Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Joy of Home Ownership

Ahh...the joys of having a pool to go along with your home! So far we haven't been in the pool this year. Hubby has had a new filter installed, because the other one just wasn't working properly anymore. He is at the pool store right now to get a new motor and guts for the thing. They said it would be Tuesday before they could get out to replace what ain't werkin' now. Pools are truly a money suck, but are nice when you have teenagers. That was a while back!

When it is working properly it is a beautiful blue and looks so cooling and inviting when there are enough chemicals in it. Otherwise it looks like a toxic dump. Which is why I was hoping the pool fixers could get out sooner....like before the yellow green algae starts growing. Bless my sweet husband...he has so much on his plate these days.

6 comments:

  1. The pool would surely feel good for arthritis of any kind. Maybe it will be fixed sooner, than later.

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  2. I would love to have one, but yes I've seen the upkeep is a PITA
    Hope you get it back soon!

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  3. Which is WHY we DON'T have one -- but you can't scare me... I would still LOVE one anyway! Then perhaps I could get a "pool boy" to go with it! LOL!

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  4. I spent one notable 4th of July running a sump pump for a friend whose pool service didn't (service) while she was away on vacation (it seems they lost the key to her gate). She came home to a pool of putrid green slime and a citation from the health department -- who had no trouble getting into her yard when the neighbor's complained of the smell.

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  5. Not a pool owner ourselves but our friends are, and it sounds like pools in the PNW don't grow near the scum other places do.

    Thanks for the visit today.

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  6. NW1-the water is pretty cool.

    PJ-So right it is a pita and a half

    Melli-Oooo la la a pool boy, eh?

    Quilly-It won't get that bad..I hope

    Lanny-It is much warmer down here in Texas, hence the abundant growth of algae.

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