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Ok, so went to the local Sports Centre one more time. Decided to upgrade to monthly payment membership -and regretted having done that today; had to waste over an hour, fill in a lengthy form (which it later turned out was unnecessary as they already had my details from the previous pay-as-you-go registration, but I had to follow what they told me and they didn't seem to know what they were doing and contradicted one another at every step) and had to wait for a replacement membership card to be issued (which turned out to be unnecessary because I already .. you get the idea how this went on). At the end of all that i went in exactly as every previous time, do my programme set by one of the instructors, etc.... apart from the awful, awful music pumping out at full volume (which tends to put me in a mood to kill people or something), all was ok so far...
Then I get a female instructor approach me. 'Excuse me, you cannot be here dressed like that'. 'Oh? I've been dressed like this every time I've been here'. 'Maybe so, but the rules...' I was dressed in normal clothing, black jeans etc. I had been told that it would be 'better' to wear something loose, but I hadn't been told thus far that it was forbidden to be dressed in any other than leisurewear. Oh, yuk, if you know me even a little you will know how I feel about 'leisurewear and how I responded now that I had been enjoying their sweet R'n'B trash pop at full volume for an hour. I said send the manager, I want to have a word with him about your policies. She sent a security and I repeated the same thing so they sent a manager. A junior one. Sorry, sir, it is company policy. No, sir, we cannot admit you in future dressed in any other than leisurewear. Yes, sir, we have no control over the music which is programmed and sent to us centrally.
I turned around to look for the telescreens and the Ingsoc banners. I think I may have spotted one or two.
Then I get a female instructor approach me. 'Excuse me, you cannot be here dressed like that'. 'Oh? I've been dressed like this every time I've been here'. 'Maybe so, but the rules...' I was dressed in normal clothing, black jeans etc. I had been told that it would be 'better' to wear something loose, but I hadn't been told thus far that it was forbidden to be dressed in any other than leisurewear. Oh, yuk, if you know me even a little you will know how I feel about 'leisurewear and how I responded now that I had been enjoying their sweet R'n'B trash pop at full volume for an hour. I said send the manager, I want to have a word with him about your policies. She sent a security and I repeated the same thing so they sent a manager. A junior one. Sorry, sir, it is company policy. No, sir, we cannot admit you in future dressed in any other than leisurewear. Yes, sir, we have no control over the music which is programmed and sent to us centrally.
I turned around to look for the telescreens and the Ingsoc banners. I think I may have spotted one or two.
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If there isn't a dress code included in the terms and conditions for joining, or if you weren't presented with this information when you joined, then they have mis-sold the membership to you.
So I say make a formal complaint to the senior manager of the club - and state that you were mis-sold membership and that you are considering taking legal action if the jumped up little so-and-so's aren't told to back the fuck off and let you wear what you want.
Although I would recommend you wear black cut-off shorts and a black sleeveless t-shirt - like I do when I go to the gym ;-)
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Also ask for a written definition of 'leisurewear'.
Then you get to have immense fun obeying the letter of the rules whilst utterly, utterly ragging the shit out of the spirit of them.