On 2/25/2014 7:06 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
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.


Yup, we did the same thing with the houses in Florida when we had them.
We were in MA for 7 to 9 months of the year and didn't close up the
pools down there. They'd turn to swamps.

On second thought ... Harry has a point....

Pools are nice but our next house won't have one. We just don't use the
one we have, especially with all the grandkids growing up or moving
away. We really didn't use the ones in Florida much either.