America's lifeguard shortage will be 'a total disaster come August'

[Utilit99 4,099]

Has even the tiniest thing gone in the right direction under biden?

There is a public pool near me that has closed some days because they couldn't find a lifeguard. This shlt is surreal. 

 

Those who love beaches and pools should be cautious this summer before hitting the waves and the water. 

The U.S. is experiencing a nationwide lifeguard shortage and the American Lifeguard Association, based in Virginia, warns it is only going to get worse.

Fox News Digital on Thursday talked to the American Lifeguard Association's director of health and safety Bernard J. Fisher II, who indicated that the shortage poses an urgent threat. He said that he’s "never seen it this bad."

"I can almost call it a ground zero," he warned.

Fisher stressed that the lack of lifeguards in America right now is just "as bad" as the nation’s baby formula shortage.

On top of that, Americans still "haven’t seen the worst," he said.

The shortage, impacting about a third of the country’s 309,000 public pools, has caused some facilities to limit hours of operation or close altogether.

There are also lifeguard shortages at beach, water parks and other facilities, he suggested.

"These kids — they've had so much hardship on them with the pandemic," he said.

"And now when the temperatures go to triple digits in a lot of our cities during the summer, we're not even going to have a community pool open for them." 

Added Fisher, "I'm actually ashamed of how some municipalities threw in the towel so early."

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/americas-lifeguard-shortage-crisis

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Wow. What a lame ass article.

[lod001 1,345]

So where the fock did all these people go? It's everywhere. Every industry cannot have a shortage.

[RLLD 4,275]

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

[Utilit99 4,099]

Just now, lod001 said:

So where the fock did all these people go? It's everywhere. Every industry cannot have a shortage.

I don't know. But they all do. 

[Voltaire 5,489]

2 minutes ago, lod001 said:

So where the fock did all these people go? It's everywhere. Every industry cannot have a shortage.

Is Biden* still paying people to sit on their ass and watch pron and play video games all day?

[wiffleball 4,797]

This sounds a good job for baywatch!

[Utilit99 4,099]

17 minutes ago, Voltaire said:

Is Biden* still paying people to sit on their ass and watch pron and play video games all day?

Hell if I know, I never received a check in the first place. 

[MDC 7,881]

23 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

Then the costs of swimming will go up for everybody!  

[Utilit99 4,099]

26 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

They should get raises based on people saved. 

[kutulu 1,703]

 

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

47 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

Or they could just not have a lifeguard and let people swim at their own risk.

[Utilit99 4,099]

4 minutes ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said:

Or they could just not have a lifeguard and let people swim at their own risk.

Not a bad solution. And if a little kid dies, throw the parents in jail.

[lod001 1,345]

51 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

Except the ones in CA. The one guy there makes $500k a year. Onlt 1/2 was OT. Odds are he's related to newsom.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/los-angeles-lifeguard-pay-tops-500000

[Utilit99 4,099]

Interesting:

The salaries of Beach Lifeguards in the US range from $10,030 to $169,999 , with a median salary of $30,576 . The middle 57% of Beach Lifeguards makes between $30,577 and $76,881, with the top 86% making $169,999.

https://www.comparably.com/salaries/salaries-for-beach-lifeguard

[Big Guy 1,421]

it's all so stupid

there shouldn't be shortages of anything

[Cloaca du jour 2,157]

Young people think they should make 100k for unskilled labor.

[RLLD 4,275]

1 hour ago, MDC said:

Then the costs of swimming will go up for everybody!  

How so?

[TimHauck 3,307]

1 hour ago, Cloaca du jour said:

Young people think they should make 100k for unskilled labor.

And this is somehow Biden’s fault?

Also, lifeguarding is probably one of the most “skilled” jobs a minor can have.

[Utilit99 4,099]

Just now, TimHauck said:

And this is somehow Biden’s fault?

Also, lifeguarding is probably one of the most “skilled” jobs a minor can have.

Sure it is. 

[TimHauck 3,307]

5 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

Sure it is. 

How many other jobs can a kid have where they might need to save someone’s life?

[Utilit99 4,099]

3 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

How many other jobs can a kid have where they might need to save someone’s life?

What are the %s of jobs in the country where the skill required is swimming and pulling people out of the water. 

[TimHauck 3,307]

Just now, Utilit99 said:

What are the %s of jobs in the country where the skill required is swimming and pulling people out of the water. 

