t imply swimming to me though.
1. adults are self-conscious about being flabby/hairy/not muscular
2. hair and makeup get messed up
3. alcoholic drinks (any drinks, really) are a pain in the ass to drink and refill if you actually want to enjoy swimming. it's too easy to spill even if you keep it at the edge
4. related: people getting in and out means they risk knocking over your drink or worse, dripping pool water in it when it's sitting at the edge. you don't really think about it when you're 19, but it's much grosser when you're 34
I'm in my 50's and I don't worry about any of those things either. I don't go to pool parties because I haven't known people with enough money to have a pool in decades. But I do attend group picnics at the lake with beers and you can bet there is swimming and no one worries about any of those things.
I think they were talking about like swimming laps.
My wife and I bring a volleyball to every pool we go to. We’re not technically swimming, but we’re enjoying the water while the kids play.
I’d assume these type of activities is what would go on at any pool party I went to, and damn right I’m going in haha.
I would not expect people swimming laps at a pool party though.
I feel like they would have mentioned it if the dude was actually swimming laps, that's generally a solo activity and would really stand out at a party. If someone just says they're swimming in a pool with no further details, I assume they're just kinda casually paddling around the pool and enjoying the water.
If everyone is drunk and no one is swimming, next to a pool is the stupidest possible place to have a party like that. Pools and alcohol are usually a bad mix and if no one is expected to go in the pool why do you need to be near it?
But have you considered the non-zero possibility of dying in a freak water accident that could have been avoided if you remained seated indoors at all times?
lol for real. We’re all statistically more likely to die in our cars on the way to the party than to drown around a crowded pool especially at a party where I specifically said no one’s even in the water.
I swear Redditor’s favorite hobby is dreaming up obscure scenarios to argue about.
I know there's a difference, and when my ex would try to invite me to pool parties, I'd try to ask what kind? Bathing suit/coverup/swimming? Or cute casual clothing, no bathing suit, standing around a pool drinking? He could never answer... so I never went.
Prior to that, with a different guy, I was invited to go boating with him and some friends. I come from a place where going out on a boat means bikini, coverup, no makeup, hat, stopping somewhere and hopping in.
It wasn't that kind of boating. I got there and the people we were meeting were LIVESTREAMING. I had on no makeup, slathered in sunblock, baseball cap, hair in a ponytail, cutoff jean shorts and a loose tank over my bikini. While the female part of the couple I was meeting for the first time was in a skimpy bikini, full face of makeup, and hair done.
Still had a good (actually, fantastic) time, but that was when I learned not to assume the dress code.
Time have changed. Looks like Its not cool to go to a party with a specific theme and participate in said party theme. Im assuming dressing up at a Halloween party is also a no no.
We have had pool parties, we ask everyone to bring their swimwear, once we were 12 grown-ups (our pool is not overly big, roughly 5x12m) and we started to walk in circles to create a current. Funniest pool party I have had.
Most adult social events are about talking with other people, not engaging in activities. Sure you can combine the two but most people dont have pools or spas that can handle more than a handful of people sitting in comfort in the water.
Also bringing a change of clothes is a hassle, and sitting around in wet/damp clothes isn't much fun. Most people aren't going to bother with it when the swimming isn't why they're going.
There's a casino in Atlantic City with a very popular pool party at night. But you're not allowed to swim and you're not allowed in if you're wearing swimwear. It's the lamest fucking pool party on the planet but people line up to get in and stand around a pool not swimming.
A while ago in my book club we were supposed to have a debate about the story of the 3 little pigs, its silly, but i didnt mind. What i did mind is that, when i started asking about the inconsistency in some arguments, people started complaining that i was "disrespecting other people". Whats the point of a book club debate where you cant debate the book
This is why I tell people never express your ideologies as "I'm X" (instead of "I believe on or agree with X" . If you tie your ideologies with your identity, of course you're going to take any criticism toward them as a personal attack.
I don't know what's funnier, people holding such strong beliefs about a children's book that they get offended over corrections, or the fact that they some how managed to have inconsistencies with something as straight forward as the 3 Little Pigs
Tbf - there does need to be decorum. Maybe not over the three little pigs… but there should be a point where you can hold up a little flag and say “I don’t think you’re right but I’m not going to be able to convince you/you cannot convince me so let’s agree to disagree and give the floor to someone else.”
