On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:32:56 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

What little I have read of this thread reinforces my long-held belief
that owning a swimming pool requires more effort than it supplies fun.

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Nonsense, all it takes is a few dinero. Since we are frequently away
for months at a time, everything is set up to run on autopilot. For
about $80/month we have a pool service that shows up once a week for
about 15 minutes a visit. They take care of everything and I can
monitor them and the pool on the web cam where ever we happen to be.