Polite Enquiry

Jimmy has recently started swimming again, and has been using our local swimming pool, after an alarming recent incident, he sent them the following letter…

Dear Sir/Madam

As I was swimming in your pool on the night of the 22nd October I noticed something distinctly curious about the flavour of the water; in short, it tasted suspiciously chemically. In fact, I’d go so far as to say there was chlorine in it! Far be it from me to question the procedures of your pool maintenance but I think that putting chlorine in the water of Handy Cross pool fairly defeats the point of everything you are striving to achieve. Admittedly I have previously worked for companies that chlorinated their water, but they were normal health clubs that only used regular tap water to fill their pools. They didn’t fill their pools with Evian(tm)„ like you do high up on the hills of Wycombe.

Don’t worry; I know what you’re thinking

“But we don’t fill our pool with Evian(tm). We don’t fill it with any mineral water sourced from natural springs in the heart of the French Alps. We use regular tap water just like everyone else!!”

If you are thinking this, as I suspect you might be, then please answer this question for me:-

If you’re not filling your pool with Evian(tm) Mineral Water, how can you justify charging me £4.20 a time to swim in it?

Please let me know the answer to my query when you have time, my wallet has barely been able to think of anything since.

Your Faithfully.

James Emmett