Playing trivia with a friend. We spotted his mother over at another table. Said hi and everything. We then picked names for our teams, and submitted them.
When the teams were called, his mom was on the "Western Women's Book Club a.k.a. sluts in a rut" team. This resulted in his yelling **Mom‽** at the top of his lungs. The host then realized it actually was his mom. We were made fun of the entire night and her team beat us.
My MiL used to be part of a "gardening club" that disbanded during COVID. She was annoyed when someone restarted the club and invited her to a meeting, only to spend the whole time talking about ...gardening, lol
Since i start every pool party with blaring the aquabats song of the same name.... i do not swim, so i never know if anyone is getting in at all (and i know it is silly to have a pool when ou do not swim, but my wife wanted a pool when we bought the house- and i did not think it all the way through- and thought "the price for the house sans pool was good" not realizing we were signing up for several thousand in upkeep a year.)
If I get invited to a pool party, I'm going in the pool. If I get invited to a party/whatever in the summer and there's a pool, I'm going in the pool. Everyone outside of the pool sucks.
I always talk to the host(s) first and usually bring my own towel (hoopy frood that I am), but I have *never* had somebody be anything but happy that the pool was getting use.
I'm in my 40s now so usually there's kids making sure the carefully-maintained body of water isn't entirely there for decoration, but I find grown-up appreciation is still welcome too. :)
My parents have a friend ~2 blocks over, and when she heard my kid and I were in town for a few weeks in the summer, she was at their house within a few hours of us landing basically begging us to come use her pool. She told us the garage code in case they weren't home and left drinks and snacks in the garage fridge. She was just happy *someone* was using it.
I mean, she got it for when her kids/grandkids come to visit. She and her husband are their late 60s/early 70s, they're not going to be using an above ground pool every day.
I feel like you’re only here for the zip line. Whenever we all went to have dinner you just kept going on the zip line over and over again. The producers had to force you to join us
Sounds like these people don't know how to do a pool party right. In my experience, an all adults pool party includes booze by the side of the pool like they say in the post, but also booze in the pool, often a corked watermelon floating in the pool, a bit of grab-ass in the pool, and couples occasionally disappearing for around a half hour (or two couples disappearing at the same time for the exact same amount of time.)
The hell is the point of a pool party then? Wow can't wait to sip shitty cocktails around this concrete basin of water that stinks of chlorine. What fun!
🤷🏼♂️our house came with a pool and we bought it because it was the lowest price one in our area due to the work it needed.
It’s not just pee, body oils and sweat also contribute to it, so those pools were probably getting lots of use one way or another.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool
When I went to my best friend's wedding they were said they were going to have a slip and slide. Sweet that sounds fun brought a swim suit. I was the only adult to go down it. In their wedding photos it's just a bunch of kids and me. I had a blast everyone else missed out.
As someone who only puts on bathing suit or board shorts for daughter at splash pad, if you make me put on a swimsuit, I'm getting in the water AND enjoying the cocktails. Have a kid and get back at me
Eli, you’re a twat, you don’t deserve your husband and anyone who puts “pool party” in quotes can go hang out on twat island with you. You’re having a drinking party but none of you want to admit you’re lushes.
If you're having a party and you have a hot tub or pool, I am bringing a bathing suit. Might not use it or need it, but I'm not going to miss that opportunity.
So one time I went on a "Zombie Walk" where you dress up as a zombie and walk down the street. I was the only person who even attempted to act like a zombie. I growled and shambled and moaned the whole way, haha. At the end of the walk was a party at the park and the people who hosted the event personally thanked me for being the only person who gave a shit.
I’ve been to dozens of pool parties in my adult life and never have I attended one at which at least half the attendees weren’t in the pool.
This person’s friends sound lame af.
Big reason I don’t go to the pool with people anymore. They will get in the water for like 5 mins each hour at most and just suntan and read. Shit you could have done that in our back yard?
I am a grown ass adult and I would’ve shown up in my swim suit, goggles in tow so I can do flips and dives and shit in the water. Fuck embarrassment or looking childish, that shit’s fun
Nothing more depressing than being by a pool and not going in it... Well, maybe a few things are more depressing...
