Swimming like a pro...

Recently, on the advice of my doctor, I went back to swimming. Having swum before I was aware of the unpleasantness of chlorinated water getting up my nose, in my eyes and in my ears. So I equipped myself with a Speedo nose clip, Speedo goggles and a cheap pair of ear plugs.

This afternoon I went in to the pool and swam 20 m ...like a pro! Having reached the other end of the pool, I took time to adjust my equipment and managed to shove the ear plug so far in to my right ear that it got wedged. I panicked and tried desperately, and without success, to un-wedge it.

It was so bad that I had to eat humble pie and ask the 12 year old pool attendant with the curly hair to help.

Humiliation doesn't describe it!