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On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...ed%20Boats%202 Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176
wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:
'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. I went by the course a little while ago. Some of the greens still have several inches of snow on them, and none of the fairways were even half clear. I was hoping for Friday as the temps are supposed to be high this week. I'll keep my fingers crossed. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:13:51 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? Found it on the side of the road ;-) That is the "slide of death". I actually got a cancellation notice from my insurance company because I had a pool slide. I sent them a picture with a yard stick setting next to it. They then changed up and said they really meant I didn't have a fence around my pool. and I asked them if the woman who spotted the S.O.D noticed the screen cage? They did and they had tacked on an additional $150 to my insurance bill for it. I never heard any more about it. The kids quickly outgrew the slide and it became a ball return for the basketball hoop we had there. Now it is just a place holder for the waterfall that was originally planned for that spot. That piece of PVC pipe sitting there was the prototype to test the plumbing to be sure I had enough head pressure from the pool pump. |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. What temperature are they running the pool with the lanes? It would be 80-81 and we like hot water here. It is just not good for exercising. |
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On 2/2/2016 1:59 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/2/16 1:16 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:13:51 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? Found it on the side of the road ;-) That is the "slide of death". I actually got a cancellation notice from my insurance company because I had a pool slide. I sent them a picture with a yard stick setting next to it. They then changed up and said they really meant I didn't have a fence around my pool. and I asked them if the woman who spotted the S.O.D noticed the screen cage? They did and they had tacked on an additional $150 to my insurance bill for it. I never heard any more about it. The kids quickly outgrew the slide and it became a ball return for the basketball hoop we had there. Now it is just a place holder for the waterfall that was originally planned for that spot. That piece of PVC pipe sitting there was the prototype to test the plumbing to be sure I had enough head pressure from the pool pump. Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. Wy em see ay |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. What temperature are they running the pool with the lanes? It would be 80-81 and we like hot water here. It is just not good for exercising. I'll ask the next time I visit. The therapy pool was hot enough for me. Doubt I could tolerate the heat in the jacuzzi pool. -- Sent from my iPhone 6+ |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/2/16 1:16 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:13:51 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? Found it on the side of the road ;-) That is the "slide of death". I actually got a cancellation notice from my insurance company because I had a pool slide. I sent them a picture with a yard stick setting next to it. They then changed up and said they really meant I didn't have a fence around my pool. and I asked them if the woman who spotted the S.O.D noticed the screen cage? They did and they had tacked on an additional $150 to my insurance bill for it. I never heard any more about it. The kids quickly outgrew the slide and it became a ball return for the basketball hoop we had there. Now it is just a place holder for the waterfall that was originally planned for that spot. That piece of PVC pipe sitting there was the prototype to test the plumbing to be sure I had enough head pressure from the pool pump. Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. === That's fine if you like swimming in other people's pee. |
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On 2/2/2016 2:38 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. What temperature are they running the pool with the lanes? It would be 80-81 and we like hot water here. It is just not good for exercising. I'll ask the next time I visit. The therapy pool was hot enough for me. Doubt I could tolerate the heat in the jacuzzi pool. Certainly not with that bum ticker of yours. |
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- show quoted text - "Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here." We have a couple nice spots here...Some owned by the University and a newer Canada Games Center, built half a dozen years ago when Halifax hosted the national games. We also got a neat outdoor skating oval that proves to be popular. It's free...even skates and helmet can be borrowed for 'no charge. |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 14:38:27 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. What temperature are they running the pool with the lanes? It would be 80-81 and we like hot water here. It is just not good for exercising. I'll ask the next time I visit. The therapy pool was hot enough for me. Doubt I could tolerate the heat in the jacuzzi pool. Jacuzzis are purely therapeutic and should be hot, to the point of uncomfortable (103 or so). You are just supposed to be in them for a short time. It is great for sore muscles. Recreational hot tubs will run cooler 100-102 and still best when it is cold outside. We really only use ours on very cool nights. 50-60f Fortunately it is usually sunny enough and warm enough during the day to get the water fairly warm for free. I am getting ready to redo my collectors and I may go with glazing so I can really get some heat in there. Right now I am pretty much limited to 10-15 degrees above ambient air depending on the wind. |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 14:38:27 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. What temperature are they running the pool with the lanes? It would be 80-81 and we like hot water here. It is just not good for exercising. I'll ask the next time I visit. The therapy pool was hot enough for me. Doubt I could tolerate the heat in the jacuzzi pool. Jacuzzis are purely therapeutic and should be hot, to the point of uncomfortable (103 or so). You are just supposed to be in them for a short time. It is great for sore muscles. Recreational hot tubs will run cooler 100-102 and still best when it is cold outside. We really only use ours on very cool nights. 50-60f Fortunately it is usually sunny enough and warm enough during the day to get the water fairly warm for free. I am getting ready to redo my collectors and I may go with glazing so I can really get some heat in there. Right now I am pretty much limited to 10-15 degrees above ambient air depending on the wind. If it freezes where you are get vertical collectors. I have Fafco 30. Year old collectors that are still fine. Bought some horizontal tube collectors a few years ago. Bypassed and need to get off roof to dumps. The horizontal do not drain and freeze splits them. |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:06:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Yup, why actually take the responsibility of ownership when you can get a government subsidized service? |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. |
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On 2/3/16 12:42 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. 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. |
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On 2/2/16 8:06 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. As I pay to enter, I assume part of the fee goes towards paying for maintenance. You share the public roads, I assume. How progressive and liberal of you. |