I've had too many bad experiences with people thinking they're being funny around water and almost drowning me so I'm super water averse these days. I can swim just fine but when someone thinks it's hilarious to do donuts on a jet ski by you, there ain't much that can help ya.
My wife took her pale board to the lake a handful of times. Each time skis and ski boats get way too close producing a wake. Which is illegal. The second time she came home upset and angry. So I reported the problems to the county sheriff, who polices the lake. There hasn’t been a weekend where I didn’t see a sheriff’s boat on the water stopping idiots and writing tickets since.
That Sheriff deserves a donut
With sprinkles
dont forget a nice coffee to go with it! can never forget that!
The lake is his reward. You just know they spend half the time fishing the other half taking money from citizens. It's a win win for them. Beats doing traffic stops all day long.
Knowing a sheriff, this is absolutely not true. They hate lake duty because they spend all day busting ass and hot clothes on the water dealing with drunk boaters out having a good time, but don’t actually get to have a good time themselves.
> donuts on a jet ski What sort of pool parties are you attending.
That was a lake thing but in pools I've had people do the someone kneels behind you and another person pushes you backwards into water, and also had people hold me under the water. I've had like 6-7 bad experiences around water so I just stay like 10 feet back. I've lost all trust in people.
You should find new friends.
Sadly, it's been mostly family.
You should find new family
I'm with ya. . I'm in my pool right now
Unless it's a lukewarm pool. Then going in it and finding out it's miserably warm is the most depressing thing.
Wait… people don’t like when the water in a pool is warm?!
In Canada, our pools weren’t heated and generally pretty cold, we used them as a refreshing way to cool off on a hot day. Very relaxing and fun. In the southern USA, they seem to treat pools like large baths, you only get in the water if it’s at or around body temperature, if it’s chilly enough to give you goosebumps, they won’t even get in the water.
Depends on where you live.
? If I was invited to a pool party, I would assume we'd be swimming. Am I missing something?
There's only one cool person in this story. Everyone else is missing the fact that there is a pool they could be sipping cocktails in.
Right? That way when you break the seal you can just stay in the pool.
You aren’t invited to the pool party anymore
Jokes on you. I've already peed in your pool.
Future possible pools included?
Can I come? I’ve never peed while in a pool in my life and I’ve only peed into like three pools tops. Four if we’re counting kiddie pools.
> I’ve never peed while in a pool in my life and I’ve only peed into like three pools tops I might not be the best at math, but even I can tell that something doesn't quite add up here... unless you were outside the pool and peeing into it, which is wayyy weirder
It’s not like that’s where the cocktails come from
Welcome to my ool. Notice there is no P in my ool, I would like to keep it that way.
*There is only one person with high enough self-esteem to get half-naked in front of a bunch of people. The others are looking at him going: “Damn I bet that feels nice….”
i have a pool and hav "pool parites" several times during the summer- about half the time no one does more than soak their feet in the pool. I have a few distinct friend groups- and some of them-i know everyone is in the pool- and others i know everyone is just going to huddle under the easy ups and sit around and talk. I enjoy all of these people, i just set up differently now for each group. If i know they do not really swim, i put an extra easy up around the pool and set up a few more chairs. If i know the group is more likely to just want to play cornhole and do that sort of stuff- i make sure that stuff. If i know everyone is going to swim, i make sure there are more towels that are ready to go.
Nope, these people had a garden party not a pool party.
Pool-adjacent garden party. So close yet so far.
i’ve never been to a pool party where people didn’t go in the pool, is there an age where this happens or
Pool parties for me mean getting drunk near the pool.
Why call it a "pool party" then? "Pool party" implies that the pool is an integral part of the party in some way lol
Going fishing is getting drunk near a lake, going to the beach in Brazil mostly involves getting drunk near the sea, humans do be getting drunk near bodies of water bro, don't think too hard about it.
Nah if someone invited me to go fishing and didn't even at least take a fishing rod I'd be pissed. Like if they wanted to just get pissed near a lake they could've said that, part of the fun of fishing is the drinking yeah, but you still gotta fish.
