Rushing's Ramblings

We were in the pool yesterday at my small townhouse complex overlooking Lake LBJ. Most of the 30 units are second homes for people from big Texas cities. Only a third of the units are occupied on a full-time basis. I rarely see any of them, except my next-door neighbors, who have never used the pool. More often than not, no one is in the pool. I’ve enjoyed having the pool to do laps several times a week during the summer. My grandchildren have been anxious to get in the pool, as they’ve enjoyed previous summers when they had it to themselves. The pool opened a few days ago with restrictions set forth by the Governor:  No more than 13 people at one time and no more than five people from one group. Keeping a distance of at least 6 feet apart from unrelated groups/people is required.  While my grandchildren were having a great time in the pool, two boys from another townhouse entered the pool area. They stayed on the opposite side and far end from us. When my grandchildren’s toy ...