Here are 17 things that summer lifeguard know to be true!

1.Yelling “WALK PLEASE” is so ingrained in your mind that you feel an impulsion to scream it at kids outside work, too.

2. Crazy tan lines.

3. Forgetting your whistle on a rotation and hoping no one decides to drown.

4. Wondering if the dark corner of the deep pool is a shadow or a brick/baby.

5. The relief of getting a chair on rotation

6. The annoyance of getting in the plunge pool on a cold day

7. Wearing more layers on a cold day and hoping you don’t need to jump in the water.

8. Your hat going from fire hydrant red to light pink (and being proud of it).

9. Don’t forget to bottom scan.

10. Camp. kids.

11. Yelling at kids who pretend to drown.

12. Your hair dying a little from the sunlight and chlorine.

13. Awkward interactions.

14. Parents who urge their kid to go off the diving board when they’re obviously not comfortable swimming.

15. Kids who lie about being able to swim so they can go in the lazy river.

16. Kids find every way to get themselves hurt. How do you get your arm stuck between the railing and the wall??

17. Loving your job