100%. I have a whole tactic to my drunk fishing. I'll usually set up anywhere between 2-6 cat fishing rigs with bells spread out decently far with a spot in the middle for my gear and cooler. I'll take 1-2 bass fishing poles for "active fishing" where I'll move around and try to find a hot spot. It's a 3 layer design. If I don't catch a bass I'll catch a cat. If I don't catch either I'll catch a buzz. Perfect harmony. People who say they fish and just sit around and drink are heathens the likes of which I will not associate with.
To me, "going fishing" involves following a friend to the lake and drinking beer/liquor with them while **they** fish. They get a buddy to drink & chat with while they fish, I get a day at the lake. Everybody wins, and I couldn't care less about ever putting my hand on a fishing rod.
Yeah, if you're going fishing you need poles. Drinking by the lake/river is "going to the lake/river," not fishing.
I mean, going fishing is an actual activity that requires a body of water, and lakes and beaches are actually nice to be around even if you're not swimming. There's not really that much difference between a yard with a pool and one without a pool unless you're going swimming
except people actually fish still...
I'm american and going fishing means getting drunk on a boat with a line in the water. We at least pretend to fish
Going fishing definitely implies beer to me but you’re also fishing. Pool Party is the same; swimming is expected otherwise it’s just a party. Going to the beach doesn’t imply swimming to me though.
Go beach in Hawaii still means go beach
“Party by the pool” just doesn’t have the same ring to it
I don't see why the pool is mentioned at all if it doesn't play into the party. You could just say "house party" or "backyard party"
For real. If pool is mentioned, I’m swimming.
Sounds more like they misspelled 'pooh party'.
It’s the thing people push their friends into.
First reasonable answer
1. adults are self-conscious about being flabby/hairy/not muscular 2. hair and makeup get messed up 3. alcoholic drinks (any drinks, really) are a pain in the ass to drink and refill if you actually want to enjoy swimming. it's too easy to spill even if you keep it at the edge 4. related: people getting in and out means they risk knocking over your drink or worse, dripping pool water in it when it's sitting at the edge. you don't really think about it when you're 19, but it's much grosser when you're 34
I'm not asking why they don't go swimming, I'm asking why we're calling it a "pool party" when the pool is a complete non-factor in the party lol.
I'm 41 and I absolutely do not worry about any of those things
I'm in my 50's and I don't worry about any of those things either. I don't go to pool parties because I haven't known people with enough money to have a pool in decades. But I do attend group picnics at the lake with beers and you can bet there is swimming and no one worries about any of those things.
It’s integral in the sense that everyone is half naked. You might stand in the pool for some amount of time, but no one is like… swimming.
Who wants to go to that lame-ass party though? There's a fucking pool right there and you're gonna be losers and not go in it?
I think they were talking about like swimming laps. My wife and I bring a volleyball to every pool we go to. We’re not technically swimming, but we’re enjoying the water while the kids play. I’d assume these type of activities is what would go on at any pool party I went to, and damn right I’m going in haha. I would not expect people swimming laps at a pool party though.
I feel like they would have mentioned it if the dude was actually swimming laps, that's generally a solo activity and would really stand out at a party. If someone just says they're swimming in a pool with no further details, I assume they're just kinda casually paddling around the pool and enjoying the water.
But why not get drunk in the pool?
Blunt would get wet
It's a risk I'm willing to take! (as long as there's another joint available, which I've already brought)
That's what those inflatable pool loungers are for.
Lame
what purpose then does the pool serve? I'd rather get drunk near the fridge where the snacks are?
If everyone is drunk and no one is swimming, next to a pool is the stupidest possible place to have a party like that. Pools and alcohol are usually a bad mix and if no one is expected to go in the pool why do you need to be near it?
> Pools and alcohol are usually a bad mix I can't tell you how opposite my experience has been from yours in this regard
Yall worry about really weird shit. It is extremely common to drink next to bodies of water.
But have you considered the non-zero possibility of dying in a freak water accident that could have been avoided if you remained seated indoors at all times?
lol for real. We’re all statistically more likely to die in our cars on the way to the party than to drown around a crowded pool especially at a party where I specifically said no one’s even in the water. I swear Redditor’s favorite hobby is dreaming up obscure scenarios to argue about.
It's also extremely common to change lanes without using your blinker, what's your point?