Can’t answer the question I see

[Utilit99 4,099]

Just now, TimHauck said:

Can’t answer the question I see

It points to the fact that it's not a huge helpful skill for teens. How often in your life had you been in a situation that you needed to jump into the ocean and save someone?

[MDC 7,881]

I’m sure the free market will adjust to this shortage by raising pay rates for lifeguards until we have enough of them.  

[TimHauck 3,307]

31 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

It points to the fact that it's not a huge helpful skill for teens. How often in your life had you been in a situation that you needed to jump into the ocean and save someone?

If it’s more than 0, then being a lifeguard is helpful.

My point is moreso in comparison to other jobs a teenager might have.

[DonS 3,319]

I'm sure there is some systemic racism involved as the % of black lifeguards is shockingly low.

[Utilit99 4,099]

6 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

If it’s more than 0, then being a lifeguard is helpful.

My point is moreso in comparison to other jobs a teenager might have.

Woodworking. Lawncare. Waiting tables. General service skills. 

These are all less important and less benefitial to high school and college kids than swimming?

[Utilit99 4,099]

3 minutes ago, DonS said:

I'm sure there is some systemic racism involved as the % of black lifeguards is shockingly low.

timhack will give you the cnn charts on this I'm sure.

[TimHauck 3,307]

Just now, Utilit99 said:

Woodworking. Lawncare. Waiting tables. General service skills. 

These are all less important and less benefitial to high school and college kids than swimming?

Let me know the next time your landscaper saves your life.

[Utilit99 4,099]

Just now, TimHauck said:

Let me know the next time your landscaper saves your life.

Who have you saved with these skills? How much money have you made to help you get through school by saving so many lives?

How many lives are out there in the ocean that needs 100% of kids in this country to save them? 

WTF are you going on about?

Kids, don't learn math, or any useful money making skills, join the ocean swim team.

[TimHauck 3,307]

1 minute ago, Utilit99 said:

Who have you saved with these skills? How much money have you made to help you get through school by saving so many lives?

How many lives are out there in the ocean that needs 100% of kids in this country to save them? 

WTF are you going on about?

Kids, don't learn math, or any useful money making skills, join the ocean swim team.

Wtf are you rambling about?

I never said all kids should become lifeguards, or that all lifeguards will save someone’s life, or that being a lifeguard will prevent someone from learning math (wtf?).  Simply pointing out that the potential for needing to save a life is pretty rare in terms of jobs that a kid can have, so I think is worth more than working in fast food for example.

[Utilit99 4,099]

1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

And this is somehow Biden’s fault?

Also, lifeguarding is probably one of the most “skilled” jobs a minor can have.

 

2 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Wtf are you rambling about?

I never said all kids should become lifeguards, or that all lifeguards will save someone’s life, or that being a lifeguard will prevent someone from learning math (wtf?).  Simply pointing out that the potential for needing to save a life is pretty rare in terms of jobs that a kid can have, so I think is worth more than working in fast food for example.

Figure it out for yourself. 

[TimHauck 3,307]

6 minutes ago, Utilit99 said:

 

Figure it out for yourself. 

Yes, I would say possibly needing to save a life is more of a skill than mowing a lawn or waiting tables.

[GutterBoy 2,900]

1 minute ago, TimHauck said:

Yes, I would say possibly needing to save a life is more of a skill than mowing a lawn or waiting tables.

utoilet is having a rough day, more rough than usual, it's rougher than it's been historically.

[Utilit99 4,099]

1 minute ago, TimHauck said:

Yes, I would say possibly needing to save a life is more of a skill than mowing a lawn or waiting tables.

Yeah, all kids should focus on swimming first in life to support themselves throughout life.

[Baker Boy 1,710]

3 hours ago, RLLD said:

Those people make minimum wage.  They probably should pay them more, notably those at the beaches.

The Highest-Paid Lifeguard in L.A. Makes Over $500,000
 

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/the-highest-paid-lifeguard-in-l-a-makes-over-500000/

[BufordT 439]

12 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

The Highest-Paid Lifeguard in L.A. Makes Over $500,000
 

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/the-highest-paid-lifeguard-in-l-a-makes-over-500000/

On top of it, as always.

[frank 2,345]

Learn to swim. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,669]

2 hours ago, TimHauck said:

And this is somehow Biden’s fault?

Also, lifeguarding is probably one of the most “skilled” jobs a minor can have.

Specifically, no, but it's his party's fault.  They've been on the rampage of pushing for $15/hr minimum wage nationally.  NJ is in the process of doing it.