Virginia Snowshoes
 

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 14:43:32 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

Keyser Söze
- show quoted text -
"Sleeps with a herd of goats...more likely."


SNERK! I wholeheartedly agree with this post.

Well, I'm glad to know you weren't trying to get in a little dig at his family.

Good job, Don.

Oh, and it's for sure no one expected that you'd *disagree* with any of Harry's posts
- no matter what the subject, eh?
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Ban idiots, not guns!

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On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:04:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/3/2016 12:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:44:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:



I wouldn't waste the time and effort required to maintain a personal
outdoor pool, especially one up here or further north, considering the
shortness of the season compared to yours.

I understand the season concern but the time is not that great if the
pool is caged and you are not dealing with leaves and other airborne
junk
It is just money. I figure it costs about $300 a year to run the pump
and another $400-500 for chemicals. I spend 10 minutes a week dealing
with that and I check it in the middle of the week to be sure things
are going OK. Once you get the routine down, things are very
predictable.



Nothing wrong with having a pool if you use it. Up here
an in-ground pool is, at best, neutral in terms of adding any value to
your property though. In some cases it's a negative. It also puts a
limitation on the market for your property when it comes selling time.
Not everyone is interested in having a pool.

I don't care. I plan on being buried in the yard next to my dogs.
"Market value" just makes my taxes higher.

Virginia Snowshoes
 

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:41:21 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/3/2016 12:19 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:47:01 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

Fortunately, unlike you and some others here, I rarely am up at 2 am,
and even if I were, going for a skinny dip in a pool is not appealing.

It certainly makes a dip in the pool hassle free, no wet bathing suits
to deal with. In the summer I may be in the pool 4 or 5 times a day.

There is nothing better than floating on your back at 2am looking at
the stars.


Up periscope.

That is when you need a mate ;-)
One of them here too.

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On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:43:24 -0500, Justan Olphart
wrote:

On 2/3/2016 12:21 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 09:04:40 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I agree with you. The last two houses we've had up here had/have pools.
Great when kids are young and they get used. I'll never have a pool
again ... of course I am also not planning on having kids again either!


We have grand kids. They stay in the pool when they are here. We were
swimming at Christmas.

We had Minnesota relatives here in February. The kids had to be in the
pool. 65 degrees if I recall.

We were mid 70s.

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:23:18 -0500, John H.
wrote:

It is just money. I figure it costs about $300 a year to run the pump
and another $400-500 for chemicals. I spend 10 minutes a week dealing
with that and I check it in the middle of the week to be sure things
are going OK. Once you get the routine down, things are very
predictable.

And you live in Florida. I would have thought the costs were much higher.
--

Not having to "close" and "open" it each year makes the hassle factor
much lower. When the water gets cold for our 3 month winter, it just
cuts back on the chemicals I need. It just kind of goes to sleep and
snowbirds still jump in.
It is the summer with an inch or two of rain every few days that
screws with the chlorine.

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On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 14:43:32 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

Keyser Söze
- show quoted text -
"Sleeps with a herd of goats...more likely."


SNERK! I wholeheartedly agree with this post.


Bzzzt No sorry
The joke was
"pick a name didn't sleep with a herd of goats, he just smells like
it"

The board goes back.

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On 2/3/2016 8:04 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:04:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/3/2016 12:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:44:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:



I wouldn't waste the time and effort required to maintain a personal
outdoor pool, especially one up here or further north, considering the
shortness of the season compared to yours.

I understand the season concern but the time is not that great if the
pool is caged and you are not dealing with leaves and other airborne
junk
It is just money. I figure it costs about $300 a year to run the pump
and another $400-500 for chemicals. I spend 10 minutes a week dealing
with that and I check it in the middle of the week to be sure things
are going OK. Once you get the routine down, things are very
predictable.



Nothing wrong with having a pool if you use it. Up here
an in-ground pool is, at best, neutral in terms of adding any value to
your property though. In some cases it's a negative. It also puts a
limitation on the market for your property when it comes selling time.
Not everyone is interested in having a pool.

I don't care. I plan on being buried in the yard next to my dogs.
"Market value" just makes my taxes higher.



Florida is different. Having a pool is as expected as having indoor
bathrooms. :-)

Virginia Snowshoes
 

On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:01:59 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 09:27:58 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

11:19
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:47:01 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

Fortunately, unlike you and some others here, I rarely am up at 2 am,
and even if I were, going for a skinny dip in a pool is not appealing.

It certainly makes a dip in the pool hassle free, no wet bathing suits
to deal with. In the summer I may be in the pool 4 or 5 times a day.

There is nothing better than floating on your back at 2am looking at
the stars.
----
Yes Greg I agree, and almost like your pool the thing I like about my pond is there's no membership or admission fees and it's open for use 24/7...

I can dig it. I have friends on lakes, This is my buddy's place north
of Tampa ... just look out for the gators

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Milts%20yard.jpg

===

That's got a nice peaceful, old Florida kind of look to it. My
problem is that you're land locked and can't go anywhere with the
boat.

Virginia Snowshoes
 

On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:10:54 -0500,
wrote:

On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:01:59 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 09:27:58 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

11:19
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:47:01 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

Fortunately, unlike you and some others here, I rarely am up at 2 am,
and even if I were, going for a skinny dip in a pool is not appealing.

It certainly makes a dip in the pool hassle free, no wet bathing suits
to deal with. In the summer I may be in the pool 4 or 5 times a day.

There is nothing better than floating on your back at 2am looking at
the stars.
----
Yes Greg I agree, and almost like your pool the thing I like about my pond is there's no membership or admission fees and it's open for use 24/7...

I can dig it. I have friends on lakes, This is my buddy's place north
of Tampa ... just look out for the gators

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Milts%20yard.jpg

===

That's got a nice peaceful, old Florida kind of look to it. My
problem is that you're land locked and can't go anywhere with the
boat.

That is a bigger lake than you get from that picture (Keystone in
Odessa Fl) but it is still a lake.
It will be a fairly short boat ride to go all the way to the far end.
The lake is full of big old Florida bass tho. You can usually get a
6-8 pounder if you spend a little time trying but it might be the same
fish you caught the last time you were there because everyone throws
them back.

Virginia Snowshoes
 

On Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:04:07 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 13:04:03 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 2/3/2016 12:16 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:44:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:



I wouldn't waste the time and effort required to maintain a personal
outdoor pool, especially one up here or further north, considering the
shortness of the season compared to yours.

I understand the season concern but the time is not that great if the
pool is caged and you are not dealing with leaves and other airborne
junk
It is just money. I figure it costs about $300 a year to run the pump
and another $400-500 for chemicals. I spend 10 minutes a week dealing
with that and I check it in the middle of the week to be sure things
are going OK. Once you get the routine down, things are very
predictable.



Nothing wrong with having a pool if you use it. Up here
an in-ground pool is, at best, neutral in terms of adding any value to
your property though. In some cases it's a negative. It also puts a
limitation on the market for your property when it comes selling time.
Not everyone is interested in having a pool.

I don't care. I plan on being buried in the yard next to my dogs.
"Market value" just makes my taxes higher.

Get yourself cremated first. Makes life much easier for relatives. My mom wanted
cremation with ashes spread on her parents graves. Well, cemetery didn't look
favorably upon that for some reason (city or county law). So the brothers and cousins
each took a handfull and crawled around scattering a bit here and a bit there. A
custodian came by and asked what we were doing. We told him we were picking weeds. He
left.
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Ban idiots, not guns!