What youre missing is the idea that “adults cant have fun” or whatever most people think nowadays
Its like a BBQ at Chris Pratt's house. There's not actually food.
Did this happen?
Yeah, maybe I've been doing adult pool parties wrong? The last one I went to we were all in the pool, so maybe these people were doing it wrong?
Same, I've actually been to pool parties... 100 percent of which involved BEING IN the pool.
Somehow when I read “adult pool party” and she said no one was actually going to be swimming I assumed it was secret code for some kind of sex party.
I know there's a difference, and when my ex would try to invite me to pool parties, I'd try to ask what kind? Bathing suit/coverup/swimming? Or cute casual clothing, no bathing suit, standing around a pool drinking? He could never answer... so I never went. Prior to that, with a different guy, I was invited to go boating with him and some friends. I come from a place where going out on a boat means bikini, coverup, no makeup, hat, stopping somewhere and hopping in. It wasn't that kind of boating. I got there and the people we were meeting were LIVESTREAMING. I had on no makeup, slathered in sunblock, baseball cap, hair in a ponytail, cutoff jean shorts and a loose tank over my bikini. While the female part of the couple I was meeting for the first time was in a skimpy bikini, full face of makeup, and hair done. Still had a good (actually, fantastic) time, but that was when I learned not to assume the dress code.
Ugh sounds like when I went to a pool party in Vegas. I should’ve dressed up but I didn’t put on makeup because I was “going to a pool” 🤦🏻♀️
Time have changed. Looks like Its not cool to go to a party with a specific theme and participate in said party theme. Im assuming dressing up at a Halloween party is also a no no.
Here is a simple flowchart about what is acceptable for adults Is the thing fun? —Yes—> Not acceptable | No | V Acceptable
We have had pool parties, we ask everyone to bring their swimwear, once we were 12 grown-ups (our pool is not overly big, roughly 5x12m) and we started to walk in circles to create a current. Funniest pool party I have had.
Most adult social events are about talking with other people, not engaging in activities. Sure you can combine the two but most people dont have pools or spas that can handle more than a handful of people sitting in comfort in the water. Also bringing a change of clothes is a hassle, and sitting around in wet/damp clothes isn't much fun. Most people aren't going to bother with it when the swimming isn't why they're going.
Right!? Like wtf would you call it a pool party if your not gonna swim!
It really sounds like he's the only one who knows what "pool party" means
Sometimes it’s our job as husband to prove a point.
In a world gone mad, one man swims at a pool party.... ... for us all
Starring...
Walton Goggins
Rob Schneider…as a pool noodle…
There's a casino in Atlantic City with a very popular pool party at night. But you're not allowed to swim and you're not allowed in if you're wearing swimwear. It's the lamest fucking pool party on the planet but people line up to get in and stand around a pool not swimming.
This squares perfectly with the opinions I formed of New Jersey 15 years ago, which was the last time I thought about New Jersey
Maybe it was an 8-ball pool party
Sounds like my wife's "book club" where they never read a book, just drink wine and eat charcuterie. Mostly the drinking part.
A while ago in my book club we were supposed to have a debate about the story of the 3 little pigs, its silly, but i didnt mind. What i did mind is that, when i started asking about the inconsistency in some arguments, people started complaining that i was "disrespecting other people". Whats the point of a book club debate where you cant debate the book
Yeah, some people get so emotionally attached to their beliefs, even when it's something they just decided to believe earlier that day.
It's like reddit, you pick a side on the spot for an issue you just found out about, and then defend it to the death
Yeah, what's not to get?
This is why I tell people never express your ideologies as "I'm X" (instead of "I believe on or agree with X" . If you tie your ideologies with your identity, of course you're going to take any criticism toward them as a personal attack.
That's an excellent way to approach life.
I don't know what's funnier, people holding such strong beliefs about a children's book that they get offended over corrections, or the fact that they some how managed to have inconsistencies with something as straight forward as the 3 Little Pigs
Tbf - there does need to be decorum. Maybe not over the three little pigs… but there should be a point where you can hold up a little flag and say “I don’t think you’re right but I’m not going to be able to convince you/you cannot convince me so let’s agree to disagree and give the floor to someone else.”
