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Let's use an incident that took place today to illustrate a broader point. Beth, as is usual, headed over to the nearby Glenogle Swim Centre to work out. That is one of the facilities run by the nonprofit Edinburgh Leisure organization; they run 50 venues including 11 swimming pools. Beth is quite fond of the Glenogle facility, not just because it is so close by, not just because it has a stunningly beautiful refurbished 100+ year old Victorian pool, but because it has a wee (small) gym where she can use the elliptical and rowing machines. Since most people use the pool, she practically has the gym to herself. Good for her.
The incident involved finding the sweat band she unintentionally left behind several days ago (photo). It was exactly where she left it. No one took it. Repeat, no one took it. Perhaps because Edinburgh has a fairly low crime rate. Related is the fact that Edinburgh is one of the safest places in the UK. In a survey conducted in 2018, almost 90% of Edinburgh citizens claimed that they felt safe in the city. In another poll, conducted in 2014, Edinburgh was voted the safest city in the UK of the ten most-populated cities in the country. Nice city.
