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Is anyone a lifegaurd?

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mattyb.
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how hard is the class? im starting it this weekend. i dont even wanna do it, my mom is making me, and i dont even have like a job for it. im so pissed, its weekends 10-7 each day
May 10 2006 6:16PM
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therealshiznaz
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the course its self isn't to hard...it's just boring and long, and if you want to pass you actualy need to pay attention which sucks. The physical stuff is fairly easy. I did a crash course of it all in one week....it was the worst week of my life
May 10 2006 6:22PM
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mattyb.
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theres like a test in the begging like, swim 500 yards and shit, someone told me that like if u dont do pass that first part, u arent eligible to take the course
May 10 2006 6:26PM
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Tasche
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Life guarding is by far the easiest job and best job ever. If the pay was really good I would do it for the rest of my life.

The class is easy as shit and unless you are a complete dumb ass you will pass it with ease.

A five hundred is pretty far if you are racing but they will just make you swim it and it is super easy juat take your time.

The hardest shit to remember is CPR but I highly suggest you get a lifeguard job, hot girls are lifeguards, you get to yell at little kids, and you get to have fun in the sun.
May 10 2006 6:42PM
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mattyb.
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well i kinda have a job, its like part time so i go in every now and then, and no girls work there
May 10 2006 6:46PM
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Skipig25
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I am. And it's sick, I work at a camp on a lake with a bunch of other chill guys and hot girls. The course seems to take forever, but when you're done it's worth it
May 10 2006 6:52PM
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ejoy
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I'm a lifeguard. Work at the course, once you're qualified it will be worth it. You can always get work.
May 10 2006 7:02PM
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mattyb.
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anyother persectives?
May 10 2006 7:54PM
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tBatt
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giving mouth-to-mouth to old fat men
May 10 2006 8:00PM
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potatofarmer
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its not that hard as long as you know how to swim. and once you get a job its worth it
May 10 2006 8:23PM
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french_fry
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my friend did everything in a few months, and gets paid 20 bones/hour at a swimming pool now, so i'd say it's worth it.
May 10 2006 8:29PM
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mattyb.
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is it mainly sitting and listening to the guy talk or like in the water activites
May 11 2006 9:09PM
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Dr.Dank
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yeah im probably doing to sign up for a course. Is the 500 timed? I swim it in the winter and my best was 6 50 but its been a couple months. Is that all the swimming you have to do for a test?
May 11 2006 9:11PM
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ski_cartel
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im and its such a chill job, i gave it up thou. id rather work in a ski shop in the summer and be able to live at my summer house than work in the city all summer
May 11 2006 9:15PM
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futurespin
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How often to lifeguards have to give CPR??
May 11 2006 9:27PM
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Anathema
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mine was sweet. i was partnered up with this babe the entire time. practicing cpr on her was great
May 11 2006 9:30PM
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SirFryanator
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JEA i'm a guard
May 11 2006 9:40PM
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daftski.
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it depends on the pool you work at, last summer we only had 2 rescues and neither of them needed cpr
May 11 2006 9:46PM
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rossiscratch04
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sweet thanks for the advice
May 11 2006 9:47PM
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stinkypoodangle
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i just finished my class. the only hard thing was the real life scenario at the end.
May 11 2006 10:25PM
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jibs
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i was a lifeguard for 6 years...worst thing i saw was a bleeding nose. But that's the deal, if you pay attention and prevent dangerous activity...it's unlikely anything will happen short of pulling some kid out that got a leg cramp or someone falling and breaking a bone.

The hardest part of the course is paying attention. But if you live in a place like BC, starting wage is 16 bucks and hour.
May 12 2006 1:26AM
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ejoy
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Yeah I've not seen anything major. As he said, The main aim of a lifeguard is to prevent accidents.
May 12 2006 7:34AM
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Leckett
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i have all my quals and have had them for a long time ive just been unable to find a job lifeguarding. ive attended 2 screenings and called all of the pools i applied to many times and still got nothing. my resume is flawless too so i dont know :(
May 12 2006 9:18AM
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Norred
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I was a lifeguard back in the day and I loved it. I also taught swim lessons to little kids. The class is easy if you put forth a small amount of effort while you're there. You should enjoy it.
May 12 2006 9:37AM
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mattyb.
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today was the first day of the course mad boring, and for the 500, i had to do 20 laps, and i did 14 and the guy thought i was done so i got lucky on that, but yea it wasn't much fun
May 13 2006 7:14PM
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Dr.Dank
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yeah i find the last 7 the worst because you are thinking about the laps and you think about the number and think you did more than you actually did. Lucky. How long did it take you?
May 13 2006 7:24PM
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T-Nels
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my friend just took her test today. she said it was hard for her because she's a diver and not really swimmer ( and she's pretty small) so swimming all of those laps was hard for her
May 13 2006 7:42PM
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