“Build a house that deserves respect and I won’t blow it down”
You can't call it a "wine club" without people judging you.
Exactly! That's why I call necromancy "recycling."
Playing trivia with a friend. We spotted his mother over at another table. Said hi and everything. We then picked names for our teams, and submitted them. When the teams were called, his mom was on the "Western Women's Book Club a.k.a. sluts in a rut" team. This resulted in his yelling **Mom‽** at the top of his lungs. The host then realized it actually was his mom. We were made fun of the entire night and her team beat us.
My MiL used to be part of a "gardening club" that disbanded during COVID. She was annoyed when someone restarted the club and invited her to a meeting, only to spend the whole time talking about ...gardening, lol
Sounds like he's surrounded by rubes
Why call it a pool party then? That’s just a house party with a prop pool lol
Since i start every pool party with blaring the aquabats song of the same name.... i do not swim, so i never know if anyone is getting in at all (and i know it is silly to have a pool when ou do not swim, but my wife wanted a pool when we bought the house- and i did not think it all the way through- and thought "the price for the house sans pool was good" not realizing we were signing up for several thousand in upkeep a year.)
Sounds like your husband is the only cool one
If I get invited to a pool party, I'm going in the pool. If I get invited to a party/whatever in the summer and there's a pool, I'm going in the pool. Everyone outside of the pool sucks.
I always talk to the host(s) first and usually bring my own towel (hoopy frood that I am), but I have *never* had somebody be anything but happy that the pool was getting use. I'm in my 40s now so usually there's kids making sure the carefully-maintained body of water isn't entirely there for decoration, but I find grown-up appreciation is still welcome too. :)
My parents have a friend ~2 blocks over, and when she heard my kid and I were in town for a few weeks in the summer, she was at their house within a few hours of us landing basically begging us to come use her pool. She told us the garage code in case they weren't home and left drinks and snacks in the garage fridge. She was just happy *someone* was using it.
America in a nutshell. There is simply too much stuff, but the people who could use or enjoy it don’t have it.
I mean, she got it for when her kids/grandkids come to visit. She and her husband are their late 60s/early 70s, they're not going to be using an above ground pool every day.
 \*him
This reminds me of the "eyes wide shut" party from party down
What, what is that?
Ordinary fuckin people.
Sounds like a shit party
No, those are *totally* different.
Yeah, in those you're grateful to be outside of it.
So they should've said garden party. Stuffy haughty taughty old folks.
I live in the scorching desert known as Vegas, if you invite anyone to your house for a pool party, everybody is getting in the damn pool.
Not Vegas but the deep south US. Even if not not specified as a pool party there will be people in the pool anyways in the summer months.
Sounds like he* explained to him “you’ll have the whole pool to yourself 🏊 “ Edit: whoops I hadn’t seen who the OG tweet was from, fixed
"What was that honey? I couldn't hear you over this ***CANNONBALL!!!***"
He explained to him
Well, he's right and the rest of the folks are missing out. Please bring him a cocktail.
I think you’re only here for the zip line
He's too rough with the zip line. He isn't careful...
Scrolled too far to see this.
Reminds me of that sketch where Tim Robinson is all excited about the zipline pool than the bachelor that he was on
I feel like you’re only here for the zip line. Whenever we all went to have dinner you just kept going on the zip line over and over again. The producers had to force you to join us
OKAY I ATE NOW CAN I GOOOOOOOOOO
Sounds like these people don't know how to do a pool party right. In my experience, an all adults pool party includes booze by the side of the pool like they say in the post, but also booze in the pool, often a corked watermelon floating in the pool, a bit of grab-ass in the pool, and couples occasionally disappearing for around a half hour (or two couples disappearing at the same time for the exact same amount of time.)
The way you said "adult" made me think you were going to imply he was overdressed....
Why not drink IN the pool ?
Sounds like the kind of guy who would bring lemons to a lemon party.
The hell is the point of a pool party then? Wow can't wait to sip shitty cocktails around this concrete basin of water that stinks of chlorine. What fun!
If that basin of water stinks of chlorine it’s likely you have people pissing in the pool. Source: I have a pool and it doesn’t stink of chlorine
Idk dude I'm not highborn or anything so I've never had a swimming pool. All I know is most peoples pools I've been to have stunk of chlorine.