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On 2/3/2016 6:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/3/16 12:42 AM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. 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. You don't waste a lot of time or effort on anything except being an asshole. And you are quite good at what you do. ;-) Paid your taxes yet? Own any boats? Own a home? Own a decent car? Have any toys worth mentioning? |
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On 2/3/2016 6:45 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/2/16 8:06 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. As I pay to enter, I assume part of the fee goes towards paying for maintenance. You share the public roads, I assume. How progressive and liberal of you. What part of swimming in other peoples pee is disgusting, don't you understand? |
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On Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 1:40:15 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/2/16 1:16 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:13:51 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? Found it on the side of the road ;-) That is the "slide of death". I actually got a cancellation notice from my insurance company because I had a pool slide. I sent them a picture with a yard stick setting next to it. They then changed up and said they really meant I didn't have a fence around my pool. and I asked them if the woman who spotted the S.O.D noticed the screen cage? They did and they had tacked on an additional $150 to my insurance bill for it. I never heard any more about it. The kids quickly outgrew the slide and it became a ball return for the basketball hoop we had there. Now it is just a place holder for the waterfall that was originally planned for that spot. That piece of PVC pipe sitting there was the prototype to test the plumbing to be sure I had enough head pressure from the pool pump. Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. === That's fine if you like swimming in other people's pee. I prefer swimming where fish poop. In my private pond. No maintenance, and no fees. Great place for cookouts and/or solitude. |
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On 2/3/2016 6:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/3/16 12:42 AM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. 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 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! |
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On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 8:07:53 AM UTC-5, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/3/2016 6:45 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/2/16 8:06 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. As I pay to enter, I assume part of the fee goes towards paying for maintenance. You share the public roads, I assume. How progressive and liberal of you. What part of swimming in other peoples pee is disgusting, don't you understand? What's even nastier is that other people are swimming in his pee. Yuck. |
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On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 08:01:22 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
On 2/3/2016 6:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/3/16 12:42 AM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. 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. You don't waste a lot of time or effort on anything except being an asshole. And you are quite good at what you do. ;-) Paid your taxes yet? Own any boats? Own a home? Own a decent car? Have any toys worth mentioning? He's got lots of guns that Don would love to see destroyed for some reason. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 13:59:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/2/16 1:16 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:13:51 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 09:22:45 +0000, RGrew176 wrote: 'John H.[_5_ Wrote: ;1054220']On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:41:38 -0800 (PST), True North wrote: - Johnny, your golf course wants you to wear these while your loafing around your local course during snow storms. They said something about making yourself useful. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/whit...d%20Boats%202- Nope, the gates are closed. Still about six inches in many places, especially those with shade. Plus, the ground is so wet we'd have to wear snowshoes to keep from sinking. Cute idea though. Thanks. -- Ban idiots, not guns! Must play havoc with the golf game. Got down to 60 here and I had to bundle up http://gfretwell.com/ftp/ready%20for%20winter.jpg Where did you get the small slide, Nanook? Found it on the side of the road ;-) That is the "slide of death". I actually got a cancellation notice from my insurance company because I had a pool slide. I sent them a picture with a yard stick setting next to it. They then changed up and said they really meant I didn't have a fence around my pool. and I asked them if the woman who spotted the S.O.D noticed the screen cage? They did and they had tacked on an additional $150 to my insurance bill for it. I never heard any more about it. The kids quickly outgrew the slide and it became a ball return for the basketball hoop we had there. Now it is just a place holder for the waterfall that was originally planned for that spot. That piece of PVC pipe sitting there was the prototype to test the plumbing to be sure I had enough head pressure from the pool pump. Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here. You live in an area great for walking. Save your bucks. Get a big dog and walk a few miles everday. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:56:32 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
Keyser Söze - show quoted text - "Speaking of pools, I finally made it over to the fairly new Hall (Calvert County) indoor aquatics center, which has a bunch of swim lanes, a huge jacuzzi and a therapy pool, which I also tried and has water at a balmy 86 degrees Fahrenheit, and an exercise equipment room, too. Nice play to spend an afternoon in the middle of the winter here." We have a couple nice spots here...Some owned by the University and a newer Canada Games Center, built half a dozen years ago when Halifax hosted the national games. We also got a neat outdoor skating oval that proves to be popular. It's free...even skates and helmet can be borrowed for 'no charge. You gotta love socialism! Of course, nothing's free, so I wonder who's paying for it? BTW, did you ever figure out why you'd 'love' to see someone's possessions destroyed? -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On 2/3/2016 9:04 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/3/2016 6:44 AM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/3/16 12:42 AM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:03:23 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/2/2016 7:34 PM, wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:23:20 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Which is why I might join the county pool. $250 a year, no maintenance. :) I bet you can't go out there at 2 am for a skinny dip. (or 2 PM for that matter) The reason I like my own pool is convenience and also that "not swimming in stranger's pee" thing. Maintenance is not really that big a deal. It is only money. But don't you see Greg? Sharing a "community" pool and having no maintenance responsibilities is a very progressive, liberal thing. Besides missing the pee, you miss all the kids screaming and jumping in. Getting in a car and driving to the pool is about the same to me as hooking up a trailer every time I want to go boating. I just wouldn't do it. 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 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! I've only had one but when I see it for the last time it'll be one of the happiest moments of my life. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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... |
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