The Social Watering Hole

I love going to the pool. Where else can you find good looking people, great weather, and plentiful opportunities for conversation. I've had some of my best conversations poolside. Something happens when you put people in pool chairs in close proximity to one another. You really have no option but to start talking to one another, or you end up looking foolish. I mean, if you're going to choose to voluntarily lay half naked next to a complete stranger while sweating under the heat of a blazing sun, you have to at least be receptive to conversation. Many of those random conversations have been some of my best.

What's your social watering hole? Is it the pool, campground, restaurant? What places do you frequent that put you in close proximity to complete strangers and force you to acknowledge them? Are you open and receptive to conversation, or are you content to ignore the people around you. What kind of life impact do you have in the lives of complete strangers? How many strangers are you converting to friends?

Here's to the benefits of having a social watering hole.