🤷🏼♂️our house came with a pool and we bought it because it was the lowest price one in our area due to the work it needed. It’s not just pee, body oils and sweat also contribute to it, so those pools were probably getting lots of use one way or another. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool
Sounds like a lame pool party
When I went to my best friend's wedding they were said they were going to have a slip and slide. Sweet that sounds fun brought a swim suit. I was the only adult to go down it. In their wedding photos it's just a bunch of kids and me. I had a blast everyone else missed out.
I'd be so annoyed if my spouse convinced me not to bring swimmers then some legend went in and I could join him
The only way I see this as problematic is if he is not sipping a drink in the pool. That’s how I “adult pool party”.
Well, he’s completely immune to being pushed into the pool now, isn’t he?
"Last one in the pool is the squid!" - How to turn that party TF up
As someone who only puts on bathing suit or board shorts for daughter at splash pad, if you make me put on a swimsuit, I'm getting in the water AND enjoying the cocktails. Have a kid and get back at me
Eli, you’re a twat, you don’t deserve your husband and anyone who puts “pool party” in quotes can go hang out on twat island with you. You’re having a drinking party but none of you want to admit you’re lushes.
If you're having a party and you have a hot tub or pool, I am bringing a bathing suit. Might not use it or need it, but I'm not going to miss that opportunity.
So it'll be a party next to a pool and not a pool party
Nothing is hotter than a guy who literally does not give a shit what people think
Not a pool party then. It’s a house party and the house has a pool.
Eli knows why he is in love.
Eli's husband is invited to my pool parties.
We could play mermaids with him
Imagine going to a pool party only to drink to a point that doesn't even get you halfway to tipsy and not doing epic bombs into a pool.
So one time I went on a "Zombie Walk" where you dress up as a zombie and walk down the street. I was the only person who even attempted to act like a zombie. I growled and shambled and moaned the whole way, haha. At the end of the walk was a party at the park and the people who hosted the event personally thanked me for being the only person who gave a shit.
So drugs and orgies? What else should I expect at an “adult pool parter” instead of swimming in a pool?
You came to a pool a didn’t swim,why would you do that,these people are cowards
that’s just a party near a pool, not a pool party. Everyone else is wrong.
It is everyone else that is wrong!
Thats not a pool party. Thats a poolside party. They don’t call it that because it makes the activity sound as stupid as it is.
? I have been in a few adult pool parties and people go get in, granted lot of them just get shit faced in the most shallow part but still
He's having the time of his life doing his thing
I’ve been to dozens of pool parties in my adult life and never have I attended one at which at least half the attendees weren’t in the pool. This person’s friends sound lame af.
Sounds like he’s the only person having fun.
I’ve been that person in the pool!
I bet OOP’s husband is having the most fun though
why not drink in the pool?
He gets it.
I mean they make hella cute swim suit dresses you can do both now.
I will be in the pool *with* that cocktail Bringing a raft and pass the grass to the left, please!
Big reason I don’t go to the pool with people anymore. They will get in the water for like 5 mins each hour at most and just suntan and read. Shit you could have done that in our back yard?
Motherfucker is living the moment
I am a grown ass adult and I would’ve shown up in my swim suit, goggles in tow so I can do flips and dives and shit in the water. Fuck embarrassment or looking childish, that shit’s fun
This sounds like something I would do.
So you went to party full of squares?
Why would they call it a pool party if they weren't planning for anyone to go in the pool? Why not just call it a party?
In Florida I’ll be damned if anyone is wearing regular clothes standing next to a perfectly fine pool at a pool party. Being in the pool is implied
I will always be the person in the pool!
Youre married to life of the party. Hahaha what a stud
One of the things I love about my fiancé. She would 100% be in the pool
is this a real thing? "pool parties" without anyone going in the pool?
The nudists who misunderstood "Adult Pool Party": 
Why would you have cocktails by the pool when you could have cocktails in the pool?
He looks like an awesome human.
This is giving Zipline sketch from I Think You Should Leave.
What part of it is a pool party if noone is going in the pool?
Yeah LOL no. If I go to a pool party, I'm getting in the pool. 100% of the time.