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I'm going to be a home w/ a pool owner

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gorcorps said:
I'm probably going to make more enemies out of this than friends. My fear is that there's probably neighbor kids who hung out with the current owners' kids so they're used to having a pool to play in. I do not want them knocking on my door asking to use the pool because they'll be told to piss right off. Maybe the parents will understand why, maybe not.




Thanks other D :awe:
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Same rules as my place. I don't want the liability nor the hastle. If they want to swim they can go to the club pool.

also I added a 2 million dollar umbrella liability policy to my insurance for like 180 bucks a year. You should talk to your insurance agent. I was able to lower some car liability because of the umbrella and it turned out to be about the same overall per year.
 
Dream destroyer. It's never gonna happen now. 🙁 Congrats on the house, hopefully the pool doesnt cost too much money to maintain heh.
 
kazaam said:
Dream destroyer. It's never gonna happen now. 🙁 Congrats on the house, hopefully the pool doesnt cost too much money to maintain heh.
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That's why I keep saying its really not a big deal if you take care of it. Hell I gave a hundred bucks to the site I listed because they saved me more than that in spades. Read, learn, test and understand your water and pool.

I was overwhelmed at first. Thought it was going to be a pain and constant headache. Didn't know what the hell to do.

Once you know your pool it's cake. Only takes a few months and once you get it the maintenance is an hour per week. I find taking care of my pool quite relaxing because wifey loves it. Happy wife happy life.
 
Down here in Florida, no pools but got a yard full of fruit trees... Jackfruit, Avodado, Longan, Sugar Apple, Lychee etc...
 
thereds said:
Pics, son. Now!
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All pics were taken few month ago...

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some much needed pruning... all fruit trees in background 🙂

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Jackfruit is gonna be ready in a few month 🙂

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Longan

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Lychee

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Jackfruit 🙂
 
Just started to open my pool today. Got the cover off, started sweeping/vacuuming and added the shock and such. I'm actually pretty excited for it as the pool was left in fairly good order.
 
Jeeebus said:
I can't even imagine being in South Florida and not having a pool.

Actually went in yesterday for the first time this year. Still a little chilly at 82 degrees, but the kids had a lot of fun. Another week or two of hot weather and hopefully the solar panels can warm it up to the point I don't need to cannonball in to enter.

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What the holy fuck are you talking about?
 
srsly, I like it warm myself, but 82F is more than adequate for just floating around, let alone actually swimming. Although since he has an indoor set up, maybe the surrounding air never gets too warm? Although then again, I would think that there would be a greenhouse effect with all that glass.

I'm my parents' poolboy, btw. After a decade of having one, no one really uses it anymore.
 
I always wanted a pool but very few homes around here have one, because...well, an outdoor pool is just a bad investment in Scandinavia....
 
Jeeebus said:
82 for water temperature is still at the 'jump in' point for me. Shock the body all at once, and then you're ok.

I prefer it about 86 - 88 degrees. Walk right in and enjoy.
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I wouldn't talk about shock but I agree that 82 is not piss warm if the air temperature is 30+°C and you're sweated. It's refreshing but lukewarm water.
86 is piss warm and too much to be truly refreshing.

Anyway not many people have a pool around here (there is a river and a lake 5 min by car so you don't really need one), but above ground pools don't exist at all unless we're talking about the soft plastic ones for kids.
 
82 is nice, but yeah it can feel chill for a moment getting in.

It's interesting how above ground pools are either pure trailer park trash or perfectly fine, depending on country and even state. In the north east tons of homes, and not just trash ones, have above ground pools. Down south it seems only the trailers do, though. Now that I think of it I suspect some of this is because an in ground is so damn expensive that using it for only four months out of the year (north east) is just more money than most people want to spend.

I got a pool last year. I figure the cost of chemicals and electricity is ball park a hundred bucks/month and it's only in play for a few months. It's a massive waste of money, really, but then so are vacations and most nice things.
 
My pool is in the upper 60's, and it was just 90+ a week or so ago. There was a temperature difference but it was just fine walking into. you guys are acting like a bunch of babies. I'd kill for a pool that warm, but it never happens here.

The pool in Montbleu in Tahoe is heated at 77F, and it was pretty damn hot to swim in.
 
WelshBloke said:
Get some ice skates?
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it's been a few years since we've had a good ice winter here in Denmark, it'll probably end up being a slushice rink for most of the year with 3 months tops of swimming :'(

I remember some of the winters when i was a kid, I could walk straight across the fjord, until the icebreakers molested my playground of course.
 
God I hate you people in tropical climates. Literally all the pics in this thread area fantastic.

<- Owns a townhouse in chicago. No mangos.
 
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I have an inground pool and I live in CT. When I bought my house I converted it to salt water, new liner, new filter and pump and propane heat converted to electric heat pump. That was expensive but since then (~5 years), maintenance is nothing. Pool guy opens and closes the pool for about $200/visit and maybe $60 for salt. I have a robot vacuum cleaner that I put in the pool once/week and I clean the skimmers before swimming. That's it; really no hassle at all. The real expense is my electric bill. I bet it is going to probably be an extra $500 for the month of May because the heater is going constantly to keep the water 83 degrees. That's the temp my wife and daughters demand. I think high 70's to 80 degrees max is best.

Joe M.
 
I have a nifty sprinkler that plugs into the return to cool it down. Does a great job to keep it under 85 in summer. 82-84 is ideal. Under 80 is quite cold unless you're swimming laps.

Might convert to salt water this year.
 
Broheim said:
I always wanted a pool but very few homes around here have one, because...well, an outdoor pool is just a bad investment in Scandinavia....
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2x6 lengths along the wall and you have a perfect ice hockey rink
 
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